Readers’ Forum

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War Monger America

Once upon a time people all over the world used to look upon America with awe, to them it was a dream land, the country of golden deer; they longed to go there to find peace and prosperity. But not anymore, as days are passing by the shine is wearing off, true colour is becoming visible which is shocking.
According to the revelation of former US President Jimmy Carter over its 242 year history The United States has only enjoyed 16 years of peace. Jimmy Carter said ,”This makes the US the most warlike nation in the history of world. We have wasted, I think $3 trillion (on) military spending.”
To make the country rich the USA supplies military equipments to many countries and attacked quite a number of countries for grabbing oil.

Nur Jahan
Chattogram

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Extra Rent Vs Our Limited Movement

All the offices of the country started opening from the first of June. From now on public transport will also continue. The government has also imposed some restrictions to protect public health. The government has directed to carry half the capacity of public transport. In contrast, the current rent has been increased by 60 percent. But the reality is that it is not possible for many to bear the burden of this extra rent.In contrast, it is also difficult to confirm whether the transports will carry half the passengers. Our public transport has never cared about the rules and regulations. Carrying extra passengers, charging extra fare, abusing passengers, harassing female passengers in various ways, driving recklessly while competing with other vehicles to get more passengers has become their unwritten rule. Therefore, it cannot be said with certainty that the public transports will carry half of the passenger of their capacity. Bangladesh is a highly densely populated country. The number of public transport is very less than the number of passengers here. The scene of going to work as a bat is not new to us. There are more people standing in our public transport than there are sitting. When this became a reality, it became a big question how the rest of the passengers would travel to work if the transports carried half the passengers.

Afsana Rezoana Sultana
Patuakhali Science & Technology University

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