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Bar campus politics
Last year I passed from Notre Dame College where I had never seen single political poster. But now I have to see at least two or three political procession at DU campus. Different political party hold their meetings with loud speaker in front of "Kola Bhabon". 'Kola Bhabon' area is called the center point of political gathering. University student could not find their seat officially at hall. They have to seek political support to find it. If a student finds a seat by political sponsor he or she became obliged to the concerned political leader. Dormitorian's have to take part in various political programs like political procession, meetings etc. It is ordered if hall students come to class in university, he has to meet with the political leaders at 12.30 p.m. in front of central library. Even at night when a student studying deeply, leaders may force him to response his order. After a level these hall students get involved in various prohibited works like snatching, abducting and taking drugs etc. Students from village or others who have to stay at hall are the worse affected. They come after
over coming a mammoth hurdle and with a lot of dream. But in this contrary atmosphere. They lost their way finally. Some talented students already lost their lie because of political clash in the campus, where it is supposed the safest arena for the students. I am not against good students politics. But I oppose campus politics. This is really poisoning the environment of study in every public university. I pray to government and opposition parties to ban politics in campus. Please ensure our good education environment in universities and let us study.
Sifat Uddin
University of Dhaka.
Appeal to PSC
First I would like to thank PSC for their timely and accurate decision regarding cancellation of the 25th BCS preliminary test examination scheduled for the 23 th July, 2004 due to raging floods. But still a matter of distress is remaining. A lot of people have become frustrated as their admit cards have not reached in their hands and, on the other hand, their name is not in
the cancel list. So, we earnestly entreat the PSC to take steps to issue admit cards from its regional offices situated across the country on a temporary and emergency basis and make us highly grateful thereby.
Hossain Md Noor
Chittagong
English medium schools
Recently there has been lot protests against unreasonable tuition and other fees charged by English medium schools. In this connection I would like to point out that two of the so-called high standard schools namely Scholastica and BIT were allotted huge land in Uttara by RAJUK at a very nominal price. The rationale of such generosity by RAJUK can be questioned when schools for poor and middle class are deplorably short. These two schools are serving the richest people and making money receiving land at throw away police. Civil society and their keepers should now rouse demand to get answer to the action of RAJUK and force there
schools to pay proper price for the land so that the money so obtained may be used to provide educational facilities for the poor and the middle class.
Swap an Ahmed
Dhanmondi
We are in a vicious circle
We are the students of English department at Chittagong University. We entered this department with a lot of hope. But all of our hopes are going in vain. It seems to us, it will take years to complete our course. Our honorable teachers are very busy to take class in the private university.
For their cupidity of money, we have been suffering much. The students of first year have still reading in first year though they have already passed three years. Our teachers do not yet think of our such miserable condition. They take ten months to publics result. We have come this greenery comings full of dreams but day by day we are going to face dismay.
Anonymous
Dept, of English Chittagong University
Fixed wireless telephone
It is good that at long last the elusive BTTB is launching the mobile telephone service from coming December, at cheaper rates.
But we never hear of fixed wireless telephone system. It means no incoming wiring from outside, and no internal wiring. The telephone set becomes cordless within a locality (short range). There are also no cables from the exchange, a huge saving in capital costs, and a relief on operation and maintenance budgets.
Its feasibility is not known to the writer of this letter, and information on its use and application in other LDCs is not easily available. It will not be popular in the developed countries, but may be cost-effective in underdeveloped countries for the middle class and the rural population. The big mobile operators would not advertise it. The circuitry should be much simpler than the standard mobile telephone, which has wide roaming
capabilities. The fixed wireless set is confined to the a limited radius around a subscriber's site.
Can we have some more general information on this technology (if it exists at all)?
A Husnain
Dhaka
Naive Mayor!
As a resident of Dhaka since the 1930s, I strongly question the naivety of the DCC Mayor in proposing selfassessment of plots and holdings in the metropolis. Why he is imitating the Western modes of the developed countries, where the literacy is almost 100 per cent and the standard of living very high?
The vast majority of the owners cannot fill in themselves these technical complicated forms, and have to run to others, who will make money out of these transactions. Why make things complicated?
Easy solution: make it an OPTION, not compulsory. Same problem with VAT book-keeping agitation. Who are advising the PM and the Cabinet? Let there be more transparency at the
higher levels of officialdom. The second class politicians have too much freedom to take dubious decisions on vital policy matters.
AMahseen
Dhaka
Regulate the Eng med schools
It is heartening to note that a group of guardians of the students in some English medium schools have joined together to campaign against the complete absence of regulations, and the regular and arbitrary increase in fees every year. Some have gone to the court to seek justice, and one court has issued show-cause notice (which is allegedly being disregarded, DS report July 21).
The government talks high on education and ignores the business mentality environment present in the informal private sector (schools, colleges, tutorial centers, Note books, part-time duty by teachers, etc). There are lacuna in the syllabi specially affecting local and national knowledge on history, sociology, culture and history. Most of the time the official
spokespersons concentrate on primary education (and lately on cheating on examinations). Money can silence noise!
Eng med education is extremely popular in the big cities, but the official attitude is worse than stepmotherly! This not a single instance. There are similar booming business in other informal sectors not properly regulated: medical clinics, diag centers, hospitals, tutorial centers, publication of cheap text books, photocopied on cheap paper.
Development has two sides, as in a coin: the good side, to be developed; and the bad side, to be monitored for stern without delay. Why our inspection, regulatory and prosecution sides are weak? The answer is known unofficially to all!
Whip the honest and ignore the baddies? What the godmothers are doing? Politics has become a commission (percentage) business! who know some day our dear country might be secretly sold out to foreigners?
Abu Ab ad
Dhaka