The New Nation - Internet Edition

With the introduction of B747-300 aircraft to its fleet by GMG, Bangladesh is seeing a new era in our aviation history. This will not only put the GMG into new perspective, it will also uplift the image of Bangladesh in global context which Biman failed in a horrible way. We like to congratulate GMG for a great job done and at the same time like to thank GMG for doing it for Bangladesh.

Having said that, I like to be critical in another perspective; it may sound like a dream today, but today's dream is always a reality tomorrow. We observed the rise of a giant today which will one day replace our national airline.

The mixture of fleet will be difficult one to maintain commercially, but while GMG has to think to get rid of its MD 90s which is very costly to operate, at the same time Biman's F-28s and DC-10s have to take an exit. Seven years earlier when I sent to Shihab Sattar an email to look forward to this day, his unconventional reply to me was a harsh one "Thank you for your unsolicited advice". But I would still like to suggest him this day the same that converting those three DC-10s into full-freighter version for our cargo operation will be a winning decision. I hope the government of the day will be bold enough to take that courageous decision and extend full co-operation to GMG. This is a question of survival, not a time for ego. Once again, congratulations to GMG !

Sheikh Monirul Islam (Opee)

Abu Dhabi.

Ireen Khan (of AI) called it a case of political engineering. High Court of the country in most cases termed it illegal. Others say, it was an utter disregard for the 'rule of law'. However, it is happening almost with routine regularity. Yes, it is the case of arresting persons-with political track records or otherwise - at the jail-gate after their release from the detention obtained through the intervention of the Higher Court of the country.

As a humble citizen, I consider such actions of the administration (or of the state) as dirty tricks and it is certainly in gross violation of the Fundamental Rights of a citizen, irrespective of his/her identity, which s/he is entitled to enjoy by birth rights.

The state, more so its executive branch, should honour the citizen's right or else such people-harassing acts will surely reduce the credit-value of the persons managing the affairs of the state.

Abu Musa Miah

Lalbagh, Dhaka