Letters to the editor
Restore CTG
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is constantly reminding us that under the supervision of her government, city corporation, municipal and many other elections were held in which lots of BNP candidates have won. So there is no need to restore the caretaker government to hold the next general election, she argued.
We have become tired of hearing this. How could the general election be compared with local government elections?
If she is willing to control the unrest, she must immediately reinstate the caretaker government system and save the country from further catastrophe.
Nur Jahan
Chittagong
SMS nuisance
SMS is a good way of communication. But frequent SMSs sent to the subscribers by mobile companies for product advertisement are irritating. Sometimes the SMSs carry objectionable contents. Delhi High Court has already warned the companies not to bother the customers. Would the authorities here take note of Delhi court order?
Abdullah al Mujahid
Lecturer in English
Qadirabad Cantonment Sapper College
Natore
Save coastal embankments
Every year the severity of cyclone and tidal surges is increasing. Coastal embankments are not strong enough to stop saline water intrusion. Saline water is coming inside the embankments. Agricultural production is low due to saline water intrusion. Production of poultry, livestock and fresh water fishes has also decreased. People are suffering from various water-borne diseases, and there is scarcity of safe drinking water. On the other hand, some politically and economically influential people are cutting the embankments for shrimp cultivation, which has added fuel to the flame. I request the government to take necessary steps against those who make money at the cost of other people's distress.
M. A. Kashem
Mohammadpur, Dhaka
Safety measures at garment units
Garment industry has been mushrooming. But the workers who toil from dawn to dusk to keep this industry thriving and the economy growing are largely ignored. They earn a meagre amount with which they can hardly make both ends meet. Despite repeated remonstrations held by them, the owners of the garment industry have not taken any step.
The man-made catastrophe at Rana Plaza and the conflagration at Tazreen garments have exposed the horrendous working condition of the labourers. Recently, the international buyers of renowned brands cancelled their orders to import from Bangladesh. Now our nouveau riche garment owners must swalllow the bitter pill as they cannot evade the buyers' demands to take safety measures.
Md. Nahid Iftekhar
Muradpur, Chittagong
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