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TO THE EDITOR
A sad experience
I went to Dhaka University for getting a recommendation letter from one of my ex-teachers for fulfilment of a requirement of a scholarship in a South Asian country. But as ill luck would have it, I had very little time in hand as I got the letter of the ministry of establishment rather late. All of a sudden, I saw one of my favourite teachers in his room. In spite of being his student both at the Honours and Masters level, I had to reintroduce myself as one of his exstudents. Finally, he allowed me to enter into his room. After my entrance when I informed him of my intention to meet with him he seemed to be extremely annoyed and threw a question towards me, which was surprising. He asked me how I dared enter into his room as according to him a third class magistrate was guarding his room at that
time. In fact, he was having fun with me. Although I am a first class magistrate I had to tolerate his derisive remarks and control my temper with utmost patience, as he was my respected teacher. Eating humble pie of all those insulting and satirical words I sat there for quite a long time in the hope of getting his recommendation because I had only some hours in hand for submitting the form to the ERD. After whiling away some valuable moments he diverted his discussion to another matter. He asked me whether I could give any piece of khas land to him. When I replied in the negative he pointed his finger to a junior teacher of another department. My respected teacher then asked him whether he required any land and if so then he should communicate with me. At last he refused to give me the recommendation, as he was too busy on that day.
My question is, can't they be a little more generous?
Md. Ashabuzzaman
AC (land), Barisal
Dr. David Cheesman Welcome to Bangladesh Dr. David Cheesman! Welcome! In response to your letter dated July the 10 in The Daily Star, I would like to put some points to ponder.
In recent years terrorism is the matter of greatest concern in the world. Who doesn't know how much devastation was made on the 9/11 in the US? But in my opinion, it will be a great mistake if you put all the responsibilities on the shoulder of BinLaden or any other al-Qaeda or terrorist Muslim groups. The question to ponder is who or what made them so? Why there have been so much red-alert in
some counties and not in others? If we call Hitler of Nazi Germany and Mussolini of Italy dictators and terrorists, what will we call a modern Bush? Why did the British people allow (we respectfully refer to the age-old British democracy and strong public opinion) their Prime Minister to join and support the US which has the record of carrying on random interference, attacks, killings in several countries like long 18 years of war in Vietnam, Korea etc and now in Iraq? Why do they poke their nose in the developing countries on the pretext of giving aid, which are less aid and more interference? Why in the name of globalisation arms, scrap and banned goods are being exported to these countries?
I appreciate, Dr David, the alms
given by you for the flood victims. By the way, we the Bangladeshis have a long tradition of communal harmony. Thank you very much, I welcome you again in Bangladesh.
Ashfia, Dhaka
A miracle?
Sometimes you can't help but feel the oppression of the decadence that looms beneath the surface of our daily lives. Some are positively a result of warped souls' depravity while some are 'gifted' to us. I talk about the total halt that our lives seem to come to, every now and then, (more often now than then). Between the floods and hartals and political uproars, the corruption that has now vitiated the core of our existence, and the total lack of honesty and integrity amongst every other
businessman, where are we all to go? What are we all to do? This is nothing more than an expression of despair and frustration that waits patiently like a creeping predator, ready to pounce on us all.
I don't see any future for our country, let alone a bright one. We are selling our country, selling our souls what's next? But I will say this much that only in Bangladesh can you truly feel the blessing of miracles... how? well isn't it a miracle that amidst such chaos and corruption and dishonest practices, an apparently dysfunctional country still functions?
Zeenat
Gulshan, Dhaka
Why call it an upset?
Keeping one hundred and forty
million people glued to the TV set for a superb show of batting , bowling and fielding, our cricket team defeated the Aussies--the invincible! After this glorious victory, as usual, everyone including cricket analysts, commentators and cricketers have started labelling this victory as an upset. Ricky Ponting, the skipper of the Australian team, said to the journalists that it was one of the biggest upsets that ever happened in the cricket world. However, I strongly disagree with him. I do not think that it was an upset at all. If we call it an upset, we are certainly undermining the all-out efforts of our cricketers that they made to achieve this victory. In other words, by calling it an 'upset', we are making our cricketers less confident than they should be. Upsets do not occur every day. So our cricketers needed to
believe that it was not an upset, rather it was possible only because they outplayed the Australians in every department. They ought to realise that they have enough potential and they are competent enough to defeat any cricket playing nation. Bangladesh are not new in this cricket world. Now it is time for us to show what we have learned so far.
In conclusion, I would like to say that it may be called a 'Big Surprise' or a great 'Comeback' since our cricketers have not been in their form for quite a long time. Now it is their duty to keep up the show and make us proud. They may not win the next match but I hope they will fight like real tigers.
Mehedi Kayser Pabitra
Motijheel A.G.B. Colony, Dhaka