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22 February 2004, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By Md. Ariful Islam, Electrical Engg, Rajshahi University of Engineering And Technolog
22 February 2004, 18:00 PM
In reply to a question asked by a BR (Bangladesh Railway) employee, while going to Rajshahi from Tangail, my home district, I said that Bangladesh is an LDC with so many problems -- so it's not at all possible for us to send an astronaut to the space. Another question was whether any person of Bangladeshi origin in the field of engineering has invented any basic instrument/device/scientific law. I replied not quite negatively but attempted to convince him that Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose invented radio and microwave theory but it wasn't patented. Scientist Dr. Nazmul Huda invented fuel-less electricity (power), which hasn't been patented either -- so who're responsible for these lapses?

The ordinary people (folk) or even many educated people don't want to understand or acknowledge that the learners, scientific officers, engineers in the field of science, engineering and technology have made some contribution to this country. BAEC (Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission), SPARSO etc are being maintained by Bangladeshi engineers and scientists, as well as some foreigners, even by the engineers from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (former BIT) -- which has always been ignored. Various power sectors are being monitored, maintained by home (Bangladeshi) engineers -- so why people are upset?

Many meritorious Bangladeshi students have shown their extra-ordinary performance abroad. But we've to remember that ours is an LDC, so there're huge problems in the field of science and technology. Nevertheless, we are conducting research in the fields of astronomy, software, IT etc.

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I request the people not to be upset.