[ALOCHONA] S Korea stunned by Roh's suicide

S Korea stunned by Roh's suicide Courtesy BBC News 23/5/09

Medics said Mr Roh died from massive head injuries resulting from the fall South Koreans have expressed deep shock at the apparent suicide of former president Roh Moo-hyun, who was under investigation for alleged corruption. Mr Roh, 62, was killed in a fall from a mountain near his home. His spokesman said he had left a brief suicide note. President Lee Myung-bak said the news was truly unbelievable and deeply sad. Mr Roh apologised last month over allegations his family took $6m in bribes during his 2003-2008 term in office, but never admitted wrongdoing. He came from a humble farming family, but rose to the highest office on a platform of clean government and reconciliation with the North. 'Pressure' Mr Roh's body was taken in convoy from a hospital in the southern city of Busan on Saturday afternoon to his hometown of Gimhae, where aides said the funeral would be held. Hundreds of uniformed police and mourners lined the route.   Scores of people also gathered outside Deoksu Palace in the centre of the capital, Seoul. Many laid flowers in front of pictures of Mr Roh and burnt incense. "This is a truly unbelievable, lamentable and deeply sad event," President Lee Myung-bak, Mr Roh's successor, said in a statement. Mr Roh's predecessor, Kim Dae-jung, said he had lost his "life-long companion, with whom I took part in struggles for democracy and shared 10 years of a democratic government". "Allegations concerning his family members have been leaked to the press every day," Mr Kim said. "He was probably unable to bear the pressure and tensions any longer. My heart goes out to his family." I can't imagine the countless agonies down the road. The rest of my life would only be a burden for others. I can't do anything because I'm not healthy. I can't read books, nor can I write. Don't be too sad. Isn't life and death all part of nature? Don't be sorry. Don't blame anybody. It's fate. Please cremate me. And please leave a small tombstone near home. I've long thought about that. Suicide note left by Roh Moo-hyun Source: Yonhap news agency In Pictures: S Korea in mourning In quotes: Reaction to Roh 'suicide' S Koreans sad and angry over Roh In a statement read live on national radio and television earlier on Saturday, Mr Roh's former chief of staff, Moon Jae-in, said he had left his house at 0545 (2045 GMT on Friday) and about an hour later, while hiking on Bonghwa Mountain, jumped to his death. The former president fell 20-30m (65-100ft) and was later transported to Busan National University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival at 0830 local time (2330 GMT). He suffered massive head injuries. In a short suicide note addressed to his family, Mr Roh described his life as "difficult" and apologised for making "too many people suffer". "Don't be too sad. Isn't life and death all part of nature? Don't be sorry," the official news agency, Yonhap, quoted the note as saying. "Please cremate me. And please leave a small tombstone near home. I've long thought about that." Investigators are still examining the scene, but the BBC's John Sudworth in Seoul says it already seems clear that one of South Korea's best known politicians took his own life. Bribery allegations A human rights lawyer, Mr Roh took office in 2003 vowing to fight corruption, but correspondents say his term was a rollercoaster ride, with his Uri party hit by scandal and infighting. ROH MOO-HYUN 2003 - elected president 2004 - suspended by MPs, then reinstated by court 2008 - leaves office Apr 2009 - quizzed for alleged bribery 23 May 2009 - dies while mountain climbing Obituary: Roh Moo-hyun He was suspended early in 2004, after parliament voted to impeach him over a breach of election rules, but the Constitutional Court later overturned the move and he was reinstated. Last month, Mr Roh was questioned over allegations that he had taken more than $6m in bribes from a wealthy shoe manufacturer, Park Yeon-cha, who was indicted in December on separate bribery and tax evasion charges. The former president later apologised for the scandal. "I feel ashamed before my fellow citizens. I am sorry for disappointing you," he said in a televised statement on 30 April. Mr Roh admitted his wife had received $1m from Mr Park. However, he said it was a payment to help her settle a debt, and not a bribe. He also said he was aware that the businessman had given another $5m to a relative, but that he thought it was an investment. After Mr Roh's death was announced on Saturday, Justice Minister Kim Kyung-han said the corruption case against him would be formally closed. However, he did not say whether the former president's family would continue to be investigated.

 

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[ALOCHONA] Govt prefers political appointment in key missions

Govt prefers political appointment in key missions
Courtesy New Age 24/5/09

The Awami League-led government seems to prefer contractual appointment on political considerations in key Bangladesh missions abroad such as the United States, India and the United Kingdom rather than sending career diplomats there.
   Such political appointments in strategically important missions, foreign policy experts said, may create resentment among the diplomats who have dreamt of such postings throughout their career.
   The government has already decided to send former Bangladesh ambassador to the United States Tariq A Karim to India and former Rahshahi University vice-chancellor Saidur Rahman Khan to London as high commissioners on a contractual basis.
   The government is also set to appoint Syed Muazzem Ali as Bangldesh’s ambassador to the United States.
   Former ambassadors close to the government, however, feel there is nothing wrong with contractual appointments as the countries of assignment give importance to the ambassadors who are ‘close to top government leaders.’
   Sources in the government told New Age the government wanted to begin with a rejuvenated team to attain extended goals of the ruling party’s domestic policies and to fulfil the people’s expectations reflected in the electoral mandate.
   ‘Our ambassadors and high commissioners must act as alter egos of the head of the government. Those people [persons made heads of missions] must reflect the state policy and programme to get better access to their designated destinations,’ Mostafa Faruque Mohammad, a former high commissioner in New Delhi, told New Age on Saturday.
   Mostafa Faruque, also a member on the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs ministry, said such assignments these days were economic as well as political jobs and therefore people need to have expertise and experience.
   A former senior diplomat said career diplomats could serve better than politically appointed people because of their expertise in related jobs.
   ‘It is not guaranteed that a people having a good political contact with the government serves better than a diplomat,’ he said. ‘Such appointments outside the service may create frustration among serving diplomats waiting for such posting.’
   Referring to Bangladesh’s previous posting in New Delhi, the diplomat said four, out of the 10, high commissioners including Faruq A Choudhury, Farooq Sobhan, CM Shafi Shami and Hemayetuddin later worked as foreign secretaries.
   He said working in strategically important missions give them a chance to prepare themselves for the post of top diplomat of the country.
   The government has also already appointed Saiful Haque, an expatriate Bangladeshi businessman in Russia, as the country’s ambassador in Moscow, replacing Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, who is considered a candidate for the post of foreign secretary.
   The government is also set to appoint Abul Barakat, an economist and teacher of Dhaka University, as head of the Bangladesh’s permanent mission in Geneva, former Bangladesh high commissioner in London Giasuddin as ambassador to Germany, Dhaka University teacher Neem Chandra Bhoumik as ambassador in Kathmandu, Abahani Limited director Shahed Reja, also a close friend to the late Sheikh Kamal, as ambassador in Kuwait and the finance minister’s younger brother Abul Momen as ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

 

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[ALOCHONA] Churi - Delwar Style and Chore Chore Mastuto Bhai

Petrol churi, chikitsar name churi, oshudh churi, shongshoder canteen theke churi, shongshoder taka diye bashar bazaar churi, ar ekhon ashbabpotro churi. er shes kothai?

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[ALOCHONA] BDR REBELLION PROBE

BDR REBELLION PROBE Govt body suggests 'field general court martial' No militancy link metioned in report Shahiduzzaman The committee the government formed to investigate the February 25–26 rebellion and killing in the Bangladesh Rifles headquarters in Dhaka has recommended 'field general court martial' to ensure quick and exemplary punishment of the perpetrators.    The 11-member committee, headed by retired secretary Anis-uz Zaman Khan, in its 309-page report cited grievances of the BDR soldiers against their officers from the army as probable causes for the rebellion.    Although the grievances were not that strong so as to stage such a big killing, some forces might have used the situation to break the chain of command and make the border force inoperative.    The committee, however, did not mention anywhere in the report even the possibility of links between the incident and militant forces.    The army's 20-member court of inquiry, which submitted its report to the army chief on May 10, had mentioned grievances of the soldiers as the reason for the rebellion and it found no militant link with the incident.    The government investigation committee recommended action against the people who failed to pre-empt the situation and also against the people who failed to take instant action after the incident.    Although the report is yet to be made public, New Age could obtain a copy of the summery of the report.    The committee in the report said the pre- and post-rebellion analysis depicted that the incident was 'well-planned.'    Intelligence agencies National Security Intelligence and the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence had sent reports to the Special Security Force before the prime minister's February 23 visit to the BDR headquarters, making only some routine recommendations and without mentioning any odd situation there, the report said.    Seventy-four people — including 57 army officers, a retired army personnel, wives of two army officers, 9 BDR soldiers, 3 passers-by, an army soldier and a police constable — were killed in the 'mutiny and carnage,' according to the report submitted on Thursday to the home affairs minister, Sahara Khatun.    Bodies of two army officers still remain to be identified. The officers killed include a major general, a brigadier general, 16 colonels, 10 lieutenant colonels, 23 majors, 2 captains and 4 officers of the army medical corps.    The report also suggested formation of a national crisis management committee to tackle such issues in future and to immediately raise a force with members from the Armed Forces to check recurrence of such incidents.    The committee suggested reorganisation of the Bangladesh Rifles, formation of a national intelligence coordination committee and relocation of businesses for the intelligence agencies as long-term measures.    Strongly criticising the role of the media during and after the rebellion, the committee called for formulation of a code of conduct for the print and electronic media during national security crisis.    It said the electronic media on many occasions had tarnished the image of the army and at times instigated many negative issues in news and talk shows without knowing the whole matter.    The committee also suggested updating laws of the Bangladesh Rifles and other paramilitary forces.    The committee — consisted of the law secretary, BDR director general, representatives of the Prime Minister's Office, cabinet division, army, navy and air force, police, home ministry and the judge advocate general — recommended that the military, paramilitary forces and other law enforcement agencies should not be involved in programmes such as Operation Dal Bhat.    The committee found that the rebels had killed the officers, including the director general and the deputy director general, looted the armoury, burnt 16 vehicles belonging to the officers, vandalised 18 others, looted the house of the officers and carried out physical assault on the officers' families during the rebellion.    One hundred and thirty-three army officers, including 86 of the BDR headquarters and 47 others who came from different districts on the occasion of the BDR Week, were present when the soldiers took up arms against their offices on February 25.    The officers who survived the killing include 3 lieutenant colonels, 14 majors, 15 officers of the army medical corps, 5 majors of the Operation Dal Bhat, a major who came for the annual parade, 5 majors who came to distribute invitation cards, 7 majors who came to receive awards, 8 regional officers and 14 civilian officers.    The report said the committee for the sake of investigation considered it essential to interrogate the heads of some organisations and some important people and to gather information from the intelligence agencies, but the committee failed to do so for lack of cooperation.    As a result, the main perpetrators of the rebellion and killing could not be identified and the main reason and the motive for the incident could not be found for lack of proper information and enough proof, the report said.    The committee during the investigation requested the National Security Intelligence, Directorate General of Forces Intelligence, Rapid Action Battalion, Criminal Investigation Department and Special Branch to provide information and proofs they gathered in their professional analysis, but the agencies did not extended the expected cooperation.    As the committee lacked tools and techniques to interrogate the suspects and unearth the truth, none of the people brought before the committee provided any important information or proof.    The committee believed finding out the reasons and motive of the rebellion and identification of the people behind the incident was difficult and time-consuming.    The investigation committee with the help of an assisting organisation found that many BDR soldiers and other civilians were involved in planning the February 25–26 killing, looting and other crimes in the BDR headquarters.    Quoting the assisting organisation which was not named, the committee in the report said the plan had been carried out for about two months and the perpetrators held several meetings till the incident.    Habildar Munir, sepoy Tarek and Ayub, assistant lance nayek Sayeedur and 25 or 26 other BDR soldiers before the December 2008 general elections met Barrister Fazle Noor Taposh, now a member of parliament. The Prime Coaching Centre's owner Zakir was also attended the meetings.    The investigation found three or four days after the elections, some of the BDR soldiers had met Taposh in his house, Sky Star, where the newly elected lawmaker said that it would not be possible to consider any of their demands but the one related to rations.    In the middle of February, two deputy assistant directors, civilian Zakir and 10 or 12 soldiers also met lawmaker Sheikh Selim who told them that their demands were matters of the home affairs ministry.    They then tried to meet the home minister and when they could not get any direction from political figures, they planned their next course of action and held a number of meetings in different places, including Zakir's coaching centre near Gate 5 of the headquarters.    The committee took 10 things into consideration, including trying to find whether there was any other conspiracy behind the rebellion and killing or any other force or group from outside had given support.    The committee also tried to find whether it was an isolated incident, what the demands of the BDR soldiers were and how much they were justified, whether there were any efforts to meet the demands and whether the rebellion and killing a was a case of venting their grievances.    The investigation also tried to figure out the beneficiaries of the incident and its long-term effects. http://www.newagebd.com/2009/may/24/front.html

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Can't agree more with you  Mr. Dowla. While the entire country is  corrupted, why not the professional will be corrupted also. But the question is what is the crux of this extremely acute national problem, called corruption? Proverb says, who kills one, goes to Jail but who kills thousands become a HERO. It looks like all upper class influential, ministers, politicians, who are hired by people to run the country, become HERO in corruption and so they remain good people but the professionals earn selling their labors and brain, while be influenced by those heroes and join in their songs, become all corrupted bad people. If these heroes are not blind, don't they see, despite the professionals being corrupted, the country is getting tremendous amount of physical progress while the political situation is going down the gutters day by day. The country will be run lot better with no party and no politicians created by any party. Public to form government openly, not with secret votes, bottom up, having base as the party less local government. and to run all affairs locally, except military,money, and foreign relations. City Halls should be the local capitals with open forums for selection and expression, like old Shalishi dorbar, and everyone must be allowed to talk and participate, as the basic right. Looks ancient but I hope, it will reduce all political, social, and monetary corruptions. Let every local area thrive by administering self, who could be setup and trained by successive upper levels such as upojela ans district porishods, and ultimately a very lean high paid and efficient central government who can pave this way for the lower rungs. Question is, thereby, politicians will loose, their free money and power, and so will never let it happen. But crushing the professionals and infecting the educational heritage will really not help anybody, not even the politicians.
 

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Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 23:56:43 -0300
Subject: RE: [chottala.com] Engineers, Doctors are corrupted!!! _ Minister Syed Ashraf

Dear Mr. K. Raisuddin,

Brilliant students are getting chance to study in Medical and Engineering sciences. Those who are back benchers in school and colleges later on always brought up as vagabond in the street behind some political group. In this way for many years moving in the street with 'Logi Baita' and luckily if come across in the good book of some politician may rise up slowly as political figure. May be sometimes if luck favours may have a chance to be a minister as it happened to him.  How it will be possible for him to get a slightest idea  about education in Medical and Engineering sciences. To utter such irresponsible talk about Doctors and Engineers may be out of his knowledge. May be he is educated  in other line and thinking everybody in the same category.

Dowllah.  

 

 
 

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Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 23:25:15 +0000
Subject: [chottala.com] Engineers, Doctors are corrupted!!! _ Minister Syed Ashraf

How does he know about the Engineering Universities, Medical Collages and Agricultural Universities to produce educated corrupted engineers, doctors and agriculturists? Did he study in any of the institutions? Does by any means he attached himself with any research work dealing with what institutions make how much corruptions?
 
For my entire life, I am hearing that the Engineering University is a place of model education. No corruptions did ever touch this institution while many other institutions, even a lot of them surrounding it had a lot of corruptions, either among the students or among the administrations.
 
Starting from the Pakistan time, years after the years, all kinds of junk politicians, would create their cadres among the students of the Universities and of the colleges, with a view to motivating them to ill purposes, but those screwed up politicians could not touch the grounds of the institutions of real learning such as the Engineering University and Colleges, PG and Medical colleges, and the Agricultural University and the colleges; for a main reason that the highest class students go in those institutions, with a sole ambition of  studying, learning, and for becoming the legitimate future professionals. No one goes there to be politicians.
 
Anybody please just tell me an absolute truth, who are more corrupted in Bangladesh? The politicians? or the Professionals like engineers, doctors, health professionals,  and agriculturists?
 
I am not saying that there are no corrupted professionals or there are no honest politicians. All I am saying that if you make a statistical measurement, you will see the statistical curve of the measurement will go in opposite directions for the Bangladeshi professionals and the Bangladeshi politicians.  Thirty years ago or before, people could feel the contributions of the politicians but today people feel that the country will run a lot better without any politicians. Politician are the ones who are spoiling the country by all means. But if you observe for the same period, you will see that Bangladesh could not produce the food for 65 to 70 millions people of the country. A number of people would die by hunger. Today Bangladesh is feeding 150 million people with a lot more and lot better food supply. Who made this to happen? Politicians or the agriculturists, engineers, and professionals of the host of disciplines? Thirty years ago, people would left and right immaturely, child and mother mortality was at the peak. Today all kinds of mortalities due to disease and disadvantage have reduced drastically. Who made it happen? The politicians or the doctors, health professionals, and health researchers? Thirty years ago or before, how many buildings were there to live or work, and how many roads were there to drive? How many today? Were all those built just by the politicians? Engineers, designers, constructors, mentors etc. all worked hard to make all these happen.
 
If all professionals were only corrupted, then how all these achievements happened? Please provide the information about how much political achievements have happened in last several decades?

 

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From: engrmhkhan@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 12:08:27 -0700
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Engineers, Doctors are corrupted!!! _ Minister Syed Ashraf
 

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

 

Greetings from the heart of Bangladesh.

 

We are shocked after reading the news on The Daily Amardesh. Please find the link below,

 

http://www.amardeshbd.com/dailynews/detail_news_index.php?NewsID=224112&NewsType=bistarito&SectionID=home

 

According to the news, LGRD minister Syed Ashraful Islam has made comments that Engineering Universities, Medical Collages and Agricultural Universities produces educated corrupted engineers, doctors and agriculturist.

 

Are we really non-sense? We all know who pressurize, order, control and collect money through engineers, doctors and agriculturist?

 

The answer is very easy most of them are the backbencher ministers, MPs, businessmen, contractors, political leaders etc. I am 100% sure if Honorable Minister wants LGRD ministry will be less corrupted ministry of BD Gov within next 5 years.

 

In Bangladesh, the most meritorious students, the proud of nation study Engineering, Medical Science and General Sciences in Engineering Universities, Medical Collages, DU, JU, CU, RU, KU, SUST etc. But relatively less meritorious students i.e. UNO, DC, OC, SP, Secretary and officers of administration, police etc has been enjoying enormous power and wealth than those bright students of nation. How farce! How stupidity!!

 

Hope, honorable Minister will think about the comments again and will find out the real causes of corruption.

 

Thanks & regards,

Engr. Mosharraf H. Khan

 
 
 

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[ALOCHONA] Border guards anxious about job, future

Border guards anxious about job, future Opposed to change in name, uniform, logo and motto  Borders guards are working in the frontiers with anxiety and disappointment over the government's move to restructure the Bangladesh Rifles after the February 25–26 rebellion n its headquarters in Dhaka.    Spot visits to frontiers such as Boikari and Bhomra in Satkhira, Benapole in Jessore, Moghalhat, Durgapur and Baniyatari in Lalmonirhat and Tamabil, Shreepur and Jaintapur in Sylhet on Thursday showed that border guards in the areas were anxious and bereft of hope.    Although the guards claimed borders were secure, local residents alleged that cross-border smuggling had increased in recent days as the BDR soldiers were guarding the borders amid anxiety.    The visits also found that nayek subedars were commanding soldiers in the border outposts and subedars in company offices.    Some nayek subedars and subedars told New Age they were commanding the soldiers in guarding the borders at the directive of their officers in the army. The officers sometimes visit the outposts and company offices, they said.    Expressing disappointment at the government move for the BDR reorganisation, the border guards said they were anxious about their jobs and future after they came to know of the move from media reports and their fellows.    The Bangladesh Rifles has become an icon of national security for the performance of the soldiers since Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971, they said, adding the paramilitary force should not be destroyed in the name of reorganisation.    They also differed with the views expressed by some ministers about taking help from neighbouring countries for the reorganisation of the Bangladesh Rifles.    Such a move will be disastrous for the national security, they said.    It will be better not to change the name, uniform and the logo of the force, they said, adding that the people involved in the rebellion and the killing should be punished in an open, fair trial, but innocent soldiers should in no way be harassed.    They also observed the rebellion had resulted from longstanding grievances of soldiers and such grievances should be addressed properly to stop the recurrence of any such incident.    The New Age correspondent in Khulna said a soldier, working in the Bhomra frontier, said, 'We are patriots. We have proved it by working in remote frontiers. So the Bangladesh Rifles should not be destroyed in the name of reorganisation.'    'As members of a disciplined force, we have nothing to do but to follow all the government decisions,' said a havildar working in the Satkhira border.    Qualitative changes can be brought about in the Bangladesh Rifles, but it would be better not to change the name, uniform, logo and moto as the force has a long, glorious past, he said, adding the people involved in the rebellion and killing should be punished.    A nayek subedar said they were worried about their jobs and future.    The correspondent in Sylhet said the border guards in the outposts of Tamabil, Shreepur and Jaintapur seemed anxious.    When they were asked about their condition, they said the countrymen knew well about the situation they were facing.    A soldier said, 'We hope the government finally will make a positive decision about the Bangladesh Rifles.'    Another soldier said they had lost their moral strength after the rebellion and the government move to restructure the Bangladesh Rifles. 'We want to serve the nation as we earlier did.'    Help from neighbouring countries for BDR reorganisation will not be wise 'as they are our counterparts,' he said.    Tamabil company commander nayek subedar Zaynal Abedin and Jaintapur border outpost commander nayek subedar Younus claimed that the frontiers were secure.    Local residents of frontier upazilas such as Companiganj, Jaintapur, Goainghat, Kanaighat and Jakiganj, however, said the guards could not discharge their responsibilities properly as they were anxious about their future.    A lcoal trader of Shantinagar near the Sangrampunji BDR camp at Tambil, said the guards could not work properly for which goods smuggling increased.    According to sources in the Bangladesh Rifles, officials of the Sylhet sector headquarters are not so active in overseeing the activities of border guards in frontiers.    Operation officer of the 21 Rifles Battalion under the Sylhet sector headquarters, Major Benjir, however, claimed their supervision of the border situation and efforts to curb smuggling remained normal.    The correspondent in Jessore said the solders at the Benapole check post were performing their duties anxiously being panicked about their future.    A number of Benapole port policemen said the border guards were panicked about being arrested, although the guards doing their duties in the frontiers were not involved in the rebellion.    The BDR soldiers said they were worried about their job as the government initiated a move to restructure the Bangladesh Riles.    A soldier on guard near the border said, 'We have noting to do, but to hope that what the government does may be good for us.'    Another soldier said, 'What can we expect but that the government should not do anything to the soldiers who were not involved in the rebellion?'    There are 13 BDR outposts along the Benapole border where about 80 solders perform their duties.    A labour leader of the area told New Age all the BDR soldiers along the border were panicked about their future.    The correspondent in Lalmonirhat said almost all of the soldiers on guard along the border of the district had expressed their dissatisfaction at BDR reorganisation.    Some solders of the Moghalhat outpost camp in Lalmonirhat seemed worried. A soldier said they were not satisfied at the reorganisation of the Bangladesh Rifles.    Some soldiers at the Durgapur outpost camp at Aditmari and Baniyatari said they were facing problems in border villages after the rebellion as the local residents insulted them.    Change in name, uniform, moto and logo of the Bangladesh Rifles will only add to the insult of the soldiers, they said   http://www.newagebd.com/2009/may/24/front.html

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[ALOCHONA] Worst nightmare in enclave:

Worst nightmare in enclave: isolated from mainland Bangladesh by an Indian strip of land, are still in the dark     Nighttime life is a bit nightmarish for the people of the cut-off enclave of Dahgram-Angarpota as power supply couldn''t be given there for lack of permission from the Indian side, the sufferers said, reports UNB. Many in the far-flung locality have learnt about the new government''s flagship agenda Vision 2021 under which in the country will be lighted through providing electricity, but the unfortunate inhabitants of the enclave, isolated from mainland Bangladesh by an Indian strip of land, are still in the dark as to when the darkness from their life will end. Some residents of the area, about 90 kilometers from Lalmonirhat district headquarters, lamented that the government had installed electric poles with wires in 1985, but power connection was yet to be given as Indian authorities do not allow electricity passing into the locality through the Tinbigha corridor which is owned by the neighboring country. According to Lalmonirhat district administration, Bangladesh had eneterd into an agreement with the then Indian govenrment in 1974 to get the Tinbigha corridor in exchange for Berubari enclave. As per the deal, Bangladesh handed over Barubari. But the other party didn''t reciprocate by making over the corridor. Indian authorities have cited a case long pending with court for which their parliament couldn''t ratify the treaty for the swap. Tinbiga is sitauted in Kuchbihar district in the West Bengal state of India. Follwing meetings and negotiations, finally on June 26, 1992, the stranded resdients of Dahgram-Angarpota got the facilitiy of conditional daytime access to the mainland through the corridor. Now the passage reamins open from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. Around 20,000 residents of Dahagram-Angarpota area are yet to get their right to free movement, even after 38 years of independence of the country, as they have no free access to the mainland round the clock."We are free in daytime and stranded at night," Yusuf Ali, a local rickshaw workers'' leader, told a group of journalists who visited the enclave recently. He said though the country got independence in 1971, the residents of this enclave have got a limited freedom for movement to and from the mainland since June 26, 1992. The hapless people are also deprived of healthcare facilities, education and utility services.They do not get proper medical facilities from a lone 10-bed hospital at Dahagram due to insufficient physicians, staff and medicines. Dr Zillur Rahman, Medical Assistant of the hospital, said that there is only one MBBS doctor for the hospital who lives in Rangpur town and attends the hospital irregularly. "The doctor is not interested to stay in the hospital for lack of power and other facilities," he said. Around 100 patients visit the hospital a day. Another inhabitant of the enclave, Noor Banu, 50, said serious patients have to rush to Patgram Upazila Hospital passing through the Tinbigha corridor as there is no better treatment at the local hospital "It is difficult for us to take a patient, specially in case of a pregnant mother, to the upazila hospital at night as the corridor is shut after sundown. It requires lengthy official procedure to get special permission from the Indian Border Security Force authority to use the corridor at night," said another enclave-dweller. Nurul Islam, 60, a resident of Dahagram, said they are deprived of different civic amenities like power, proper education and so. The poor villagers have to wait for months to sell their cattle, particularly at times of urgent need, as Indian BSF doesn''t allow taking more than 10 cows a week through the corridor. Besides, they have to take an advance slip from the local chairman with a fee to take their animals to Patgram for sale. On the other hand, they cannot bring them back if not sold, they said. Abdul Motaleb, a teacher, said there is only one high school but no college in the area. He made a strong plea that the authorities of both the countries take steps for ensuring movement to and from the enclave through the Tinbigha corridor round the clock. http://www.newstoday-bd.com/frontpage.asp?newsdate=#19486

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[ALOCHONA] Fw: RE: Indian elections and the Bangladesh perspective

--- On Sat, 5/23/09, Zoglul Husain <zoglul@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: Typical of Daily Star and a bent-knee ambassador: Firstly, they are dodging the fact that the present puppet regime in Bangladesh was installed by India, backed by the US, through a conspiracy of military-controlled government over two-years, followed by a rigged election like Iraq and Afghanistan, and secondly, the writer and the Daily Star are reaching out to the feet of Sonia and Manmohan by prostrating!! This they do to pick the crumbs of favour from the tables of their masters, and these slaves, of course, are held in the lowest esteem by the patriots of Bangladesh!!!    Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 22:10:19 -0700 From: bd_mailer@yahoo.com Subject: Indian elections and the Bangladesh perspective To: dhakamails@yahoogroups.com Indian elections and the Bangladesh perspective   M Serajul Islam THERE is a similarity in the just announced results of the Indian elections with Bangladesh's on December 29th. The winners in both cases were expected to win but the ultimate results were beyond their most optimistic expectations. In India's case, the Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) overcame the anti-incumbency bug to return to power. Manmohon Singh, already named to become Prime Minister for another term, will thus become the first PM after Jawaharlal Nehru in 1961 to return to office in successive elections. It was the Congress' best show in many decades. The party won 203 seats; a number they passed in 1984 and 1991, both held after assassinations (1984, Indira Gandhi; 1991, Rajiv Gandhi) that brought the party sympathy votes. In the final tally, the Congress led UPA won 260 seats, just teasingly short of the magical figure of 272. Its main opponent the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured 158 seats. In the last elections, the Congress had won only 145 seats and was at the mercy of its alliance partners, an amalgam of left and regional parties, to govern India and carry out the economic reforms crucial to India's future. This time, the party is much better poised to stamp its authority on alliance partners and thus it will be better placed to carry its agenda of economic reform. It can get the remaining number short of 272 without any horse trading. The elections will thus bring a stable government in New Delhi. The results have given a national party the mandate to govern the country after many decades when politics in New Delhi was subjected to the regional agenda with region based parties sharing power with a national party like the Congress or the BJP in a manner where they could dictate many of the decisions. In fact, one of the most decisive verdicts of the Indian elections has been the choice of the voters against regionalism, although before the elections regional leaders such as Mayawati, Buddhadev Bhattacharya, Narendra Modi and a few others were being touted as possible Prime Ministers. The elections have thus rejected regionalism in national politics. Among the other clear choices that the voters have made, one is undoubtedly for a secular India. BJP leaders themselves have put blame on Varun Gandhi's anti-Muslim hate speech during the campaign and Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Narendra Modi's name coming up as a possible Prime Minister of India as two of the main reasons for NDA's resounding defeat. Mr. Modi earned notoriety both in India and abroad for his role in instigating anti-Muslim riots in his province in 2002 for which he has been black listed for US visa by the US authorities. The Indian voters have thus cast their votes for secularism and against communalism. The UPA, however, did not win the elections on just these negative factors. The voters have taken note of the positive changes that India has achieved in the last five years and concluded that they needed the Congress for another term with a clear mandate to transform India into one of the top economies of the world. They have also voted with the clear perception that in the turbulent times through which India is passing with the rest of the world, she needed at the centre a national party that would look to the outside world rather than get bogged down with conflicts and politics in the regions of India. The results indicate a faith in the Congress for its policies and outlook. The routing of the left front that had been a major obstacle for the Congress-led government is another major outcome of the elections. The left led a third front and lost even in its traditional strongholds of Kerala and West Bengal. It came out of the UPA government and opposed many of the economic reforms and the civil nuclear deal with the USA. Mamata Banarjee's Trinomul bagged 19 seats and with Congress winning 25 of the 42 seats in West Bengal, leaving the left with 15, it gave rise to speculation that the left's decades-old stranglehold in WB may be fading. The voters have also unequivocally rejected the left in national politics as a third force. The voters' choice for UPA will have a positive impact on how India builds its strategic partnership with the United States. When Manmohon Singh signed the civil nuclear deal, President Bush was in office. As Prime Minister of a stronger Indian government, Manmohon Singh can now build upon that partnership with President Obama. He will now be in a more comfortable situation dealing with President Obama on other issues extending from economic reforms to climate change. President Obama will also find himself dealing with a new and strong Indian government at a time when the US is deeply involved with security of the region, with situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan sliding and in need of a dependable regional ally. A strong government in New Delhi will also send equally strong signals abroad to dispel fears of foreign investors. Indian voters have always been fascinated with charismatic national leaders and for good reasons. In the British days, they were fascinated with Gandhi, Patel and a host of other national leaders. In free India, they were fascinated with Nehru and then Indira Gandhi. Then as regional politics took hold in New Delhi, charismatic national leaders became history. This year's elections witnessed the re-emergence of charisma in Indian politics manifested with all the charm and aura in the person of Rahul Gandhi, whose mother Congress Chief and wife of late Rajiv Gandhi matched her son as another charismatic leader in Indian politics. The son and mother duo had a significant impact on voters in favour of the Congress led UPA. Rahul, the anti-thesis of his cousin Varun, is now seen as a Prime Minister waiting in the wings and will surely be inducted in the new government. For Bangladesh, the results have opened opportunities on a number of fronts. It will allow our government to interact with a stable government in New Delhi led by a resurgent Congress with which the Awami League has traditional and historical affinity. As a Prime Minister Dr. Manmohon Singh is wise and positive and we can expect that in his second term he will focus more on improvement of relations with neighbours including Bangladesh. The elections will bring into Indian politics a new generation of leaders led by Rahul Gandhi who can be expected to look forward to for a better South Asia than has hitherto been the case. We were disappointed at the way relations have been handled since the AL came to office in January, particularly surprised that the Indian Foreign Minister visited Dhaka and had failed to meet the leader of the opposition while meeting the Army Chief. We hope the new government will be more sensitive towards Bangladesh. The Indian elections have many lessons for us if we are willing to take. The grace with which LK Advani accepted defeat is a lesson that, if taken by our leading politicians, could really open a world of opportunity for us. His offer to resign to take responsibility for his front and party's defeat is a democratic tradition that we could emulate in Bangladesh. On his part, Manmohon Singh sought Advani's support and constructive criticism to run the new government, saying: "we must open a new chapter in the working relations between the government and the principal opposition." Sonia Gandhi's leadership style where she has put the nation before self is one our political leaders could follow. The new governments in India and Bangladesh are expected to run parallel over the next five years. These are momentous times when opportunities are knocking at our doors. In Bangladesh, there has been a perceptible change in mindset for better relations with India based on mutuality. A strong government under Manmohon Singh can ensure a similar change in the Indian mindset. The two Prime Ministers must meet without losing time to cash upon the wind of change in our respective countries. They should send the message to the respective administrations that they have the political will for the change in the mindset that has kept Bangladesh-India relations from achieving their potentials... We should also make diplomatic efforts to reach Sonia Gandhi for her support in building Bangladesh-India relations and not get bogged down at the level of the Indian External Affairs Ministry where we seem to be stuck at the moment. The new Indian Government will take office after the parliament meets on June 2nd. The writer is a former Ambassador to Japan and Director, Centre for Foreign Affairs Studies.   http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=89389 Get the New Internet Explore 8 Optimised for MSN. Download Now

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Re: [ALOCHONA] Re: Under what catagory Wazed mia got state honour?

Mr.Wazed mia was not in the Sheikh's clan. He was a good man but got married into a family that's not his type. He didn't like the way things were done in his family, but couldn't do nothin. Unfortunate things happens in our short life in this world. May allah bless his soul.   --- On Thu, 5/21/09, nistabdhota <nistabdhota@yahoo.com.au> wrote: From: nistabdhota <nistabdhota@yahoo.com.au> Subject: [ALOCHONA] Re: Under what catagory Wazed mia got state honour? To: alochona@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 5:46 AM Hi Mahathir: Don't you know Bangladesh belongs to BAL? Don't you know whoever joins BAKSAL (irrespective of any previous affiliation) becomes a freedom fighter by default? You don't forget that Major Jalil, the heroic sector commander, later became Rajakar because he opposed BAKSAL. Many Peace Committee chairmen are now great freedom fighters because they have now adopted BAKSAL as a means for their livelihood. Why do you question what Wajed Mia deserves or not? After all Bangladesh is Sheikh Hasina's patriarchal property and he is her husband. You have no right whatsoever to question legitimacy of BAKSAL/BAL and their actions as long as they got absolute majority. '72 constitution is coming and your mouth will be completely sealed soon if you speak further.   --- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Mahathir of BD <wouldbemahathirofbd@...> wrote: > > was he a freedom fighter,really ? in which front,he fought? >   > Being govt officer qualify him to get state honour? does the secretary of govt it for just being secretary? >   > i have no interest to discuss on third catagory. > > > Is there any army in the world that can win over 150 Millions people? Should we be afraid of any country?           > > > > > > > >                                 >                                > > --- On Wed, 5/20/09, J.A. Chowdhury Chwdhury@... wrote: > > > From: J.A. Chowdhury Chwdhury@... > Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Under what catagory Wazed mia got state honour? > To: alochona@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 7:45 AM > > > > > > > > > Catagory No.1. > He was a freedom fighter. > Catagory No.2. > He was a government officer/Chairman of BAE > Catagory No.3 > He was the Husband of present PM of Bangladesh. >   > Do you need more catagory? >   > > > To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com; chottala@yahoogroup s.com; dahuk@yahoogroups. com; notun_bangladesh@ yahoogroups. com; sonarbangladesh@ yahoogroups. com; reform-bd@yahoogrou ps.com; amra-bangladesi@ yahoogroups. com; tritiomatra@ yahoogroups. com; history_islam@ yahoogroups. com; minimumneeds@ yahoogroups. com; world_peace_ movement@ yahoogroups. com > From: wouldbemahathirofbd @yahoo.com > Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 07:51:25 -0700 > Subject: [ALOCHONA] Under what catagory Wazed mia got state honour? > > > > > > > > > > Under what catagory Wazed mia got state honour? > >   > Is there any army in the world that can win over 150 Millions people? Should we be afraid of any country?           > > > > > > > >                                 >                                > > > > > > > Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! Try it! >

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