The National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh responds to an editorial by The Daily Star.
There are no visible changes yet.
The trainee doctors at BSMMU have been demanding an increase of monthly allowance from Tk 20,000 to Tk 50,000 – a demand which is justified.
The old Wari Post Office building at Rankin Street was demolished. And in its place a new multi-storeyed building has been constructed.
The new post office premises are spacious but unfortunately, most of the time the public face various difficulties and their valuable time is wasted due to shortage of essential staff in the post office. Further, the Franking stamp machine is found out of order very often.
Would the Post Master General kindly look into the matter and address the said problems in the interest of public service?
I purchased a pack of locally made potato chips; and read “made from European potatoes”.
Why we have to import potatoes -- and that too from far away Europe?
In the 1990s, I purchased potato @Tk 5 per kg in Dhaka. Are we short of potato production?
Similarly, we find in the market imported RMG from China and Thailand -- while Bangladesh is the second largest producer of ready-made garments. The question is: should we import politicians to run our country?
The government has recently issued a policy to curb the widespread coaching business by preventing teachers from offering coaching to the students of their own institutions. According to the policy, teachers are allowed to provide private tuition to a maximum of 10 students of 'other' institutions. This provision will create problem for the students especially in the rural areas.
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The World Bank has cancelled the much awaited 1.2 billion loan for the construction of Padma Bridge on the charge of corruption. The new World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim also supported the decision on the ground that WB does not tolerate corruption. I am surprised to know that Bangladesh government did not help the investigation team properly, which means that some government high officials are also involved in the corruption. Anyway, this bridge will play an important role in developing communication between the coastal districts of Bangladesh and Dhaka. It will contribute positively towards bolstering our economy as well. However, it is really shameful for the government.
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