Congrats Women’s Cricket Team!
Bangladesh women’s cricket team got ‘Test status’ in nearly a decade after getting ODI status in 2011. The news of the women’s cricket team getting the status has made us happy when we are extremely disappointed and angry with the unexpected performance of the Bangladesh Cricket Team in all the matches in New Zealand. With this unique achievement, another important chapter has been written in the glorious cricket history of Bangladesh. At the same time, this achievement has further enriched the golden jubilee of independence and the celebration of Bangabandhu’s birth centenary.
Such recognition has given fullness to women’s cricket. I hope this extraordinary achievement will inspire and motivate women players more. This will certainly act as a strong source of inspiration to increase women’s interest in cricket at the grassroots level. Now it is necessary to ensure proper planning and proper supervision. Strengthening the foundation of domestic cricket will ensure the consistency of international success. Women’s cricket in the country will go ahead like men if they get public and private patronage. Otherwise the achievement figures will be limited to recognition only. The recognition of the women’s cricket team as a member of the elite club of Test cricket is an occasion of joy and pride for the country and the nation.
Today’s achievement will play an important role in speeding up women’s courage in cricket as in almost every field. So hearty congratulations and good wishes to all those directly and indirectly involved in such a landmark achievement, especially the women players.
Abu Faruk
Sadar, Bandarban
Farmers Need Financial Protection
Our farmers have been worst affected due to Covid-19 pandemic. But they have shown extreme resilience in the face of huge adversities. By hardworking and painstaking moves, they had kept a sufficient supply of food grains to feed the entire population during Covid-19 induced crisis. So, protecting them from the long-run negative impact of the pandemic should be a priority for the government.
As our small and marginalized farmers do not have enough savings to sustain themselves for a long time, so they need to be brought under social safety-net programs. By the way, implementing agrarian and social-security reforms to protect farmers from the adverse impacts of Covid-19 is very imperative.
Wares Ali Khan
Narsingdi
