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To the Editor...
. General Provident Fund
Sir. The government has reduced Interest rate on .General Provident Fund (GPF) of the gpvernment employees from 14x per cent to 13- per cent. It ft well known th® the government employees are not squarely well paid. For this reason, it is hardly possible for them to save money. Their forced saving is GPF. They mostly depend on that saving at the end of their' long service life. Virtually it is their last resort.
In view of this reality, we would like to request the concerned authority to reflx the rate of interest on GPF at 14^ per cent. In connection witlr this we need to mention that interest on DPS (Deposit
Pension Scheme) is still 15 per cent.
Shealy Jahangir Circuit House. Dhaka.
Computerized results
Sir. Recently the government has taken a good step towards Improving our examination system. It has computerized the SSC and HSC examinations i -script evaluation. There were many allegations of corruption In the script examination under the previous system. It was probably because one could easily Identify the scripts of candidates of some selected schools or colleges. It naturally left some room for manipulation. The present system seems to have put an end to Ulis practice.
The effect of this new system is clearly demonstrated in
this year's SSC results of all the Boards. In the" past. Cadet Colleges under all Boards dominated the resulfs table. Students of these colleges occupied most of the top twenty positions under each education board. It naturally gave the impression that they were the best. This year they cut a very sorry figure. It is true that these colleges admit good students: they have good teachers and their management is also good. These are. of course, not enough to reasons Justify their good results every year. The significant absence of Cadet College students from this years’ top positions in the SSC exams in almost all the Boards, raises questions about the old system and Justifies the introduction ot a new one.
Naxiat H Choudhary
University Campus. Rajshahl.
International Student Festival in Norway
Sir. This letter Is in regards to the International Student Festival in Trondheim. Norway where students from Bangladesh participated for 10 days. 6-15 October. The topic of the festival. "Human Rights", is especially pertinent today given the events around the world. I believe this will be an Important event given both the topic of the festival and the thoroughness in which It was covered. The student festival this year engaged 500 students from over 100 different coun tries in seminars, small-group discussions, and thematic meetings on topics such ’as suppression, refugees, geno cide. and human rights and population growth. The st rue ture and organization of the
festival is such that (lie students were able to meet and discuss their individual experiences so they can collectively better understand what the fundamental human rights are. Hopefully, a festival statement on human rights can be agreed upon and the students will share this with their respective countries.
We were fortunate to have as guests at the festival three noteworthy world figures who can accurately speak on human rights: His Holiness the 14. Dalai Lama of Tibet, who spoke on the suppression of human rights in Tibet. Dr Nafis Sadik, the under secretary general of the United Nations and the head of the UN population fund and Tasllma Nasreen the self exiled Bangladeshi writer Dr Sadik spoke on human rights as It relates to popula-
tion growth and Taslima Nasreen spoke on womens rights and the freedom of expression. The opening of the festival was addressed by Dalai Lama and Gro Harlem Brund-tland. the Prime Minister of Norway.
The tremendous diversity of culture and the types of "human rights violations' that was shared by the students made this festival unique. Id was a tremendous opportunity! for the students and others who were interested to mobilise support. I think It would be very beneficial both to the students of ISFIT and human rights In general. If you could help us share this Information through your newspaper
Joesph J (irzymskl International Press Relations for ISFTT 1994.