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Right move
The banning of JMJB and similar fundamentalist militant groups is really a praiseworthy initiative. It's also a relief to see that professor Asadullah al Galib has been arrested. His fundamental objective was to transform Bangladesh into a Taliban state. The extended multitude of terrorism cast a dangerous shadow upon our liberty and democracy. It made us hopeless and pessimistic. Now it has to be suppressed in an utterly uncompromising manner.
It's really great to see that eventually we are fighting back to avenge the deaths, destruction and disgrace that we suffered in their hands. Once again it's time to be optimistic.
KH Asef Safa Kabir Upal
Lalmatia, Dhaka
An old topic
I have worked in the export industry for a long time. My experience in the export industry is that there is no holiday at all. Everyday is a work-
day. I remember that I worked even in all national and festival holidays in addition to working overnights.
In Europe also there are flexible working hours. That means working hours are designed to suit the needs of any enterprise. If somebody has work whether in communication or in preparation and production, one simply comes to work in the export sector of Bangladesh. This is especially the case in the garments industry.
The problem in Bangladesh is not with the holiday. Friday holiday is the perfect holiday for socioreligious obligations. There is a Chinese saying that those who cannot rest cannot work.
The real problem in Bangladesh is overwork coupled with substantial delay and detachment from the rest of the world from Monday to Thursday. (The letter of credit section still can come on Friday on a flexible working system.) One section has no rest, working 365 days. Another section is just counting 9 to 5 having no real flexibility.
That is the real problem in being detached from the rest of the world during the workdays when it is not expected.
Practically speaking, even in the case of international letter of credits (LC), there is nothing wrong if an LC is not opened on Friday, nothing at all. People who have worked in the international import and export sector know that production arrangements and paper arrangements are two different parts of the game. Why do we wait for the last moment for something really to happen on Friday?
Therefore the solution to the problem lies in being effective and efficient in workdays. That is,
1. If one has urgent or special work come to work irrespective of the day. Do not expect 150 million people, to say only, to come on the same day.
2. Plan the work, do not keep it for the last moment.
3. Have the system work during the working hours; just do not have physical presence of a bunch of
people.
4. Do some research and development; do not just work .
5. Have enough rest to start afresh.
Abdullah Al Mahmud
Luton, UK
An appeal to the mayor
We are the inhabitants of the Road-17, Block-D, Ward-2. Once upon a time there was a road in front of our house. It was constructed at least 25 years ago. In 25 years we have seen six governments coming to power. And six to seven municipal and city corporation elections were held during these times. An Eidgah is situated beside this road since 1964.This road is very important because in this road we have Saheed Zia Girls Degree College, and four kindergarten schools. Several times we have appealed to the authorities concerned to repair or reconstruct the road to solve the problem of the inhabitants. Many
leaders of the ruling party and the opposition have promised to take necessary action to repair this road when they seek vote to get elected . But it is a matter of regret that all promises had gone in vain. Now this road has gone under soil and it seems that it will become part of the Eidgah.
The DCC should act to save this road in the interest of the inhabitants of our locality.
A citizen
Pallabi, Dhaka
Kibria's assassination
At first I was extremely shocked to know of the January 27 assassination of SAMS Kibria. I offer my condolences and sympathy for those who lost their lives or were seriously injured. The bloody bomb attack was not the first of its kind. A series of bomb blasts occurred in the last couple of years in different places like Dhaka, Khulna, Jessore, Gopalganj, Naraynganj, Sunamganj, Satkhira,
Mymensingh, Tangail and Sylhet and the targets are ordinary people, journalists, political leaders, foreign diplomats and cultural personalities. The bomb explosion at a cultural function of Udichi in Jessore (March 6, 1999) killed 10 people; it was
perhaps the first bomb attack at a public gathering. And what is the political condition of our beloved country now?
It is time to investigate all bomb attacks with a sense of urgency. We hope that Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina will work together to restore peace in the country and demand a neutral and credible inquiry into all bomb and grenade attacks.
Mamunur Rashid Tomal Department of English, DIU
Great thinkers
What can be done if the United States of America under the able leadership of President Mr. George W. Bush becomes the most powerful and the wealthiest nation of the world?
I think the best strategy would be to follow the teachings of Sir Syed Ahmed and Syed Ameer Ali. Both the reverend Muslim scholars spread the message of pursuing education and to be tolerant to the adherents of the other religious orders.
Golam Ashraf
On e-mail
Rab and police
I tend to agree with the complaints of the Bangladesh police. Rab seems to be doing an excellent job but since its members comprise of two forces, it is only logical that the police should receive their own awards and the military should initiate a separate "service" stripe for the uniform of the Army, Navy and Air Force personnel.
So far as I'm aware, Bangladesh police are not awarded military service medals for their role in UN peacekeeping missions when deployed overseas, so the same logic should apply to Rab.
Abdul M Ismail
UK
A nuisance
It is ridiculous to say that these kinds of people are not hard to come across, they are everywhere, selling medicines for the magical cure of long disturbing diseases, of the diseases that you would feel ashamed to describe to a person. They sell medicines which are very injurious to health. They speak in the most vulgar way trying to cash in using cheap jokes. These 'doctors' are male and the 'patients' are male. So the medicine sellers seduce the people by speaking about the male-female relations in the most obscene way.
Women passing by the selling places may feel molested by the words. Men passing by also, I believe, do not gather any nice experience. These people sit in the places like pavements and clog the footpath.
They must be driven away.
Mahfuzul Haque
Eng Dept, DU