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.
This is in reference to Billy I Ahmed's article of May 21 "Lesson from Baghdad Pact: Elusive democracy!"...
The recent news in the regional section of your paper (May 26) regarding new barrages north of Pancagarh as well as building of artificial lakes in India is definitely a major threat of looming disaster for Agrarian and poverty-ridden Bangladesh.
Your paper should focus this news much more and create awareness regarding our opening a dialogue with our powerful upstream neighbour. This should be priority number one and be dealt with by the highest authorities in our country. If need be we should look into the possibilities of mutual benefit, using the demand and need of water as a pre-condition.
I have noted with interest the recent letters from the family members of the candidates and that from British Council and Manarat School. As a guardian of one of the candidates I would like to point out a few things in this regards....
The law and order situation in our country is, I believe, the cause of all socio-political unrest coupled with poor economic condition and lack of proper education. These causes have made every one of us sick in the mind. As a result the society has become corrupt in its every tire, in its every home, in its every action and deed....
This is in response to S. Khan's letter (May 28). I'm quoting, "I have read with dismay the utter lack of knowledge and one-sided views that readers have in respect to the bombings..."...
I have read with interest your report "BB discourages private placement in bank IPO" (May 28) in respect of Bangladesh Bank's advice to SEC not to allow placement of shares of Banking Companies. As reported taka 300 million was raised through private placement and only taka 100 million was offered to the public which I understand was over subscribed by over six times. These shares were in fact offered at a premium. From the public enthusiasm it appears that a placement of shares to private parties and insiders before an IPO is not at all necessary....
In response to Mr. Jamil Reza's letter (May 29), I would like to inform him that one of the most important responsibilities that a democratic Govt. has is the accountability to people that put them in power. I am surprised that you are not aware that our Govt. Servants/Ministers and MPs are very much into corruption and crimes as well, so the issue of them spending time to tackle these problems is a nothing short of a myth. And I would advise you not to underestimate the importance of The Daily Star Letters Page, where even a negative letter like yours gets printed....
I have read with interest your report "BB discourages private placement in bank IPO" (May 28) in respect of Bangladesh Bank's advice to SEC not to allow placement of shares of Banking Companies. As reported taka 300 million was raised through private placement and only taka 100 million was offered to the public which I understand was over subscribed by over six times. These shares were in fact offered at a premium. From the public enthusiasm it appears that a placement of shares to private parties and insiders before an IPO is not at all necessary....
Regarding Esam Sohail's opinion (May 23), Pasha's military victory against the British and the Russian are laudable to restore Turkish pride. The pace of industrialisation that followed has the hallmark of industrial revolution that Europe witnessed earlier. So the pattern is very similar and repeated. Europe shunned its ignominious past because of its guilty conscience of the inquisition while Pasha shunned his past for his personal ambition to a larger extent and perhaps as many suspect, was set up by the British and his Jewish lineage. The Europeans voluntarily denied its past to bring about a new soul, Pasha's cohorts gloated his vision into Turkish throats....
Crises put governments to tests. Valuable lessons can be obtained by observing how governments deal with them and how communities cope. The spread of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) has raised the question of governance once more....
