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DT<br />
12<br />
Editorial<br />
FRIDAY, AUGUST <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2017</strong><br />
TODAY<br />
Talaq, talaq, talaq<br />
Muslims of the Indian Union are<br />
children of Pakistan by definition<br />
PAGE 13<br />
BIGSTOCK<br />
Take Asia by the horns<br />
Can you legally film a<br />
police investigation<br />
in Bangladesh?<br />
Video recordings by citizens have<br />
proven to be indispensable in bringing<br />
to light instances where the police<br />
unfortunately misused their powers<br />
PAGE 14<br />
There is no denying that over the last few years,<br />
Bangladesh has made tremendous strides in<br />
the exporting sector, and this dynamism is<br />
largely attributable to our RMG sector.<br />
But unfortunately, our export growth has been<br />
overly reliant on the developed countries of North<br />
America and Europe, while missing out on the<br />
immense potential of the economies closer to home --<br />
the Asian market.<br />
It is time for Bangladesh to up its game when it<br />
comes to this continent of nearly 60% of the world’s<br />
population-- and that is a goal that must be achieved<br />
not only through signing the necessary preferential<br />
trade agreements, but also by offering quality products.<br />
This means boosting trade relations through<br />
removing non-tariff barriers to trade, signing tradefriendly<br />
bilateral agreements, and the proper usage of<br />
preferential trade.<br />
There is no reason Bangladesh should not be able<br />
to take advantage of Asia, since we share similar tastes<br />
and values -- it is time to take Asia by the horns.<br />
Our export growth has<br />
been overly reliant on<br />
North America and<br />
Europe, while missing<br />
out on the immense<br />
potential closer to home<br />
Going under water<br />
The main objective of FAP is to save<br />
lives and livelihood of the flood affected<br />
people, improve agro-ecological<br />
conditions, enhance public facilities,<br />
and minimise potential flood damage<br />
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PAGE 15<br />
A true public servant<br />
The King Incognito tale has been told in various<br />
myths and folklore around the world, in which a<br />
king disguises himself as a commoner or a beggar<br />
to expose corrupt nobles and to learn about the<br />
true condition of his people.<br />
Chuadanga Mayor Obaidul Rahman Chowdhury Jipu did<br />
just that in real life when he recently disguised himself as a<br />
construction worker and again as a rickshaw puller to spot<br />
instances of corruption at various construction sites.<br />
Public projects in Bangladesh are notorious for their<br />
pervasive corruption, with big chunks of the funds getting<br />
siphoned off to a select few, resulting in shoddy structures<br />
and, not to mention, a betrayal of public trust.<br />
But this mayor actually took the problem seriously and<br />
is doing something rather heroic about it.<br />
He isn’t just making false promises to stamp out<br />
corruption; instead, he is doing the hard work that comes<br />
with such a promise, and thus shining as a brilliant example<br />
of a true servant of the people – a beacon of benevolence.<br />
We hope to see more government officials with this level<br />
of commitment to the public and to the nation.<br />
This mayor actually took<br />
the problem seriously<br />
and is doing something<br />
rather heroic about it