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Hasina-Khaleda telephonic talk It's gratifying that at last two top leaders talked over the phone. But I am disappointed to note that your staff correspondent was not unbiased. It appeared to me that he was trying to place the telephonic talk favouring the PM by mentioning "Khaleda's harsh comments", "PM did not react for people's sake," etc.
I have not been in favour of publishing private talks of the topmost leaders, but now feel that it was good that the conversation was made public. I have heard some of the telephonic conversation and also read its full transcript in newspapers. I didn't find anything 'harsh'. But I think it was not the appropriate time for the PM to talk about Khaleda's birthday, when the nation is passing a crisis time.
A F Rahman
On e-mail
Why not a liquid fuel power plant at Chalna?
The PM's response published in most dailies on 24th. October on the above matter was rather dismissive. I am sure the MPs have access to websites which provide information on this issue. All information regarding the power plant should be provided there, giving all answers related to environment protection facilities. This should be done immediately. People must have the information in details relating to the measures to be adopted and equipment to be installed; starting from unloading of the coal at the plant site, subsequent screening, crushing final screening and its feeding to the boilers.
Further, all technical facilities that will be provided for handling and treatment and ultimate disposal of both fly-ash and that coming from the boiler hearth after combustion is also important.
It would be better to go for a liquid fueled power plant at Chalna port, where fuel can be imported and stored. In that case the adverse effect on the environment and the handling of ash could be avoided. This writer has had the bitter experience of this at Khulna Newsprint Mills; where we had a 2X5MW (10MW) Indian coal-fired power plant. We had big problems with the ash handling and disposal and ultimately were forced to convert both units to oil-fired ones which also easily provided us opportunity to increase the capacity of the power plant by 20 percent.
Engr. S. A. Mansoor
Dhaka
Points AL should ponder
Trial of war criminals was in the election manifesto of the AL. There is no denying the fact that this is the most sensitive issue of the country since there are people who are not happy to see this trial. Therefore, AL should have known that their term this time would not be as smooth as their tenure was during 1996-2001. The questions are: did AL take all the precautions necessary? Did AL remain extra vigilant? Did AL govern the country in a way they should have done? In my opinion, the answers to all these questions are NO. They needed to retain the support of all the people who voted them to power. People in this country know very well that the opposition has not done anything to gain support in their favour. People perhaps also know very well that if the current opposition is put back into power they might undo everything that has been achieved about the war crimes trial. If AL's popularity fades out, then they should blame none but themselves instead of finding conspiracy all around.
Dr. Kamrul Hassan
Professor
Department of Physics Dhaka University