Your staff correspondent's front-paged report on December 13 on our High Court raising the issue of fire hazard at hospitals and clinics of fire hazard at hospitals and clinics deals with important issue. However, along with fire hazard, safe disposal of infected waste materials by hospitals, clinics and pathological laboratories should also be dealt with. Both these matters are important to contain cross infection through carelessness or accidental mistakes. Proper procedures need to be established for fire protection as well as all clinical waste management . Once the procedures are established, health authorities must carry out routine inspections to ensure that these are properly followed. These are serious safety matters related to accidents by fire or accidental infection of innocent people by germs let loose along with hospital or clinic wastes. Our authorities should take up these important issues seriously and resolve it before something undesired happens, putting ordinary people's life at risk.
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Defiance of CNG drivers
It is a very common for the commuter of Dhaka to face all kinds of chaos and disorder when they want to travel from one part to another part of Dhaka. Especially older people, women and school going children go through much ordeal to reach their destination.Apart from mind numbing traffic jam the Dhakaites are victims of the whims and wishes of CNG run auto rickshaw drivers.They charge as they like and will only go to the destination of their convenience.Although there is a meter to calculate fair hardly any drivers use it.It seems to me that the meter is only a decorative part of three wheelers.The authorities have many times tried to bring some order but it seems all has gone in vein.The poor commuters have no way but to accept the situation.I don't think we need foreign experts' advice to bring order in the transport sector.We only need to implement the existing law strictly so that no one dares to violate it. An improved situation will bring some solace to the already overwhelmed Dhakaites.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Persecution of schools
Today I received a note from our area committee denouncing schools and other 'illegal' educational establishments. This was droll, and lugubrious. I gave up business because I couldn't pay bribes. Instead, i chose to be a humble tutor of English, teaching a limited number of students in my apartment . I earned the scorn of both my family and friends. If i had been a businessman paying generous bribes, I would have been successful and praised by both family and friends.
Now, I learn from the committee that this activity is illegal: this is a curious moral , and the immoral is the criminal. My heart goes out to the schools that are being asked to vacate Dhanmondi. When I was in London as a child, my school was smack in the middle of a residential area: it had to be so.This was the catchment area.Local children were expected to walk a short distance to their local schools.
Are the schools expected to move to a specially designated are, such as Tejgaon? 'Tejgaon Industrial Area': are our children to be herded into industry-like compounds? What is galling is that the millionaires who have made dubious fortunes own flats in Dhanmondi, yet these shady businessmen are calling educational establishments ' illegal'. What an irony! They have the money and the time to hire lawyers: I don't . Therefore, one despairs of justice from the highest courts of the land.One can only look towards heaven for justice.
Now, I learn from the committee that this activity is illegal: this is a curious moral , and the immoral is the criminal. My heart goes out to the schools that are being asked to vacate Dhanmondi. When I was in London as a child, my school was smack in the middle of a residential area: it had to be so.This was the catchment area.Local children were expected to walk a short distance to their local schools.
Are the schools expected to move to a specially designated are, such as Tejgaon? 'Tejgaon Industrial Area': are our children to be herded into industry-like compounds? What is galling is that the millionaires who have made dubious fortunes own flats in Dhanmondi, yet these shady businessmen are calling educational establishments ' illegal'. What an irony! They have the money and the time to hire lawyers: I don't . Therefore, one despairs of justice from the highest courts of the land.One can only look towards heaven for justice.
Lost glory of Bangladesh football
I used to be a huge fan of Bangladesh football in the early 1980s and Dhaka football league had a huge fan following . Fans used to come from every corner of Bangladesh to watch the Dhaka derby. I used to go to Dhaka stadium every other day to watch my favourite team Abahani's game. During the 1980s and 1990 s football was such a craze. But when I see the present feeble state of Bangladesh football feel very sad. The Bangladesh football team, once a respectable football power in South Asia, now fails to reach the semi-finals of SAF football. In South Asia all nations are moving ahead in football and whereas we seem to be moving backward. Once minnows has come far.I still wonder how our football has reached such a potiable stage and who is to blame. We have to seriously ponder to retrieve the lost glory of football.In any game spectator are the souls.We have to bring back the spectators and for that we need to arrange international football tournaments like President Gold Cup, Agha Khan Gold Cup, etc. I believe we have a pool of talent and it won't take much time to bring back the lost glory of our football.
Monday, 24 October 2011
From 'digital' to dissection
Key finctionaries of the Awami League-led government are doing and saying things that seem to be baring open their deep-seated fear anf their despair.
They are putting forth one reason after another in defence of the repeal of the provision for election-time caretaker administration.
Of late , the government has approved a proposal that the Dhaka City Corporation should be divided into two for better service delivery. Eminent citizens, experts and people in general seem to believe such a plan would not work and , in fact , lead to more complications.
The mayoral election has been kept in abeyance for years now. Maybe , the government has realised that the election cannot remain postponed indefinitely. Mey be , it believes the incumbent mayor could get re-elected. Maybe , the proposal for division of the city corporation is to ensure that, even if S
They are putting forth one reason after another in defence of the repeal of the provision for election-time caretaker administration.
Of late , the government has approved a proposal that the Dhaka City Corporation should be divided into two for better service delivery. Eminent citizens, experts and people in general seem to believe such a plan would not work and , in fact , lead to more complications.
The mayoral election has been kept in abeyance for years now. Maybe , the government has realised that the election cannot remain postponed indefinitely. Mey be , it believes the incumbent mayor could get re-elected. Maybe , the proposal for division of the city corporation is to ensure that, even if S
Friday, 21 October 2011
Pakistan and India should join hands for Afghan peace
DR Rashid Ahmad Khan, professor of international relations at Sargodha University in Pakistan, i n an op-ed titled 'Conflict on the west, peace in the east'. wrote in Lahore's Daily Times: 'In This row with the US pushing Pakistan towards reconciliation with India? Is it just a coincidence or a calculated move on the part of Pakistan to drop certain preconditions for forward movement in some of the thorniest differences with India, like bilateral trade? Whatever the reality , the fast, however, remains that escalating tensions on Pakistan's western border due to deteriorating relations in recent months. The most recent , and undoubtedly the most significant, was Pakistan's commerce minister Amin Fahim's journey to New Delhi and his successful talks with Indian counterpart Anand Sharma, resulting in the decision by the two countries to expand bilateral trade and allowing India to use the Wagah land trade route.'
He also pointed out:'Realising that it cannot afford hostility simultaneously on its western and eastern borders,Pakistan's move for an improved relationship with India is understandable.But in Pakistan, there is an influential lobby, including religious political parties like Jammat-i-Ialami(JI) and Jamiat -ul-Ulema Islam Fazl (JUI-F) , that holds that instead of accepting US hegemony to counter the security threat from India, it is better to improve relations with the latter to avoid being a surrogate to the former .In India, as well , there are certain circles that are of the opinion that if Pakistan and India join hands, they can keep the region free of the influence of extra-regional powers. A widening row between Pakistan and the US, therefore, may come as a blessing in disguise for peace and reconciliation between the two archrivals , Pakistan and India.'
He also pointed out:'Realising that it cannot afford hostility simultaneously on its western and eastern borders,Pakistan's move for an improved relationship with India is understandable.But in Pakistan, there is an influential lobby, including religious political parties like Jammat-i-Ialami(JI) and Jamiat -ul-Ulema Islam Fazl (JUI-F) , that holds that instead of accepting US hegemony to counter the security threat from India, it is better to improve relations with the latter to avoid being a surrogate to the former .In India, as well , there are certain circles that are of the opinion that if Pakistan and India join hands, they can keep the region free of the influence of extra-regional powers. A widening row between Pakistan and the US, therefore, may come as a blessing in disguise for peace and reconciliation between the two archrivals , Pakistan and India.'
Monday, 17 October 2011
Cricket Repoting
A news item front - paged on October 12 in a leading Dhaka based English language, about Bangladesh's exciting win in the Twenty 20 cricket match against the visiting West Indies on October 11, had a 'no -ball' from the reporter, which should have been hit for a six in cricketing parlance.
The sentence, call it a bowling over, had a poor grammatical error. It is quoted as follow: 'a memorable chapter"was" in Bangladesh cricket history was written on the lush green carpet of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday right.'
The 'no -ball' was the 'was' before in Bangladesh'. This should have been hit for a six by the editorial staff doing the proofreading . Unfortunately', he or she missed the 'no-ball' altogether.
The sentence, call it a bowling over, had a poor grammatical error. It is quoted as follow: 'a memorable chapter"was" in Bangladesh cricket history was written on the lush green carpet of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday right.'
The 'no -ball' was the 'was' before in Bangladesh'. This should have been hit for a six by the editorial staff doing the proofreading . Unfortunately', he or she missed the 'no-ball' altogether.
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