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Defective railway track
A very investigative and critical photograph by a staff photographer was published in the front page of a local English daily on 15th. September. He deserves congratulations for the excellent and revealing photograph that said it all! How can the railway management allow such poor track fish plate fastening with the sleeper at a rail expansion joint, that has to permit length-wise expansion of the rails? The fish plate needs to be firmly bolted to the sleeper, which is essential for safety.
If this is the state of the track in the main terminus, then one wonders how the railway authorities maintain track safety all over the thousands of miles of rail track in the country! If this fault could catch the eye of a casual person, one wonders if the railway 'Permanent Way Inspection' staff employ short-sighted amateurs to do this important and essential inspection work. Someone must take responsibility for this gross negligence in the matter.
The only saving grace in this specific case is, as the track is adjacent to the main platform at the terminus, all trains move here at very low speed, and hence the chance of derailment and accident is rather far lower. However, this cannot be an excuse for the negligence of the railway staff concerned. May I request your photographer to go and see the same spot, say in the next ten days time, and record if the matter has been rectified or not!
Engr. S.A. Mansoor
Dhaka
Vocabulary tests to judge merit!
In a modern society where language should never be a barrier, why is one bound to answer the English vocabulary questions to pass the language part of the IBA admission test? There is no denying the fact that English is an International language which one should be familiar with, to lead a sound professional life. A student can be tested for her/his analytical skill, technical skills and for other faculties. A good vocabulary in no way makes one intelligent. Before the admission test, students memorise a large number of words in SAT books. They only learn those words for the admission test, but forget those eventually!
I have seen the conversation of the Japanese Prime Minister with the US President Barack Obama on BBC. The Japanese Prime Minister was speaking in his own language, which was being transcribed to President Obama. So it's even alright if you are not familiar with a language, though it's better to learn the basics of English. But it simply doesn't mean that one has to have a wide vocabulary. A great institution like IBA should not judge its students on the basis of her/his strength of English vocabulary only.
Those who will sit for or have already sat for the IBA admission tests know that the language part demands strong vocabulary. To go through the huge 3500 SAT words list seems impossible, at least to me. So, I urge the IBA authorities to consider this. There might be different ways of judging English language skills of the students. Preema, On e-mail
May his dream come true
Fahim, a poor eight-year-old boy who lives at Narinda, works at a hardware shop at Nawabpur in Old Dhaka. He wants to go to school but can't. He has to work to support his mother who is very sick. Fahim used to go to a nearby school before. But then his mother fell ill and could not work anymore. She then decided to make her only boy self-reliant. So she sent him to the workshop. I talked to Abdul Razzaq, the owner of that workshop. He said, “Fahim is an honest boy, always sincere in his work. He is also talented. “If he gets a chance to study, he will do well,” he added. “I want to be solvent so that I can arrange better treatment for my dear mother,” said Fahim confidently. I hope one day his dream will come true.
Bipul K Debnath
Department of English Dhaka College, Dhaka
How can a fresher have experience?
It has become very common that one must have some experience to apply for a job. How can a fresher get experience if he/she can't get a job in the first place? This is shocking to all new job applicants. In this case, I remember Oscar Wilde who said in The Picture of Dorian Gray that “experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes." Terry Blakeman said: “If experience is life's best teacher then why do we have to learn by example?" We know that a young professional can do well without his having any experience. So, it is our fervent request to the organisations that they should have at least some positions in their organisations for the freshers who will become experienced with time. Rafik Alamgir Department of ELL
Illegal electric rickshaws
Electric rickshaw is a rickshaw with a rechargeable battery, extra chain and gear. This is another great creation of Bangladeshi brain after nosimon, korimon, votvotiya, etc. You can find many of these types of rickshaws all over the country. Most of the rickshaw-pullers are ignorant of controlling the these rickshaws. As a consequence, rickshaw accidents occur frequently and many of us have broken our hands or legs by these accidents. But nobody is there to look after it! The batteries need to be charged the whole night and the rickshaw-pullers charge their batteries from illegal connections. Who is there to look after this? It is high time the authorities took steps to stop these illegal rickshaws from plying our city streets. The government need to ban these electric rickshaws.
Anonymous On e-mail
Teachers shouldn't engage in politics
Teachers are considered the most enlightened people in any society; they are called the nation builders. At present, most of the teachers of public universities are engaged in dirty politics to get administrative power and lucrative positions. They often do not take classes and do not assess the exam scripts in time. Hence the delay in publishing results. Teachers should never be involved in partisan politics. Their only duty should be teaching their students and getting involved in various research works. If our teachers are misguided, the students are bound to get spoiled. I therefore urge all the teachers not to engage in politics so that their students can become enlightened citizens by following their ideals.
Rebel Khan
Dept of Political Science University of Dhaka