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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

letters@thedailystar.net
President can save nation
The country is on the verge of collapse. People are at their wit's end not knowing what is going to happen the next moment. The situation came to this stage for the 15th amendment in the constitution which abolished the CTG. This was done because PM wanted it, though many of her cabinet members were against it.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia with a 20 member delegation went to meet president on November 19 and urged him to take steps so that the ruling party and the opposition can reach a consensus for holding a fair and participatory election under a non-party government. Then on November 26, six eminent citizens went to meet the president. They requested him to restrict PM's powers to overrule ministers' decisions so that BNP may join the polls-time government.
As the president of Bangladesh, he has got the sacred duty to look after the welfare of its 16 crore people. We hope and trust that he will not let them down and will come to a solution acceptable to all. Nur Jahan
Chittagong
Beware of lead poisoning hazards
I appreciate Md. Asadullah Khan's effort to inform the readers about the poisonous effects of lead on human health through his write-up published in TDS on November 23. This write-up was an eye-opener for many who were not aware of the terrible consequences of lead-poisoning.
It was horrifying to know that lead-poisoning, along with other detrimental effects, retards mental and physical development of children causing reading and learning disabilities, hearing loss, respiratory problems, hyperactivity and lack of concentration, even at low levels of exposure. Hence, I would like to urge the environment activists of the country, NGOs and other organisations to include this fatal problem of lead-poisoning in their social movements and campaign for preventing it. Moreover, health and environment ministry should take appropriate measures to help the nation get rid of this life-threatening contaminant.
Mohammad Rukanuddin
Assistant Professor of English
Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology Dhaka
Party loyalty shouldn't affect professionalism
One may strongly support a political party but one should also be serious in one's professional commitment and obligations. Supporting a party should not stop one from discharging one's professional responsibilities. Let us perform our professional duties properly keeping aside our political opinions. That way we can contribute to our nation's development.
Professor MZahidul Haque
Dean, Faculty of Agriculture SAU, Dhaka
Comments on news report, "AL's criminals responsible," published on December 3,2013
Poy
Wouldn't it be great if AL wear black jersey and BNP wear white, so that common people could recognise which team is playing the game?
Zman7
Looks as if the great opposition leader has just woke up from her long sleep and heard for the first time that her country is under attack. Alas! The great leader is now "shocked."
Mohammed Z Chowdhury
All responsibility should be taken by BNP-Jamaat. They are using petrol bomb to burn the innocent people!
Mohammad Saiful Hosyn
Madam, we appreciate your concern. Some miscreants are on the loose and they are against the country. There is no proof as to which party they belong to. They can wear any disguise. So please make sure they are not hiding in your party before blaming others.
"Blockaders torch AL leader's house"
(December 3, 2013)
Aasfisarwar
The present situation is no longer in BNP's hand as all of their aged leadership are either in jail or sitting in the house. Linder provocation, their top leadership did not get out of the house.
Zman7
In a situation like this, the best measure should be and must be to defeat the terror and uphold the rule of law with full force to quash any anarchy.
Jakaria Bulbul
The clash or gunfight is between the blockaders and the AL men on the road. What is the fault of the innocent people that their houses are being burnt to ashes?
Truthprevails53
BNP and Jamaat sympathisers will start writing that this is apparently a drama staged by the AL.
Ben 10
Newton's third law. Every action has equal and opposite reaction. AL should understand this.