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Grameen Phone
Calling it "djuice", they have introduced a new connection for Tk 300. On it they have given some pulse and reduced call rate and some SMS facilities. The question is from which logical point of view they did it when they have millions of subscribers who bought a GP connection for about Tk 5,000. They've been using GP connection year after year. They have every right to feel neglected.
Abdur Rahman
KUET main gate,
Khanjahan Ali, Khulna-9203
Indian journey
What Mr. Sehgal wrote in his Indian Journey was not any extra information for me but I was very impressed by the news that says, "An elderly gentleman along with uniformed ADC went through the security checks and boarded the bus to the parked aircraft with us. Surprise, Surprise. Next day we discovered when he came to address us at the South Asia Editor's Forum (SAEF) meeting at the Sheraton, Hyderabad, that he was Balram Jaikad, the Governor of Madhya Pradesh".
I had a similar experience in 1996 when I was flying from Chennai to Delhi and found a Lt. General of the Indian army was standing behind me for the security check-up. During my recent trip from Dhaka-Saidpur-Dhaka and while I was waiting in the departure lounge I found to my utter surprise that not
only a few ministers but some other officials were also being shuttled by cars with flags to the tiny aircrafts that were flying to different destinations. I also found that the front seats of the 25 or so years old aircraft in which I was flying were already reserved and same sorts of people were shuttled by cars to the aircraft in the similar way.
Cannot the Bangladeshi big shots learn something from the Indians?
Tayeb Husain
Paragrafgranden 40 SE-226 47 Lund, Sweden
No more hullabaloo
We came to know that the PSC is going to amend the curriculum of the BCS examinations. It is good news for us who have a huge crush on civil bureaucracy. The previous curriculum of the BCS was really discriminatory and archaic. The PSC, a constitutional body of the country, is in charge of recruiting top class civil servants through BCS examinations. It is very much competitive. But sluggish recruitment procedures, rampant corruption and outdated exam systems discourage the bright university graduates to opt for BCS. For this reason our country lacks efficient, dynamic and result oriented civil servants. But if the new exam system is materialised from the 27th BCS, there will be change in our civil bureaucracy. All the applicants will have to prove their worth.
So we can hope that the scenario
will be totally different. I implore the PSC to underline the importance of English efficiency of the candidates in the examinations.
Molla Mohammad Shaheen
Dept of English,DU
Law and order
Everyday, we are getting familiar with the term "law and order" as safeguard for people.
But it is very unfortunate that when we look at the newspapers which carry news like "Religious minorities facing threats, politician murdered, arms haul in Chittagong", we are frustrated. The government should respond to our concern.
M. Forkan, On e-mail
No tax for speeches!
I'm very sorry to say that those people, who can't differentiate between sports and politics, have no right of watching sports programmes at all. I advise the intellectuals to sleep all day long and during the leisure time criticise the fellow Bangladeshis in Bangladeshi chat rooms authorised by Yahoo. Cause they are not good for any job.
If we are so self conscious and dignified, then why are we always that crazy for going to the UK and living a high standard life there? The NRI (Non Resident Indians) people are more forgetful and merciful than us. They have also forgotten everything for the sake of high standard of living. They are
living happily in the UK, doing jobs there, holding credit cards, owning private cars and apartments, and at the same time making movies like "Vagat Sing" or "Netaji Shubhash Chandra".
Why are we doing this, when we know very well that under the British rulers we suffered for 200 years?
Why don't we remember Titumir, Khudiram, Pritilata, Masterda and all those great heroes who gave their blood for freedom? Have we forgotten the nightmares of "Nil Kuthi" and the bestiality of Lord Clive? Does Bahadur Shah Park ever remind us of the horrible incidents of 1857? I support Pakistan team, I have no self respect and dignity,
To me the UK or US does not matter, I can go anywhere, but those so called dignified(?) and shy people should be careful. Either we have to put an end to all kinds of relation and connection with those countries(like Israel) we have enmity with, or have a normal relation with them. If we follow the first rule, then I'm afraid, gradually we may have to keep us aloof from the whole world.
In a match between Bangladesh and Pakistan I support Bangladesh, you know why? Not only because Bangladesh is my motherland ; rather, I'm not pessimistic about the future of Bangladeshi cricket, and obviously Bangladesh play well, Bangladesh have proved it.
We are experts in questioning other people's patriotism. When we criticise others we very easily say, those who support Pakistan, "feel a kinship" for the country. This happens because we don't have to pay taxes for our speeches!
Cantara Wali Ruhi
BBA, Dept of Mgmt, DU
Attention: British
Council
O' and A' level examinations started from the first week of May. On an average 6,000 students from English medium schools were appearing in this exams. It is evident that during every session there was absence of suitable sitting arrangements for parents/guardians coming with their children at the exam venues. This particular complaint had been conveyed to the British Council authorities but they felt reluctant to respond. There are different exam venues across Dhaka city where accommodation wasn't there initially but later they provided it, but it is surprising that British Council itself compelled parents/guardians to sit on roadside pavements, not giving attention to this issue.
How long will the British Council authorities take to comprehend this problem of ours?
Shafqat Rana Sayed
Dept of Economics and Social
Science, BRAC University
DU students
The DU authorities must not neglect the security of the students. They must act in a rational way to reduce the number of accidents that could be prevented. I suggest they build overbridges for pedestrians in front of the gates.
I also request the DU students to put forwards suggestions to the authorities, rather than just complaining. After all, the students are the future of Bangladesh.
Intekhab, BRAC University
GED: A trend in education
These days when you walk on the street you can see various posters of GED. I am working for an education consulting firm and many people come to me to know about this system of education. GED meaning General Education Development is a group of five tests that measure academic abilities that are equivalent to high school graduates in the US. If you pass the five tests, you will receive a certificate that declares your 12th grade level abilities in Reading ,Writing , Social Studies, Science and Mathematics. Many adults who were not able to do H.S.C or A' Level in time or could not continue their studies after S.S.C or O' level, can take advantage of GED.
There are many ways to prepare for the GED tests. There are GED colleges that offer classes and help students do registration for the examinations. If you're unable to attend classes, there are online lessons available. Tests of GED are taken through online on computer. After passing the tests of GED you can join any private university in your country or any university in the US for further studies.
GED is a system of education for lifetime. It is getting popularity in Bangladesh.
Rubab Abdullah Residential Area, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka
Cricket
It seems that some of your sports reporters have developed the habit of criticising whenever our cricket team is not doing well without getting the facts right. Let me give you an example. In the report (?) titled "Application Missing" in Wednesday's edition, you have given a lot of emotional gibberish starting from David Hooks' reference (although how that can be related to a mere 3 day warm-up game against a county side only God knows) to the fact that the Bangladesh players played flashy shots and application and commitment was missing.
Fortunately, I was present at Hove and never saw any lack of application. If anything, it was the little technical adjustments that the
Bangladeshi players struggled to make which is understandable as they are not used to the English conditions. Not one top order batsman got out to a 'flashy' shot and please remember that our team was up against a side that knew how to take advantage of the opponent's lack of local knowledge. But that doesn't mean that Bangladesh are
going to play like they did in Sussex in the coming matches. Every warm up is an education and that is why we call them warm-ups and the Bangladesh players will learn from their mistakes. Your report sounded as if we had lost a Test match in a day. you make them sound like a bunch of no-hopers every time they fail. Give the guys some credit and
don't act like the British press. This is our team and you should back them all the way.
Luckily, I saw the game and that helped me realise that I should never trust newspaper reports from Bangladesh as they are likely to be written from the comfort of the office chair and not from the ground. It is no surprise that Mushfikur Rahim is
playing well. He has played in England before and is comfortable with the conditions. But making him an example after just a couple of first class innings is an insult to the players who have taken us this far.
Ijaz Ullah
UK
My university
It was not unusual manifestation of anger on the cruel death of Shammie from students of my university. But it could not continue as a normal demonstration cause police came into the way, they beat us mercilessly. What could the students do? When, Some of them were protesting against the murderer bus, some were studying in
the library, some were appearing in exams and suddenly the police came, attacked the students and injured them, as if they were criminals or political activists.
We really have nothing to say or do.
DU student ,On e-mail