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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

[ALOCHONA] Major reshuffle sparks reaction in admin



Major reshuffle sparks reaction in admin
BPATC rector plans voluntary retirement


The Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre rector, Md Delwar Hossain, who has been made chairman of the Land Reforms Board, has decided not to join the office having the rank of joint secretary.
   He has planned to go on voluntary retirement under the Public Servants (Retirement) Act 1974 if the government's decision on his posting was not changed, a BPATC official told New Age on Wednesday.
   The government on Tuesday transferred 21 secretaries and made four of them officers on special duty at the establishment ministry.
   Before assuming office of the BPATC rector, Delwar had worked as secretary to the land ministry for six months from January 2009.
   He came to be discussed in various quarters for his efforts to check irregularities and streamline administrative functions under the land ministry, which is believed to have caused his transfer to the BPATC.
   Officials closed to the senior bureaucrat said Delwar had felt insulted as he had been transferred to the position of the rank of a joint secretary where even additional secretaries were posted for dumping.
   He was secretary to the land ministry and the Land Reforms Board was under his jurisdiction. 'This is unethical and also injustice to his position,' said a secretary.
   The administrative
   reshuffle was made amid allegations that the bureaucracy had plunged into sluggishness, affecting routine activities in various areas and also tarnishing the image of the government.
   The reshuffle, which coincided with the Election Commission's preparations for holding local government polls by year end, sparked mixed reactions in the bureaucracy as the people dumped to less important position or made officers on special duty are believed to have been sidelined for their political leaning.
   The fisheries and livestock secretary, Sharful Alam, land secretary Md Ataharul Islam, implementation, monitoring and evaluation division secretary Md Abdul Malek and Planning Commission member Nasiruddin Ahmed were made OSDs on Wednesday.
   Delwar was supposed to go on leave preparatory to retirement on December 19, 2011.
   According to the law, a public servant may opt to retire from service any time after 25 years in service by giving a notice in writing to the appointing authority at least 30 days before the date of the intended retirement.

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[ALOCHONA] Alarming increase in crimes, killings



Alarming increase in crimes, killings


Bangladesh is witnessing a surge in crimes, with 11 killings and at least 50 robberies reported to the police a day on an average from across the country.
   Worried rights activists said the trend indicated a serious deterioration in law and order, with the possibility of not all the crimes reported or registered.
   According to police statistics, 2,656 homicides occurred across the country in the first eight months of 2010.
   The capital city's last reported homicide took place on Tuesday when assailants strangled a youth at West Tejturi Bazaar at Tejgaon.
   The inspector general of police, Hasan Mahmud Khandaker, told New Age that recently killings over property disputes among family members rose sharply in the city causing extra worries.
   'We are concerned about increased killings over property disputes,' he said.
   'The police cannot ignore its responsibility in curbing such crimes,' he said.
   He said that he asked the police force to strengthen vigilance to curb killings, muggings and other crimes across the country.
   The home affairs minister, Sahara Khatun, however, said on Wednesday that the law and order across the country had been steadily improving ever since the Awami League-led government came to power in January 2009.
   But human rights activists described the law order as 'far from satisfactory'.
   The government and law enforcement officials, however, do not consider the situation 'so worrying'.
   Adilur Rahman Khan, secretary general of Odhikar, a human rights watchdog, told New Age, 'The gap between law enforcement agencies and mass people are widening day by day, with law and order monitoring weakening.'
   He said, 'Criminals remain beyond the reach of law due to alleged patronisation of god fathers by political leaders.'
   Following a rise in crimes, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Benjir Ahmed told New Age, 'Police and different intelligence agencies have been deployed to patrol the city streets round the clock'
   He said, 'We have geared up our efforts to ensure security of the city dwellers.'
   The first eight months of 2010, saw rampant killings, a spate in extortions over phone, muggings, robberies and drug peddling.
   During the period, the activities of the outlawed groups in the southwestern region also increased causing worries among the people.
   Incidents of extortion over phone and by sending letters have increased over past few weeks.
   Newspaper reports show that in a number of incidents, the gangsters shot at the security guards or employees of their targeted persons after they had refused to pay.
   Intelligence sources said criminals who reportedly enjoy the patronage of some local ruling party leaders have formed small bands to carry out their criminal activities.
   The police said teenage youths, not on the police list of criminals, were often caught committing crimes like extortion, abduction and mugging.
   In Chittagong, a mob beat two youths to death while they were allegedly committing burglary at a toy shop at Amtol under Kotwali police station on Saturday morning.
   On Friday four senior citizens, two of them housewives, were killed in the city in separate incidents at Dakkhin Banasree, Shah Ali neighbourhood at Mirpur, Kafrul and Kamrangirchar on Friday. The police suspects that they were killed by relations who eyed their property.
   Since June 25, Dhaka City Corporation Ward Commissioner and BNP leader, Chowdhury Alam has been missing since he was abducted from Farm Gate in the city.
   Despite repeated complaints from his family and the opposition BNP the law enforcement agencies failed to give any satisfactory answer on his disappearance.
    If an influential ward commissioner like him could disappear just like this from a busy city locality, not far from an important police station, what security the average citizens could expect, asked rights activists. For its proximity to parliament and VIP zones, the spot from where he disappeared, they said, is supposed to be under constant scanner of the law enforcement agencies.
    On October 15, robbers snatched a submachine gun and 30 rounds of ammunition from a police constable in Khulna after severely injuring him in the head with a sharp weapon.
   On October 14, two young people were killed in the city's Old Town and at Kamalapur.
   On October 8, Boraigram upazila chairman and an important BNP leader in Natore Sanaullah Nur Babu, was beaten to death and 30 others, including four journalists, were seriously injured allegedly by the activists of Awami League at Bonpara in the district.
   On October 11, a mob in Sirajganj torched an intercity train at Bangabandhu Bridge West Station on Monday after it ran into a crowd of people standing on the track beside Khaleda Zia's rally venue near Mulibari level crossing leaving five dead and several others injured.
   On September 30, three persons of an influential family, a businessman, his wife and mother were brutally murdered at Jatrabari in the city in the morning.

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[ALOCHONA] Why law commission chairman quits Rift over reprint of Constitution?



Why law commission chairman quits Rift over reprint of Constitution?


Justice MA Rashid

Law Commission chairman Justice MA Rashid has resigned for some differences of opinions, with the law ministry, including over reprint of the Constitution, sources in Law Commission said.(The New Nation )

As reason behind his resignation, Justice MA Rashid yesterday told newsman, "I could not work how I wanted for not getting necessary support from the concerned authorities. So, I have resigned."

"I had wanted to make the commission as a strong body, but could not do that," he added expressing frustration. A highly placed source in the commission told The New Nation, "Justice MA Rashid recently gave a opinion that was against that of others legal experts including the law minister to reprint the constitution first in line with the fifth amendment judgment and then amend".

Difference of the opinion was made at a recent meeting of the special parliamentary committee for constitution review, where they were invited to give their opinions.

When contacted, the commission's sole member Dr M Shah Alam told The New Nation, "Law Commission didn't submit any opinion on the issue. Justice Rashid gave his opinion as he, not the commission as a body, was invited to do so."

Talking to this reporter, Dr M Shah Alam said if the government would request him to provide his opinion on the issue, then he would refer to his article published in the daily star on September 16 this year, where he opined to amend first the constitution following SC judgment and then reprint it.

Law minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed yesterday told The New Nation, "He (MA Rashid) didn't mention any reason in his resignation letter. You may ask him; he can tell the reason."

Justice MA Rashid resigned from his office one and a half years before completion of his tenure. He sent his resignation letter to the law minister on October 6.

He was appointed to the office of chairman of the commission on April 21, 2009 for three years. He retired on January 26, 2009 as a judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court.

Till filing of the news item yesterday evening, nobody was appointed as chairman or acting chairman of the commission, sources said.

Talking to this reporter, Dr M Shah Alam said, "I am yet to get any formal letter appointing me as acting chairman. Such letter may be served early next week." Dr Alam is a professor of the department of law at Chittagong University.

Sources in the law ministry said, Dr Alam has been appointed acting chairman of the commission until a new chairman was appointed.

Following some other differences of opinion with the law ministry and the parliamentary standing committee on the ministry, distance between the government and the commission was increasing and Justice Rashid was not feeling comfortable, said the sources.

Some quarters of the government were not happy with performance of the commission since Justice Rashid joined his office, sources said.

Justice Rashid told the parliamentary committee meeting that the parliament, and no other authorities, can amend the constitution; so, there was no scope to reprint the constitution in line with the judgment first.

Sources said, the government asked the commission to examine International Crimes Tribunal Act, 1973 and to suggest for its necessary amendments.

But, the government become annoyed when Justice Rashid invited a number of senior Supreme Court lawyers, Barrister Abdur Razzaque, who also Jamaat-e-Islami leader, as experts seeking their opinions on the issue.

The commission has reportedly made a number of recommendations to the government on various issues and laws, but most of them have not been accepted, sources said.

The Law Commission was formed in 1996 aiming to update old and outdated laws and regulations, modernise the judiciary, expedite trial in civil and criminal proceedings, among others, and to provide training for the people involved in the judiciary.

 http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/10/21/news0938.htm


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[ALOCHONA] Fwd: Dangers of Ayodhya Verdict



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From: Vidya Bhushan Rawat

 

Politics of Ram Temple in Ayodhya

 

By Vidya Bhushan Rawat

 

 

The October 30th Judgment of the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court is being challenged by both the parties involved in the case, in the Supreme Court. Lot of things have been said and political parties are positioning themselves accordingly. Whatever be the result in the Supreme Court, a few things need to be examined and explained.

 

Reams of paper have been wasted in dubbing this verdict as 'historic'. Television channels brought back the old redundant saffronites for a 'united India'. We saw, the Maulanas and Brahmins at the helm of the affair of India again. Lord Rama is the conscious keeper of India and Advani's heart melted as he felt exonerated for his anti-national act of destruction of the Babari mosque on December 6th, 1992. These forces were totally out of power in Uttar-Pradesh and Bihar and have been waiting for this issue to reinforce their Brahmanical vision on India. While media and political analysts may say that much water has flown in Saryu and India has moved ahead yet it is the media which revived the issue and not the people. The cut throat competition in the media was so much that for the entire day they 'analysed' this on various shows and all the saffron Sadhus and their favorite chant, 'we respect court verdict, statement became the hall mark of the day. We forgot the same saffron gang shouting loudly led by both Kalyan Singh and Uma Bharati that the issue of faiths can not be decided by the court of law and that no court was bigger than the court of Lord Rama.

 

The decision of the court was more shocking. It ventured into an area which will open a can of worm. Was the issue before the court really 'whether Rama was born in the same place where the mosque existed?' 'Should the courts entertain such petitions? How can court decide on it? What will happen if the courts are asked the same question related to Mathura and Kashi? The judges in their wisdom decided to distribute the land between three parties. Actually, it is two parties but how interestingly it is that Nirmohi Akhara is a separate party other than the 'Hindus and Muslims'. How can they be the separate then Hindus? The issue of illegal occupation of the mosque was side tracked as how the idols of Lord Rama were placed into the mosque in November 1949. The court did not make any inquiry into it and therefore those perpetrators of a gory crime got legitimized by the courts though inadvertently.

 

The time when the judgment came and afterwards the saffron forces were in full flow. Ravi Shankar Prasad, speaking as lawyer appearing for 'Hindus' appealing to 'Muslims' to 'honor' the court verdict. Prasad should tell his party president to honor everything that the court says and mourn the planned demolition of the Babari mosque even after the then chief minister had assured the Supreme Court as well as the National Integration Council for protecting the mosque at all cost. Yet, it was demolished and created an unprecedented anarchy in India which could be compared to partition days only. The saffron forces were always interested in that as they are losing hold over the masses and need some tantrums to show us their legitimacy. Hence, this judgment can not be called a judgment in legal sense. It is more a political judgment to keep two religious groups happy and hand over the leadership of the two communities which want to move ahead from the religious thugs both the sides. India need to look ahead to the path of democracy where the voices of marginalized are continuously asking questions and seeking their space in our democratic set up. The religious rights are feeling marginalized in their own way and need to show the predominance over the masses. The media run by the capitalists on the guidance of the religious thugs is always happy to play the dirty game of 'sarva dharma samabhava' thus marginalizing those voices which challenge the 'popular discourse'. Hence those who question the very legitimacy of Lord Rama as an idol of India are not only marginalized but targeted and forced to keep quiet. The Sangh Parivar has succeeded in it as almost each one of us are shouting 'Jai Shri Rama'.

 

All the babas who have amassed huge properties through their crooked deals were basking on a 'grand Ram Mandir' to be built at Ayodhya. One does not know what does a 'grand temple mean. And why should they need 67 hectare of land for the temple. Does India lack temples and mosques? One is amused by this focus on the temple by the top brass of the Sangh Parivar. The Hindus have lot of problems to resolve but the Sangh Parivar and its very offshoots only need the issue which involves the Muslims. The right wingers of the Muslims also want the same so that the voices of the Pasmanda remains on the margins. Though it is very clear that Muslims feel betrayed by the judgment but the fact is that their leadership too used the 'respecting court's verdict' according to their fancies. We all know what happened to other issues including that in Shahbano case. Justification can always come from Mr Shahbuddin about Ayodhya but the fact is that it is the religious leaders of both the sides that are fixing the agenda and that does not hold good for a secular democracy.

 

In the High Court, we saw the lawyers with the red mark on their forehead. Such marks never used to be part of their fraternity. These days, a Tilak is used in such a way, as if it is ready to attack all those who do not agree with it. This show of militancy at every level has to be rejected. Indian courts must admonish those lawyers who show their religious faith outrageously in the court. It is trying to put pressure on the judiciary. Each party was saying that it respect the court verdict. Then, why are they again thinking to go to the higher court. The Muslims as an aggrieved party are taking it to Supreme Court. The Hindu Mahasabha wants the entire area to be declared as the place of Lord Rama. Every body is asking for huge temple and we all know in this wonderful land, there is no land ceiling law applicable to huge land amassed or collected in the name of temples or mosques, muthths or churches, Gurudwaras or farm houses. So, as India's poor continue to lack land to live and cultivate, the likes of Ramdev, Advani, Imams will have thousands of acres to cultivate their gods and goddesses. The state is a party to it. The media knowingly handing the entire issue to these gangs who want this issue to rise so that they can have their TRPs.

 

Till the 30th, we all were debating the issue of land rights, tribal rights, issue of caste based census and many more things but from that day, all the dead woods are back to business. The sarva-dharm champions are back with the candle lights. It is nothing but trying to bring back the Brahman cal supremacy in Indian life. One has to understand the entire game of Ayodhya and its Ram temple. The brahmanical forces know equally well that the Muslim religious lunatics too would not like to 'accept' 'defeat'. Both need to feed each other and hence the issue will continue. These Babas have earned millions of rupees and now they want entry to the Parliament and save their illegally grabbed money.

 

While I fully endorse the view that rule of the law has to prevail but what is rule of the law in this country. It is brahmanical values. That RSS and other Hindu organizations with the help of other parties have been able to again put forward their own castiest agenda on the country and all other issues are out. One friend wrote in the face book that there is no OBC-Dalit priests in Ayodhya. Unfortunately, he is wrong. OBCs are the foot soldiers of the Hindutva brigade and the day they understand it, it would be better. I can provide many OBC babas in Ayodhya living in their Akhadas and part of brahmanical value system. They have to understand that Advani's Rath yatra started to eliminate the Mandal effect that time and it failed as the Mandal forces were very strong enough but in that entire process the Sangh Parivar got Mandalised and co-opted the shudras. This time the target is the caste census issue. Advani and congress both do not want census on the basis of caste and want the issue to get diluted. They have foot soldiers like Ram Dev and others who are here to repose our faith in those brahmanical values that degraded the Bahujan masses of the country. This is dangerous. These ' so-called' non Hindutva Babas also want the same domination in Ayodhya. None of them talks about the annihilation of Buddhist culture from entire Avadh region. We must ask this question. I had posed this question to a Swami in Ayodhya during an interview and he proudly proclaimed that we threw the Buddhists away. He clearly admitted that Ayodhya was a Buddhist place named as Saket and that we threw them away. Even today, Ayodhya has a number of places which can easily be termed as Buddhist places. Our Buddhist friends actually could not do their home work well or may be in the din of Hindu Muslim noise, the voices of Buddhists and Dalits were ignored. I have visited number of temples in Ayodhya which I can say are Buddhists particularly some of their statues but have been converted into Hindu Gods.

 

The Supreme Court must take all issue into one. It must punish those who perpetrated the ghastly crime of dismantling the mosque on December 6th, 1992. It must also punish those who put the idols in the mosque. The court also must seek clarification from the Archaeological Survey of India. It said during the Setu Samudram Finding that there is nothing as such Ramsetu in Rameshwaram region and that all that was fictitious. How can the same department say that there were signs of the birth of Lord Rama in Ayodhya. There could have been a temple but can any one prove that Lord Rama was born there. Can court was capable enough to decide about this matter. The Supreme Court must hear this petition with a longer bench and give a verdict so that tomorrow such issues do not come up. The verdict should not be given in isolation. The verdict must involve all those issues related to Ayodhya and demolition of Babari Mosque. The courts must aske the government as what has it done to the promise made by the then Prime Minister Narsimha Rao to the nation that a mosque would be rebuild there?

 

Can we undo the injustice of history? And if yes, then how. If Babari Masjid was the symbol of victory of aliens then what was Rama's victory. Can you undo the Muslim contribution to India and its four hundred old histories? Can we demolish Taj Majal, Red Fort, Qutub Minar and much beautiful structure which were made by the Mughal Kings? Will we not listen to Mohammad Rafi and Bagum Akkthar simply because they were Muslims? Buddhists and Dalits have beliefs that Ayodhya was Saket and that many temples and idols there have been demolished by the Hindus and converted them to Hidu Gods and Goddesses. Things were explained to me by several Buddhist friends and I did record events there. But Buddhists are not a party. History has enough evidences that a large number of temples are actually built on the edifice of Buddhist structure. What should the Buddhist do? Should they also start undoing the historical wrong and if yes, then how?

 

Undoing the history could prove expensive to the Hindutva forces. How will the Dalits and Shudra undo the history? Should they start thrashing these Aryan forces? In democracy, it is number that matter. The numbers are with the Dalit, Shudras, Adivasis and other such people oppressed by the brahmanical tyranny in India. If they all unite and start undoing everything Hindu dharma will collapse as it is based on a fad of caste hierarchy. It is time for these religious lunatics to come to senses and leave their false egos aside and work for an equitable and united India. Let them work for the eradication of untouchability. Let them work against dowry system. No, those who started the practice can not go against it.

 

The courts have to come clear on these issues. The faith of the so-called majority community can not be the rule of law in the democracy. But unfortunately that is happening. Our political parties, intellectuals have conspired against India's indigenous people. One side they are being thrown away from their homes in the name of 'development' and 'beautification' of our cities and towns, the other side, they are being fetched by these religious thugs through cultural annihilation. Imposition of Rama culture by mass media on India people is actually an attempt on annihilation of the indigenous culture of India. The new history is being written by the Dalits, Adivasis, Shudras by questioning the relevance of these patriarchical gods and their brahmanical masters. Ambedkar questioned it long back, Periyar moved against, Phule exposed them. The Hindus want to build a Ram temple while the Muslims want to build a mosque there. The best option for the oppressed communities is to read more 'Sachchi Ramayana' and 'Riddles of Hinduism' by Periyar and Ambedkar respectively so that they can understand the conspiracy of these classes against oppressed Bahujan masses of India. Remember, the Hindutva is not against Muslims, it can not actually do anything against them, and its target is to curtail the growing assertion of the Dalits, Shudra and Adivasis in the country. We must not keep quiet. We can not watch the game from outside which affects us. Speak up for human rights and humanist values. Let us send these hate mongers to their den only. Let us not allow them to lead our polity. Let us be careful as the Hindutva were first to indulge in social engineering work after Mandal. The war for supremacy of Brahmanism has begun as despite political defeats they are still active, aggressive and manipulative as they run their agenda through culture. It is time to combat it with our counter culture which is more humane, more rational and more civilized.

 

 

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[ALOCHONA] Fwd: [bd_journalists] Serajgonj Train Event: Terrorism or a Tragedy?





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From: Zoglul Husain <zoglul@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 2:47 AM
Subject: RE: [bd_journalists] Serajgonj Train Event: Terrorism or a Tragedy?
To: "bd_journalists@yahoogroups.com" <bd_journalists@yahoogroups.com>


Sirajganj 'accident' is a conspiracy of RAW for deliberately massacring some of the people in the crowd of opponents of BAL.
 
About four days ago I forwarded to you an article of Sadeq Khan from 15 October 2010 sonarbangladesh.com, in which he suggested that the Sirajganj train 'accident' is a conspiracy. The article describes the dire situation in Bangladesh under the present government, with widespread lawlessness and total breakdown of the administration. The article also apprehends that the present desperate situation may bring about unexpected consequences to the Neo-BKSAL atrocities, which, some think, may be replaced by an unelected government. 
 
Sadeq Khan's article is as follows:
http://www.sonarbangladesh.com/article.php?ID=3815 
 
I now refer to you an article of Serajur Rahman in the Naya Diganta of 19 October 2010, in which he has depicted the atrocities of BAL and urged the patriots to unite and resist the present fascist government.
 
Serajur Rahman's article is as follows:
http://www.dailynayadiganta.com/2010/10/19/fullnews.asp?News_ID=240136&sec=6
 

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From: abid.bahar@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:05:15 -0400
Subject: [bd_journalists] Serajgonj Train Event: Terrorism or a Tragedy?

 
 
Serajgonj Train Event: Terrorism or a Tragedy?
Abid Bahar

People are asking, is Serajgonj train event terrorism or tragedy? Bangladeshis want to know.

Link: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=hp#!/photo.php?fbid=154863194553074&set=a.154143601291700.24748.100000881846276

The event seems more like the 9/11 event in this case an attack using a train as a rocket by seemingly 5 foreign agents against the innocent Bangladeshis. At this venue BNP political gathering, surprisingly the telecommunication was also disconnected at this time. We want to know who is Rajgovinda and his 5 associates' affiliations?
 
 If the above story is true, it is no doubt is similar to the 9/11 event in USA. It seems, Bangladesh is paying for Hasina's made in Calcutta dada's Anandabazar group secularism (anarchy) for Bangladesh resulting in the terrorist attack on Bangladeshis.The question is howfar Hasina's hypocrisy will take us in this vicious facist circle of the nation's suffering? In the train burning, it was not only the loss of property but also 7 humen lives were lost. It is unfortunate that Hasina in the name of secularism instead of discouraging every religious extremist groups from committing terror in the country, encouraging the notorious fundamentalist Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Association members (directly linked with the RAW) to fight against her opposition party' BNPs political gathering. It seems her fraternity with this extremist group is from her extreme love of India and to stay in power with Indian help and at the expense of the destruction of even Bangladeshi people only because they are from the opposition. We wonder when she will start loving Bangladesh and its people irrespective of their party affiliation.
Is Hasina going to have an investigation on the unfortunate case as a possible terrorist event or this is going to be another event like the BDR Mutiny case of suffering by Bangladeshi people and their families from her institutionalization of thugism in politics against the democratic opposition as her enemy? As this process of death and destruction continues one after another, except her sycopants, many of her AL members are even questioning about Hasina's reliability as a leader helping or hurting Bangladesh!





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[ALOCHONA] The European Muslims.



After the Second World War the European nations had time to count their dead. The numbers were so staggering that a sense of abhorrence engulfed their psyche which led to a total distaste for war. During the cold war period Europe basically remained an unwilling partner of the US Soviet rhetoric of war and conflict. The breakup of the Soviet Union and their eagerness to prop up the new Russian Federation by helping them by all means was a strong signal that the West European nations wanted to abolish the specter of war once for all. Things were going pretty well but the events following 9/11 forced Europe to sit and think again. This enemy was not any nation but a faith well known for peace and tranquility. This faith is Islam. Islam did not threaten them from out side, the danger propped up from their within. Many years before millions of Muslims who came to Europe for happiness and prosperity suddenly started behaving as enemies. Children born to their adopted countries, speak their own languages, educated and adopted their way of life discovered that their roots are not there. They started to gather hatred for their own countries and adopted hatred as their way of life and have become mortal enemies.

 

Europe became nervous and in utter bewilderment tried to secure their nations by many unusual ways which were hitherto unknown to themselves. The liberal European mentality turned to one of suspicion and fear. Muslims who lived in Europe turned against their own and gradually alienated them from the mainstream society. The Age of Enlightenment which gave Europe its unique sense of humanism, toleration and an urge to adopt multi cultural society has came to an end. The rightist forces which were on the fringe of the society started gathering power and a cultural clash ensued.

 

The Muslims who lived in the west for generations started to show an ugly side of their mind which they started claiming as directed by their faith. The host liberal nations struggled to define their own ways of action and in this confusion the extremist forces coerced the public opinion to believe that they are in danger of loosing their own societies. The present statistics shows that more than 50pc of the people in those countries are showing signs of intolerance and even want that the Muslims live their countries.

 

This is a dangerous trend which is definitely leading to a broader conflict. The Muslims are not showing any pragmatic attitude to come to terms with these dire consequences which in the final analysis will only harm them. They are claiming that by the sheer birth rate they will turn these nations as Islamic nations. The dangers of Muslim extremism are not understood or recognized by the vast majority of the Muslims. The stern measures gradually taken by the European nations against the Islamic faith are not taken seriously by the Muslims. The moves are on to prohibit hijab, niqab, constructions of mosques and minarets are a few measures which shows how much hatred and disliking are gradually taking place among the once most liberal societies in Europe.

 

The entire responsibility for this mess goes to the Muslims. By their most ungrateful behavior which is clearly hypocrisy and also tantamount to treason, they are bringing peril to themselves. It's disgusting to note that how a faith can be used to destroy its own followers. By adopting mediaeval and uncivilized methods to prop up a religious fury Muslims have lost all credibility as a community to stand along with other nations. They are nowhere closer to understand what really ails them. If heaven had any power to make them happy and prosperous in their own lands they would not have flock at the doors of the European nations braving all the perceivable perils. The reality is that a frustrated people can't negotiate, they can only capitulate. They blame why Bush invaded Iraq or Afghanistan. I ask who allowed Bush to invade Iraq. The most corrupted Saudi Royal House, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait and many other Muslim nations are to be held responsible for this Iraqi catastrophe. Muslims should fight and dislodge these moribund regimes that licked Bushes boots to protect their corrupted regimes. Why blame the west when cancer is within the Muslim nations.

 

Akbar Hussain

     

  

 



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[ALOCHONA] IF by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)



IF by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master,
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!

 



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RE: [ALOCHONA] US wants Bangladesh to deploy troops in Afghanistan



Tell India to send troops to Afganistan, Not we
 


To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
From: turkman@sbcglobal.net
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 05:42:43 +0000
Subject: [ALOCHONA] US wants Bangladesh to deploy troops in Afghanistan

 
No BD Soldier has landed in Afghanistan so far and Pak Army is issuing warning to BD through its Protege, Taliban.
Its been about a month that 11,000 Chinese Troops has taken away northern 2/3rd of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir from Taliban without any battle. No Warnings to China because Taliban's Bosses in Pak Army had told them to keep quite. This proves Pak Army had told them to move out ahead of time.
Pakistan screaming 'Sovereignty' over US Drone Attacks in Tribal areas near Afghan Border but that problem did not appear, when China decided to move in to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir somehow. It tells, all Pakistan's crying about Sovereignty is a try to save her Taliban in Tribal Areas.
.
* BD should not worry about Taliban Warning and send as many troops, Trainers, Doctors and Teachers as she can to Afghanistan to join NATO there because it would create a lot of Goodwill between Afghanistan and BD besides
* BD can earn some Foreign Exchange and get some US Aid for Bangladeshis because USA is known to compensate a lot for any help she asks for.
* Remember, Afghans hate Pakistanis and their Agents the Taliban.
* Afghanistan would appreciate any help she can get against Pakis but we should remember, they drink Green Tea with Milk and Cinnamon Tea without Milk only. They do not entertain themselves with 'Paan' but they have been getting BD Ginger and Pineapples, whenever available.
* BD Soldiers must take Pineapples, Bananas, Coconuts and some Ginger with them, when they are deployed. They would be able to get a good price for those items in Kabul because Elite of Kabul has gotten pretty rich, thanks to billions of dollars in Charity of USA.
* In Sumer, Afghanistan can become a lot hotter than B.D. but there is hardly an Humidity there and this is why their Skin does not get that dark. In BD Humitity is always around 70% or above in air and this is why Bangladeshis keep getting darker and darker.
* In Winter, it even Snows in Afghanistan so, heavy Woolen Uniforms (Cowdroy would be a good choice) with Heavy Sweaters would be needed for Soldiers. Temperature can drop to below Freezing Point even in daytime there sometimes.
* Grapes, SurDaa (a yellow big Melon with sweet White Pulp), Gurma (another similar Green Melon), Apples, Pomergranet, Khoobani (Appricots), Plums, Prunes, etc and all kinds of Dry Fruits a lot cheaper there. The precious Stone 'Neelam' (Saffire) is also damn cheap besides Hand Wooven Carpets. BD Soldiers can bring that kind of stuff back, when they go on vacation after their deployment.
* It would be great opportunity for BD Soldiers to learn Afghan language because later they can make up to $ 250,000 a year as Translators working for US Army as Interpreters or Translators.

If any Bangladeshi know, PushTo or Darri Language please contact me. I can try to get you that job.

--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Isha Khan <bdmailer@...> wrote:
>
> *US wants Bangladesh to deploy troops in Afghanistan *
> The US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard C.
> Holbrooke, placed the request when he called on foreign minister
>
> The United States wants that Bangladesh should deploy combat troops in
> Afghanistan to establish security and stability, according to a foreign
> ministry news release.The US special representative for Afghanistan and
> Pakistan, Richard C. Holbrooke, placed the request when he called on foreign
> minister Dipu Moni at her hotel suite in New York on Thursday.
>
> He sought for `any kind of help like deploying combat troops', providing
> economic and development assistance, and training for the law enforcement
> agencies to establish security and stability in Afghanistan, the news
> release said.
>
> Dipu Moni assured him that Bangladesh would do whatever it can to help
> restore peace in South Asia, specially in Afghanistan.Bangladesh has already
> offered to send teachers and doctors to Afghanistan, she said. The foreign
> minister also held a separate bilateral meeting with British undersecretary
> for foreign and commonwealth affairs Alistair Burt on Thursday.
> http://www.newagebd.com/2010/sep/26/front.html
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RE: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court



So School Dress also can not be forced - this is my conclusion.
 


To: alochona@yahoogroups.com; chottala@yahoogroups.com; history_islam@yahoogroups.com
From: truely-yours@email.com
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 19:37:53 -0400
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court

 
Why BBC published same news once again?
 
 
BBC News 
 
4 October 2010 Last updated at 11:53 ET
Women in Bangladesh
The court ruled that Bangladesh was predominantly a secular country
 
 
The High Court of Bangladesh has ruled that no-one can be forced to wear the burka, or full Islamic headdress.
This follows a similar but more limited ruling in August that women could not be forced to wear the burka at work or in schools or colleges.
 
Correspondents say the move is the latest sign of the judiciary's support for the government's attempts to pursue a more secular agenda.
 
The governing Awami League prides itself on its secular credentials.
 
It says that it wants to challenge the power of Islamic conservatives.
 
The court ruled that "secularism is one of the four principles of the constitution... and no-one can be forced to wear religious attire in the secular state".


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-----Original Message-----
From: ANDREWL <turkman@sbcglobal.net>
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, Oct 4, 2010 4:33 am
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court

 
You mean, you did not write, "Those who want to be "Practicing Muslims" need to observe hijab [ Source: Al Qur'an 24:30-31]".
.
The Question is, why are you lying?
Where the hell this Verse says, what you wrote if you have not mis-interpreted it?
You must think, I do not know Arabic and am just like you believing in whatever my Mollaa says.
If you are right, tell me, why our Prophet's own Wives and Daughters did not cover their faces or wore a Borqaa?
Who the hell are you trying to fool here?

--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, qrahman@... wrote:
>
>
> Please explain what do you mean by "Big pagri Mollah of yours"? Did I ever promoted any "Big pagri" mollahs in any of my mails? For your information I am from Bangladesh, I am worried about my country. You need to go to an Indian forum or Pakistani forum if you have anything to say to them or wanna ask them about their Supreme court.
>
> The translations were not mine and anytime I say anything from the Qur'an, I offered source (verse and chapter) and most of the time give web links to them as well. I have NOT done any "mis-translation" here. Actually I have not done ANY translation at all. Only quoted most popular translations of the Qur'an.
>
> I do not think you need to get personal with any of our discussions. If my point of view or part of the Qur'an is not your "Cup of tea", you need not to answer.
>
> You need to POINT OUT where did I "Mis-translated or mis-interpreted" the Qur'an. Otherwise need not to slander anyone without any solid proof.
>
> Fact is your uncivilized post ( With imaginary accusations) does not change who I am. But it says a whole lot about who you are.
>
>
> Shalom!
>
> --qr
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ANDREWL <turkman@...>
> To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, Sep 23, 2010 1:01 pm
> Subject: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court
>
>
>
>
>
> grahman wrote: " ... we need to understand that men or women should NOT be forced to go against religion either ...".
> .
> TURKMAN: But we need to understand that men or women are NOT being forced to go against religion either. We are going against "FORCING" them to follow something that is not a part of Religion because nowhere in Qoraan, Allah had said to wear a Borqa. Our Prohet's own wives never wore it because it was not even invented. All his wives never hid their faces either. If its a part of Islam, why all those big Pagri Mollaas of yours could not prove this case in Indian Supreme Court?
> Why they lost this case?
> Because your mis-translations and mis-interpretations of Qoraan and HaDees did not work there. There were Arabic Speaking Moslim Olma, who said opposite of what you Mollaas were saying.
> Stop your B.S. sir ...!
>
> --- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, qrahman@ wrote:
> >
> >
> > The link did not bring any web page. Like you I do not think one should be force to follow any specific religion ( Islam or otherwise). Having said that, we need to understand that men or women should NOT be forced to go against religion either (Like the previous military regime in Turkey). Turkey,UAE and Malaysia are good role models we can follow when we talk about religion. All citizens of those countries have freedom to follow or not follow any particular religion.
> >
> > As far as burqa is concern, most scholars of Islam says covering face is NOT mandatory in Islam. However almost all prominent scholars of Islam says "hijab" is required by Islam. Those who want to be "Practicing Muslims" need to observe hijab [ Source: Al Qur'an 24:30-31] for modesty (Certain rules applies for men as well). The first command about hijab was directed towards men. Albeit we generally think it is only at women, men needs to follow hijab [ etiquette] as well.
> >
> > Please click here to get answers to frequently asked questions on this topic. [ Source: http://www.islam101.com/women/hijabfaq.html]
> >
> > For related information, please click here.
> >
> > As I said multiple times before, Islam (Or any other ideology) should not be forced but it is also important for Muslims to have clear understanding of their own religion.
> >
> > Shalom.
> >
> > --qr
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Farida Majid <farida_majid@>
> > To: Alochona Alochona <alochona@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Tue, Aug 31, 2010 4:05 am
> > Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Many people think that secularism is a grey (as opposed to the 'black' of the burqa) burlap sack that you can whack over a person's head.
> >
> > A black burqa is a very good thing for Muslims, they say.
> > It can put a ink-blot over the person's existence and obliterate the person's humanity. That is supposedly a very Islamic thing to do,
> > though there is no Qur'anic injunction or dress-code for the purpose of blotting out the humanity of a person.
> >
> > This grey burlap sack called secularism, they say, is an evil thing that can be 'imposed' and can make you look like
> > the devil incarnate otherwise known as Hindu. This sack is rumored to be outfitted with a devilish mechanism
> > that can make the whole religion of Islam disappear from the realm in a twinkle of an eye!
> >
> > They also say that this devil incarnate Hindu should be eliminated from the land by any means. The means
> > may take the form of mass murder but if that is what it takes to do the job there should not be any hesitation .
> > Anybody showing tendencies like a Hindu should be eliminated. This Hindu Hasina should take heed. Her father was wiped out.
> > "Did not hindu hasina learned anything from her Father"?
> >
> > Did not hindu hasina learned anything from her Father?
> >
> > However, the people who speak in the above language have not been able to provide a sample of the grey burlap sack
> > called secularism that can be 'imposed' over people's head and that can make Islam disappear in a twinkle of an eye.
> >
> > Until they do, we have the Holy Qur'an to turn to for guidance, solace and fortitude. In this holy month of Ramadan,
> > time for penance and self-purification, we should recognize that the above talk is itself a kind of 'covering' or clothing
> > or 'lebas'. And the Qur'an warns us to be wary of these attempts at falsehoods:
> >
> > "Wa la talbisu al Huqqa bi-l batili wa taktumoo ul Huqqa wa antum taAlamuna" 2:42.
> > (And cover not Truth with falsehood, nor coceal the Truth when ye know whar it is)
> >
> > For those who want be sure that there is no Qur'anic mandate for women to wear the burqa or the hijab,
> > please read the following article which was published in the Daily Star, and then archived by the Islamic
> > Reasearch Foundation Information.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Fashioning lies, veiling the truth
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Farida Majid As the hijab issue heats up in France and Germany, and the psychological pressure and the brainwashing of women intensifies all over the Muslim world, the feverish ...
> >
> > irfi.org/articles/articles_201_250/fashioning_lies.htm · Cached page
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> > From: qrahman@
> > Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:38:27 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court
> >
> >
> >
> > I think burqa should not be forced but the new law does not have some "Common sense" exceptions. For Islamic institutions "Islamic" dress should be enforced (That may include Burqa if the local community feels right about it). Albeit there are difference of opinion among scholars if Burqa is mandatory in Islam or not. Most scholars think "Hijab" covers Islamic requirements for women.
> >
> > While I agree Burqa should not be forced but secularism should not be forced on our people either. Maybe experts should be looking into the verdict more to ensure some "Activist" judges going overboard or not. There are some concerns from liberal groups about civil rights in another ruling regarding Shaheed minar.
> >
> > Personally I feel that, God created us as "FREE" men and women and gave us freedom to obey or disobey Him. Therefore, we should encourage honest and open discussions/debates about religion. Blaming everything Islamic TODAY for what some Jamaat-e-Islami leaders did 40 years ago does not seem fair or logical to me.
> >
> > Peace.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mo Assghar <moassghar@>
> > To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:02 am
> > Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > But Secularism can be forced? Give me a break!!
> >
> > Did not hindu hasina learned anything from her Father?
> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 8/23/10, Isha Khan <bdmailer@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Isha Khan <bdmailer@>
> > Subject: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court
> > To:
> > Date: Monday, August 23, 2010, 2:36 AM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Burqa can't be forced: High Court
> >
> >
> > The court also ordered relevant officials to explain why forcing girls to wear burqa (veil) and keeping them out of sports and cultural activities were illegal.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dhaka, Aug 22 (bdnews24.com)â€"The High Court has ruled that no women can be forced to wear burqa at work and educational institutions. In it's ruling The High Court on Sunday in a suo moto order directed the government to ensure that no women were forced to wear veil or religious dress in the educational institutions and offices.
> >
> > The court also ordered the government to ensure that the cultural activities and sports in the educational institutions are not restricted.The orders came in the wake of a public interest petition filed by Supreme Court lawyers Mahbub Shafi and A K M Hafizul Alam on Sunday. The bench of justices A H M Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Sheikh Mohammad Zakir Hossain also ruled that they cannot be barred from taking to culture and sports
> >
> > The court also ordered relevant officials to explain why forcing girls to wear burqa (veil) and keeping them out of sports and cultural activities were illegal.
> >
> > The A Bengali daily news item said that principal of the college in Natore ( Northern Bangladesh ) has stopped any cultural activities and sports at the college and forced female students to wear Borka or veil in the college.The HC also directed principal of the college Mozammel Haque to appear before the HC bench on August 26 to explain the matter.
> >
> > It also issued a rule upon the government to explain why imposition of restriction on cultural activities and sports in the educational institutions and offices and forcing the female students to wear veil should not be declared illegal.
> >
> > Secretaries to the ministries of home, education, social welfare and women affair and principal Mozammel Haque has been made respondent to the rule and orderThe education, home, social welfare, and women and children affairs secretaries and principal of Rani Bhabani Mohila College Mozammel Huq were asked to reply to ruling. Following a brief hearing, the court also asked the principal to appear before it on Aug 26.
> >
> > The lawyers in their petition on Sunday cited a report carried by a Bengali newspaper the same day headlined, 'Burqa mandatory at Rani Bhabani Mohila College'. The lawyers stated such enforcement was discriminatory.
> >
> > http://newsfrombangladesh.net/view.php?hidRecord=332264
> >
>




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RE: [ALOCHONA] Secular?




 Not only that, Indian Passport carrying the picture on its top page also derived from Hindu Religion. Our Bangladeshi Anti Islamic Awami leaguers are more secular


To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
From: qrahman@netscape.net
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 09:35:10 -0400
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Secular?

 


http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101003/images/03baton.jpg
 
Countless time we have been told India is a "Secular" nation and we should follow suit. Albeit our constitution is not geared towards any specific religion except the word "Bismillah" at the beginning { Inserted later on } caused hue and cry among certain quarters. Well I see all Indian public events nicely use religious words without any problem from Muslims or other minorities. So is our "Civil society" a shallow one or Indians are mixing religion and politics comfortably [ Claiming to be secular at the same time]?
 
If I am not clear to some of you, I am referring to the word "Namaste" and use of it in the Commonwealth Games. . Personally I am not worried about it but this is a word with direct tie with "Sanatan Dharma"[ Popularly known as Hinduism] world view.
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Pronunciation and etymology

In devangari script Sanskrit: नमस्ते, Hindustani pronunciation: [nʌmʌsˈteː]
The word is formed from external sandhi (coalescence) between the Sanskrit namaḥ, to bow, to give obeisance or reverential salutation, and te, "to you."[1]
Also common is a polite form using the imperative astu meaning "let there be": namo: stu te literally meaning "let there be a salutation to you."
[ Commonly known as bowing to the "Divine" in you]
 
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As most of us know that a Muslim should not be "Bowing" to anyone but our Creator. Therefore technically/Grammatically this is against teaching of Islam [ Now a days most Hindus and Muslims are not aware of the significance of it].
 
--Shanti




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