November 02, 2007
Sen. Kennedy writes to Fakhruddin Ahmed via the ambassador
Mash has the letter.
Sen. Kennedy's letter specifically brings up accusations of torture, and goes on to say that it brings into question the governments commitment to human rights and the rule of law.
When Moeen was in Boston, he expressed displeasure about letters from senators being instigated by Bangladeshis in Boston. I guess this is not going to make it any better, specially when he finds out what the student newspaper from Harvard said:
It is probably safe to say Sen. Kennedy's letter would have gotten no play in the Crimson otherwise.
Surely that was not the outcome Gen. Moeen hoped for when he came to Harvard.
Sen. Kennedy's letter specifically brings up accusations of torture, and goes on to say that it brings into question the governments commitment to human rights and the rule of law.
When Moeen was in Boston, he expressed displeasure about letters from senators being instigated by Bangladeshis in Boston. I guess this is not going to make it any better, specially when he finds out what the student newspaper from Harvard said:
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 protested the arrests of 12 Bangladeshi academics in a letter to the nation's government last Friday, just days after the chief of Bangladesh's military spoke at Harvard and drew criticism for his regime's crackdown on academic freedom.In the last 36 years, The Crimson published 119 stories that mentioned Bangladesh, and 4 in 2007. 2 of those 4 mention the controversy of Gen. Moeen's closed-door meeting at the Ash Institute.
Gen. Moeen U Ahmed, who participated in a Kennedy School of Government executive education course in 2002, has sent troops to quell protests and arrest professors at Rajshahi University and at the country's flagship institution, the University of Dhaka. A military-backed provisional government has led Bangladesh since January 2007.
It is probably safe to say Sen. Kennedy's letter would have gotten no play in the Crimson otherwise.
Surely that was not the outcome Gen. Moeen hoped for when he came to Harvard.
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