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TO THE EDITOR
US preaching democracy!
Although not parliamentary' type, the USA obviously practices I democracy in its own politics. But when this “police state" tries to impart democracy to others, I feel irritated. Why7 Because in world politics, now the US administration is the number one culprit that is crossing every' border of decency and is acting against the very core of diplomatic norms. So the DS editorial of March 11 rightly termed the ongoing talks by US charge d'affaires - Geeta Pasi as “evincing more than normal diplomatic interest".
The BBC website shows that Geeta Pasi is “calling” for following the election roadmap declared by both our CTG and EC. Our own
print media writes “US wants to see...” Why should the US express implicitly or explicitly any doubt on our benevolent government's following its own schedule? I find no reason. Is it because some parties express doubt since if no early election is held, their accession to the “throne” would be delayed?
What moral authority does the US hold to “call” or to “want to see”? If it feels very inclined, it must "request” our government. We are fully able to deal with our democracy. If we need help, we can have that from the United Nations. We can regard the UN as the "world leader”- no single state can have such extra privilege to give lessons to others. Please mind your own business.
MAS Molla
BAASiDhaka
Exporting mangoes to Japan
Recently, Bangladesh requested Japan to lift the ban on export of mangoes from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh being a producer of high quality mangoes is capable of exporting mangoes to Japan by maintaining export standards.
We sincerely hope that the Japanese authorities would take urgent measures to lift the existing ban on mango export to Japan and help Bangladeshi mango farmers enter into the Japanese fruit market.
Professor M Zahidul Haque Chairman
Department of Agricultural Extension & Information System Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
NSC
It is reported in the media that the cabinet has approved a draft ordinance for the " National Security Council" (NSC) . A brief and unconfirmed outline has also been mentioned in the report. The NSC is not a new idea. Rexists in many countries and operates under the control and guidance of the elected government. We only hope our NSC would follow the same principle and shall not emerge as a Super Government" to handle day to day internal crisis in political and economic fields. The NSC has two important aspects-- political aspect and national security aspect. 1 hope the latter would get more attention in the law in the making
In this regard, I hope our national security experts and strategists, in public and private sectors, would upgrade their professional knowledge and skills to contribute to our national security, and be very objective, nonpartisan in their analysis of the national security issues. I do not know how much impact our foreign policy would make on our national security matters. It would be appropriate not to create any scapegoat and hypothetical enemy to keep the citizens under a permanent fear syndrome. Be realistic and do not bypass the democratic principles for" narrow political interest" of vested groups. We hope the nation would not be presented with a hybrid model of the "Special Powers Act" of 1974. This is very unpopular!?) but a political necessity of every ruling party!!
Finally, I would request the government to provide a clear vision about our national security and define the same in understandable terms for our citizens who are the front workers and defenders of our national security, not any particular organisa-tion/institution. The government should make this NSC draft act public without delay and seek public opinion on it.
A reader
On e-mail
Our cricket selectors
It is sad that our selectors don't know the basic things of Test cricket. No one (except our selectors ofTest players) would disagree with the well known fact that Test
cricket is a game of patience, experience, form & fitness. When these basic things are remembered, no one would adventure to select our Test team excluding Javed Omar Belim Golla, Khaled Mashud Pilot, Rajin Saleh & Alokc Kapali. But our selectors went for that adventure!! This is because of their inefficiency. And they should pay for it. They should resign admitting their guilt & inefficiency. They forced many of the ODI players to play Test cricket. This is the main cause of our shameful failure in Test cricket in the recent past. If Javed Omar Belim Golla, Khaled Mashud Pilot, Rajin Saleh and Alokc Kapali were to play in the first Test against South Africa, the story could have been different.
ABM Moniruddin One-mail
US and human rights abuses
On 11-03-2008, the United States released its State Department's 2007 Human Rights Report on Asia where North Korea and Myanmar have been ranked the world's worst violators of human rights and condemned other Asian countries, including Bangladesh for alleged human rights abuses. But the report has dropped China from the category of worst violators, noted progress in Thailand's return to democracy and hailed India and Indonesia for generally respecting citizen’s rights. However, the government of Bangladesh has termed the report disappointing for its ‘Tack of balance” in presenting the country's ground realities.
But what is about the United States and its number one friend Israel? What are they doing themselves in Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan? What is the definition of human rights abuse? Don't activities like occupying and destroying other countries, killing innumerable number of people, detaining and torturing thousands of human beings, violate human rights? The United States and Israel are protecting the rights of their own citizens and showing utter disrespect to that of the people of other countries, particularly those who do not blindly obey them. The US should stop playing this double standard game and end the injustice before judging others for human rights abuses.
Engr. Md. Aminul Hoque Khalishpur, Khulna •