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Saturday, July 31, 2010

[ALOCHONA] FW: Bangladesh bans books written by Syed Maudoodi




           I feel personally gratified by this news as I had relentlessly campaigned against the evil of
Abul ala Moududi whose importance was not seriously gauged by the ant-Islamic secularist lot,
nor by the politicians. I had endured flak from Jamaati honchos like S. A. Hannan for many years.
 
           I am forwarding this note from my Pakitani forum showing their reaction.  If only our
politicians had any true sense of religion, in the way our common popilace have it, they could make
Bangladesh a shining example of secularism not only in the Muslim majority countries, but the whole
South Asia including India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.


                Farida Majid
 
From: shamimmalik@aol.com
To: shamimmalik@aol.com
BCC: Kirfani@aol.com
Sent: 7/29/2010 1:58:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Bangladesh bans books written by Syed Maudoodi
 
In order to alleviate the problems such as extremism, intolerance  and bigotry in Islam, 
I sincerely  hope that the same action is taken by the whole Islamic World.  Best,
 
Shamim

 
  --------- Forwarded message ----------

 Bangladesh bans books written by Syed Maudoodi
To: Mohammed Elsanousi 


 
16 July 2010 Last updated at 08:32 ET

Bangladesh bans books written by Syed Mawdoodi

By Anbarasan Ethirajan BBC News, Dhaka 

 The government wants to curb the Jamaat-e-Islami party

The Bangladeshi government has ordered mosques and libraries across the country to remove all books written by a controversial Islamic scholar.
The chief of the government-funded Islamic Foundation told the BBC that the books by Syed Abul Ala Maududi encouraged "militancy and terrorism".
 
Mr Maududi - who died in 1979 - is the founder of the Jamaat-e-Islami party.
His works are essential reading for supporters of the Jamaat-e-Islami party in the region.
Born in India, the Pakistani scholar is considered the most prominent theorist of radical Islam in modern South Asian history.
But Bangladeshi officials say Mr Maududi's writings promote radicalism and his ideological goal was to capture power in the name of Islam.
 
"His writings are against the peaceful ideology of Islam. So, it is not correct to keep books of Mr Maududi in mosques," Islamic Foundation Director-General Shamim Mohammad Afjal told the BBC.
The government has now ordered nearly 24,000 libraries attached to mosques to remove his books immediately. Some have already started to do so.
A senior official from Jamaat-e-Islami, ATM Azharul Islam, described the move as an attack on Islam.
"Mr Maududi's books are being published in many countries and there have been no complaints against his writings so far," he said.
 
The decision by the Awami League-led government is widely seen as part of its efforts to curb the activities of Jamaat-e-Islami, accused by many Bangladeshis of collaborating with the Pakistani army during the 1971 war of independence.
Five senior leaders of the party were arrested recently on charges of committing mass murder during the war. The party denies the accusations.



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[ALOCHONA] Tri-patriate agreement of Bangladesh-Pakistan-India



Tri-patriate agreement of Bangladesh-Pakistan-India

Following is the full text of tripartite agreement signed in New Delhi on 9 April 1974.

1. On 2 July 1972, the President of Pakistan and the Prime Minister of India signed an historic agreement at Simla under which they resolved that "the two countries put an end to the conflict and confrontation that have hitherto marred their relations and work for the promotion of a friendly and harmonious relationship and the establishment of durable peace in the subcontinent." The agreement also provided for the settlement of "their differences by any other peaceful means mutually agreed upon".

2. Bangladesh welcomed the Simla Agreement. The Prime Minister of Bangladesh strongly supported its objective of reconciliation, good neighborliness and establishment of durable peace in the subcontinent.

3. The humanitarian problems arising in the wake of the tragic event of 1971 constituted a major obstacle in the way of reconciliation and normalization among the countries of the subcontinent. In the absence of recognition, it was not possible to have tripartite talks to settle the humanitarian problems, as Bangladesh could not participate in such a meeting except on the basis of sovereign equality.

4. On 17 April 1973, India and Bangladesh took a major step forward to break the deadlock on the humanitarian issues by setting aside the political problem of recognition. In a declaration issued on that date, they said that they "are resolved to continue their efforts to reduce tension, promote friendly and harmonious relationship in the sub-continent and work together towards the establishment of a durable peace."

Inspired by this vision and "in the larger interest of reconciliation, peace and stability in the subcontinent", they jointly proposed that the problem of the detained and stranded persons should be resolved on humanitarian considerations through simultaneous repatriation of all such persons except those Pakistani prisoners of war who might be required by the Government of Bangladesh for trial on certain charges.

5. Following the declaration, there were a series of talks between India and Bangladesh and India and Pakistan. These talks resulted in an agreement at Delhi on 28 august 1973, between India and Pakistan with the concurrence of Bangladesh, which provided for a solution of the outstanding humanitarian problems.

6. In pursuance of this agreement, the process of three-way repatriation commenced on 19 September 1973. So far nearly three lakh persons have been repatriated which has generated an atmosphere of reconciliation and paved the way for normalization of relations in the sub-continent.

7. In February 1974, recognition took place thus facilitating the participation of Bangladesh in the tripartite meeting envisaged in the Delhi Agreement, on the basis of sovereign equality. Accordingly, Dr. Kamal Hossain, Foreign Minister of Government of Bangladesh, Mr. Swaran Singh, Minister of External affairs, Government of India, and Mr. Aziz Ahmed, Minister of State for Defense and Foreign Affairs of the Government of Pakistan, met in New Delhi from 5 April to 9 April 1974 and discussed the various issues mentioned in the Delhi Agreement, in particular the question of the 195 prisoners of war and the completion of the three-way process of repatriation involving Bangladesh and Pakistani prisoners of war in India.

8. The Ministers reviewed the progress of the three-way repatriation under the Delhi Agreement of 28 August 1973. They were gratified that such a large number of persons detained or stranded in the three countries had since reached their destinations.

9. The Ministers also considered steps that needed to be taken in order expeditiously to bring the process of three-way repatriation to a satisfactory conclusion.

10. The Indian side stated that the remaining Pakistani prisoners of war and civilian internees in India to be repatriated under the Delhi Agreement, numbering approximately 6,500, would be repatriated at the usual pace of a train on alternate days and the likely shortfall due to suspension of trains from 10 April to 19 April 1974, on account of the Kumbh mela, would be made up by running additional trains after April 19. It was thus hoped that the repatriation of prisoners of war would be completed by the end of April 1974.

11. The Pakistan side stated that the repatriation of Bangladesh nationals from Pakistan was approaching completion. The remaining Bangladesh nationals in Pakistan would also be repatriated without let or hindrance.

12. In respect of non-Bengalis in Bangladesh, the Pakistan side stated that the Government of Pakistan had already issued clearances for movement of Pakistanis in favour of those non-Bengalis who were either domiciled in former West Pakistan, were employees of the Central Government and their families or were members of the divided families, irrespective of their original domicile. The issuance of clearances to 25,000 persons who constitute hardship cases was also in progress.

The Pakistan side also reiterated that all those who fall under the first three categories would be received by Pakistan without any limit to numbers. In respect of persons whose applications had been rejected, the Government of Pakistan would, upon request, provide reasons why any particular case was rejected. Any aggrieved applicant could at a time, seek a review of his application provided he was able to supply new facts or further information to the Government of Pakistan in support of his contention that he qualified in one or other of the three categories. The claim of such persons would not be time-barred. In the event of the decision of review of a case being adverse, the Government of Pakistan and Bangladesh might seek to resolve it by mutual consultation.

13. The question of 195 Pakistani prisoners of war was discussed by the three Ministers in the context of the earnest desire of the Governments for reconciliation, peace and friendship in the sub-continent. The Foreign Minister of Bangladesh stated that the excesses and manifold crimes committed by those prisoners of war constituted, according to the relevant provisions of the UN General Assembly resolutions and international law, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, and that there was universal consensus that persons charged with such crimes as 195 Pakistani prisons of war should be held to account and subjected to the due process of law. The Minister of State for Defense and Foreign Affairs of the Government of Pakistan said that his Government condemned and deeply regretted any crimes that may have been committed.

14. In this connection, the three Ministers noted that the matter should be viewed in the context of the determination of the three countries to continue resolutely to work for reconciliation. The Ministers further noted that following recognition, the Prime Minister of Pakistan had declared that he would visit Bangladesh in response to the invitation of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and appealed to the people of Bangladesh to forgive and forget the mistakes of the past in order to promote reconciliation. Similarly, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh had declared with regard to the atrocities and destruction committed in Bangladesh in 1971, that he wanted the people to forget the past and to make a fresh start, stating that the people of Bangladesh knew how to forgive.

15. In the light of the foregoing and, in particular, having regard to the appeal of the Prime Minister of Pakistan to the people of Bangladesh to forgive and forget the mistakes of the past, the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh stated that the Government of Bangladesh had decided not to proceed with the trials as an act of clemency. It was agreed that the 195 prisoners of war might be repatriated to Pakistan along with the other prisoners of war now in the process of repatriation under the Delhi Agreement.

16. The Ministers expressed their conviction that the above agreements provide a firm basis for the resolution of the humanitarian problems arising out of the conflict of 1971. They reaffirmed the vital stake the 700 million people of the three countries have in peace and progress and reiterated the resolve of their Governments to work for the promotion of normalization of relations and the establishment of durable peace in the sub-continent.

Signed in New Delhi on 9 April 1974, in three originals, each of which is equally authentic.

(Kamal Hossain)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh


(Swaran Singh)
Minister of External Affairs, Government of India


(Aziz Ahmed) Minister of State for Defense and Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan

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[ALOCHONA] Re: [notun_bangladesh] War criminals Issue_Indria, Mujib’s trial after death (!)

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Friday, July 30, 2010

Re: [ALOCHONA] Collecting Rainwater Now Illegal In Many States In USA



 

Collecting Rainwater Now Illegal In Many States In USA

By Mike Adams
 

Many of the freedoms we enjoy here in the U.S. are quickly eroding as the nation transforms from the land of the free

into the land of the enslaved, but what I'm about to share with you takes the assault on our freedoms to a whole new level. You may not be aware of this, but many Western states, including Utah, Washington and Colorado, have long outlawed individuals from collecting rainwater on their own properties because, according to officials, that rain belongs to someone else.

As bizarre as it sounds, laws restricting property owners from "diverting" water that falls on their own homes and land have been on the books for quite some time in many Western states. Only recently, as droughts and renewed interest in water conservation methods have become more common, have individuals and business owners started butting heads with law enforcement over the practice of collecting rainwater for personal use. 

Check out this YouTube video of a news report out of Salt Lake City, Utah, about the issue. It's illegal in Utah to divert rainwater without a valid water right, and Mark Miller of Mark Miller Toyota, found this out the hard way.

After constructing a large rainwater collection system at his new dealership to use for washing new cars, Miller found out that the project was actually an "unlawful diversion of rainwater." Even though it makes logical conservation sense to collect rainwater for this type of use since rain is scarce in Utah, it's still considered a violation of water rights which apparently belong exclusively to Utah's various government bodies.

"Utah's the second driest state in the nation. Our laws probably ought to catch up with that," explained Miller in response to the state's ridiculous rainwater collection ban.

Salt Lake City officials worked out a compromise with Miller and are now permitting him to use "their" rainwater, but the fact that individuals like Miller don't actually own the rainwater that falls on their property is a true indicator of what little freedom we actually have here in the U.S. (Access to the rainwater that falls on your own property seems to be a basic right, wouldn't you agree?)

Outlawing rainwater collection in other states

Utah isn't the only state with rainwater collection bans, either. Colorado and Washington also have rainwater collection restrictions that limit the free use of rainwater, but these restrictions vary among different areas of the states and legislators have passed some laws to help ease the restrictions.

In Colorado, two new laws were recently passed that exempt certain small-scale rainwater collection systems, like the kind people might install on their homes, from collection restrictions.

Prior to the passage of these laws, Douglas County, Colorado, conducted a study on how rainwater collection affects aquifer and groundwater supplies. The study revealed that letting people collect rainwater on their properties actually reduces demand from water facilities and improves conservation.

Personally, I don't think a study was even necessary to come to this obvious conclusion. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that using rainwater instead of tap water is a smart and useful way to conserve this valuable resource, especially in areas like the West where drought is a major concern.

Additionally, the study revealed that only about three percent of Douglas County's precipitation ended up in the streams and rivers that are supposedly being robbed from by rainwater collectors. The other 97 percent either evaporated or seeped into the ground to be used by plants.

This hints at why bureaucrats can't really use the argument that collecting rainwater prevents that water from getting to where it was intended to go. So little of it actually makes it to the final destination that virtually every household could collect many rain barrels worth of rainwater and it would have practically no effect on the amount that ends up in streams and rivers.

It's all about control, really

As long as people remain unaware and uninformed about important issues, the government will continue to chip away at the freedoms we enjoy. The only reason these water restrictions are finally starting to change for the better is because people started to notice and they worked to do something to reverse the law.

Even though these laws restricting water collection have been on the books for more than 100 years in some cases, they're slowly being reversed thanks to efforts by citizens who have decided that enough is enough.

Because if we can't even freely collect the rain that falls all around us, then what, exactly, can we freely do? The rainwater issue highlights a serious overall problem in America today: diminishing freedom and increased government control.

Today, we've basically been reprogrammed to think that we need permission from the government to exercise our inalienable rights, when in fact the government is supposed to derive its power from us. The American Republic was designed so that government would serve the People to protect and uphold freedom and liberty. But increasingly, our own government is restricting people from their rights to engage in commonsense, fundamental actions such as collecting rainwater or buying raw milk from the farmer next door.

Today, we are living under a government that has slowly siphoned off our freedoms, only to occasionally grant us back a few limited ones under the pretense that they're doing us a benevolent favor.

Fight back against enslavement

As long as people believe their rights stem from the government (and not the other way around), they will always be enslaved. And whatever rights and freedoms we think we still have will be quickly eroded by a system of bureaucratic power that seeks only to expand its control.

Because the same argument that's now being used to restrict rainwater collection could, of course, be used to declare that you have no right to the air you breathe, either. After all, governments could declare that air to be somebody else's air, and then they could charge you an "air tax" or an "air royalty" and demand you pay money for every breath that keeps you alive.

Think it couldn't happen? Just give it time. The government already claims it owns your land and house, effectively. If you really think you own your home, just stop paying property taxes and see how long you still "own" it. Your county or city will seize it and then sell it to pay off your "tax debt." That proves who really owns it in the first place... and it's not you!

How about the question of who owns your body? According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark office, U.S. corporations and universities already own 20% of your genetic code. Your own body, they claim, is partially the property of someone else.

So if they own your land, your water and your body, how long before they claim to own your air, your mind and even your soul?

Unless we stand up against this tyranny, it will creep upon us, day after day, until we find ourselves totally enslaved by a world of corporate-government collusion where everything of value is owned by powerful corporations -- all enforced at gunpoint by local law enforcement.

http://countercurrents.org/adams280710.htm



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[ALOCHONA] Dr Tarek Shamsur Rahman on Bangla-India relation



Dr Tarek Shamsur Rahman on Bangla-India relation
 
 
 
 


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[ALOCHONA] Thirsty? How About An Ice-Cold Glass Of Sewage-Infested Water?



Thirsty? How About An Ice-Cold Glass Of Sewage-Infested Water?

By Amnesty international

30 July, 2010
(The remains of a destroyed water cistern in a West bank town)

On Saturday 31 July, Amnesty International members will be handing out free samples of bottled water to people in Dublin, Cork and Galway.The only trouble is that the water – like 90 percent of water available to Palestinians in Gaza, is filthy.


On a sizzling hot day in Ireland, all we have to do to cool off is reach for the tap. For Palestinians living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, there's no such relief.

Almost 200,000 Palestinians living in the West Bank have no running water, making ordinary tasks, like washing and cooking, that we take for granted almost impossible.

Israeli settlers enjoy refreshing dips in brimming swimming pools while only miles away, Palestinian water reservoirs stand empty."The Israeli Government is deliberately taking water from Palestinians in the hope of driving them off their land," said Amnesty International Campaigns Officer Eilís Ní Chaithnía."Diseases from drinking sewage-infested water are rife in parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territories because Israeli authorities restrict the water sources."

To send a message to the Israeli authorities, Amnesty International will be doling out bottles of dirty water to thirsty passers-by this Saturday (31 July) - to see how we like it.Eilís Ní Chaithnía will be on hand at the entrance to St Stephen's Green, Dublin city centre at 2pm to give interviews and answer any questions about our "Thirst for Justice" campaign.Volunteers will hand out free samples of bottled water in pairs, while also collecting signatures for a petition to the Israeli authorities demanding a fair share of water for Palestinian communities.

Amnesty International will also hold the day of action in Galway city, Cork city and Clonakilty this Saturday afternoon.Amnesty International is calling on the Israeli government to ensure Palestinians get a fair share of the water supply.Currently Israelis consume four times as much water per person as the Palestinian community does.

"The Irish Government needs to put pressure on Israel to ensure that it upholds international law by immediately lifting all restrictions on Palestinians' access to water," said Eilís Ní Chaithnía.

http://www.amnesty.ie/news/thirsty-how-about-ice-cold-glass-sewage-infested-water



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[ALOCHONA] Corruption eating into the vitals



 
WHILE addressing the AL Parliamentary Party meeting on July 22 Prime Minister Sk. Hasina said that she would take stern action if any lawmaker or minister was involved in corruption. Evidently the prime minister issued this warning in the backdrop of the reports of bungling and misappropriation of food grains allocated for test relief and food for work programs.

The P.M.'s warning was reinforced by the report published in a Bangla daily on July 26 that indicated that while implementing the "one house, one farm" program in Bamna village in Barguna, 12 members of an affluent family had been included in the list.

Roushanara Akhtar, a field worker of BRDB, admitted that she had to include those names under political pressure. Strangely enough, the report says that Sanjib Bepary, the owner of Sanjib grocery stores, has been included in the list, but his neighbour, Shishu Bala, an old widowed and distressed person, despite her entreaties, could not get her name in the list.

The list further revealed that one Asaduzzaman, a lecturer in Bamna Degree College and one Shukur Sikdar, a Chatra League worker in Amtali, got themselves included in the list twice by changing their names. Chairman BRDB and Director Project Implementation Bureau admitted the widespread irregularities in preparing the list.

Golam Sabur Tulu, AL M.P. Barguna-2 constituency, expressed his ignorance about the list of ineligible people and indicated that he would recommend deterrent measures against the culprits.

While issuing directives to the D.C.s about monitoring militant activities and arresting price hike of essentials, the P.M. could have issued directives to the D.C.s to combat corruption. There is paramount need for improving governance, and fixing up infra-structure and regulatory frameworks to achieve pro-people growth and development.

The big talk in the country is endemic corruption in the corridors of power and business. We are forced to talk about it mostly in generic terms, which is why we are no longer shocked by the unspeakable corruption of our officials and politicians.

How rotten the system is becomes clear when a person agrees to speak in more specific terms on condition of absolute anonymity. I met such a person recently, who said that everyone was on the take at every level of government.

No sooner had he finished the construction of his house than an official of the tax department said that he was ready to negotiate the amount of tax the homeowner was obliged to pay, but for a price. The tax on the house should be at least Tk.60,000, but if the owner gave him Tk.30,000 he could ensure that the tax would be Tk.30,000.

A building contractor, who recently won a Tk.10 lakh contract by keeping other parties off the bidding through a settlement of Tk.2 lakh, told me that at the time of receiving the final bill he had to give Tk.1 lakh to the officials. He said that he would make a profit of Tk. 2 lakh. That only speaks of the quality of work he would deliver!

The education sector is the latest victim of corruption. What distinguishes some premier colleges and public universities in the country is their drive to give students the type of education that goes beyond textbooks, classroom lectures, and considerations of politics and party. But they are shedding their image as prime suppliers of talent in different services of the country because recruitment of college teachers is manipulated by a syndicate involving the Public Service Commission (PSC).

PSC administrative officer M.A. Rouf, implicated in the question leakage scam of B.G. Press, confessed that a syndicate involving Public Service Commission officials

manipulated the appointment of teachers in government colleges in 2005. Teachers were either appointed or promoted to higher posts against fake certificates in exchange of money. It is not the criminality that is astonishing but the fact that they compromised the entire political class during the BNP- led alliance regime.

The series of reports published in a section of the press during the last two months sent a chill down the nation's spine. Colleges now have to admit students not on merit but on the recommendation of the leaders of Chatra League who collect a big sum of money from these ineligible candidates.

What is more ominous is that the perpetrators seemed to have a large measure of administrative sanction. Reports of otherwise respectable and learned teachers participating in such a filthy game are a chilling warning of the breakdown of moral fabric, social values and national aspiration.

Obviously, corruption has been institutionalised. Not reining in such scams is a political blunder. And in the aftermath of such reports being published, the question of whether the government connived in such alleged scams has acquired importance.

Another interesting aspect of such stories relate to how long and complicated it still is to do anything in this country, like expanding business activities, erecting a factory, importing machinery and releasing goods from the port. A businessman told me that it took more than three years to build a factory, and at every stage there was someone's pocket to be lined.

It's not that some new bacillus is loose today; corruption is no worse now than it's ever been. Whenever there is too much concentrated power and too little accountability, there is plunder and payoffs. What is different today -- and will become even more noticeable in the days to come -- is the worldwide effort to do something about it.

Around the globe there is an overwhelming urge to purge. Newly democratising populaces are getting tired of being exploited by their public servants. As more countries are reforming or undergoing economic change angry citizens are flushing out the mucky residue of old regimes that dragged them down. Democracy and free trade, of course, don't automatically translate into probity.

Governments that pay their way to power usually focus on recouping their huge campaign investments through corruption. Corruption generally gets out of control when citizens of a society find that there's more to gain than lose by permitting it. However, in the long run, the rise of democratic systems is the best hope for combating corruption.

But the fact is that as long as it takes an average of 20 years for a corruption case to come to court, we can be sure corruption will continue to flourish. The slow judicial process is the main reason why corrupt officials and politicians simply disappear instead of being brought to justice.

Corruption is not just a moral problem. Economists and international organisations point out the serious damage that corruption can do to economic growth and prosperity. International investment is the lifeblood of many economies, and because information travels so quickly these days, reputations can be made and destroyed on a single headline in the newspaper. Recent studies suggest that no nation can expect to become an advanced, high-income economy without attacking its corruption problem. Graft and poverty go hand in hand.

Md. Asadullah Khan is a former teacher of physics and Controller of Examinations, BUET. E-mail: aukhanbd@gmail.com
 


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[ALOCHONA] 80% Printing job goes to Indian firms



80% Printing job goes to Indian firms
 


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RE: [ALOCHONA] Has the Supreme Court Judgment indirectly nullified the 1/11 changeover?



    Clever!  Very clever suggestions coming from a mutt who uses his intelligence to serve his maters
 in the Defence Forum of Pakistan!
     
      Unlike Major Gen. Ziaur Rahman in 1975, Gen. Moin in 2007 did not suspend the Constitution
and declared the Martial Law as the supreme law of the land, nor did he self-appoint himself as the Chief Martial Law
Administrator.  That self-declared Chief Military Ruler then had the audacity to mutilate
and even subvert the Constitution. It was his Party's misrule that put the country in chaos in 2006.
 
      Since General Moin in 2007 did not self-designate himself to any position
other than what status he already held in the military before 1/11, 2007, I do not see
 how he can be called an "adventurist usurper."
 
               Beware of clever suggestions! Let us heed the Holy Qur'an:
                  
 
رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِين ِوَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ
                    
 

"My Lord! I seek refuge with You from the whisperings (suggestions) of the Shayatin (devils).

And I seek refuge with You, My Lord! lest they may attend (or come near) me." (Al_Quraan_023.097-098) AMEEN.


       Farida Majid
 

To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
From: MBIMunshi@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:35:01 +0000
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Has the Supreme Court Judgment indirectly nullified the 1/11 changeover?

 

Has the Supreme Court Judgment indirectly nullified the 1/11 changeover and should Gen. Moin U. Ahmed

                                  be tried for subverting the Constitution?            

 

 

After carefully reading the text of the judgment of the Supreme Court in the 5th Amendment Case it suddenly occurred to me that the breadth of the ruling would also cover what occurred after January 11, 2007 when Gen. Moin U. Ahmed and his close military associates subverted, mutilated, held in abeyance and amended the constitution by extending the caretaker government concept beyond the 90 days limit that is specifically mentioned in the Constitution. It may also be observed that the two years in which the Caretaker Government was operative there was in fact indirect military rule.

 

The relevant part of the 5th Amendment judgment reads –

 

"We are of the view that in the spirit of the Preamble and also Article 7 of the Constitution the Military Rule, direct or indirect, is to be shunned once for all. Let it be made clear that Military Rule was wrongly justified in the past and it ought not to be justified in the future on any ground, principle, doctrine or theory whatsoever as the same is against the dignity, honour and glory of the nation that it achieved after great sacrifice; … it is also against the honour of each and every soldier of the Armed Forces who are oath bound to bear true faith and allegiance to Bangladesh and uphold the Constitution which embodies the will of the people, honestly and faithfully to serve Bangladesh in their respective services and also see that the Constitution is upheld, it is not kept in suspicion, abrogated, it is not subverted, it is not mutilated, and to say the least it is not held in abeyance and it is not amended by any authority not competent to do so under the Constitution."

 

Logic dictates that everything done in pursuance of the 1/11 agenda is automatically nullified by the judgment including the elections of 2008 that were held under indirect military rule! This would, of course, be a very audacious and unexpected outcome clearly not envisaged by the Supreme Court judges. If even part of my analysis is correct then the following part of the judgment becomes highly relevant –

 

"While dismissing the leave petitions we are putting on record our total disapproval of Martial Law and suspicion of the Constitution or any part thereof in any form. The perpetrators of such illegalities should also be suitably punished and condemned so that in future no adventurist, no usurper, would dare to defy the people, their Constitution, their Government, established by them with their consent. However, it is the Parliament which can make law in this regard. Let us bid farewell to all kinds of extra constitutional adventure forever."

 

One may certainly make an arguable legal case that Gen. Moin U. Ahmed was an adventurist, usurper and defied the people, the Constitution and the Government. The country therefore waits impatiently for Gen. Moin's punishment and condemnation as Parliament no where extended the 90 day rule set on the Caretaker Government which he and others ignored to the utter detriment of the nation.   

                                                                                  

 

                                          




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