Comments on news report

“ACC probe 'fails' to identify culprit,” published on October 16, 2014

Maruf Rahman
Should we be surprised? ACC means Awami Clearance Commission.

Sayed Rahman
I myself am serving in a bank of Bangladesh, and from my experience I can say that no embezzlement can occur without someone behind it. Some officials may be involved in the matter.

New Generation
There are instances that other similar probes also failed to identify the perpetrators when certain coterie was behind the screen.

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“Birth rate drops” (October 16, 2014)

S. M. Iftekhar Ahmed
It is time for the government to do more to reduce the population growth.

Rob Harris
Great progress indeed.

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“Relaxing eligibility criteria of admission” (October 16, 2014)

Nawfal Talukdhar
Without qualified teachers, the education system of our country is not capable of producing competent students who are fit for the handling of the 21st century challenges. The qualified graduates, who have completed their university education with excellence, do not have any motivation to become a teacher in our country. The salary of the teachers, especially of elementary and high schools in Bangladesh is very poor. Most of the teachers are involved in private tutoring or coaching business, and they use the classroom as a tool to recruit students for their coaching centres. The government should provide decent compensation packages to our teachers so that they are able to live an honourable life.