Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 4 Num 189 Fri. December 05, 2003  
   
Letters to Editor


A question


Last week a student of mine who is in grade six asked me, "Sir, When Bangladesh Taka (BT) is so strong against the US Dollar, why is it so weak against fish and vegetables?"

Being a maths teacher, I couldn't give him an answer. I simply said, "Ask the Governor of Bangladesh Bank, or someone who understands Einstein's Theory of Relativity.

What else could I tell him to satisfy his curiosity!