All is fine , but the proverb goes there is always a cloud under the sun and I experienced this 'cloud' hanging over ICDDR,B's sky on 20/4/04, when I went there for some medical tests prescribed by my doctor. The first thing that stuck me is the ignorance of the Men at the Reception Centre, who firstly misquoted my name, secondly, the Doctor gave me 5 tests, but, the man at the counter was continuously harping on my sugar test, leaving aside the cholesterol, HDC & LDC test. When I asked him to go through the 'prescription' minutely, he realised the mistake that he had made and corrected his shortcomings.

The 'lady' who was taking the blood was equally shabby, and always held her saree with her left hand, and was doing her job with the other hand. This disgusted me, and, I wanted to meet the CEO, and, apprise him/her of the shortcomings, which were least expected from an organisation of such international repute. However, unlike the Bangladesh high-ups who insist on your bio-data, or, your ancestral history to give an 'appointment', the ICDDRB office immediately took me to the Director , Human Resources. She was very kind and immediately noted down my suggestion to place an M.B.B.S at the reception , so that the visitors are assured of the right tests according to the prescription.