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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Harmful side of some antibiotics
Fluoroquinolones are a popular class of antibiotics used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections including respiratory and urinary tract infections.
These drugs are available under the generic names: ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, gemifloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin etc. in different parts of the world including Bangladesh. But studies have found that fluoroquinolones are not safe drugs. These medicines may cause serious harm to humans that include sudden and potentially permanent nerve damage known as peripheral neuropathy. Other side effects of the drugs include detached retina (something that can cause blindness), acute kidney failure, depression, hallucinations and psychotic behaviour. The US FDA has been strengthening warning about the harmful effects of these drugs.
In Bangladesh, fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin) are frequently prescribed without evaluating the side effects of these drugs on patients. I strongly feel that our medical practitioners and drug administration should review the potential damaging effects of these drugs and control their use.
Professor MZahidul Haque
Department of Agricultural Extension & Information System, SAU, Dhaka
Bad manners in cricket
Cricket, over the centuries, has been noted to be a gentleman's game. But in Bangladesh, the opposite seems to be happening! Something must be deeply wrong with some of our cricketers and such cricketers should be banned from cricket.
Reports on Mahmudullah's indecent gestures were published in almost all English dailies on May 6. If Mahmudullah repeats similar gestures in future, he needs to be permanently banned by the BCCB from playing cricket at all levels. His gestures are beyond any norms of decency, which should not be allowed to be practiced in the field of cricket. A cricket enthusiast
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Why this tax on books?
A few days ago, for academic purpose, I purchased three books from Germany and ordered home delivery through FedEx courier service. I paid for the books online. When the delivery van of FedEx came to my office, I felt delighted, but to my surprise, the deliveryman handed me a bunch of papers called 'shipment arrival notice.' The shipment notice stated that I had to pay the stipulated 'tax/custom/duty* levied on the books and clear the shipment from the Gustoms House at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport or I had to authorise FedEx to do the same on behalf of me. Eventually, I authorised FedEx and paid taka 991 as tax on the books.
Gan the authorities concerned do anything to review the imposition of taxes on books and revoke them for the interest of the nation?
Mohammad Rukanuddin
Assistant Professor of English
Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology
Comments on news report, "Keep Rab from investigation," published on May 6, 2014
Abbasuddin
Keeping away RAB is not enough, the politics that controls RAB should be replaced.
Shahin Huq
In her efforts to exterminate the opposition parties, Sheikh Hasina has given free license to the law enforcing agencies and various secret agencies to kill people. As a result, our police and RAB personnel have become corrupt. They are extorting money from the citizens and also killing those who cannot afford to satisfy their greed.
MH Khan
RAB's license to "kill" must be withdrawn. Gradually it has become a monster which has gone out of control.
Hardreality
When Rab first came into being, people had high expectations from this force as it was always running after high profile criminals. But politicians pushed that force so deep into controversy that its title "elite force" sounds like a mockery to people now. HC's order to keep the force from probe is the hardest blow to its reputation.
"Blessing, curse of N'ganf (May 6, 2014)
Mohammad Rahman
Not unaware about the record of his atrocities, the PM, unfortunately, did not take any action against Shamim Osman, but rather allowed him to become an MP. This is clearly a slap on the face of Narayanganj's people.
"A Chandpur MP's son brokered it" (May 6, 2014)
Shahin Huq
It seems that government bigwigs were informed well ahead of time.