I accuse

Sir, On the Eid day there was an item on Togo in BTV news broadcast. Most of us, of course, do not know whpre that country lies, nor care whether dictators or democrats reign there. Too engrossed, aren't we, with our own cup of hemlock?

But I resent tt when BTV tries to insult me. Concomitant with the news was displayed a map — stretching from Mozambique to Angola — missing Togo by a few hundred miles. Now, was this a fair treatment to BTV viewers? Weren't they being disrespectful to my rudimentary sense of geography? And how about their basic honesty in presenting news?

Who is at fault — the pro-

ducer, the news reader or the BTV authorities (whatever that means)? Will it be too much to demand an explanatory apology? Will a public institute (which the BTV is) get away with Impunity, displaying such lack of responsibility and showering undeserved insult on the tax payer on the side?

Wei aye t D Ahmed Kakrai. Dhaka

Service to people

Sir, We appreciate the Home Ministry's concern to adopt protective measures against any possible terrorist attack Inside the Secretariat premises. The security measures have been further tightened from March 27, 1993. Strict restrictions have been

Imposed on the entry of visitors into the Secretariat.

Meanwhile, It is expected that the Cabinet and Establishment Divisions will issue directives to all the Ministries urging officials for early disposal of files and for maintaining punctuality so that members of the public and other outside officials may not suffer for delay in the movement of files from section to section and ministry to ministry. And a service and system for answering to public enquiries regarding their files should be Introduced in the greater interest of serving the people by the democratic government.

M Zahtdul Haque Assn. Prof. BAI, Dhaka.