Mr. S.A. Hannan, I find your rebuttal write-up witty cleverish attempt to deny the veracity. Indeed there is no doubt that the Jamaat-e-Islami was completely rejected by the people of Bangladesh in election held on December 29 of 2009. Jamaat Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami, Secretary General Muzahid, Joint Sec. Kamruzzamn, Moulana Subhan, Dialwar Hossian Syedee and rest of their candidates failed to secure any seats except 2 seats in greater Chittagong. This vote pattern allover Bangladesh shows the sign of voter's denunciation toward the old school of traders of religion. Writer's assertion that Jamaat and Islami Oikko Jote overrun dominance over BNP is not a myth contrarily your refutation was a tricky cover-up. It is not just the essayist but the electronic and print media in Bangladesh reported comments from vast majority of BNP stalwarts and workers who grumble upon alliance with Jamaat an infested organization with war criminals as the major reason of their fallout. Jamaat leader's unacceptability among common people is one of the major reasons for alliance loss, Islami Oikko Jote and others within the four party alliances assume similar reason for their thrashing defeat. Linkage with HUJI or HUJI as protégé of Jamaat-e-Islami is also far and wide understood. A cosmic number of anti Islam, anti mankind HUJI members arrested in Bangladesh found to be interconnected to Jamaat-e-Islami of Bangladesh to attest people's assertion is precise. Jamaat-e-Islam unadulterated vote bank has not been disturbed very much but since their resurrection under Gen. Zia guidance and lend a hand policy they plausible failed to attain their ground among masses. Election results were enough to have an irreversible cardiac arrest for Jamaat-e-Islami. Pro secular people of Bangladesh effectively blocked the entourage of rejected leaders of 1971 and their party. Votes received in by Jamaat on 29th December election was exclusively not from their own vote bank but from their tactical alliance partner BNP, Islami Oikko Jote and other. Pakistani notorious organization called ISI trains so called anti Indian Jihadist and other destabilizing element wherever they can be bring into being whether that is in Kashmir, Karachi or Khulna is an open secret. People have seen with great dismay the mischievous political use of anti Indian card since 1947 which must end to ensure the new age of friendship and cooperation for peace and prosperity. Life of our people will not change without collaboration, therefore the governments of our subcontinent has to put their hands together collectively and firmly. Sincerely Shamim Chowdhury Maryland, USA
--- On Wed, 1/7/09, Shamim Chowdhury <veirsmill@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Shamim Chowdhury <veirsmill@yahoo.com>
Subject: Fwd: Re: [khabor.com] Bangladesh election results augur well for India
To: veirsmill@yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 11:24 AM
--- In khabor@yahoogroups.com, "S A Hannan" <sahannan@...> wrote: Dear members, Assalamu Alaikum.Such articles have no value as the clear motive is Islam-bashing in different pretexts. The writer says," Begum Khaleda Zia's governance was dominated by the Islamist fundamentalist parties like the Jamaat-e-Islami and Islamic Okiya Jote who were her alliance partners. The end result of such a coalition was a virtual confrontational attitude towards India, a creeping Talibanisation of Bangladesh and Bangladesh territory being used as a springboard by Pakistan Army's ISI and anti-Indian insurgent groups to destabilize India's North East." This is all lies, neither Khaleda Zia's government was dominated by Islamist parties (Begum Khalida's party had single majority, did not require any other party's support for govenance ) nor there was any Talibanisation nor Bangladesh was used for Indian insurgent groups.In fact north-eastern area is more suitable terrain ( because of many hills and forest )for insurgency than Bangladesh. It is also not true that Islamists have been wiped out.In fact . In fact Jamaate Islami has got more votes this time ( more than 3.2 million votes ,exactly3278459 votes in 38 seats ) against 2.4 million votes, exactly 2427574 in 36 seats in 2001 .There is an increase of 8 lac ( eight hundred thousand ) votes.this year which indicates increase of support for Jamaate Islami even if we exclude votes in two extra contested seats this year. We should also remember that total electoral votes have been reduced by 12 million in the present voter list compared to the updated voter list of 2006 ( from 93 million it has come down to 81 million ) In this context to say Jamaate Islami has been uprooted is nothing but wishful thinking.Jamaate Islami has very strong rural and district level base.It is the force of the future.Some people are telling that the last election is the victory of secularism..It is not at all that.You just read Sheikh Hasina's television speech to the nation and you will find out that Sheilh Hasina and Awami League are not secular in the western sense. It is also a major invention of the Indian analyst that the HUJI is a protege of Jamaate Islami.It shows the extent of lies some Indial analysts use in their writing. . I am not responding to other points. ----- Original Message ----- From: Isha Khan To: zoglul@... ; mbimunshi@... ; rehman.mohammad@... ; mahmudurart@... ; farhadmazhar@... ; alochona@yahoogroups.com ; premlaliguras@... ; dhakamails@yahoogroups.com ; khabor@yahoogroups.com ; bdresearchers@yahoogroups.com ; bangla-vision@yahoogroups.com ; mouchakaydheel@... ; odhora@yahoogroups.com ; ayeshakabir@... ; sayantha15@... ; shahin72@... ; minarrashid@... ; history_islam@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 12:59 AM Subject: [khabor.com] Bangladesh election results augur well for India Bangladesh election results augur well for India If India's policy establishment and foreign office spends even half the time they spend on Pakistan on improving relations with Bangladesh, the political landscape of South Asia could change in India's favor. Dr. Subhash Kapila Bangladesh General Elections results augur well for India with the emergence of Begum Sheikh Hasina's Awami League alliance inflicting a crushing defeat on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Begum Khaleda Zia. In her last tenure as Prime Minister, Begum Khaleda Zia's governance was dominated by the Islamist fundamentalist parties like the Jamaat-e-Islami and Islamic Okiya Jote who were her alliance partners. The end result of such a coalition was a virtual confrontational attitude towards India, a creeping Talibanisation of Bangladesh and Bangladesh territory being used as a springboard by Pakistan Army's ISI and anti-Indian insurgent groups to destabilize India's North East. Begum Sheikh Hasina has won an outright victory in the General Elections by securing more than 260 seats out of about 290 plus seats. Begum Zia's party could secure only about 30 seats. The Islamic fundamentalist parties have virtually been wiped out. The Awami League on its own strength has a comfortable majority which would contribute to better governance. The political message that seems to be coming out of Bangladesh in the present electoral verdict is that the Bangladeshis are yearning for a political change in governance. That they have not given a fragmented electoral verdict and given an absolute victory in favor of Awami League and in the leadership of Begum Hasina is a strong pointer in this direction and also that the people desire political stability. Before one moves to the significance of this election victory, some pertinent points need to be highlighted which augur well for Bangladesh's political dynamics and these are (1) The General Elections held on December 29 were free and fair without rigging. This fact stands testified by international election observers. (2) The Bangladesh people this time came out in large numbers to vote with some reports suggesting that the turnout about 59%or so (3) Both of the preceding two factors would indicate that the Caretaker Administration backed by the Bangladesh Army and its Chief. General Moeen U Ahmed had taken adequate steps and ensured a violence free election environment. The first major declaration of Begum Hasina after her electoral victory was that her Government on assuming power would not permit Bangladesh soil being used for terrorism and insurgent activities against India. Coming as it did in the wake of Mumbai 9/11 and the earlier record where the Jamaat-e-Islami protégé HUJI was instrumental in many of the major terrorism incidents in India on behalf of Pakistani intelligence agencies, this should be a welcome move from India's point of view. Joint cooperation to fight the terrorist menace between Bangladesh and India can therefore now be expected to become meaningful with Begum Hasina's declaration and a groundwork for this already stands laid by the Bangladesh Army Chief in the last two years. It needs to be pointed out that in the last two years the Bangladesh Army Chief has virtually brought to an end the Talibanisation of Bangladesh by swift action against Islamic fundamentalists including execution of over half a dozen of them. What a comparison that while the Congress Government in India dithers on the execution of Afzal Guru, in an Islamic country like Bangladesh, swift execution of Islamic militants accused of violent crimes could take place. Bangladesh's cooperation would be required by India to get the safe havens enjoyed in Bangladesh by anti –insurgent groups like the ULFA which in a way signaled its potent power by the latest bomb blasts in Assam (Guwahati) soon after the Bangladesh Election results were out. In fact the elimination of ULFA sanctuaries from Bangladesh should receive priority attention in the Indian Government's approaches to the new Dhaka Government as this would deprive the Islamic terrorist groups operating in Assam of making use of the ULFA network. It may be also easier for the new Dhaka Government to assist India in the elimination of ULFA as it is a non-Islamist organization and would therefore not cause any domestic ripples. While India would expect that the new Dhaka Government would assist India in eliminating the twin menaces to India's national security in the North East by not allowing Bangladesh to be a springboard for anti-Indian terrorism and insurgent activities there would be a corresponding responsibility on India to remove some of the irritants that bedevil Bangladesh-India relations. This is crucial as inherent in Begum Hasina's landslide victory lie dangers that her political opponents may attempt an early destabilization of her regime by co-opting the very elements that India wants to be eliminated and external backers of such elements like Pakistan and China. As I had written earlier that if India's policy establishment and foreign office spends even half the time they spend on Pakistan on improving relations with Bangladesh, the political landscape of South Asia could change in India's favor. The present is an opportune time to begin this change as Begum Hasina's emergence in power in Bangladesh with an absolute political victory in the recent General Elections augurs well for India. (Dr. Subhash Kapila analyses foreign policy topics, strategic issues and political developments with a special focus on India and its neighborhood. 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