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To the Editor...
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Will Aland BNP answer?
It appears that some of our Awami League and the opposition BNP leaders are suffering from superiority complex. They both claim that they will come to power in the next general election. May we humbly make the following queries to both Awami League and BNP leaders?
i) Would BNP accept the result of the general election if held under party government?
ii) Would Awami League accept the result of the general election if held under caretaker government?
hi) We build our roads with our own money and not with World Bank loan. Then why are our roads in deplorable condition? Where does our money go?
iv) Who would stop bribery, illegal toll collection, use of formalin in our food and printing of fake currency notes?
v) How and when we would be able to build our Padma bridge?
O II Kabir
Hare Street
Wari, Dhaka
Govt should avail WB loan
Four letters written from abroad were published in The Daily Star on August 27, 2012. The writers are Sikandar Ahmed from Kenya, Sue Packham from Australia, Saleh Mohammed Ayub from USA and Fazlur Chowdhury from UK. They are deeply concerned and very upset by the current situation of the country. They expressed their views on many issues — about the harassment of Prof. Yunus, about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's interview with world famous journalist Stephen Sackur of BBC, her attending the opening and closing ceremonies of Olympics at the expense of the people of Bangladesh, etc. Fazlur Chowdhury from UK thanked Communications Minister Obaidul Quader for apologising to the people for their sufferings. We also thank him and expect that he will be able to rescue the sector which was on the brink of ruin by the negligence of the former Communications Minister Abul Hossain.
We learned from the August 27, 2012 issue of The Daily Star that a loan defaulter businessman and a junior minister who is a powerful leader of Awami League are misguiding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina about Malaysia's capacity to handle the bridge construction. They have met the prime minister and the communications minister several times to persuade them into accepting the Malaysian proposal. But it will be a blunder; it will be disastrous for the country.
We fervently request the communications minister to con-
vince Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that the government should avail the World Bank loan, at any cost.
We are surprised by learning that the prime minister has not yet consented to the idea of her adviser Mashiur Rahman's resignation, which is one of the conditions of the World Bank. The prime minister should have the courage to face the reality and act accordingly.
Nur Jahan
Chittagong
Request to World Bank
This critical project has been totally marred by the nasty smell of bribery and corruption, the worst illness in epidemic form in our politics and administration. We are solely responsible for this shameful and disgusting situation, both at micro and macro levels. Our politicos and their 'Chamchas' have shamed the country and sullied its reputation, and this millstone will be around our neck forever, if we do not change and mould our national character.
As an ordinary citizen, I will appeal to the World Bank authorities that if they are positive about the socioeconomic benefits of this important project, then they may please sanction the loan, so that the project may start; the sooner it is , the better for the overall benefit of the citizens.
The WB may put a condition that Bangladesh would finance the equivalent of around sixty million US dollars (both in local and foreign currencies) to finance for five years an international oversight body to ensure that no direct or indirect form of corruption takes place in this critical project.
This could be a solution to finally benefit the ordinary people of the country. I will earnestly request the WB authorities to consider this option to contain corruption.
Engr. S.A. Mansoor
Dhaka
Myth about media
Contrary to popular myth the media is a commercial enterprise. Information published by them is only a “product.” The veracity, or otherwise of the information is only incidental. The clients of the media are their advertisers and thus their loyalty is primarily towards them. It is only when you believe the myth that the media is there to serve the public you get into difficulties.
Miton Kumar Gupto
Phulbari, Dinajpur
Warning to future passengers
of Bangkok Airways
I would like to relate a personal experience I recently had with Bangkok Airlines, Asia's so-called Boutique Airline. I checked in at Bangkok to take a flight back to Dhaka on August 25.1 was greeted with the usual polite smile and impeccable service which has become the hallmark of Thai hospitality and checked in two pieces of luggage. The flight was dot on time. The service on board was efficient and polite. All was going so well. I landed in Dhaka at 2am, got through the immigration in no time and went to the carousal to collect my luggage. After about half the luggage had arrived, the carousal stopped. The passengers were surprised, dismayed and annoyed till a ground staff of the airline informed that rest of the LUGGAGES HAVE BEEN OFF LOADED! About 80 pieces of luggage failed to make it to the flight even though these were accepted at the airline counter. The reason? WEIGHT RESTRICTION! The news was greeted by a stunned silence, shock and dismay especially from those coming for a short visit, holyday or work.
I am one of the lucky ones who got back my luggage after two days. I don't know about others. My luggage was picked up out of hundreds lying at the airport. The explanation? Backlog due to sudden rush of passengers, need to stock up on extra fuel etc. Was anyone told or warned of this situation? No one from the airline bothered to warn passengers at the time of check-in even though they knew this would happen. After having paid 25% more than its normal price -and I don't know why -1 ended up feeling cheated, foolish and frustrated. Therefore, when checking in your luggage for a Bangkok Airways flight, be sure to ask if it will reach on the same flight as you. Shaheen Anam