Letters To The Editor
The 'Poly-Glu' lady
Japanese PM's praise of our women and calling them 'base of the pyramid' in development in Bangladesh in his UN speech was published in a local English daily on 1st October. It was indeed a valued recognition of our womenfolk. I may possibly not be wrong in feeling that our womenfolk are the most accomplished among the women of Muslim countries of the world.
The Japanese PM's remark was based on the performance of Nilufa Yeasmin, the "Poly-Glu Lady", for her achievements in familiarising this "Glu" which cleans turbid water easily. Frankly speaking, this is the first occasion that I have heard about this "Poly Glu." Neither have I come across anything about it in any of our local English dailies that I read regularly. I would request our dailies to carry reports on it. I believe, if the material is easily available, then many people in Dhaka as well as other cities and towns can also use it. I wonder if any NGOs are aware about this or use it to clean water in rural areas.
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