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Sunday, May 30, 2010

[ALOCHONA] FW: Emailing: Front Page news of New Age --Jamaat rally stopped by authorities banned etc



 

 

 

 

Dear sirs,

 

Assalamu Alaikum.Please see the two news below from daily New Age.Tthe authorities in Bangladesh have  planned to frustrate the rally of a major party Jamaate Islami  at Paltan Maidan, Dhaka , for which they got permission on 18th May.

 

 

.Juba League, a front organisation of the present regime has become instrument to carry out this plan.What is the justification for announcing another  rally at the same place  without obtaining permission? The police has  obviously abided by the desire of higher authorities of the government.

This is fascism , not democracy.

 

Please also see the other news..Why Law Minister should be embarassed? He was sitting with Jamaat MPs in the Parliament everyday.

 

Shah Abdul Hannan


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DMP bans rallies at Paltan Monday
Staff Correspondent

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner, AKM Shahidul Huq, on Saturday imposed a ban on meetings or rallies at Paltan Maidan and its adjacent areas from Sunday midnight until further order.
   A DMP release said that the ban was imposed as Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami called a public meeting at Paltan Maidan on May 31 and Awami Jubo League also called a rally at the same place and at the same time, which could disrpt law and order and public security.
   It said that the Police Commissioner imposed the ban under sections 28 and 29 of the Dhaka Metropolitan Ordinance 1976.
   Section 28 of the ordinance empowers the DMP commissioner to prohibit certain acts, including carrying of arms, swords, spears, guns, knives, sticks and other article, or corrosive substances or explosives, that could be used in physical violence.
   Section 29 empowers the commissioner to prohibit assemblies, processions whenever and as long as he considers it necessary for the preservation of the public peace or safety.
   Jamaat-e-Islami and Awami Juba League, an associate body ruling Awami League for the youth, had called separate rallies at Paltan Maidan on Monday afternoon.
   Jamaat called its rally to protest against what it considers the ‘conspiracy’ to hinder pro-Islam politics.
   
Jamaat also wanted to protest upper riparian India’s plan to build Tipaimukh Dam on the trans boundary river Barak to obstruct the water flow into the Surma, Kushiyara and Meghna rivers in lower riparian Bangladesh.
   On getting the permission on May 18 to hold the rally at Paltan Maidan, Jamaat leaders were campaigning for its success.
   ‘We got the permission to use the Paltan Maidan,’ Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed said at a meeting of the party at 2 pm on Saturday.
   ‘We are yet to get permission to use microphone there. I hope we will get the permission,’ he said.
   He said the government will have to take the responsibility if it allows any other organisation to use the Paltan Maidan at the same time.
   Awami Juba League general secretary Mirza Azam announced at 5 pm on Saturday that it will hold a rally at Paltan Maidan on Monday afternoon to demand expeditious trial of war crimes.
   He made the announcement at an emergency meeting of the organisation at its central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in the city.
   ‘We sought permission to use Paltan Maidan for the purpose,’ he said.
   The police commissioner, AKM Shahidul Haque, however, refused to say at about 8:30 pm on Saturday on whether or not the DMP hade given permission to any organisation to hold a rally at Paltan Maidan.
   ‘I am unable to make any comments now,’ he told New Age.



Presence of Jamaat leaders at
EC meeting embarrasses law
minister, left leaders

Staff Correspondent

Law and parliamentary affairs minister Shafique Ahmed and two left leaders were embarrassed by the presence of Jamaat-e-Islami leaders at an Election Commission programme on Saturday.
   President and general secretaries of all the political parties registered with the EC were invited to attend the inaugural season of a two-day programme on Meeting on Cooperation of Election Commissions in the South Asia Region at a city hotel.
   Jammat chief Matiur Rahman Nizami, his deputy Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, Workers’ Party president Rashed Khan Menon and Communist Party of Bangladesh president Monzurul Ahsan Khan attended the meeting. Law minister Shafique Ahmed also attended the meeting as chief guest.
   No representatives, however, from the ruling Awami League and the main opposition BNP were present at the programme.
   Law minister Shafique Ahmed told the reporters that despite being reluctant to attend because of the presence of the Jamaat, he felt he had to attend the programme as he was invited by the chief election commissioner himself.
   ‘At first, I decided not to attend the programme, but as the CEC personally requested and many foreign guests had also been invited to the meeting, I had to go there,’ he added.
   Menon and Monzurul separately told reporters that they would not have attended the programme if they had known about Jamaat’s presence.
   ‘I did not sit beside them (Jamaat leaders). I sat on the other side,’ Menon said.
   The Jammat leaders sat on right side of the first row while Menon and Monzurul and some civil society members took their seats on the left side.
   Jamaat, a registered party having representation in the parliament, is accused of its having a controversial role while some of its leaders are alleged of having committed crimes against humanity during the war of independence in 1971.


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RE: [ALOCHONA] Re: Khaleda_ Delwar Must change their vindictive attitude



Attn. Ezajur Rahman , Kuwait

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ASAK


1. why we restore/ nourish/ welcome  corrupt politicians.........years after years?


2. why we don't condemn corruption, inefficiency, violence....enough?


3. How we have allowed to create a society....of  few miilionaires, and millions poor, hungry, sick people? 



4. Havn't we become a selfish, greedy, careless and rude?


5. When we will beleive and practise...social justice, equality, transparency, accountabilty and 'straight path'?


Best wishes.


khoda hafez.









To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
From: Ezajur@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 14:03:55 +0000
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Re: Khaleda_ Delwar Must change their vindictive attitude



Dear Alochok Mahathir
We think the whole world lives in the same political gutter that we live in. We have no concept of time. We think we will never die and that our land will be the last one to fall on Judgement Day. This is why we do not understand the importance of time. And so educated Bangladeshis are quite happy to say that our condition is the best we can possibly expect, that our condition is both normal and natural - and that we can afford to wait for another several decades before we reach a half decent condition. So it is that democratic reform, intellectual enlightenment, civil rights and the enfranchisement of the citizen can just wait. And wait. And wait.
Until the royal families feel like behaving differently.
Look. You can't use 'typical narrative' with me - it just won't work. I suggest you are hypocritcial in your complaints about the CTG. You think (and you are not alone) that there was no alternative in 1975 but to kill Mujib. You think there was no alternative but for the military rule of Zia. You think that it there was no alternative but for the opposition to AL to unite under a general. What is so democratic about such thoughts? Similarly there were many who thought there was no alternative on 1/10 but to go ahead with the CTG's agenda on 1/11.
And what do you mean by 'until a better leader comes along'? Better leaders are not allowed by either Hasina or Khaleda, AL or BNP. You want to wait - well, I think you only want to wait till Tareq comes along. He will slip into position - just because he is the son - and you will say lets keep him until a better leader comes along. And then his daughter may come and you will say the same thing. 
But it is clever people like you who lobby most for status quo politics - not the poor, not the disenfranchised, not the suffering people.    
You know the lesson of 25/2? It is that anything is possible in Bangladesh and the worst is yet to come. That's the lesson. And nothing has changed for the better since that date. Except more power station documents have been signed and power diverted to farming. Big bloody deal.  
You and I live in a bosthi. We act like pig ignorant imbeciles. Even well intentioned foreigners may shoot some of us to help us. Anyone can interfere in Bangladesh - the Bangladesh of Hasina and Khaleda.
You talk about waiting till someone better comes along but inside BNP you won't lobby for change, argue for change, name your proposed leader, start a movement, protest criminality, condemn ignorance or demand change and accountability. But you are a democrat?!
BNP: Mahmudur Rahman should be given full power to reform the party. But you don't want him. You want goru Hanan, foga Delwar and Prince Tareq. That's your future?     
Its okay. More violence will come won't it? Lets see who is the last man standing. You really think somewhere someone isn't planning another shorter, more violent version of 1/11? Why? Because everyone amongst 150 million poeple is willing to wait a few more decades before cadres of a ruling party stop rape and murder? 
Ezajur Rahman
Kuwait
 
 
 

--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Mahathir of BD <wouldbemahathirofbd@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Ezajur ,
>  
> I do agree  that we  need to change  our leaders . But  I am very  strongly against changing the leaders  in any reactive  way  like  that  of Moeen, Fakhruddin gong .
>  
> Untill and unless  better leader than khaleda  hasina comes  out we have to  try our best to  change them gradually.
>  
>  If any better leader than them comes, he/she will be  able to  replace them with his/her leadership  quality  in pro-active way.
>  
> Better leaders wouldn't need  reactive way like that Moeen gong  or better leader wouldn't try to form party under the umbrella of emergency  like manager(not leader ) Dr. Yunus.
>
>  
>  May Allah send us a leader like Mahathir soon for Bangladesh.
>
> The test of patriotism is not a one-off event for anyone, let alone the political quarters, that once passed is passed for ever. It is rather a perpetual process, especially for the ruling political quarters that have to pass it every moment- Nurul Kabir , Editor , The NewAge
>
> --- On Mon, 24/5/10, ezajur Ezajur@... wrote:
>
>
> From: ezajur Ezajur@...
> Subject: [ALOCHONA] Re: Khaleda_ Delwar Must change their vindictive attitude
> To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> Received: Monday, 24 May, 2010, 5:10 AM
>
>
>  
>
>
>
> Dear Alochok Mahathir
>
> You are condoning and perpetuating the status quo by appealing to the good nature of our political royalty. Our nation is controlled by who controls the murder and mayhem on our streets - not who can frame an argument politely on Facebook.
>
> The very existence of Hasina and Khaleda in Sylhet depends on the relative strength of their armed cadres in Sylhet. So appealing to either of them in a newpaper or online is a complete waste of time.
>
> Who are you and what is your message when she can call 10,000 people to a meeting and have them applaud anything she says - because her party gave them cheap saris and lungis to attend or because the people are so easily fooled!
>
> If you cannont actually change your leader then you can never change your leader's mind. Because your leader doesn't need to worry about what you think.
>
> If you can actually change your leader then you can change your leader's mind. Because your leader does need to worry about what you think.
>
> Either you come from a stupid country with a stupid people who can't change their two nethris or their destiny. Or you come from a great country and a great people who just need to get organised to change their two nethris and their destiny.
>
> Your call.
>
> Ezajur Rahman
> Kuwait
>
>
> --- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Mahathir of BD wouldbemahathirofbd@ wrote:
> >
> > Dear Alochok Ezajur,
> >  
> > As long as we don't have  better leaders  to replace our present leaders  in proactive way , we have to try to change the attitude and  behaviour of our present leaders. In this  digital age, we can easily  reach  our leaders  or their close associates.
> >  
> > For example in facebook, you can easily say BNP " we  don't want to listen any more lecture untill and unless  you take any measures against the armed cadres of Sylhet"
> >  
> >  I think asking questions  and saying something to the leaders (Whatever way  one can do that) can  make them change their attitude.
> >
> >
> > The test of patriotism is not a one-off event for anyone, let alone the political quarters, that once passed is passed for ever. It is rather a perpetual process, especially for the ruling political quarters that have to pass it every moment- Nurul Kabir , Editor , The NewAge
> >
> > --- On Tue, 11/5/10, ezajur Ezajur@ wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: ezajur Ezajur@
> > Subject: [ALOCHONA] Re: Khaleda_ Delwar Must change their vindictive attitude
> > To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> > Received: Tuesday, 11 May, 2010, 4:37 AM
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear Alochok Mahathir
> >
> > We have often fought in the past and it is likely we will fight in the future.
> >
> > But this is because I see a disconnect between your past statements and your statement below:
> >
> > "Untill and unless we educated citizens of the country focus on how we can change attitude and behaviour of our leaders, we can not make country progress at a satisfactory pace."
> >
> > Perhaps I was wrong in the past. But I am wholeheartedly committed to your statement above. It is encouraging indeed.
> >
> > The question then is do we want our leaders to change or do we want to change our leaders? If we can't change our leaders why would we expect our leaders to change?
> >
> > Democracy means being able to change your leaders. We can't do that. Because we don't really have a proper democracy.
> >
> > Thank you for a wonderful email which is a fine example of hope and inevitable change.
> >
> > Warm regards
> >
> > Ezajur Rahman
> > Kuwait
> >
> > --- In alochona@yahoogroup s.com, Mahathir of BD <wouldbemahathirofb d@...> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Khaleda-Delwar must change their vindictive attitude. They shouldn't say like that they would make BAL leaders to run in the corridor of court by suing them and winter of Mag would also come for BAL leaders. Firstly, because we want get rid of the vicious cycle of vindictive politics. Secondly, such statement will increase BAL's atrocity. They will think whatever happens later, they will see. Now they will try to torture BNP and it’s supporters to such a level that BNP does not have the ability to take revenge.
> > >
> > > Thirdly, such open comments will encourage BNP workers and supporters to be vindictive when they will come to power next election. They will take law at their hand, this will badly damage the image of newly formed govt and anti BNP media like Prothom-alo, will high light it very badly though Alo didn’t mention the political identity of rapist who raped mother and daughter on the previous night of Vola-3 by election as they were workers and leaders of BAL.
> > >
> > > BNP leadership must increase the margin of differences in their comments, conviction, attitude and behaviour against BAL leadership so that even critique of BNP can find difference between BAL and BNP.
> > >
> > > BNP leadership must not compete with BAL leadership to be worse. They should focus to be better to increase the differences.
> > >
> > > Actually BNP should form a watchdog group with the pro-BNP intellectuals that will observe every word BNP leaders utter. For example, BNP leaders should not use the ambigous world like "selling of the country". rather they should use very specific world such as "sacrificying the interest of the country" so that BAL propaganda mechine can not interpret it differently and raise question about it . BNP can use council of advisers to Khaleda zia for forming such group.
> > >
> > > Untill and unless we change the attitude and behaviour of our leaders who should lead to change the attitude and bahevious of grassroot level workers and supporters, Bangladesh can not make satisfactory progress. Unless and untill attitude and behaviour of party workers and supporters change, violence and tender snatching , torture on women will not be reduced by administrative measures. The sooner our leaders understand that, the beterr is it for our Country and nation.
> > >
> > > Untill and unless we educated citizens of the country focus on how we can change attitude and behaviour of our leaders, we can not make country progress at a satisfactory pace.
> > >
> > >
> > > The test of patriotism is not a one-off event for anyone, let alone the political quarters, that once passed is passed for ever. It is rather a perpetual process, especially for the ruling political quarters that have to pass it every moment- Nurul Kabir , Editor , The NewAge
> > >
> >
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[ALOCHONA] First YouTube then Facebook and what's next?



First YouTube then Facebook and what's next?

by Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury

May 30, 20

Bangladesh's present ruling party banned YouTube in 2009 for publishing the contents of the conversation tape of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with some of the army officers inside Dhaka Cantonment right after the tragic massacre inside the headquarters of Bangladesh Riffles, where a large number of army officers were brutally murdered, while members of their families were humiliated and even tortured.

Hearing the news of availability of such conversation tape on YouTube, Bangladesh government immediately blocked this site for indefinite period. Later the ban was though withdrawn; the conversation tape is very much available on YouTube. The only difference is, by banning YouTube in 2009, actually Bangladeshi government gave an extensive publicity to the contents, for which it was blocked in Bangladesh, and later the tape content drew attention of millions of people around the world.

This time, Bangladesh's same government has banned extremely popular social networking site Facebook for indefinite period. There are two versions from official sources, justifying this ban.

One claims, it was blocked as someone posted obscene cartoon of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and leader of the opposition Begum Khaleda Zia. Another source claims that, the site is blocked because of high pressure from the Islamist groups in Bangladesh, which asked the government to immediately and indefinitely ban Facebook for publishing cartoons of the Prophet of Islam. Three Islamist political parties — Islami Oikya Jote [IOJ], Islami Andolan and Khelafat Andolan — on Friday [May 28, 2010] demanded an immediate ban on Facebook for a recent campaign by some users inviting people to draw images of the prophet. Earlier Pakistani government also banned Facebook at the demand of Islamist and militant religious extremist groups in that country.

Commenting on blocking Facebook, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission sources said: "Some users of Facebook posted anti-Islamic content about Prophet Mohammed [SM], which the government took seriously. Some users even have posted sub-links to pornographic materials, which are not tolerable as well. For these reasons, Facebook has been blocked indefinitely. Access to Facebook may resume only when operators will find proper ways of blocking such anti-social and anti-religious contents."

Giving reactions to blocking of Facebook, a number of Islamist groups in Bangladesh has welcomed the steps and demanding continuation of this ban for indefinite period. While Islamist groups are raising voice against Facebook, on investigation it was found that even some of the notorious Islamist groups as well as suspected Islamist terror outfits are also maintaining their pages on Facebook. Islamic Democratic Party [former Harkat-Ul-Jihad] is having its page on Facebook.

I am not sure, if the government will gain anything by blocking Facebook, but surely it will bring bad reputation for the country as a whole for such violation of rights of expression. Freedom of expression and freedom of press is greatly undermined in Bangladesh during past few months. The latest attempt of the government in banning Facebook will just become another evidence of such situation. Those who advocated such idea, are in reality screwing the image of the present government in Bangladesh.

http://www.weeklyblitz.net/763/first-youtube-then-facebook-and-whats-next


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Re: [ALOCHONA] Re: Rise of the Channel-1 raised many eyebrows



This is an important point to ponder about.
To me it is because the international media took it for granted that Bangladesh is a protectorate of bestial HINDUS of HINDUSTAN so, they are least bothered about what is happening within Bangladesh n outside the credit earned by the Bangladeshis.
Had this success been achieved by Hindustan the world media would have jumped to sing Chorus to highlight the achievement. The "Bighgha( prudent ??)" n hated Jibis n concubine journalist should take into account that why they are made outcaste by the international journalist community??????? It is because the journalist community hates lickes and do not consider anyone who gives away ones chasity for the benfit of others accros the border. 

Faruque Alamgir

On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Mahathir of BD <wouldbemahathirofbd@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

Have any one read  the news of Musa conquered Himalys in any international media ?
 If not, then how this  incidence  can improve image of Bangladesh ?

The test of patriotism is not a one-off event for anyone, let alone the political quarters, that once passed is passed for ever. It is rather a perpetual process, especially for the ruling political quarters that have to pass it every moment- Nurul Kabir , Editor , The NewAge


--- On Tue, 25/5/10, Faruque Alamgir <faruquealamgir@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Faruque Alamgir <faruquealamgir@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Re: Rise of the Channel-1 raised many eyebrows
To: "maxx ombba" <maqsudo@hotmail.com>, "alochona" <alochona@yahoogroups.com>
Received: Tuesday, 25 May, 2010, 11:53 AM

 
This is a very good proposal.  If rightly encouraged n funded many youth could be trained to go for the great adventure n bring laurel for Bangladesh.Thanks for the initiative.

Faruque Alamgir

On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 7:07 AM, maxx ombba <maqsudo@hotmail. com> wrote:
 

Musa has brought prestige and hope to all of us. He has improved the image of Bangladesh, a land
so often referred as a corrupt country with poor, hungry people.

Can we help Musa , financially and otherwise, so that Musa can continue to
enjoy his hobby....after all he is damn good in it!!

We can also assist him to take " small-but-practical initiatives". 

Initiatives and actions to encourage, supervise and train other Bangladeshis to reach the peaks of Himalayas.

Anyone close to Musa reading my appeal?

Please tell us about the best method/ avenue to reach Musa and ask him about his needs/dreams.

How to contact Musa's wife, Soraban Tahura Rimi, an assistant judge in Mymensingh?

Best wishes.

khoda hafez.

dr. maqsud omar
Australia.








 



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