Readers’ Voice

Awami League must
act rationally

We have become tired by the antics of Awami League. They are taking tolls on our patience. In fact the name of the party is unsuitable, it is half Urdu and half English, is not it peculiar?
We have never seen a government giving call for hartal which this government is doing when opposition political parties announce their protest rallies. The government instructs all sorts of transport to remain unavailable so that people will not be able to join the rallies. It is a very deplorable act. We hope Awami League will refrain from doing this in the future.
There is also another very peculiar act by Awami League, they call peace rally on the day the opposition political parties arrange rallies, what could be the reason behind it?

Nur Jahan
Chattogram

Polluted air a major concern

Bangladesh has been experiencing high levels of air pollution in the last couple of years which has led to a significant impact on people’s health. As per a Health Report, air pollution has become the 2nd leading health risk factor after high blood pressure in our country. According to a Air Quality Study, Bangladesh was among the top 10 countries with the highest outdoor PM 2.5 (particulate matter) levels in 2019. Country’s air is becoming increasingly poisonous in the absence of effective measures to control the release of pollutants.
In Bangladesh, people suffer from the worst air quality in the months of November, December, January and February. As it has been a growing tension, the concerned authority need urgent and sustained action to initiate comprehensive focus on reducing air pollution in order to afford clean air for country dwellers.

Wares Ali Khan
Sadar, Narsingdi