Because it is not necessary now-a-days that the chairman of PDB has to be an engineer. Anybody can be the Chairman of PDB. Even a person from taxation, education or judicial service can be appointed as Chairman of PDB. Any person from an active political party, affiliated or connected with politicians can be the Chairman of PDB. The job of the Chairman of PDB is not that important! He is just a Chairman. There is no set qualification criterion for the post of the Chairman of PDB. It is the wish of a democratic government to appoint any body to any post. You have to accept it. While no qualification, education criterion is set for a politician then why to bother about that for the post of the Chairman of PDB. After all, what job will he do? Our linemen will ensure electricity at every house, meter readers will ensure cheap rate and the Chairman will only ensure the security of their job which anybody can do as long as 'he is our man'. What a situation is prevailing in the country! We have been forgotten to say what is wrong!

Thank God, the new Chairman of PDB is an engineer, a civil engineer, an irrigation expert and has got long experience in flood control and water management. His experience is also relevant as he worked in the Water Development Board, which was once coupled with the Power Development Board. Let us not forget that power after all is also produced by water. So, the government appears this time to be very wise, appropriate and correct in appointing the most appropriate person for Power Development Board. I am sure, he must be a very close man of the government. Congratulations to the new Chairman of PDB and bravo to the government for a bold and appropriate decision.

Is it our mere narrowness of mind due to which we often fail to understand the spirit? After all, the government has to do justice to everybody and must treat everybody equally.

Major Mohd Akhtaruzzaman (retd) is ex-Member of Parliament, Kishoregonj-2 (Katiadi).