On Tipaimukh
I fully agree with your editorial (‘Campaigners against Tipaimukh need to join hands across border’, June 23 2009). In an earlier letter (Tipaimukh dam, June 22), I expressed my hope that our prime minister would do her best in safeguarding our national interest regarding Tipaimukh dam and demarcation of the maritime boundary of the Bay of Bengal. But she seems to face an uphill task with a team, some members of which have already betrayed their naiveté and lack of concern for the people they represent.
A few of our ministers by their irrelevant and irresponsible utterances on different occasions have already proved themselves to be sort of court jesters rather than people holding responsible positions of the state.
In the circumstances, your editorial is a timely call for the people of both countries to unite and fight against the construction of the Tipaimukh dam, a future manmade catastrophe of astronomical dimension.
Nuruddin Azam
Australia
T20 and Pakistan Team!
The Pakistan team must be applauded, but it is not just for winning the Twenty20. After their hopeless performance in the first match even their own fans gave up on them. But they returned with fire and vengeance. I don’t usually follow sport but because Bangladesh was playing I decided to watch at least the highlights. That was a mistake.
After watching the way Bangladesh performed, I have decided to put my name up for
the next Bangladesh captaincy! I know absolutely nothing about cricket but I still think I can play better than the disgraceful way our team played.
Not only that they didn’t bother to change their strategy after the defeat in the first match, but our players showed no urgency or remorse. The cavalier manner in which they played was irritating.
Azad Miah
Oldham, UK
Proposal for coal export!
We wonder whether the proposal carries any real justification. Why not find an alternate source within Bangladesh so that the coal can be used to generate energy in Bangladesh? We heard a lot about gas export which proved misleading and a baseless proposition. Coal export proposal is just a new innovation of the same idea without any serious thinking on how to use coal as quickly as possible or find an alternate source of energy in Bangladesh. Those responsible for policy making on natural resources especially energy raw materials need to be more professionally operational.
Quadir
California, USA
