A year that was!
Pahela Baishakh is here but it is a matter of great regret that I am not feeling enthusiastic to say Shovo Nabo Barsha to anyone. In the last fifteen months we have seen enough unrest and it could be predicted that it will continue in some form or other.
The sun will rise in a bright red colour, but we do not know what the red colour will signify. Happiness or danger? Gone are the days when people did not have to be always on guard and used to pass their days in care-free manner. Even then a happy new year (Bangla) to all.
Nur Jahan
Chittagong
Lane for slow moving vehicles
The government has decided to expand the highways especially Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka – Mymensigh into four lanes from two lanes. We almost every day hear about road accidents that occur on highways due to uncontrolled speed and poor technical fitness of intercity vehicles.
I request the government to keep a single lane for the rickshaws, auto-rickshaws, CNGs and other less speedy vehicles along the proposed four-lane highways to make the travel safe. Hopefully, the concerned authority will pay heed to the matter.
Md. Sharifur Rahman Adil
Chittagong
