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Disillusioned by state's indifference

When someone feigns to be asleep, it impossible to wake that person up; that is what exactly is happening with those who are in power. They must be fully aware of the hazards of nuclear power plants as experts and conscious citizens are urging the government to abandon the plan and save the country. If an accident happens in the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant the consequences

will be unimaginable. The building of the plant must be stopped.

The government is also planning to set up a coal fired power plant at Rampal which will destroy our heritage the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. The plant will cause grave damage to the forest's ecosystem and wildlife.

Therefore the ruling party must pay attention to these serious issues, not only of how to remain in control.

Nur Jahan

Chittagong

Dhaka's pollution - getting out of control

Dhaka is one of the most densely populated and polluted cities of the world. Air, water, soil, sound, light etc. every kind of pollution can be found in Dhaka. These various kinds of pollution cause all kinds of health hazards -cancer, lung disease, deafness and so on. It's high time we all took necessary measures to reduce the harmful effects of environmental pollution to save the present and future generation. Appropriate policy of environment and health and its proper implementation can be helpful in this perspective Md. Ari fur Rahman

Environment Counselor

Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority

Unabated coaching business

A few years earlier, the education ministry provided guidelines to curb teachers' involvement in coaching business. But this practice is still going on unabated in many cities and even in rural areas. Some teachers give lessons poorly in the classroom so that students have to join in the coaching classes. Even many of them force the students to join in coaching classes; otherwise they don’t give marks in the exam. That's why many students succumb to the pressure of coaching and private tuition.

We don't want just policy; we want to see real action of the education ministry regarding this issue.

Samira

On e-mail