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TO THE EDITOR
Then and now...
The country was going through a tough time, an intolerable political confusion. There seemed to be no way to get out of the situation that we've been through. Every party wanted power.
Look carefully at the people around you. See. people nowadays don't have many grudges and complaints like they had in those days. Even a chronic cynic would think twice before saying, "Ah, those were the days! *
Yes, the price hike is a bottleneck, we're coming to that. So far, in these days of the CTG there have been problems, and there have been some remedies. But some problems remained unsolved and the condition remained unchanged. Like, the problem of price hike which seemed to be an gnendingone.
And when you are in a situation
where the price hike and inflation are going on worldwide, it is impossible to change things overnight.
However, this letter is not for criticising or praising the CTG. It’s just an attempt to draw a line between the two situations.
Honestly, When the CTG first came, it was like a relief. And it was a big time success to take the lead at that point of time. It seemed the government really wants to bring a change. People still like the CTG.
As citizens, we hope for a good and honest leadership to emerge in the days ahead.
Cantara Wali Ruhi
Faculty of Business Studies
DU
Girls doing well
This year a total of 10,13,301/-students appeared in the SSC exams. Among the 7^47,545 school students, 3,83,770 were boys and
3,63,775 girls. I strongly believe that if our girls get the opportunity, their talents will bloom fully. No nation can make real progress keeping a full half of its population in the dark, so without tire uplift of women the progress of the nation is not at all possible. So, education should be imparted to the womenfolk so that they may come forward and work hand in hand with men in all development programmes.
They are joining a wide range of professions. Mothers play an important part in moulding the character of their children. Every woman is a potential mother. If there is an educated mother in every family, we will get an educated and healthy future generation that will help us build up a progressive and developed nation. Md. Shariful Islam
Dept, of International Relations University of Dhaka The landmark!
It's indeed a soothing moment for the cricketers and the watchers that the Bangladesh Tigers have done it finally! They reached the 300 run landmark in GDI against theUABin the Asia Cup cricket the other day.
It is indeed great news for all of us, for our cricketers have not been performing well recently. Their performance was so fluctuating that none could catch up with the varying sway in their performance --- now good; soon worse, and finally the third and final degree — worst! The cricket lovers were greatly disappointed. Against this backdrop, their three hundred runs haul against the UAE is a great booster for their and our morale!
Now let us face it; let us grant them time and encouragement along with the required support. They'll indeed shine very soon!
Nobody knows which team is going to have the last laugh, but yet let us hope to see some more scintillating performance from our Tigers in the tourney.
Our cricketers, 1 am sure, are going to play top class cricket very soon, till then Cheers!
Raflqul Islam Rime Agrabad, Chittagong
Mobile phone
We do misuse the mobile phone, one of the wonderful inventions of science. It is a great device, but must be used according to our needs.
The companies have announced that everyone will enjoy the lowest call rate from midnight to early morning. Our young boys and girls enjoy such offers. But they should not over-lookmore important jobs.
MlshuKutubi
Dept, of English IIUC, Chittagong
Cotton waste price
In your June 23 edition, you have reported that the government had already fixed the export price of cotton waste at $1.60 per kg.
The reporter also added that the ministry of law had vetted the decision and a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) was being issued by the NBR within two days.
We have failed to locate the
source of the report from the NBR. the EPB and the Ministry of Commerce.
Please look into the matter and let the exporters know the facts and figures.
Syed NazruJ Islam (Faruque) General Secretary
Bangladesh Textile and Garments Waste Processors and Exporters Association
A serious lapse
Our political parties like the AL and the BNP don't have any economic manifesto because of lack of consciousness. The parties don't understand the western economics which are trying to exploit our economy.
I urge our political parties, the CTG, and general people to remain informed about the global developments. Please be patriotic. No agreement should be signed with the multinational companies without debate in parliament and other forums.
Dr Azizul Karim GEAustralia
TIB and EC
As expected the TIB is increasingly becoming controversial like our Election Commission. In my poor judgment, these two offices are turning into the most powerful political offices of our times. They are apparently engaged in a political game to achieve certain goals, not clear to any citizen of the country. Their creditability status can easily be marked "0".
The people have started opening their mind on the TIB reporting quality and purpose. They have successfully engaged the government and the ACC to deal with national level corruption, but the success remains to be evaluated by the independent organisation. The net result is: the country moved backward economically and politically. Instead of gaining confidence the stakeholders have lost initiative, creating a vacuum for progress and prosperity in Bangladesh.
The TIB has now moved the corruption issue to the rural areas. The ACC is actively considering to move there with necessary ammunition to create exactly the same situation as was created at the, national level earlier. The result, one can anticipate, would be the same - the economy and politics will move backward and create a panicky situation for the local government election candidates to participate freely and openly. This will only ensure a very clean path for the " most fortunate' candidates having the blessings of the government and the Election Commission!
The major negative fallout of the anti-corruption drive is that it has made the judiciary controversial and paved the way for easy and irrational law making to defend government action against the high profile people. I would once again recommend promoting a local organisation to project independent findings about ups and down of corruption in Bangladesh. This organisation can also offer professional views regarding the quality of reporting by the TIB including a framework for immediate legal remedy to address the issue, of corruption. They should not depend on emergency rules forever to eradicate corruption. Be normal and look normal.
I have no intention to undermine the two most important institutions of the Republic plus the local outfit of an international organisation. The CEC in a projection meetihg in Barisal said that those who would not participate in the local council elections would fall 5 years behind. What does it mean? Is it part of his duty to caution the candidates?
The everyday briefing by the ACC does not indicate any progress in their institutional development. A reader
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Brave Young Turks
Despite the departure of Turkey from the Euro 2008 semis, they have left an indelible mark on European football. Their performance against the full strength German side with a makeshift XI was quite fabulous. If they got some favour from the lady luck. they might have been in the final.
The night vigil to watch the Euro 2008 paid rich dividends. Though it was disrupted by load shedding, we were watching sublime football! We saw the rise & fall of the Dutch, Germany's resurgence, abrupt end of Croatia's dream run, Portuguese woes, Spain's smooth move & a new Russian revolution etc.
But the team that won our hearts is Turkey. The country of Kemal Ataturk, which was once considered the ailing person of Europe, has now established itself as a football superpower. How could we forget those thrilling matches where they came back astonishingly & put the opponents in despair. The stubbornness that makes them successful is quite laudable. We called Cameroon the indomitable Lion but the real indomitable team is T\irkey.
The beautiful game came with all its glamour this time around. Solaim an Palash
Eastfurain, Dhaka