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Savar disaster
We are very much shocked to hear the sad news of the three/ four hundred workers' deaths in a building collapse at savar.
Report says that the building had been constructed on a low lying area and proper piling was not done during construction. The Rajuk chairman has said that the building was constructed without the knowledge of the authorities concerned.
I don't want to go into all these anomalies, but would request the government to kindly take severe action against those unscrupulous vested quarters They have killed the workers.
Now the government should see to it that the families of the victims get adequate compensation, and not just a token amount of money.
Syed Ziaul Hussain Sujan
Hiala Shaheb Bari, Habiganj
Feeling sorry for Saurav!
Indian cricket captain saurav Ganguly 'The Prince of Calcutta' is now totally out of form. Not only from this home series against Pakistan, his struggle with the bat started from playing against the Australians at home. His repeated poor performance has now become a serious cause for concern for the selectors and his fans. saurav is now spending a lot of time at the nets to sort out the problem but yet he is not finding any answer to it. some former captains of India are suggesting that saurav quit the game or at least take a break for a while.
But I think this will not help saurav. Those former cricketers should realise the fact that every cricketer can go through such a lean period. And he needs
support from his fellow cricketers to stage a comeback. Players like saurav will not be born every day. He is the most successful captain of India. He has still a lot more to deliver. I agree that sehwag and Dravid are now at the pick of their form but that doesn't necessarily mean that sachin & saurav era has come to an end!
I hope Indian selectors will not act out of their emotions as Kapil Dev has rightly said.
Nazmus Saquib
Notre Dame College, Dhaka
Lack of group spirit
There is no denying the fact that almost every Bangladeshi is unique as individual performer. But most of them fail while working in a group. Why? Because (1) Everyone of us wants to be something big (2) None wants to see others doing good (3) Everyone wants to be a major
stakeholder in any big achievement (4) We are yet to appreciate that group achievement is more important then individual achievement and at times we should forget about individual interest for reaching a bigger goal (5) Most of us don't feel that a big task cannot be done by one person (6) We don't know how to work in a group. This is, probably, one of the main reasons why we are lagging behind many countries, in spite of having outstanding individual talents.
In other countries people are more interested to be part of a successful team than being renowned individually. This is actually the team spirit. Our political parties want to be in power at any cost. They don't feel that it is better to be in the 'Opposition' of a prosperous country than being in power in a poor one. Even within a single party almost everyone wants to become at least an MP,
else he thinks that his political career is a failure. They don't feel that every task in a team is important and the team will never achieve its goal if the small (so-called) tasks are not done. In this country everyone wants to be an officer but does not think that if a sweeper fails to do his job the whole country will turn filthy, and thus sweeping is also an important job. An officer should take pride in being an officer and similarly a sweeper should also take pride in his job.
I believe only a culture of 'Group spirit' can ensure a prosperous Bangladesh.
Nazmus Saklain
Hosseniganj, Rajshahi
Face the external threats
It appears that the current anti-AL blitz by the regime in Dhaka is
misplaced, as the country is [potentially] facing greater longterm threats from powerful external sources, [secretly] planning to control the rich resources and markets in south Asia (saarc region).
Two saarc member nations are no longer neutral. Bangladesh has to contain the external threat first, before pouncing on the opponents within the country. Abusing and criticising the opponents has to produce tangible and visible results. Drifting apart is not a sign of national unity. Why the status quo is being maintained so diligently?
The opposition stand has to be countered through shifts in mass opinion, and not through hatred and violence. Instead, what is being noticed is a never-ending mud-slinging game. AL is ignoring the contribution of late Ziaur
Rahman; and in retaliation, the other side is ignoring the name of sk Mujibur Rahman. It is no solution by any means. History is being distorted by the interested vested groups.
There appears to be little possibility of BNP and AL coming to terms in the near future. Both BNP and Awami League have to be careful not to lose the basic support which is vital for the sustenance of political parties, large or small.
The politics in Bangladesh is no longer confined to two major parties. The entry of the third element has to be noted seriously, for strategic future planning, both short and longterm. The rising Islamic political parties, good or undesirable, just cannot be wished away. They are now confirmed players in the political field. How to play the game with the new competitors?
Change is a hard taskmaster. We are reminded of Newton's Third Law.
We have hard politics, but no statesmanship. How to rise above politics? It is a queer question, speaking as a citizen. If the leaders of the society are unable to solve the national problems, there is danger ahead. It is not a new phenomenon in any country. We have passed some stages of nationalism, but now all the path is strewn with thorns. Who will pluck the thorns?
Politically we have not advanced much in 30 years.
As a mere citizen, I cannot offer the solution, but I am deeply disturbed with the turn of events. Our society has practically become leaderless.
A Mahasen,
Dhaka