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To the Editor
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Efficient Bus Service
Sir, Congratulation to Mr. Hubert Francis Sarkar for his ’■Opinion" on "An Efficient Bus Service Required" published in The Daily Star on January 4, wherein it has been pointed out that the Tenjpose "also are found to be belching smokes and fumes which arc quite injurious to the health of the tempo-riders and also are potential air-pollutants.” Inspfte of our Innumerable limitations, certainly we would not desfre to fumble In a fume of anxiety because often the anxiety causes the non-clarity of the thinking power. However, the following observations are added :
Ail sorts of fuels, such as wood, coal, oil etc. create heat, smoke, fume etc. that always pollute the air and warm up environment, and consequently the world climate has been changing and the water level of the sea Is rising (since all the snow and the ice are melting). Already Maldives and Bangladesh are tn danger. Therefore, not only the tem-poes but all the vehicles, using fuels, are polluting the air daily.
Rickshaw system, transport of Bangladesh has the following advantages : a) It does not pollute the air, nor is it injurious to the health of passenger^; b) It fe the smallest man-driven vehicle, very suitable for the narrow lanes of Dhaka: c) I’ ,s still the cheapen* transport system for the short distant travelling from the door-step In all conditions,, even when there Is knee-deep water on the roads; Thousands and thousands of the poor and the unemployed man-power of
Bangladesh earn the living through the Inhuman labour without any Investment and these are the people who give the best services to the middle-class and at the same time save millions arid millions Taka of the middle-class and of the country; and yet we do not like these people and the rickshaw system.
ACCIDENTS : In what country there is no accident? In Bangladesh rickshaw accidents are less than the other accidents.
TRAFFIC JAM is caused since no'body follows the traffic regulations, specially the motor-driven large vehicles do not care to follow any regulation whatsoever, while there is none to regulate the traffic and It will be evident at the turning points of Sadarghat crossroads, Royshahbazar, Narinda, old Hardeo Glass Factory, Hatkhola, Ittefaq, Tikatolt, Mottjheel, Bangladesh Bank etc. in Dhaka city.
To eliminate traffic jam and accidents, the following ought to be implemented, keeping in view the peculiar factors of Bangladesh, and also the Tram service (electric) could be introduced :
a) At cross roads — at Ittefaq and Tikatoli turning points, Mottjheel Bangladesh Bank, the traffic jams are created by the buses, trucks etc. because of the stoppages at the turning points. The solution is simple— eliminate all stoppages within 60 metres:
b) Hatkhola traffic Jam Is caused by the bus-stand on the west of the mango tree, while the bus-stand could be easily on the east of the mango tree keeping the cross roads clear — about 30 metres clearance on all sides and the traffic jam ought to reduce. AU vehicles of Hatkhola road moving to the south, ought to move upto the eastern end of Hardeo Glass and then turn to the right in order to go to Narinda direction.
c) At Hardeo Glass Factory cross roads on the old railway track road, traffic jam is created because of the bus-stand on the crossing, while it could be 60 metres away from the crossing — 60 metres clearance on all sides shall reduce the jam without any doubt.
d) At Narinda the traffic from the HK Das Road ought to take the left turn on the Dholalkhal point, move 60 metres to the west and then move to any direction — right/left as per the requirement — this system ought to remove traffic jam of Narinda without falling.
Andrew D'Costa
Hemendra Das Road, Dhaka
BTVs Friday morning programme
Sir, Friday is a government holiday. On the other hand, it is a special day of prayer for the Muslims. On this holy day, almost all Muslims start preparing themselves for their prayers at mosque virtually from morning, by finishing other necessary works at their houses.
BTV has been telecasting different types of programme on Friday morning for the last few years — to entertain people. BTV's Friday morning programmes continue from 8.10 am to 12.20 pm. During these house, people naturally are seen sitting in front of their TV sets enjoying these programmes.
But Friday being a holiday, people have to manage a lot of household works. But, because of watching TV programmes they cannot finish all the Jobs fully and fairly. Besides this, fn many cases, they find them selves unable to attend their
prayers at mosques in time. We cannot even read the newspaper properly on account of Friday's morning programme of BTV. Instead of providing entertainment, this morning programme Interrupting the people's more important functions.
In view of the above, Friday's morning programmes of BTV needs to be discontinued. Let us go to the mosque In right time and say our prayers at least on this holy day.
Md Delawar Hossain
Dhaka 'Thanks America'
Sir, I like to support the views express by Mrs Farida Alam of Wart in your issue of 3.2.93. America, England, France, where are your conscience? How can you conveniently turn your face ajway from the horrendus cruelties being perpetrated on the ordinary peoples of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Palestine and Kashmir? What a noise you all made about Tlannmen Square!
You only know how to oppress the adversary like Iraq, unnecessarily. You have no moral right to go into Iraq and go on Imposing restrictions without Iran's permission and violate Iraq’s sovereignty. You can only help Israel and strengthen the Zionists to rule the Arab World! The world is in a shameful state because powers like yours do not consider any other system except your own.
You all rather carry on your expansionist policies In clever and covert ways whenever and whereever other nations do not allow or accept your style of life, your socalled democracy etc.
Great world powers, you have the stick of money to beat us with, but there is such a thing as God's Justice which, it seems, you do not think about at all.
Rabeth Khan
Bally Road. Dhaka