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Field day for grabbers and looters
Once it was alleged that 22 families owned the whole country. Bad governance and corruption continued with succeeding governments, each of whom added a zero to the 22 (220, then 2,200 ---). Then there was a bloody war through which the then-Eastern Wing won independence. In the newly independent country the tradition continued.
Whether despotic or pseudo-democratic, the zeros continued to be added as relatives, cronies, henchmen, camp-followers etc swelled.
Today, thousands of families exist, spreading corruption even to the grassroots level. Their bosses are required to frequently distribute huge funds to retain their loyalty. The peanuts from extortion, tender-trading, mugging, contracting, trade unionism etc no longer suffice to satisfy their insatiable appetites. The Frankenstein needs big bucks now!
The 2011 multi-million taka stock market scam has already been digested; The 'Railgate' exposed prematurely by the driver,is now dead. The juicy morsel from WB has slipped through the 'patriot's' fingers. Now where is the next penny to come from? Dusting old files, the bright lads found a veritable treasure trove owned by 8.3 million poor women benefiting about 40 million of our marginalized countrymen.
Many sane citizens have expressed their disapproval and protest againnst such unilateral action.
Sikander /Mimed
Niketon, Gulshan-1, Dhaka
Punish those who poison food
Adulteration of fish, foods and fruits is a growing concern among the Bangladeshis. In a report and at a roundtable discussion, both published in your newspaper recently, nothing came out about the steps or action to take or
about amendment in the relevant law to be made for punishing the people behind the crime. It’s already late to save our future generation. Nowadays cancer is attacking young children too. Adulterated food is everywhere. I am just wondering why the authorities concerned are silent, even after seeing the daily reports in newspapers and other media.
It is a common practice in a developed country to remove the intestine of a fish as soon as it is caught. If we do the same, fish will not rot. Already a lot of time has been wasted. The government should enact strict laws to punish the adulterators. Otherwise, deadly cancer in Bangladesh will become one of the leading causes of mortality.
Dr. A.H.M. Waliul Islam
Fellow, Invasive & Interventional Cardiology (NCVC, Japan) Specialist-Clinical & Interventional Cardiology Apollo Hospitals Dhaka
Hats off to journalists
Being a journalist is not one of those easy jobs and not everyone can be a journalist. Journalists all over the world deserve to be recognised for all their hard work round the clock. They are the true unsung heroes who are quietly working behind the curtains. But unfortunately they are also the ones who have to pay the price for unravelling all those illegal activities in the underworld. They are the class of people in our society who are dedicated to their work and are always busy bringing facts about our society to the surface. However, not everybody thinks like this and so they cannot accept facts. Recently many incidents took place where journalists were attacked due to their bold writing which irked various interest groups. Despite the displeasure of some vested quarters, journalists are still devoted to their work. Hats off to all those journalists.
Tahmid Samiul Mowla
Student of Grade X
Rehabilitate beggars
In Bangladesh, beggars are here, beggars are there and beggars are everywhere". But beggars were not born as beggars. Circumstances in life pushed them to the streets. They are citizens of Bangladesh and have every right to live a decent life. It is the duty of the government to eliminate the beggars by rehabilitating them. A few months back, the ministry of social affairs took steps to rehabilitate the beggars by providing them with rickshaws, rickshaw vans, sewing machines etc. This was a noble decision. I asked many people who were begging in the streets whether they heard about the step taken by our government to rehabilitate them and in reply some told me that these were bogus, others never heard of it and a few of them told me that they visited the venue for help but were driven away by police. Nobody could tell me what the NGOs responsible for taking care of the poor are doing. I understand that lots of money is being donated by rich countries for the poor in Bangladesh and wealthy people at home also donate in Zakat fund. But why then there are people still begging on the streets?
Kazi Mizanur Rahman
Gulshan, Dhaka
Involve locals to monitor road works
In most foreign countries, rocks, stones, pebbles and sufficient quantity of bitumen are used for durable and strong roads. On the contrary, we use ordinary bricks, cheap brick chips and small quantity of bitumen for building and repairing roads and streets. As a result, those are damaged within 3-6 months causing a huge loss to the public exchequer and suffering of the people.
We suggest the following measures for the construction and repair of our roads:
* The government officials, engineers concerned and contractors must ensure supply of high standard bricks.
* Brick chips must be soaked with water and cement.
* Sufficient quantity of pebbles and bitumen have to be used before final carpeting and coating.
* Two or three residents of the area concerned may be included in the team along with the government officials and engineers for monitoring the public works.
O H Kabir
Wari, Dhaka