RE: [ALOCHONA] Response to Farida Majid's Write-Ups on Shah Mohammad Hannan

Re: Mr. Jahangir.

Hearty congratulations...for ur excellent letter...in good english...with a natural flow of thought. A letter...from which..all f us can learn the good ' writing style'.

It is an excellent habbit...to inform other people...of our good experiences in daily life...Because 'genetically', we are always more keen
to talk non-stop about other people's faults.

It is sad to read some of the letters in this page....from well-qualified Bdeshis... with poor choice of words, spelling mistakes and uneven pace of expression.

I would like to thank the organizer of ALOCHONA...for providing a democratic, systematic and transparent medium...to express our opinion..in this page.

Best wishes to all.
Khoda hafez.

Dr. Maqsud Omar

> To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> From: asmjahangir@yahoo.com
> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:05:01 -0800
> Subject: [ALOCHONA] Response to Farida Majid's Write-Ups on Shah Mohammad Hannan
>
> Ms. Farida Majid,
>
> The major problem with we Bangladeshis is that neither
> can we critique in a civil way nor can we take it in
> stride. I always smack some kind of arrogance in our
> criticism. One doing it generally sounds like the most
> knowledgeable soul on the face of the earth. On the
> contrary, the people on the receiving end are treated
> as most frivolous living on this globe.
>
> It becomes all the more exasperating when people
> choose wayward, unprintable language to vent their
> venom. Instead of giving it the shape of a debate,
> it's turned into a bull fight with personal attacks.
> The intent is to hurt, not to heal - is to divide, not
> to unite.
>
> Ms. Majid, it indeed hurts me to find that you are no
> exception. Perhaps you will say neither am I. I will
> not contest if you do. However, it indeed hurts me
> when you accuse Mr. Shah Abdul Hannan, a respectable
> former bureaucrat, of crimes he never committed. You
> never present any facts or figures in favor of your
> allegations since there is perhaps none. When someone
> puts up something in support of Mr. Hannan, you attack
> him nakedly for his inability to comprehend your
> American English.
>
> Well, I had a short encounter with Mr. Hannan back in
> late 1982 (or early 1983?) when he was the Chairman of
> NBR. I shipped a refrigerator from Singapore and as it
> arrived I was having all sorts of problems in getting
> it cleared through the Airport Customs Authority. To
> make a long story short, after running the papers
> through everyone at airport, they sent me to NBR
> headquarters for the Chairman's signature.
>
> As I entered his office, he was already off from his
> chair to prepare for his midday prayer. I approached
> him and said, "sir, I am sorry to bother you at this
> time, but I had to come from the airport for your
> signature on this paper to get my refrigerator
> released". He signed it immediately and said in
> response, "why should you be sorry, rather we should
> be ashamed of our policy that makes you come here all
> the way from the airport just for a signature." The
> response indeed surprised me since it was unexpected
> of a Bangladesh bureaucrat, most of whom are arrogant
> and indifferent. His humility impressed me. I still
> carefully preserve this rare experience in my memory.
>
> I have little interest in party politics. But when I
> talk about politics I do my best to restrict the
> discussion on issues without attacking any political
> party, much less any individual. Mr. Hannan and you
> could be proponents of different political
> philosophies, but there are ways of expressing them in
> a civil way.
>
> Ms. Majid, take no offense, I was forced to write this
> note since Mr. Hannan is a good human being so far as
> my knowledge goes. It therefore hurts me when someone
> tries to demean or denigrate a respectable person like
> him. One has every right to contest his political
> views, but not in the way you are doing it. It's
> rather belittling for the person who does it this way.
>
>
> ASM Jahangir
>
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