Vol. 4 Num 244 Fri. January 30, 2004    
 
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Babies on bridges
You can see small babies lying on the busy overbridges of Farmgate every day.
 
The Star 'robbed' my morning walk
In love heart grows more in absence. This is, however, no less valid in case of living continuously far away from home on duty with only a brief interlude. This may be a kind of 'homesickness'.
 
Killing of journalists
A wave of torture and killing of journalists has been witnessed recently.
 
Geisha--What does it mean?
It was fascinating to read 'Kyoto is like a Kimono' written by Mr. Kazi Khaled Ashraf published in The Daily Star of January 21, 2004. At one place he wrote: " The area is also known for the geishas.
 
South Asian writers
I take this opportunity to thank Yasmeen Murshed for her excellent column on books. Her column ('Post colonial fiction,' Saturday, 24/01/04), was a very good reading.
 
Saddam standing for Democrats!
Forgive me for asking, but if Saddam was to contest the forthcoming election (no, not the Iraqi election, but the US presidential election!), who do you think will win: Bush or Saddam?

If you ask

 
Lack of sportsmanship
A Bangladesh Test squad has been named for the forthcoming Zimbabwe cricket series with batsman Habibul Bashar as the new skipper and Rajin Saleh as his deputy.
 
English medium in cadet colleges
Recently, the government took the decision that English will be the medium of instruction for the cadet colleges.
 
National University
I fully endorse the views expressed by Mr Shafiquee (DS, 24th January, 2004). There seems to be a great inertia at the NU.
 
Hapless pedestrians
I live in a model suburb in the northern part of Dhaka. I usually go out in my area for an evening walk or mild exercise. I find a few more people joining me from the neighbourhood and we enjoy our walk.
 
Lankan gesture
I read the news about the friendly behaviour of the Sri Lankan navy towards 14 Bangladeshi fishermen who lost their way due to a natural calamity in the Bay of Bengal.
 
Media flayed
We are really disappointed reading the above news item published in the DS on January 23,2004.
 
"My architects, Kahn and Khan"
Sorry, but I do not get the point of the writer's view published in the DS (23/01/04, "My Architect, Kahn and Khan").
 
Pedestrian corridor
On Road 103 in Gulshan-2, near where I live, DCC/DUTP-appointed contractors have been working for nearly a year to construct a pedestrian footpath along one side of the road.
 
Parking lot
A couple of days back on the TV and recently in the newspaper, I saw an exciting (!?!?) news.
 

 
   
 
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