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To The Editor
Freedom of press
i have noted with concern your editorial titled 'Judgement likely to curb freedom of press' of 23 March 2005. You have vouched for lofty goals of 'freedom of press', 'people's right to know' and how High Court's judgement has 'curbed the people's right to know'. Fine! But have not you considered that feeding false and fabricated information to public infringes the 'freedom of others'? Do not you feel that there should be a provision of accountability on the part of press too? or are the journalists immune from everything and must get away with any fabricated and motivated information? Certainly not. They should be punished for printing false information and damaging somebody, be it a judge or a common man? As a high profile media man, i am sure you are aware of journalists being put behind bars in the UsA for concealing source of information to judiciary. The offence here is more serious. it is not concealment but falsehood. i salute our judiciary for creating precedence. i also request our lawmakers to enact
law to restrain media people from publishing or transmitting false information. Accountability should not be flaunted in the pretext of press freedom. Being a leader of your community, will you please work for ensuring true journalism to prevail.
Abdul Alim
Gulshan, Dhaka 1212
Anarchy
Almost everyday, the Prime Minister and other Ministers are talking about anarchy and they are preaching that opposition parties are out to create anarchic situation in the country. of course they do not forget to mention about involvement of foreign hands in the conspiracy against the government. The recent hartals and other opposition protests started after the killing of sAMs Kibria. The other day, police charge sheeted 10 BNP men for involvement in Kibria killing. Now who is instigating opposition protest? The government should not expect that opposition party will be victimised through killings and at the
same time it will keep mum! After every killing from Ahsan Ullah Master to sAMs Kibria, the government blamed opposition but the same government formed charge sheet against its own men.i think it is the elements in government that are creating anarchy not those in the opposition. it is now proved that opposition is not killing own men to create issue for movement. Rather helpless opposition is being forced to go for movement by the government.
Nafees Ahmed
Dhanmondi, Dhaka
In response to Obaid from Brisbane
i believe my write up was taken out of context. i only meant to include that English medium schools provide or provided during my time a great education. But, if a person is ambitious and wants to learn he/she will succeed regardless of what type of school (English or Bangla) one attends. My write-up was in response of many people in our country who think that "English-
medium" and "disloyal to Bangladesh" go hand in hand.
i only wrote to reflect that there are greater benefits in receiving a good education at an English medium school in our country that provides a curriculum of a comparatively higher standard as opposed to that in a Bangla medium schools.E While i have to say that i do agree with you when you say no one stands in the way of "affluence" there is also no denying that a negative social view regarding English medium school still exists in our country. Myself and those like me were subjected to quite a few snide comments while i attended school back home.
i never claimed to solely uphold our "national image" but rather wanted to bring to the forefront the fact that many students from English medium schools have done well abroad professionally as well as academically. Bangladesh's only recognition in the world is that we are one of the most corrupt counties, we are poverty stricken and we often
suffer from natural calamities. i believe that success in different areas would be something positive to have Bangladesh and Bangladeshis link with. of course there are plenty of graduates from non-English medium schools who have achieved the same. But, from personal experience and from the experience of others like me i can easily say that we were better prepared.
But the main gist of what i wanted to say was that there is nothing wrong with attending English medium schools. if some students can afford it they have a right to receive whatever form of education they want. But, it would be nice if people would stop looking at these students negatively.
Zeenat Z. Syed
UPS Deployment
Media fever!
Recently, pungent repercussion of government against media has bemused me enormously whether we are undergoing a democratic tenure or something else. Free
flow of information is the supposition of democracy and good governance. Media is the mirror for government to point out the facts for taking necessary measures to offset the problem promptly that facilitates to keep its popularity intact. But the government is approaching media as a competitor rather than as a collaborator. This type of unfavourable tussle between media and government is apprehending us a lot to come up with the competitive world. We expect media should be run independently for which it is committed to society and it is wise enough to accept media as a boon rather than a bane for every government across the globe.
Kumar Kajol
BBA(Management) University of Dhaka
About Marmas
Most of the people in our country do not know about the Marma tribe. The Marma lives in the CHT. The Marmas live in the CHT. They are Buddhists. They generally make their homes on the hilltops. Most religious rites and festivities of the
Marmas are based on the seasons of the year and take place during the full moon. Marmas respect their elders a lot. They are very hospitable. They are simple innocent. Most marriages are based on love maches with the bridal couple getting to know each other before marriage. Marmas do not allow child marriage. Young men and women get an opportunity to know each other closely at the New Year's festival. This is the time they choose their partners. Divorced and widowed women are permitted to remarry. Dogs are the favourite pets of Marma people. They have fine culture. But some people of CHT burn their houses. Actually government ignores them. How long will they repress them? Will government save them and their culture?
Thuihla Mong
University of Rajshahi
Conspiracy against islam one of the unusual news that recently rocked the Muslim world wasEabout aEincident of a Jumma prayer. Recently in NY, UsA, a
Jumma prayer was lead by a female imam and in the same congregation another female participant performed the ajan. The organisers of the programme claimedEtaking a step to modernise the traditional Muslim religion. This is probably the first incident in 1400 years where the entire jamaat was led by a female imam. People who have little knowledge about islam are probably jumping up and down in joy muttering that something great was done. one third of the participants of this jamaat were male. This is a true conspiracy to give islam a bad name and change its tradition and value.EMuslims around the worldEshould be careful about such incident and must stand together to stop such act against islam. islam came as a complete code of life through the revelation of the Holy Quran and any new addition is an innovation that leads to jahannam.
Mohammad S Jamal
Toronto, Canada