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TO THE EDITOR
Politiciansand 'Umra' All our political leaders are officially reported to be praying for the welfare of the people and the country once they are in the Holy Land (I wonder about the adequacy of the Almighty’s response’), there is nothing wrong in it. But the Almighty is everywhere and He can be reached even without being in the Holy Land. As such, I would call upon our prime minister to postpone her ’Umra' visit and be with the 'monga' affected people at this point of time.
In the event of her itinerary being irrevocable, I would urge her to spend some time in the affected areas prior to her departure for Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed Ghani Dhaka
Insurance for students Lenon is not there on the campus. He along with his merit, brilliance, kidding and his smiling face are under a simple piece of land. The JU will not see his glass covered bright eyes any more. The department of business administration will not get his long helping hands back.
Lenon was the student of 10th batch there. A sharp student with a very good academic records. He got the stipend of the university for his outstanding performance. He was a smart, polite and brilliant student. During the strike he went to a break to Rangamad nlnng with some nf his friends. Could it be stopped! When he returned he hud contracted a disease named cerebral malaria. No one knew, not even himself. It is such a disease that can kill a man within hours. After the diagnosis of the disease, he was alive for less than 100 hours. Tk 12 lakh was needed to have any chance, to have any miracle. But lie didn't give us the time to collect it
Here what I want is to point out die activities and responsibilities of the insurance companies. We have many so-called local or multinational insurance companies. They do us great "good” covering our life, health etc. in developed countries every university or even college student is under an insurance policy and it’s mandatory. Both the university and insurance companies come together to help an ailing student as a fundamental duty. But things are very different here in Bangladesh.
1 may be a nondescript person, but I have some dreams that those thousands of students have. We got
scared when we saw our friend dying without any hope. I hope the government and university authorities will bring all students under some kind of insurance coverage.
Sumon
JU, Dhaka
Stop renaming NU
I, on behalf of the general students of National University (NU), am requesting the government to think impartially about the matter before renaming the NU. If the government renames National University as Ziaur Rahman National University, it may not bear the name permanently as we have seen how the
ruling party(s) resorts to the name game.
In fact, such kind of renaming will hamper our educational career in various ways. If the government take the initiative to rename NU, we will get the certificates from "Ziaur Rahman National University". After the change of government it may be again renamed and then we, the students, will face real trouble. International institutions and corporations may not find, in the event of another change in name, any university named 'Ziaur Rahman National University' In Bangladesh. It will be hard for them to realise the situation in Bangladesh. So for the sake of general students, they should stop the name game. National University itself has many problems in imparting quality higher education and providing standard facilities in comparison to other public universities in Bangladesh. In this position renaming will create more problems both in our classes and in our campuses.
Moreover, it would not be a wise decision to rename an old institution into another one. This renaming will definitely not brighten the image of the late president Ziaur Rahman. Rather it will create controversy among common people as well as common students.
Instead of renaming the NU, the government can establish a new
public university and name it after the late leader.
Astudent
Department of English, Dhaka College
Attack on Ahmadiyyas
The attack on an Ahmadiyya Masjid and the community as a whole is deplorable and should be condemned in the strongest language. It is even more shameful that ruling party cadres were reportedly involved in such a heinous crime. As citizens of our country, the Ahmadiyyas have the equal right to protection under the law. Therefore, the participation of the local Muslims in the destruction of property and harassment of the members of the Ahmadiyya community not only violates the tenets of Islam, but has also added a shameful chapter to our nation's history.
The government must take the culprits to task and recompense the victims for loss of property, pain and suffering.
Shomit Chowdhury
On e-mail
Patriotism and objectivity
My attention has been drawn to Iftekharul Haque's letter of 1st November, under the caption "Patriotism and objectivity", wherein he
obliquely remarked in respect of our politicians, which is not desirable. He expressed in his letter, "Disregarding the vast majority of our politicians that come from the lowest crust of our society and academy, if notable intellectuals say something, it's lime to listen. If intellectuals say Bangladesh is a den of terrorism, it's time to give the situation a look". Most probably, Mr. Haque failed to realise the sense of "international conspiracy" as mentioned by Mr. Islam & by passing such remarks he himself made a mountain out of a molehill.
1 had the opportunity to go through Md. Shahidul Islam's letter of 27th October, which was very much comprehensive. Mr. Islam also blamed our politicians and so called intellectuals, but in a decent way with his feelings- "We need to be a lot more patriotic to serve the country". The caption and the picture along with Mr. Alam's letter "Bangladesh my love" was simply splendid. The language of the picture echoed the feelings of Mr. Islam.
If Mr. Haque could understand the language of the picture he would not have been so harsh on our politicians. However, I must congratulate for the picture selection under the caption "Bangladesh my love". At the same time, picture selection under the caption "Patriotism and objectivity" seems to be
unique, which reflected the negative outlook of the letter contents.
However, I appreciate the total view of Mr. Haque and in my opinion he should be more optimistic. Md. Habib Mansur
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Muslims in trouble
The killing of 84 innocent Muslims in Thailand is another example of communal violence. Where is Mr. Bush, the so called harbinger of peace and humanity? Why is he quiet now? I wonder how can the Muslim countries and Islamic organisations like QIC and Arab League play a dumb role in this critical time when Muslims are on the edge! Will the Muslims keep condemning and grumbling only? How long? It’s a matter of shame that people like Mr. Hamid Karzai and Mr. Aeyad Allawi are ruling and representing the Muslims.
I've been observing that it is the Muslims who condemn 9/11, besides it’s the Muslims who are the worst victims of all kinds of bestiality! It’s high time Muslims did something to save themselves from such unending persecution.
Can tara Wali Ruhi,/U
Certificate tampering In western countries before appointing a judge they consider the candidate’s past records, character and eligibility. On the other hand, a person who has forged his certificate can be a judge in our country. It is shame for us.
Recently, the Supreme Court Bar Association boycotted the Chief Justice's Court for two months in the wake of appointment of 19 additional judges. According to them, they are not qualified. Every past government appointed the judges who were loyal to them. Why is it happening again and again?The main reason is lack of stringent rule or policy behind the appointment of judges in the High Court Division. A mere guideline is provided in Article 95 of our Constitution which contains that a person shall not be qualified for appointment as a judge unless he is a citizen of Bangladesh and (a) has for not less than ten years been an advocate of the Supreme Court or (b) has for not less than ten years held judicial office in the territory of Bangladesh. The President will appoint them. In the original constitution, it was mandatory in case of appointment of a judge to consult the Chief Justice. But this provision has been omitted by the 4 th Amendment.
BivutiTarafder Department of Lam DU
Government's inaction The government’s inaction against JCD is inexplicable. The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) is attacking innocent people one after another, but the government is doing nothing. The BNP seems to have forgotten that not the JCD, rather the people brought it to power. Moreover, the JCD should not be immune to law just because it has the support of the ruling party. If proper action were taken against the JCD cadres after their terrorist activities in the meeting of Bikalpa Dhara and Oikkomanchcha in Rangpur, it would not have created chaos in Mymenslgh and hurt students and teachers of Rajshahi University. If no action is taken against them, I believe the JCD will cause much damage to the BNP in future.
Dr. Mahboob Hossain
Niigata University of Pharmacy Niigata, Japan
Judiciary in jeopardy
Bangladeshi judiciary is in an image crisis now. The total system of our judiciary has been politicised. It is alleged that most of the justices are appointed politically. Seniority and credentials arc ignored in promotion and recruitment. A few months back, a senior justice was indicted for taking bribe. And now our legal
arena is in bedlam on the allegation of marks sheet tampering by an additional justice. He reportedly doctored his LLB exams marks sheet.
He has been withdrawn already to lessen our concern. Frankly speaking, our judiciary has been contaminated by nasty politicisation. The ruling party appoints their lackeys as judges, or that is the impression we get. The government should halt such kind of sordid practice. They should appoint some honest, decent, veteran and professional persons as justices in our apex judicial body.
I hope the government will take this matter seriously.
Molla Mohammad Shaheen
Dept of English, DU