Mr Hossain:
As you know, different people respond to different influences. Khaleda, Hasina have shown a pattern over the last 15 years of responding to nothing but their own interests. The most recent example of the failure of dialogue with these two ladies is just 1 year ago when everyone was trying to make peace between them so that we could hold a credible election. They responded to that dialogue by unleashing a wave of violence through out the country.
I do agree that reform cannot happen simply by taking out the 2 bad ladies. But it does happen when you start showing politicians that there are consequences to dishonesty, corruption, ineffectiveness. Not by wasting another 20 years waiting for Khaleda-Hasina or anyone like them.
- M. Raheem
New York
Sajjad Hossain <shossain456@yahoo.com> wrote:
Mr Raheem,I think you live in a fantasy world. Just tell me how this kind of reform (?) by threat and force will help poor Bangladeshis?OK Hasina and Khaleda are apparently out but how about the new goons? Saifur Rahman's sons did every wrong thing under his patronage. Now he becomes "Dhoa Tulsi Pata". His son Naser Rahman used to be known as "Hazari of Moulvi Bazar". In a so-called meeting of the BNP Standing Committee, he relieved of Mr Kh. Delwar from the post of Secretary General on health ground but Mr Saifur Rahman can hardly walk. He has been on the Wheel Chair for a long time. Is it not mockery of the democracy?If you want reform have a healthly dialogue with political parties. Don't send DGFI agents with guns underneath their white dresses to carry out reform. This kind of behavour with ill motives will certainly backfire. Period. Just wait and see.SHToronto
"M. Raheem" <raheemm1@yahoo.com> wrote:It is fantasy at best and naive at worst to expect the Bangladeshi political culture to voluntarily reform itself. Whether thru direct or indirect means, pressure has to be applied. I am not at all apalled, but glad that there is some change in the top leadership of BNP.
The CTG's goal from day one has been to reform the political culture and this action does not deviate from that goal. The slowdown in the economy is the necessary pain we must go thru for long term establishment of law and order. This period of uncertainty is the price we must pay for the the massive institutional corruption that became the norm in the last few years.
And finally, judgement shall be passed at the end of 2008 when some of the fruits of the current work will be borne or not. My sympathy is only for the poor and middle class who are paying the greatest price for the current transition. But it is not as though the poor and middle class lived a pain free life for the last 35 years. Atleast this time their pain could give birth to a brighter future for all, instead of for the Khaleda-Hasina family and friends.
- M. Raheem
New York
Sajjad Hossain <shossain456@yahoo.com> wrote:This kind of disturbing behaviour will backfire. I thin General Moeen and the Army are involved to create a chaotic situation so that they can take the power over. This is certainly different from other military rulers in Bangladesh. General Zia and Ershad lured the others with carrots to join their own party but never staged a coup in any large political parties. I am worried whether similar incident would be staged for Awami League. My analysis is this regime is already got panicked because of failures in various fronts. After the next election (I doubt it would be held in 2008), every action of this undemocratic government will have to be ratified. Otherwise, they will go to the "Lal Ghar". So they want a rubber stamp Parliament by an election through massive vote rigging similar to Musharraf's Pakistan.
Shafqat Anwar <anwarshafqat@hotmail.com> wrote:This is a very disturbing development and will have far reaching negative consequences. The CTG or the Military Administration cannot directly interfere in the internal affairs of a political party. This also indicates that some quarter is very active in implementing a hidden agenda. This shameful and uncivil initiative will neither bear any good for democracy nor for the so-called political reforms !Regards,
Shafqat
From: Shamim Chowdhury <veirsmill@yahoo.com>
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Subject: [ALOCHONA] Intelligence threaten to kill BNP Gen. Sec if not comply within 24 hrs!
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:06:02 -0700 (PDT)
Dhaka, Oct 29 (bdnews24.com) – Former BNP MP Md Akhteruzzaman Monday claimed that two senior officials of an intelligence agency had asked party secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain to leave his post in 24 hours.In a written statement to the media, he said the officials had allegedly asked Delwar to go to the house of former finance minister M Saifur Rahman by 7:30pm Monday and declare Saifur the party's acting chairperson and Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan secretary general.But Akhteruzzaman, himself a former military officer, did not specify which intelligence agency the officials belong to.Retired major Akhteruzzaman confirmed that he had sent out the press statement when bdnews24.com contacted him.The former MP, whom the BNP expelled for his outspoken criticism of party leadership, also alleged that the intelligence agents had threatened to kill Delwar unless he complied with the order.The officials went to Delwar's home Sunday, he said.Delwar, last seen in BIRDEM hospital Monday evening, could not be reached immediately for his version of events."They not only threatened the secretary general but aimed verbal abuse at me. If necessary, they will even kill me for helping Delwar," he said.Akhteruzzaman told bdnews24.com by phone that he was not present when the officials arrived at Delwar's NAM flat on city's Manik Miah Avenue, but that his statement was based on what Delwar said to him.The officials allegedly told Delwar that "Begum Khaleda Zia will not be allowed anymore to do politics on the soil of Bangladesh", the statement said.Akhteruzzaman sought intervention from the army chief and said people expected "rule of law"."Nobody is above the law," he said."It's not the job of an intelligence agency or officials of such agency to decide who will be the party's secretary general, the president or who will do politics," said Akhteruzzaman, former MP from Kishoreganj-2 constituency. "Everything has a limit. I think government officials—military or civilian—should not stretch the limits of responsibilities, nor should they go out of their way."bdnews24.com contacted information adviser Mainul Hosein for comment.Mainul only said: "I would not comment on it as I did not read the statement."bdnews24.com/jr/ad/2237 hours
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