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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

[ALOCHONA] Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Company Raj Is Back In India



Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Company Raj Is Back In India

By Devinder Sharma

08 June, 2010

I am outraged. I am seething with anger. Nearly 26 years after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, the night yesterday again seemed to be without end. I tossed around in my bed, trying to count the sheep a number of times, but somehow the callousness of the insensitive judiciary and the politicians remained transfixed in my wandering thoughts.

I woke up early, and the first picture that came to my mind was from the Bollywood film Mangal Pandey. The film is based on the man who is believed to have triggered the launch of India's first battle for Independence in 1857. I could see Mangal Pandey seething with anger and clutching to his gun while the British flag lay on the ground burning. That was Circa 1857.

In 2010, Company Raj is back in India.

Call it 'Justice Buried' or 'Justice Denied' and as some newspapers say: After 25 Years, Another Tragedy Strikes Bhopal'. You can go on showering choicest abuses for the judiciary, especially the Supreme Court, for watering down the provisions of Indian law usually applied to road mishaps so that the Company Bahudur (as the East India Company was then known) could escape unscathed, the fact of the matter is that the Indian democracy has over the years been reduced to "of the industry, by the industry and for the industry."

You and me do not matter any more. We have been reduced to simple numbers, to be recounted after every ten years during census.

With 15,274 dead, 5,74,000 affected, and a verdict that should have been delivered in 26 days taking 26 long years, and that too a mockery of justice, no heads have rolled. While the newspapers are splashed with reports of the Bhopal verdict, I find Prime Minister Manmohan Singh quoted in a separate report from Srinagar, which he visited yesterday, also published on the front pages. Isn't it amusing to read the PM saying: 'Will Safeguard human rights in Kashmir.'

You couldn't even safeguard the rights of the Bhopal victims, Mr Prime Minister.

I don't understand how come the Prime Minister does not feel morally compelled to submit resignation over the injustice delivered in the world's worst industrial disaster. He will not. Because he is busy laying out a red carpet for Corporate America. He has an 'incomplete task' on hand. How can he apologise when he is busy fine tuning the Nuclear Liability Bill, to be introduced in the next session of Parliament, for which he may receive an honorary doctorate from the Harvard.

Last time, he was conferred with an honorary doctorate from the Oxford, Manmohan Singh had showered praise on the British for what they did during the days of the Raj !

You may have forgotten something that still remains embedded in me. When the Securities Scam burst in India, and I am talking of the period when Manmohan Singh was the Finance Minister, it was not only stock broker Harshad Mehta who was involved. Two foreign banks, including Citibank, were also involved. I still remember vividly when Manmohan Singh refused to initiate any action against the erring banks, saying: "It will send out a wrong signal."

Didn't I say Company Raj is back.

Seeking extradition of Warren Anderson, Union Carbide CEO at the time of disaster and until his retirement in 1986, was never pursued vigorously because it would send a wrong signal. And yes, Manmohan Singh did send a 'right signal' when he said that "India loves George Bush".

At times of e-governance, I am surprised how could such gross injustice happen. Where are those who swear in the name of e-governance as the ultimate weapon to bring justice and administrative accountability? They have been busy selling computer hardware.

Nevertheless, I must return to my work now. I and my colleagues still have to fight the battle on several fronts. Successive governments have laid the foundation for many more Bhopals -- GM crops, FDI in agriculture, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), nuclear plants, to name a few -- and are busy amending laws to make it easier for business and industry to exploit India. With Parliament in the hands of the corporates, and with democracy not looking beyond industry, it is time people realised that Company Raj is back.

But the way a handful in Bhopal continued with the struggle for justice for 26 years, and have still not given up, I too feel inspired.

Mangal Pandey is not dead.

http://devinder-sharma.blogspot.com/2010/06/bhopla-gas-tragedy-company-raj-is-back.html
 


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[ALOCHONA] Iran’s Disappeared Nuclear Scientist: Video Points to Unlawful US Abduction



Iran's Disappeared Nuclear Scientist: Video Points to Unlawful US Abduction



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[ALOCHONA] Re: [Bangladesh-Zindabad] SHAME SHAME SHAME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Mr. Mahmudur Rahman is a brave media soldier and salute for his daring statement in the court proceeding.
 
 
Faruque Alamgir bhai, your remark is highly commendable.
 
Thanks,
 
Anis Ahmed
Maryland, USA
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 1:34 PM
Subject: [Bangladesh-Zindabad] SHAME SHAME SHAME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Friends

I am sure that like me millions of  people of Bangladesh  were dumbfounded by reading the statement of the great journalist Mahmudur Rahman who was prey of savegery of the BAL's insane, savage, bestial police force who tried to make him" DIGOMBOR"( naked) while in custody of the so called friends or Shebak of the Jonogon. This is outregious act of bestiality in the society which claims to be harbouring golden(SONAR) heritage for thousands years.

We all know that BAL has special fascination for "SHIT n enjoys very much by making people "DIGOMBOR" as they use these savage and barbaric and uncivil acts during the destructive Hartal to force to establish the bestial BAKSAL rule. But the act they have done with Mahmudur Rahman a noted citizen and an honest patriot does not fall under norms of civility or democracy rather it depicts the rule of Jungle that is the dream of DEMOCRAZY  presently in enforced on the people of Bangladesh.

Now, I would like to draw the attention of the self declared vanguards of freedom of expression and the stupid slogan "Bodley Dao " etc etc               Motiur Rahman of Prothom Alo and the Magsaysay Award winner journalist Mahfuz Anam to please give their opinion about the atrocious behaviour of the BAL government with the noted journalist. 

Should the great stalwarts of the journalist domain of Bangladesh and HINDUSTAAN not use the power of their pen to condemn savage acts of their liked party BAL n demand immediate and uncondional release of Mahmudur Rahman n withdraw ban on the Amar Desh newspaper ?????? Please for God's sake at least for once you show that you have iota of respect for the profession you are perusing for long and you have humanity and love for your colleague.

SIR MOTIUR AND SIR MAHFUZ, WE THE PEOPLE OF BANGLADESH ARE WAITING TO SEE YOU ACT WITH SANITY N PAVE THE WAY TO ESTABLISH RULE OF LAW N "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION" AS GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND ALL OTHER INTERNATIONAL CHARTERS OF WHICH BANGLADESH IS ALSO A SIGNATORY.

Let the heroic sacrifice of the Martyrs remain ever glowing in the "Akash Batash Nodi Prantor" of BANGLADESH  n the Lal Sabuj Pataka to fly high with right dignity n honour forever n ever.

Hell with HINDU  STAAANI Paa Chata Dalals n Paki Janwar's Doshors

BANGLADESH  ZINDABAD
ZINDABAD 
BANGLADESH ZINDABAD


Faruque Alamgir


 



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[ALOCHONA] Bangladesh exports crocodiles to Germany

India has been exporting Frogs for decades. Fried Frog Leg is a Delicacy in in many countries. What about exporting Frogs?
.
* India has been also earning tens of millions of Euros by exporting Flowers. What about development of that Industry?
Very small quantity of Flowers are being exported to Europe by Pakistan because nobody knows, how to Package them to ship.
* In Fruits, India exports Coconuts and Mangoes.
* Pakistan has better or more varieties of Mangoes but they don't know, how to package to ship them also so, it hardly exports any Mangoes.
* Good 'Arvi' or 'Arbi' or Tera Root is hard to find in USA and Canada. Same could be true in Europe. How about exporting that to Oriental and Daisi Food Stores?
.
How about contacting Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi and Oriental Food Stores in those countries to export 'Kathal'?
Kathal is eaten in countries east of Sub Continent also, not only in Bengal.
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--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Isha Khan <bdmailer@...> wrote:
>
> Bangladesh exports crocodiles to Germany
>
>
> An unconventional product was added to Bangladesh's export basket as the
> country's lone crocodile farm has finally been able to send 67 crocs to
> Germany through air yesterday, half a decade into its inception. "A Thai
> Airways flight carrying the 67 frozen saltwater crocs of different age
> groups yesterday left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Germany ",
> Mustaq Ahmed, Managing Director and CEO of Reptile Farm Ltd (RFL), told BSS.
>
> "We are very much delighted with the maiden export of crocs from Bangladesh
> as our dreams were fulfilled at last," he said, adding Bangladesh is the
> first country in South Asia to export farm grown crocodiles.Mushtaq said
> Germany's Heidelberg University is importing the crocodiles for research
> purposes. "The export of crocodiles from Bangladesh would fetch US Dollar
> one lakh, ushering in a hope of croc business in the country," he said.
>
> Earlier on January 21, the Department of Forest (DoF) gave the permission
> for exporting the crocodiles, Mushtaq said thanking the media for their
> sincere cooperation to this end. He along with Mesbahul Huq, a pharmacist,
> set up the croc farm on 15 acres of land at Hatiber village under Bhaluka
> upazila in Mymensingh district.
>
> After exporting 67 crocodiles to Germany, there are now about 700 crocs in
> the farm, Mushtaq said. While the project is Mushtaq's brainchild, it was
> Haque's investment that helped turn the dream into a reality. The two
> entrepreneurs were aided in their maiden venture with technical assistance
> from South Asian Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF) and with financial
> support from the Equity and Entrepreneur fund (EEF) unit of Bangladesh Bank.
> RFL also received assistance from Southeast Bank Ltd.
>
> The duo brought 75 reptiles ranging from 7 feet to 12 feet in lengths from
> Malaysia for commercial breeding of crocs at a cost of Taka 1.25 crore. Of
> them, eight died on the way to the farm established in October 2004. Mushtaq
> said they set up the farm with an aim to export over 5,000 pieces of
> crocodile skin annually and create a base for earning up to US$ 5 million by
> 2015.
>
> Different countries, including France, Germany, Italy and Spain, have shown
> keen interest in importing croc skins from their farm, he said, expressing
> hope that their farm would be able to export 500 croc skins by next two or
> three years. He said there is a huge demand for croc skins, meat and bones
> in Europe, America and other developed countries like Australia, Japan,
> Singapore and China, and charcoal made from crocodile bones is indispensable
> to the global perfume industry.
>
> Mushtaq said their farm follows the Australian standard and fulfills the
> criteria of IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) and
> CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) in breeding
> crocs.Crocodiles are being commercially farmed in 40 countries including
> China, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Fashionable
> items made of crocodile hide also have great global demand. Well-off people
> pay high prices for those.
>
> A good quality crocodile leather bag is sold for US$ 50,000 to US$ 55,000,
> and the clients are even willing to wait for two to three years for
> delivery. Crocodile teeth, and other by-products are used for making
> ornaments including necklace and showpieces, which also enjoy high
> international demand.
>
> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/06/05/news0418.htm
>


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[ALOCHONA] SHAME SHAME SHAME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Friends

I am sure that like me millions of  people of Bangladesh  were dumbfounded by reading the statement of the great journalist Mahmudur Rahman who was prey of savegery of the BAL's insane, savage, bestial police force who tried to make him" DIGOMBOR"( naked) while in custody of the so called friends or Shebak of the Jonogon. This is outregious act of bestiality in the society which claims to be harbouring golden(SONAR) heritage for thousands years.

We all know that BAL has special fascination for "SHIT n enjoys very much by making people "DIGOMBOR" as they use these savage and barbaric and uncivil acts during the destructive Hartal to force to establish the bestial BAKSAL rule. But the act they have done with Mahmudur Rahman a noted citizen and an honest patriot does not fall under norms of civility or democracy rather it depicts the rule of Jungle that is the dream of DEMOCRAZY  presently in enforced on the people of Bangladesh.

Now, I would like to draw the attention of the self declared vanguards of freedom of expression and the stupid slogan "Bodley Dao " etc etc               Motiur Rahman of Prothom Alo and the Magsaysay Award winner journalist Mahfuz Anam to please give their opinion about the atrocious behaviour of the BAL government with the noted journalist. 

Should the great stalwarts of the journalist domain of Bangladesh and HINDUSTAAN not use the power of their pen to condemn savage acts of their liked party BAL n demand immediate and uncondional release of Mahmudur Rahman n withdraw ban on the Amar Desh newspaper ?????? Please for God's sake at least for once you show that you have iota of respect for the profession you are perusing for long and you have humanity and love for your colleague.

SIR MOTIUR AND SIR MAHFUZ, WE THE PEOPLE OF BANGLADESH ARE WAITING TO SEE YOU ACT WITH SANITY N PAVE THE WAY TO ESTABLISH RULE OF LAW N "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION" AS GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND ALL OTHER INTERNATIONAL CHARTERS OF WHICH BANGLADESH IS ALSO A SIGNATORY.

Let the heroic sacrifice of the Martyrs remain ever glowing in the "Akash Batash Nodi Prantor" of BANGLADESH  n the Lal Sabuj Pataka to fly high with right dignity n honour forever n ever.

Hell with HINDU  STAAANI Paa Chata Dalals n Paki Janwar's Doshors

BANGLADESH  ZINDABAD
ZINDABAD 
BANGLADESH ZINDABAD


Faruque Alamgir


 



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RE: [ALOCHONA] Assaulting Mahmud & Daily Amar Desh




I don't understand why some of our forum friends are crying for Mahmudur Rahman. Who is Mahmudur Rahman? 2 takar so called Editor? Mahmudur Rahman is not a Jurnalist. Professionally he is an Engineer and a BNP Jaamati activist. Any body can buy a Editor post  with money????
 
Well he is an (jobordost) editor. An Editor can write anything in his newspaper without any prove? Especially against some one? If answer is no, Govt. doing nothing wrong with Mahmudur Rahman.He is associated with Jongi Prof.Mohiuddin. Hijbut Tahri use to print all their lift-let in Amar Desh press. So Mahmudur Rahman deserve it.
 
Kind Regards
 
J.A.Chowdhury
 
 


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From: faruquealamgir@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 23:41:28 +0600
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Assaulting Mahmud & Daily Amar Desh



Friends

Please be assured that the courageous of all time in the History of Bangladesh journalism "Mahmudur Rahman" will survive the fascist BAL's tricks of Remand n might meet the fate of Tareq Rahaman surly. As the BAL always fear the people so, they always coerce the people n keep them under continuous threat of concocted stories of "Jongibad"(like Bagh ailo Bagh Ailo of the Rakhal balak) so they fear the Manush Rupi Bagh the Mahmudur Rahman.
Be it sure that anything otherwise happens with this "OKUTO BHOI NIR BHIK KOLOM SOINIK" will have long long effect on the politics of BAKSAL strangulating the freedom of expression etc etc.

Let the heroic sacrifice of the Martyrs remain ever glowing in the "Akash Batash Nodi Prantor" of BANGLADESH  n the Lal Sabuj Pataka to fly high with right dignity n honour forever n ever.

 

BANGLADESH  ZINDABAD
ZINDABAD 
BANGLADESH ZINDABAD


Faruque Alamgir



On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 5:54 PM, Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com> wrote:
 

  • Assaulting Mahmud & Daily Amar Desh

  • http://www.chintaa.com/index.php/campaigndetails/index/5/english

    Punishing the dissenter

    Chintaa Report
    Sunday 06 June 10
     

    Concerns about Safety of Mahmudur Rahman

    The chronology of events that lead to the arrest of Acting Editor of Amar Desh is scandalous by the very nature by which government has abused executive power and misused legal instruments. This will create serious problem in the efforts of the people to go by the rule of law and create a reasonable space within the present nature of power to practice democratic values. Silencing the dissenting voice is also embarrassing for Bangladesh development partners who often sermon on human rights, freedom of thought, conscience and press. As we could notice, from the media the diplomatic community has expressed their concerns within the paradigm of their foreign policy objective in Bangladesh. But it is also clear that the blatant interventions that we used to the see during the past regime for wrong causes, of which Mahmudur Rahman was critical and vocal, is now pathetically timid and shy.
    The government is filing one case after another against Mahmudur Rahman in order to keep him in the jail. A transparent judicial process free from the manipulation of the ruling regime could definitely conclude that all these allegations are simply fabricated, nasty tricks of politics. Nevertheless, what concerns us gravely is the repeated attempt to take Mahmudur Rahman for remand. Human Rights Defenders of Bangladesh are worried, because there was series of attempts on his life on several occasion. There is a culture of custodial torture and death in Bangladesh. In its latest update on Mahmudur Rahman the internationally acclaimed human rights organisation Odhikar in a statement issued on 6 June 2010 expressed their concern about the safety and life of Mahmudur Rahman. The Statement says:
    Mahmudur Rahman, the Acting Editor of the Bengali Daily Amar Desh, was arrested under sections 419, 420 and 500 of the Code of Criminal Procedure under the Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station Case No. 1(6)2010 and again under sections 143, 342, 332, 353, 186, 506, 114 of the Code of Criminal Procedure under the Tejgaon Police Station Case No 2(6)2010 on June 2, 2010. Mahmudur Rahman got bail in the first case but in the second case, which was filed after his arrest, he was not granted bail and sent to prison. However, today on June 6, 2010, a third case has been filed against him, Case No.5 (6)2010 at the Kotwali Police Station. He was charged for obstructing government officials in their function, while he was already in custody. The prosecution prayed for seven days remand. On top of this, according to newspaper reports, the government is preparing a sedation case against him. The chain of events is very alarming. It is to be noted that Mahmudur Rahman has been physically attacked a couple of times. Heavy stones and bricks have been thrown at his car in Bangladesh and he was also attacked with a sharp object during his visit to London, which could have fatally injured him. Given this history the repeated attempts by the government to take him to remand is of grave concern to us.
    Odhikar has always fought against custodial torture and death. Despite the fact that the government has made repeated promises to the international community regarding upholding human rights, gross violations of human rights have not abated in the country. In this context, Odhikar is deeply concerned about the life and safety of Mahmudur Rahman. We therefore, appeal to all the human rights defenders to write to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh to ensure the safety of Mahmudur Rahman and to stop all attempts to take him into remand, against the fundamental principles of human rights and international norms.
    Ms. Sheikh Hasina
    Honorable Prime Minister
    Prime Minister's Office
    Old Sangsad Bhaban
    Tejgaon, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh
    Tel: +880 2 8151157 (PS-I to PM)
    Fax: +880 2 8153846
    Email: info@pmo.gov.bd
    According to the reports published in today's newspapers, another case has been filed against Mahmudur Rahman in Uttara police station, and the petitioner asked to take him to remand for 10 days. The repeated attempts to take Mahmudur Rahman to 'remand' is a very bad sign Unless human rights defenders mobilise opinion and protests we might be guilty of allowing a repressive government to indulge in grave human rights violation.
    We have below recall the chronology of events that led to the arrest of Mahmudur Rahman to dispel government's claim that Amardesh has violated existing law regarding press and publications.
    Chronology of Events

    26 April, 2009: Amar Desh Publications Ltd informed the District Commissioner of Dhaka by a written letter stating that according to the decision of the Board of Directors the chairman of the Company Mahmudur Rahman is appointed as the Acting Editor of Amar Desh. It may be mentioned here that according to the Printing Press and Publication Act, 1973 the Ditrict Commissioner must be informed about appointing – withdrawal of Editor of Newspaper.
    16 June, 2009: The Special Police- Super of Dhaka on behalf of District Commissioner informed Amar Desh Publications Ltd. that the District Commissioner has No Objection to the appointment of the Acting Editor.
    3 September, 2009: The Amar Desh Publications Ltd applied to the District Commissioner to change of the name of Publisher, as per the Printing Press and Publication Act, 1973 and declared that in the court. At the same time, the replacement of the old publisher with the name of Mahmudur Rahman as the new publisher was formally notified to the District Commissioner in accordance with the law.
    11 October, 2009: The Publisher Hasmat Ali Hashu went to the District Commissioner's office and signed the appropriate form stating his resignation as the publisher. This information was given by the District Commissioner in BBC interview.
    5 November, 2009: The Film and Publications Directorate gave a No Objection Certificate for the change of publisher. The letter signed by Deputy Director Masuda Khatun stated, "The name of Alhaj. Hashmat Ali, publisher of Daily Amar Desh can be replaced with the name of Mahmudur Rahman".
    15 March, 2010: The District Commissioner of Dhaka enquired to Amar Desh Publications Limited why the name of Hashmat Ali Hashu is still on the printer's line of the newspaper? In reply, Amar Desh informed that they were still waiting for the reply from the District Commissioner's office for their letter of notification to the District Commissioner. So they were compelled to continue the name of the earlier publisher according to the Printing Press and Publication Act, 1973. Accordingly, the company requested the DC office to expedite their decision.
    1 June, 2010: The Tejgaon Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) raided the press of the daily Amar Desh with armed forces and declared its closure by sealing the Press. They reported to the news media that since there was no legal publisher of the newspaper the declaration has been cancelled by the District Commissioner. However, they could not produce any paper in this regard. The papers were not even received by Amar Desh authorities from 1 June to 2nd June.
    BBC (Bangla) Radio interview of the District Commissioner Mr. Muhibul Haque on 2nd June, 2010 is the only government version on the government action regarding the cancellation of the Declaration of Amar Desh.
    The english translation of the transcript of the BBC interview
    DC: Actually there is no publisher of Amar Desh at present. It means, there is no legal publisher. According to the Article 5 of the Press and Publication Act, 1973, any news paper must have a publisher and according to article 7, he must sign a declaration in our office. The publisher of this newspaper has signed a paper about his resignation as the publisher.
    BBC: when did he do that?
    DC: He signed on 11 October, 2009. The publisher was Alhaj Md. Hashmat Ali.
    BBC: 11 October, 2009 ... and now it is 2010. So what happened all these days. Did you ask the Amar Desh the reason ......
    DC: Yes, we wanted to know; we have given an official letter. They responded to us. They informed that there was no publisher; so this newspaper cannot be allowed ...... So I cancelled the declaration. I have done that.
    BBC: So when you sent a letter to Amar Desh, did they agree in writing that that they did not have any publisher?
    DC: yes, they did not have any publisher; they told us that they did not have a publisher.
    BBC: And when did they inform you?
    DC: They have informed us few days before
    BBC: But who responded to your letter on behalf of Amar Desh. If they did not have a publisher?
    DC: The Acting Editor
    BBC: Amar Desh has told us that they sent a letter to you for your approval of the change of the publisher's name. Then what happened?
    DC: Not for the change of publisher. The earlier publisher signed a form of resignation. Then another person wanted to become the publisher, but it did not fit into our criteria, therefore was refused. So now there is no publisher of Amar Desh.
    BBC: What does it mean that it did not fit into your criteria? If you could explain the process of your refusal of the request for change of publisher's name...
    DC: The process is that according to the Act, they have applied for approval, then we gave it for investigation. There was a negative response from the investigation. So we could not give approval to the publisher who has applied. Mahmudur Rahman has applied, but we could not appoint him...
    BBC: Why was his application rejected? Can you please tell us, what was the problem found against him in the investigation...
    DC: We have given an official letter regarding this. There are many issues here. This cannot be explained in such a short time....
    BBC: When did you let him know about it?
    DC: Today, we informed him....
    ..........................................
    Amar Desh's communication with DC
    We have the letters that Amar Desh provided to the district administration to go by the existing Press and Publication Act. Till today, 7 June 2010, the interview given by the District Commissioner to BBC Bangla is the only position one could guess as government's position, that could hardly stand the court of law. This is the reason why government is desperate to fabricate various other cases against him.
    In response to BBC's 1st question the DC admitted that in 11th October 2009 the ex-publisher resigned formally. But what he hided is, 3 months before the resignation of ex-publisher, in 3rd September 2009 the authority of the Amar Desh Publications Ltd. formally informed district administration by written letter that, the company has changed the publisher and it is applying for the no-objection letter from the administration in this regard. The Deputy Commissioner is conspicuously silent on this matter in order to justify fabricated charge against Mahmudur Rahman. The claim that Amar Desh dos not have a publisher implies that through administrative inaction the District Commissioner intended to efface the existence of an editor as well as the on going administrative and legal process to regularise the change of ownership and appoinment of editoror other matters. The DC should either have clearly notified to the authorities of Amar Desh that Mahmudur Rahman is not acceptable. In that case the Amar Desh could come up with different name.
    The DC said, "They informed that they (Amar Desh) have no publisher". Nevertheless, in response of administrations 15th march's letter there is no such word in Amar Desh's letter. Furthermore, the newspaper authority reminded the administration that as they did not say anything at all about Amar Desh's 3rd September 2009 letter regarding the alteration of publisher, they are writing the name of their old publisher. According to the Press and Publication Acts this was the only option available to Amar Desh.
    The farce of the whole drama reaches the apex when DC told that, "we informed today (1st June)". What it implies? It means by sending riot police into newspapers office to shut down the press and illegally breaking and entering into newspapers office without any warrant, beating journalists and later snatching the editor, the govt. indeed brutally communicated to Amar Desh authority that, "we could not approve Mahmudur Rahman to be the publisher".
    Reporters from Chintaa were present throughout the night along with other reporters from various media to witness the midnight raid and the brutality with which a dissent voice has been silenced. There was no official letter sent to Amar Desh's office. It was blatantly an operation to demonstrate that government does not care about the rule of law, and have absolutely no hesitation to violate human rights, particularly the violation of the constitutional guarantee of freedom of thought, conscious and expression.
    Prime Minister took charge of District Deputy Commissioner!
    The information minister told parliament in 2 June, "It is the duty of DC to postpone newspapers declaration". According to 1973 Printing Press and Publications act it is the duty of DC indeed. But, after the application of Amar Desh to the Film and Publication office of the government, although the intelligence agency gave clearance, the DC office was not giving clearance on the ground that Prime Ministers office did not give clearance. Off the record, the DC office officials admitted the fact that this issue was under judgment in prime ministers office. Our question is that when did the Prime Minister take the charge of Deputy Commissioner?
    The fact might be that exclusively in the case of Mahmudur Rahman the prime minister has degraded her to the office of District Commissioner, a shame for both the government and the country. As if that was not enough she had to finally send police, disconnect satellite TV connection and escalator, create blockade, refuse food and water to be supplied to the people in the Amar Desh office, beat the journalists by batons, and vilently snatch the editor Mahmudur Rahman without any papers or warrant. Defiance of all constitutional rights, law and international norms of human rights the act of the government is hardly different from any armed criminals or terrorists. Proving again, that the state terrorism is the first and foremost evil people must confront if they are determined to create a democratic polity.
    Whereas the police was supposed to be tried because of breaking and entering into a private establishment of newspaper illegally, the police filed new case against Mahmudur Rahman on the ground, what they call preventing police from their duties.
    The closure of Amadesh and arresting Mahmudur Rahman signals the rapidly deteriorating political scenario of Bangladesh. It is urgent that the grievous threat to democracy and freedom of speech and media is condemned globally. It happened in a row of the closure of 2 TV channels and Facebook for so called sensitive reasons. This govt. did ban YouTube in the February 2009 as well.
    Arresting the editor of Amar Desh by Riot Police and trying to take him to remand for the so called 'interrogation' at any cost demonstrate elements of virulence within certain section of the government and it is urgent that government is warned of this move. The remand system is notorious for inhuman torture and sometimes it makes lifetime trauma. The journalists and other democratic activists fear that the repeated remand application by a section of the people in the government is only to brutally assault Mr. Mahmudur Rahman, rsponsibility of which consequently will have to be shoulderd by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government as a whole.
    Government should come to its senses.


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    [ALOCHONA] Fw: You must have come across this already but if not...



    Enjoy the Craziness!

    http://saudiwoman.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/whats-front-page-news-in-saudi-arabia/



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    Re: [ALOCHONA] Blocked, Banned, Censured and Beaten in Bangladesh



    That's what I love about our politicians. They're so delivery focused. Look at how much Bangabandhu's heir has achieved.

    The BAL sycophant "achol dhora" devotees see Bangabandhu in Hasina so we can logically ascribe these actions to his intentions and philosophy. In which case we should all be very proud that we have delivered the type of Nation he wanted to be Father of. Its wonderful.

    Joy Bangla!

    Emanur Rahman | m. +447734567561 | e. emanur@rahman.com


    From: "mimunshi" <MBIMunshi@gmail.com>
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    Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:28:36 -0000
    To: <alochona@yahoogroups.com>
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    Subject: [ALOCHONA] Blocked, Banned, Censured and Beaten in Bangladesh

    Facebook Ban – Blocked, Banned, Censured and Beaten in Bangladesh


    I think it should be made clear that the Facebook ban in Bangladesh has very little to do with what happened in Pakistan or any perceived insult or threat to Islamic sensibilities. The real reason for the banning was that –


    1. A caricature of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had been uploaded on to Facebook in which her face was superimposed on to the body of a Hindu goddess. An arrest has been made in this connection.


    2. An unedited investigation report of BDR massacre was published (by head of investigation) in Facebook that directly implicated Sheikh Hasina, her ministers, Awami League MP's and Hasina's nephew and local Awami leaders in the massacre.


    The decision of Pakistan to ban Facebook and the perceived insult to Islam was used as an excuse/pretext to ban the site in Bangladesh but for most people in the country these issues were largely irrelevant. The main objective in the banning was to suppress freedom of expression and speech that is critical of the government. The government is undertaking certain secularization policies so its concern about Islamic sentiments seems highly dubious. There is now widespread repression in the country and people opposed to the government policies and corruption are now targets of secret killings that has recently been highlighted by Amnesty International. The closure of Amar Desh newspaper is merely another example of the Baksalite tendencies of the government.


    THE HIT LIST SO FAR -

    • Channel One closed
    • Jumuna TV closed
    • DeshCalling blog banned ( http://deshcalling.blogspot.com )
    • Talkshow Point of Order closed
    • You Tube banned
    • Facebook banned
    • Amardesh journalist attacked and beaten
    • Amardesh editor was attacked in Dhaka and in London by Awami league thugs
    • New Age editor Nurul Kabir threatened and car followed by armed men
    • Amardesh publisher is arrested by NSI
    • Amardesh closed
    • Amardesh Acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman arrested and jailed

     



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    Re: [ALOCHONA] Re: Amar Desh editor arrested after closure



     
    Mr. Ezajur did NOT make any offensive remark. He spoke the truth. Truth hurts only tose who despises the truth. He called Fakirer Jath as Fakirer Jath - nothing offensive.
     
    What was offensive in this thread was the one line written by Mr. Junaid Sultan. And that was - " Is this the level of decency you are portraying in this forum? I believe even a rickshaw puller will be disgusted. "
     
    What did Mr. Sultan mean by "even a rickshaw puller" ? "Even a ..." ?!
     
    Does Mr. Sultan realize that he has shown the audacity to ridicule one of the very few working class that earns an honest living in Bangladesh? Does Mr. Sultan think that since he can read and write english  that qualifies him to classify the rickshaw pullers as the class of people who always uses that kind of offensive language. What a pity, Mr. Sultan. Shame on you for saying "even a rickshaw puller..." You have failed to show a minimum level of decency to the people who are not liars like the politicians, who are not thieves like the politicians, who are not prostitues as the politicians, and above all, who are not a hypocrite as you are.
     
     
     
     
     
     



    --- On Tue, 6/8/10, ezajur <Ezajur@yahoo.com> wrote:

    From: ezajur <Ezajur@yahoo.com>
    Subject: [ALOCHONA] Re: Amar Desh editor arrested after closure
    To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
    Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 2:09 AM

     
    Gentlemen
    I am dumbfounded.
    'Fokiror zath' is offensive if taken personally. It may well cause offence - but far less than the offence caused by our politcians. As he does not protest the offence given by our politicians I suggest he does protest too much at a bit of colourful language. Perhaps I should be banned? I suggest some of the rickshaw pullers he knows may use stronger language : )
    Insult for insult's sake is one thing. I like to craft my insults with subversive intent. I have found it is often the only way to shake up stubborness, denial and ignorance. Insult can be an art form - I must try harder.
    The rest of the protest is waffle. 
     "You turned MR into a hero! Well. Okay then... Please reply. I'm ready to fight." This is just fine. Mr Haque is a fighter too and he knew he was posting an invitation to fight. Fight is a strong word. I love it.
     "Your opinion is the opinion of the cowardly who manipulate the power of government to deal with what you cannot deal with in public debate etc etc. " This is not indecent, not distasteful and not illogical. It is direct, sincere and clearly explained. I can respect his offence at the term 'fokiror zaath' but why bother if he is also offended by the word 'cowardly'?
    He remembers correctly. I was a supporter of the CTG and its aims and I was pleased to meet General Moeen. Just like hundreds of others that evening. No need to check old postings. Just as you don't need to check old postings to see if Mr Sultan has ever expressed his true political opinions.   
    Yes I am talking about the arrest of the CTG. But not because I advocate it - I'm no hypocrite. In fact, I am pointing out the hypocrisy of those who screamed about arresting the CTG just 18 months ago but who are now silent. Clear? Or is the word 'scream' so offensive that what I am saying is unclear?
    " He is ready to fight but with whom, where and how? With this language? I think he is fully capable of that. Give me a break man." I am ready to fight with Mr Haque, anytime, on this forum, with this language.
    And I am giving him a break because I'm worried that even this zero strength reply will offend his sense of decency - a decency that prevents him from ever writing against any political chicanery but encourages politeness in political discourse. It is a decency that our politicians pray for us to have as it allows them to preserve the status quo.            
    Many of our best people stay silent in the face of murder and mayhem by our politcians - but feel compelled to draw the line at strong language. It could be funny - but it is just another tragedy for Bangladesh.
    Yawn.
    Moderator - I'm gald that so far you guys realise that the indecent realities of Bangladesh warrant at least some indecent discourse. I am in a gross minority - so allow me to fight loudly. Fakiror zath was too harsh. I'm sorry. After all, we are clearly not a nation of many beggars and have never been considered such.
    Ezajur Rahman
    Principal Offender, Bangladesh Community, Kuwait    
     

    --- In alochona@yahoogroup s.com, "junaid.sultan" <junaid.sultan@ ...> wrote:
    >
    >
    > Gentlemen,
    >
    > I am dumbfounded by the language. I quote few lines.
    >
    > "Bloody fakiror zaath. Can't arrest any in the CTG or any murderers
    > singing nouka, Nouka - but acting really big with Amader Desh."
    >
    > And
    >
    > "You turned MR into a hero! Well. Okay then... Please reply. I'm
    > ready to fight."
    >
    > Is this the level of decency you are portraying in this forum? I
    > believe even a rickshaw puller will be disgusted.
    >
    > I believe everybody has a right to have and express his/her own opinion
    > which may not echo with your opinion. If you want to win then win it
    > with arguments. The phrases like "Your opinion is the opinion of the
    > cowardly who manipulate the power of government to deal with what you
    > cannot deal with in public debate etc etc. " are written with very
    > bad taste. You are demeaning somebody by your wordings only without
    > presenting any logic. I am sorry but I am limited by my decency not to
    > use words harsher than these.
    >
    > If I remember correctly, this gentleman was a very big advocate of CTG.
    > To the extent that he felt himself very elevated because he had the
    > opportunity to shake hand with Gen. Moin during General's visit to
    > Kuwait. (See old postings in this forum). Now he is talking about arrest
    > in the CTG. Still I will not call it hypocrisy. He is ready to fight but
    > with whom, where and how? With this language? I think he is fully
    > capable of that. Give me a break man.
    >
    > In the end I will request the moderator to block all the postings like
    > this with indecent language in this forum.
    >
    > Regards
    >
    > Junaid
    >
    >
    > --- In alochona@yahoogroup s.com, "ezajur" Ezajur@ wrote:
    > >
    > > Your opinion is the opinion of the cowardly who manipulate the power
    > of government to deal with what you cannot deal with in public debate.
    > >
    > > Your opinion is the opinion of the enslaved mind who could not
    > disagree with actions of his master - no matter what the master said or
    > did.
    > >
    > > Your opinion is the opinion of the victim who is forever injured by
    > the curse of the personality cult.
    > >
    > > Your opinion is the opinion of the feeble who are unable to break free
    > of blind loyalty and find the truth for themselves.
    > >
    > > Your opinion is the opinion of the lazy who cannot stop suckling at
    > the breast of his party leader irrespective of anything and everything.
    > >
    > > So what if your white colleague says the Daily Star alleges corruption
    > before he places his tender? Based on probabilities and statistics
    > within one of earth's most corrupt nations the DS was probably right to
    > make its allegations whatever they were.
    > >
    > > Though now of course you must be very happy that the DS almost makes
    > NO allegations at all under an AL government! Because now we climbed a
    > few places from the bottom of the world corruption table!
    > >
    > > Hypocrite!
    > >
    > > You think AL is brave enough to arrest Mahmudur Rahman? On what
    > charges? You don't have the guts to list them - just hide behind
    > something about the legality of the publisher?! Snivelling snakes.
    > >
    > > Do you know which newspaper editor did not sign the letter protesting
    > his arrest? Or do you think that all papers that protest the arrest
    > should be banned too?
    > >
    > > You are trying to take down Mahmudur Rahman because you are scared of
    > him.
    > >
    > > Bloody fakiror zaath. Can't arrest any in the CTG or any murderers
    > singing nouka, Nouka - but acting really big with Amader Desh.
    > >
    > > Murgis have bigger brains than people who plan AL and BNP strategies.
    > >
    > > You turned MR into a hero! Well. Okay then... Please reply. I'm ready
    > to fight.
    > >
    > > Ezajur Rahman
    > > Kuwait
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > --- In alochona@yahoogroup s.com, "Mohd. Haque" haquetm83@ wrote:
    > > >
    > > > In my opinion AL did the right thing by closing down the Amar Desh
    > and shutting up Mahmudur Rahman. He was going too far to established his
    > freedom of speach.
    > > > Â
    > > > Few years back, an official (a non bangladeshi friend of mine)Â
    > from a Development Financing Institution commenting that before we even
    > invite for the bidding for a project, Daily Star starts printing lot of
    > allegation of corruptions, so to speak.
    > > > Â
    > > > We have noticed every possible human group were formed to decry
    > corruptions done by BNP until they unseat them.
    > > > Â
    > > > AL is brave enough, not to let them into the same trap. Well done!
    > > >
    > > > --- On Wed, 2/6/10, Isha Khan bdmailer@ wrote:
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > From: Isha Khan bdmailer@
    > > > Subject: [ALOCHONA] Amar Desh editor arrested after closure
    > > > To:
    > > > Date: Wednesday, 2 June, 2010, 2:47 AM
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > Â
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > Amar Desh editor arrested after closure
    > > > Â
    > > > Dhaka, June 1 (bdnews24.com)â€" Police early on Wednesday
    > morning stormed the Amar Desh newspaper office and arrested acting
    > editor Mahmudur Rahman on fraud charges, hours after the government
    > closed the BNP-leaning daily.
    > > >
    > > > The newspaper's deputy editor Syed Abdal Ahmed told bdnews24.com
    > that Mahmudur was taken away minutes before 4am after police had talked
    > with his lawyer at his Karwan Bazaar office. The arrest capped a 17-hour
    > drama played out after the paper's publisher Hashmat Ali Hashu, who
    > himself was briefly 'detained', sued Mahmudur on Tuesday night.
    > > >
    > > > Police had been trying to arrest the acting editor, a BNP stalwart,
    > but were held out by staff since shortly before midnight. The staff
    > barricaded the main entrance to the office for several hours and shut
    > the lift for the 10th floor office. They staged protests and vowed that
    > their chief would have to be arrested 'over their dead bodies' as police
    > reinforcements were brought in. Police then sought their cooperation but
    > were refused before forcing their into the office at 3:30am to end the
    > standoff. Ahmed, also the chief correspondent, had earlier told
    > bdnews24.com that police shut down the paper's press at Love Road in
    > Tejgaon at 11:30pm.
    > > >
    > > > Leaders of opposition BNP and its associate organisations gathered
    > at the scene after bdnews24.com broke the news. BNP vice chairman
    > Abdullah Al Noman, standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan, BNP
    > chairperson' s press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan, Shimul Biswas,
    > Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal president Sultan Salahuddin Tuku were also
    > there.
    > > >
    > > > The events unfolding since morning--when Hashmat's family said he
    > had been whisked away by intelligence men to an undisclosed place--took
    > a new twist when the Dhaka's deputy commissioner Muhibul Haque cancelled
    > the paper's declaration. The commissioner signed an order to this effect
    > at 10pm, an official of his office said, preferring anonymity. But
    > Mahmudur had told reporters at his office that police shut the press
    > without showing the papers of the order cancelling the declaration.
    > > >
    > > > It was not clear on what grounds the broadsheet, which hit the
    > stands during BNP-led government's term in Sept, 2004, was closed. The
    > government last month knocked private TV station Channel 1 off the air
    > citing irregularities.
    > > >
    > > > Journalist Abdal told bdnews24.com around 11:35pm, " The press
    > started printing Wednesday's paper an hour before but police did not
    > allow distribution to news agent's. "They said printing will stop."
    > Tejgaon Industrial Area police chief Omar Faruk earlier told
    > bdnews24.com that a complaint had been lodged against Mahmudur, who
    > earlier in the day alleged that the government was planning to shut down
    > the newspaper. Faruk said the case alleged financial losses.
    > > >
    > > > The former energy adviser to ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia rushed a
    > news conference at the pro-BNP daily's office and said he had talked
    > with Hashmat after he had returned from his detention at National
    > Security Intelligence office, who had told him that he was 'frightened' .
    > Mahmudur said the NSI men took Hasmat and forced him to sign two papers.
    > "He was made to sit at their office until 2pm while the investigators
    > pressed him to sign two papers." "One of the papers was addressed to
    > Dhaka's deputy commissioner and the other to Tejgaon police chief. The
    > papers state that Hashmat Ali is not the publisher of Amar Desh. Legal
    > steps can be taken as his name is being printed as the publisher."
    > > >
    > > > "He was forced to sit until he signed the papers. Later Hashmat Ali
    > signed the papers and was released after a five-hour detention," said
    > Mahmudur. A former executive chairman of the Board of Investment,
    > Mahmudur said the press meet was organised to protest the current
    > government's 'fascist' behaviour and conspiracy against the news media.
    > > >
    > > > Hashmat's family had earlier told bdnews24.com that he had been
    > detained for six hours after some intelligence officials whisked him
    > away around 9am. He returned to his Shahjahanpur residence around 3pm
    > but went out, they said.
    > > >
    > > > Mahmudur had claimed around 1pm that National Security Intelligence
    > took Hashmat and were forcibly trying to file a case against him.
    > > > NSI director Shafiqullah told bdnews24.com earlier that they had not
    > detained anybody by that name. "He is probably sitting at home."
    > > > "This is reminiscent of June 16, 1975 when all but four newspapers
    > were banned," Mahmudur said of Ali's detention. "Coincidentally, this is
    > June again."
    > > >
    > > > "I have heard that he is being coerced into bringing charges against
    > me," he told bdnews24.com. "Is this what they have learnt from the Moeen
    > Uddins, the perpetrators of 1/11?" "I guess they will try to file a case
    > against me," he said.
    > > >
    > > > Mahmudur took over the management of the newspaper in 2008. Later he
    > sent a letter to the deputy commissioner for serving as editor of the
    > newspaper. Since then he has been the acting editor of the newspaper.
    > Mahmudur, also the chairman of Amar Desh Publications Limited, said
    > "This daily speaks for a free and sovereign state. As a result, many of
    > its news are not going in favour of the government and are displeasing
    > them. So they are trying to shut it down."Â
    > > > Â
    > > > Â
    > > > Â
    > > > http://www.newagebd .com/2010/ jun/02/front. html
    > > > Â
    > > > http://www.bbc. co.uk/bengali/ news/2010/ 06/100601_ ka_amardesh_
    > closure.shtml
    > > > Â
    > > > http://amardeshonli ne.com/pages/ details/2010/ 06/02/34715
    > > > Â
    > > > http://amardeshonli ne.com/pages/ details/2010/ 06/02/34632
    > > > Â
    > > > http://www.samakal. com.bd/details. php?news=
    > 13&action=main&option=single&news_id=69691&pub_no=354
    > > >
    > >
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