Mental
Pressure Everywhere
No
place is free of mental pressure. It is as if the
pressure has taken a hold both inside and outside
our homes. For example an aged mother suffers from
mental pressure when her son who is a high-ranking
officer tells her that he is not able to provide for
his old parents because he has been doing it for three
years, and it should be the job of the younger son
from now on. After hearing these words, one can imagine
how sad the mother is and how much her feelings are
hurt. Is there any end to a mother's suffering when
her son is negligent of her needs? There is tension
outside the home too. For example a man working in
a government office or an NGO, or any office for that
matter, suffers from the fear that he might lose his
job. There is no assuredness of a permanent position
in any job. The World Health Organisation researched
and found that the causes of pressure is high among
NGO workers. However, they are doing nothing to solve
this problem. People who work are constantly under
stress because they are in danger of losing their
jobs. Pure joy is hardly found in this atmosphere
because it is constantly surrounded by tension and
pressure. Living one's life happily is a part of our
human rights. Nobody can live properly these days,
it seems that everyone is unhappy or under pressure.
Nasreen
Akhtar
Mirpur Dhaka
Discrimination
at DU
Dhaka
University authorities have decided to keep the central
library open on Fridays. It is a very good decision
for both our teachers and the students. However, the
problem is that the science library is not open on
Fridays and the students are deprived of this opportunity.
Science students are in theoretical and lab classes
from 8am to 5pm and so it is not always possible for
them to do their class work on weekdays. It would
be helpful if the science library was also open on
Fridays. I hope the authorities pay attention to this
request.
Md.
Omar Faruk
Dhaka University
Joking
with Jokes
I
love the 'jokes' page of SWM. I usually start with
this page. Recently however, I no more find the jokes
very interesting. The September 12th issue, for example,
provides three jokes but I (along with others) could
not understand the what is funny there. I hope you
will try to make this page more interesting.
A.R.
Dewan
Munsiganj
Kudos
Thanks
to Kajalie Shehreen Islam for her article on the eighteenth
anniversary of the Dhaka University tragedy. It is
important that such events should not, as the writer
concluded, be repeated. The fact that an institute
for education as prestigious as DU is not taking better
care and providing more facilities for its students
is a matter of grave concern. I was horrified to see
the pictures illustrating the bad state of the dorms.
Kajalie Shehreen Islam's article was well written
and it is nice to see the journalists making such
an effort to make a difference in the small world
we know as Bangladesh.
Tahar
Dhaka
