A father's interview

Professor M. Zahidul Haque, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, SAU, Dhaka
The other evening I was listening to Radio Foorti. RJ Nawaf was very aptly hosting 'Dhaka Calling' with tracks of some lovely songs. In between the programme, an interview with the host's father was presented as part of the 'Father's Day' celebration. Nawaf's father Mr. Naser narrated his thrilling experiences of being the first Bangladeshi cyclist to go on a world tour with an ordinary bicycle at a very tender age. He travelled up to Iran via India and Pakistan in 1978 with his cousin Tamu. In his concluding remarks Mr. Naser left one important piece of advice: “A cyclist or any other person should not smoke cigarette because smoking destroys the energy of life.” RJ Nawaf's conducting of the interview was very lively. Radio Foorti deserves appreciation for airing such an interesting and entertaining programme.