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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Strengthen anti-adulteration drive
Anti-adulteration drive to check food adulteration should be carried out at regular intervals. Chemicals like formalin and other harmful substances are used to preserve fruits such as banana, mango, apple, grape, etc. When we eat these chemically treated fruits, we are at the risk of many diseases like cancer, liver and kidney diseases, stomach ailments and many other incurable diseases leading to death. Children are more vulnerable. Recently, in Kushtia, two children died from eating adulterated fruits and many people fell sick.
Though there are stringent laws in place, unscrupulous businessmen are flouting the laws because of lack of government monitoring and implementation of the laws. It is imperative that the government continues with the antiadulteration drives so that dishonest businessmen do not dare to mix poisonous substances with our food items, and in case they do, it should be ensured that they get exemplary punishment.
Md Zonaed Emran
On e-mail
Thymus in mice regenerated
Thymus is an organ found in mammals including humans which is located next to the heart. It controls the immune system of the body. The function of thymus decreases with aging resulting in production of fewer white blood cells called T cells, which play a central role in fighting infections. The researchers from the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh have successfully regenerated thymus in mice by manipulating DNA. They have rebuilt the organ in very old mice and the thymus started functioning like the one in young mice! This breakthrough can lead to a new therapy to help treat humans with weak immune system and protect against infections.
While congratulating the researchers of the University of Edinburgh, I sincerely wish their final success in regenerating the human organ within a short period of time.
Professor M Zahidul Haque
Department of Agricultural Extension & Information System, SAU, Dhaka
Stopping the brain drain
There is no dearth of engineers in Bangladesh. We have a good number of diploma institutes and UGC-approved private universities that are producing engineers. Then, why can't we construct quality buildings, bridges, etc.? Unplanned constructions all over the country are ruining our beautiful landscape.
Bangladeshi architects and civil engineers are planning and building beautiful structures in the western countries, but why can't they do the same here? Why are our engineers leaving the country? Don't they love the country? We need to find out our limitations and work hard to solve those. The government must ensure good job opportunities for our engineers. If they are well-paid, they may not leave the country forever. We must stop the brain drain at any cost.
Comments on news report, "Ties with US not comfortable," published on April 27, 2014
Aasfisarwar
Dear FM, are you comfortable with ties with your own people? Your government does not represent a great majority of the people of Bangladesh.
Hardreality
Government's mishandling of the Grameen Bank issue and the maligning campaign against Dr. Yunus has hurt our national interest to a great extent, which could have been avoided if the prime minister was not that inflexible.
SM
So, who is paying that 3.5 billion USD for BD products...LIS buyers.. .right?
Zman7
FM has spoken the truth, and as we know truth often hurts some people.
SM
Many times his truths were proven to be incorrect, so it does not hurt people that much.
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'"The nation fed cooked-up story" (April 27, 2014)
Mofi
These cold-blooded killers deserve similar treatment! Thanks TDS, for bringing out this intriguing fact and helping to unearth the truth.
Saint
We are always fed cooked-up stories.
OpeeMonir
It was an inside job; Zia and Manzur both were killed for a purpose. The nation must find out who the true beneficiaries were. One by one the great freedom fighters were eliminated with precise planning and meticulous homework. How are we going to write our history? What are we going to tell our future generation?