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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Who was Shakib trying to impress?
The reckless way in which Shakib batted in the first ODI against Sri Lanka begs a question which, though abhorrent in its implications, may well be valid under the circumstances: Was he really playing for his country or was he playing to impress the IPL franchisees in order to bump his price in future IPL auctions? There is nothing wrong for a cricketer to try to maximise his earnings - in fact, no one will be prouder than I if Shakib (or any Bangladeshi cricketer for that matter) fetches Rs. 10 crores or more in future auctions. But our cricketers must realise that the country comes first and everything else (overseas contracts, personal stats etc.) must come second. On several matches, I have seen accomplished overseas batsmen, batting in the 90s, got out while trying to hit boundaries because the situation demanded it.
Moinuddin M Nasrallah
Lalmatia, Dhaka
RU admission seekers' plight
All the academic activities of Rajshahi University (RU) have been closed but the master's courses in the evening shift have been continuing as usual. The viva voce for the first year admission test is going on. Since the residential halls at RU are not open, the admission seekers coming from far away districts to participate in the viva voce are facing accommodation problem. The situation is even worse forthe female ones. The RU administration should solve the present crisis immediately.
Ashabur Rahman Turan
Department of Law
University of Rajshahi
Bangla losing out to foreign language
Paying tribute to the language heroes only on 21st February does not imply that we are patriots or we love our mother tongue. Language lies at the root of culture and even history. The way the number of English medium schools are increasing day by day, I am afraid that our young generation will lose their cultural and historical moorings. They are becoming familiar with Shakespeare and Bacon more thanTagore and Kazi Nazrul.
Again, a person who speaks and writes English well is given priority in job sector. Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah said that Bangla literature was resourceful once, but day by day it is losing its position. It is because of our bias towards a foreign language. If this trend continues, we will observe 21st February every year but we will never understand the value of Ekushey February and our Mother Tongue. So as long as we can't understand the importance of Bangla in our life, we will fail to show proper tribute to the martyrs of our Language Movement.
Ripu Sen
International Islamic University Chittagong