Vol. 5 Num 420 Mon. August 01, 2005    
 
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Iraq bleeds...
Has this invasion brought any change in Iraq? Have Iraqi people been benefited by the elected government by any means? Has the government taken any action to ensure better prospects for its citizens?
 
Bush-Blair duet
The Bush-Blair global strategy on containing the deep motivation leading to the 9/11 WTC NY and 7/7 London tragedies has failed dismally; creating more problems than solving any.
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Biman flight
If ever I'd wanted to savour the decadence of flying in a private jet, this was it. The F28 seats 78, less one for the flight engineer.
 
Unethical politics
Our political leaders (not the followers) never talk about the weaknesses in our deteriorating political culture, while the print media is full of feedback of the citizens.
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Derailed railway!
Bangladesh railway has no caretaker.
 
No spicy development!
Our politics is jhaal-morich (spicy), but we are very short on adequate local production of spices and edible oil, as revealed in the DS report (July 17).
 
Shocking news
I'm extremely shocked to read the news that 131 hapless women of Ansar-VDP will be sent to Saudi Arabia as maids!

What a heartless decision! We usually know that the Saudi Sheikhs treat womenlike

 
Fatal diseases
HIV/AIDS is a fatal disease that may spread all over the world within the next few years.
 
Fast growing metropolis
It is indeed heartening that Dhaka is one of the fastest growing cities of the world. It is amazing that Dhaka would soon be a megacity, much bigger in size and population.
 
Save our culture
I was astonished at the letter by Zeenat Z. Syed, (DS 13/7/05) titled "Save our culture-Why?" She is living in Bangladesh and writing against the country's culture. That is unacceptable.
 
Cheating on medical reports
As indicated in the DS report of July 11, cheating and swindling in medical diagnostic tests and issuance of medical reports have become big business, in a sustained environment of corrupt practices,
 
Laws and our text books
To keep the law and order situation under control is one of the prime responsibilities of the government. So, the law and order situation always gets a high priority in any administration.
 
Strengthening Saarc
This is in reference to Mr. Zia Uddin's letter on 13 July.
 
All pervasive corruption
We are poor but as a nation we have a glorious history. We agitated for our language and freedom and were crowned with great success. We are proud of Bangladesh.
 
Adulteration
Your reports on adulteration have been quite revealing. It is now clear that even the best restaurants in the city are nor safe, nor are the well known food producers.
 

 
   
 
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