Is Ramesh Chandra a minister of Bangladesh or India?
The Awami League always tries to appease India not considering Bangladesh's interests. It does not go against the Indian will till now. Everyone in Bangladesh except Ramesh Chandra, veteran Awami Leaguer and Minister of Water Resources is dead against the construction of Tipaimukh Dam in India as it will bring severe hardship to the eastern part of Bangladesh.
The BNP-led government tried to impede the Tipaimukh project but the Awami League, the opposition in the parliament did not say anything against Tipaimukh Dam. Now the ruling party are saying India had undertaken this project during the regime of BNP.
The ruling party and the opposition should work together to make Bangladesh a developed country so that India and other neighbouring countries would value Bangladesh.
Biplob
arik.biplob@gmail.com
Tipaimukh Dam
The Tipaimukh Dam is now becoming a major topic, which is to be discussed for the greater interest of Bangladesh and its environment. Production of electricity is not a new thing using the current of water. But when a single river is flowing through different country, following some international rules is obligatory to avoid catastrophic effect on the neighboring country. The Tipaimukh Dam is situated at border area of eastern province of India Assam, Monipur, and Mizoram. The Barak River in India enters Bangladesh eventually morphing into Surma and Kushiara, which influence the lives of millions of people in more than seven districts including Sylhet Moulovibazar, Habiganj, Sunamganj, Brahmanbaria, Kishoreganj and Netrokhona. Without any statistical survey or legal permission of Bangladesh regarding the effects of the dam, it has already started its work. As per the statement of Indian government their only motive is to solve power crisis. Moreover this Dam will seriously hamper the flow of the Borak, which will ultimately make our land barren and dry. Ecosystem will collapse. Even large portions of forest area and constructed roads of India will go under water and millions of people of different ethnic groups will be uprooted from their motherland. Recently Bangladesh has sent a team to the riverbank but our government should conduct a full-on probe including specialists. Moreover our government should expose the information that has been sent by India so that people can scrutinize it and opine. What is more necessary is to stop unnecessary diatribe against India by the opposition because we are not against India, we are against the Dam which endangers our motherland.
Shakawat Hossain
shakawat95@yahoo.com
"Whitening Provisions in Budget" And the Princesses' Money
If our common sense works correctly then the money sent abroad by some of the princess and their associates of the BNP regime can easily be whitened under the provisions kept in 2009 Budget. So far we came to know from the newspapers that, if the owners of black money surrender 10% of the sum and give declaration regarding investment of the remaining amount in certain fields and ways, then no one would be allowed to ask them any question. This may be a good reason why BNP is not saying anything against these provisions.
If that is true, then the princess and their associates can easily whiten their money discovered abroad by taking scope of the above provisions. It is extremely painful to hear from a renowned person that he personally dislikes "such whitening" and then had to accept the same "under pressure". So long we knew that a man of principle is the person who never compromises with anything against his principle. The recent incidents in Bangladesh are going to create new definition of 'man of principles.'
Prof. Bijon B. Sarma
rangada@gmail.com
Poisonous food to PM
Sajeda Chowdhury recently raised a claim that the Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, was served poisonous food in prison. This, we think, is nothing but a baseless and ridiculous claim. Now, the Opposition Leader, Khaleda Zia also is claiming the same. So the rumour immediately needs to come to an end. We request the politicians that 'Please quit making such meaningless remarks.' The people do not want to see anymore in the media your vindictive words; rather they want to see you working only for the betterment of the country.
Habibur Rashid Ismail
habibur.rashid.ismail@gmail.com |