Merit-based cadre services A 56 percent quota in the most prestigious sector of the country is not only irrational but also unjust. How can the civil service serve the nation efficiently when many meritorious students are deprived of the opportunity to qualify for the BCS? We welcome the government’s recommendation that 67 percent of the total cadres should be merit-based. We hope that the quota will gradually be brought down to a maximum of 5 percent. Rasel RanaJahangirnagar UniversitySavarPolythene bags reappear all overIn 2003, the-then government enacted a law banning the production, supply, sale and use of polythene as shopping bags. But still many shops use it without caring about its negative effects on the environment. We request everyone to use paper and jute bags to save the environment.Solaiman HossainDhaka
