The New Nation - Internet Edition

We got much enthusiastic as we heard about the introduction of Dhaka-Kolkata Moittre train service. We thought that now it would be easy, cheaper, and confortable to go on a holiday trip to India. But what I have learned from some passengers who have availed of the opportunity is rather dissappointing. The train service has a lot of problems, one being the transfer of passengers through the immigration. A huge time is wasted in completing formalities while entering and leaving India.

Would the concerned authorities in both the countries please take effective measures to make the Dhaka-Kolkata train service hassle-free,cofortable and enjoyable?

Telecast BD Channels in India

Recently while inaugurating the second Dhaka International Cable TV Exhibition, FBCCI President Anisul Huq observed that Bangladesh have been maintaining a softline in her cable TV exhibition policy. In Bangladesh so many foreign TV channels including those of India are being exhibited. But it is a matter of great regret that Bangladeshi channels are not exhibited in our neighbouring country India. The FBCCI President urged the concerned authorities to take steps to telecast Bangladesh channels in India. He also suggested to impose duties on the ads telecast by the foreign TV channels in Bangladesh.

I appreciate the above observations made by the FBCCI President and I would like to sincerely call upon the authorities in India to take appropriate steps so that Bangladeshi channels could be exhibited in that country.

Professor M Zahidul Haque

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University

Dhaka