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To the Editor...
Of egos and selfcentered attitudes Sir. When my father retired, he got a card from my sister living abroad, saying a lot of things, but the gist being "Congratulations of your retirement. Now you can do all the things you wanted to do always but never had the time before." That is a true expression of what retirement should mean, rather than being seen as how ft is portrayed in Bangla cinemas — the end of active life, tears all around and the poor guy succumbing to a heart attack (albeit thankfully rather than being treated as an outcast and a burden, shunned by ex-colleagues and even the family!)
One would think that the teachers of the apex educational institute of the countiy would at least rise above Bangla cinema. But the news covering how the teachers of Dhaka University in a Senate meeting decided that they were indispensable for the students, and therefore, obliged them and the society by extending their retirement age to 65 years is beyond comprehension. It is only fair to question. whose Interest they were
serving — students or their own? While 1 do not question their ability to contribute to the society, the question remains if they really do so. In a system where seniority means lesser classes a week and more time in teachers' politics, the justification of the decision and the manner in which it was taken needs to be transparent to the tax payers, since, although an autonomous body, a significant amount of funding is done from tax-payers' money.
Contrast this to the other issue that was taken up — the question of raising the teaching skill and English language skill of teachers through training. The egoists, naturally, rejected such a cheeky proposal!
The teachers are supposed to be exemplary in the society. Regrettably, over the years, public respect towards the university teachers have been on the decline. Such selfish acts can only add conviction to that. But then, who is listening — aren't they the cream of the intellectual society — how dost thou dare question them?
M Azizul Huq
House 19. Road 6. Sector 4. Uttara. Dhaka.
Appeal to the PSC
Sir, I am one of the 130 students of the faculty of Law of the University of Dhaka. We appeared at the LL.B (Hons) Final Exam of 1995 held on 22nd July of 1996. But unfortunately due to the Administrative difficulties our result could not be published in due time. It was published on 1st February '96.
But in the 18th BCS. a substantial number of Assistant Judges is going to be engaged who need the submission of original mark-sheets as well as original certificates. But we are unable to submit those documents owing to the Eid vacation the consequence of which is closure of the Administrative and official works from 4th to 14th instant.
Now we earnestly request the PSC. to increase/extend the submission of application date from 15th to 25tn of February so that we can vie for the posts of Assistant Judges.
Mohammad Mazibur Rahman 343. Zahurul Huq Hall University of Dhaka Dhaka-1 boo