Poor postal service
It is very sad that in Bangladesh the "Postal Service" is extremely poor. We have a very large population who are deprived of the postal services. The service available is very inefficient and inadequate. There is ample opportunity to improve the services but no one ever really tried to look into this matter. Therefore it is suggested that the govt take the following measures.
1. Appoint a high level committee with experienced people to look into this matter and recommend steps to be taken for improvement within a reasonable time.
2. This committee should study the "postal needs" of our people and recommend actions to be taken.
3. This committee should study the postal systems of our neighbouring countries like India and Pakistan and make the best recommendations suited to us keeping the cost at the lowest
4. The "International Postal Union" or United Nations Organization can help us in this matter.
5. People of our country want a fast postal service at a reasonable cost so that they do not have to depend on "courier service" which is very expensive.
6. The number of post offices in Dhaka and Chittagong should be increased substantially keeping in mind the large population of these two cities.
7. The "Postal Savings Scheme" or "Postal Banking " should be enlarged/improved substantially so that more and more people deposit their small savings at various post offices. This scheme has become very popular in India as the service is fast and customer friendly.
Time has come to reorganize the entire postal system of our country. And this should be done keeping in mind the needs of people and as fast as possible. We have wasted a lot of time already.
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