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Thursday, November 4, 2010

[ALOCHONA] Europe moves to Anti Islamic right

Posted by: "marco.pertoni@libero.it" 

Wed Nov 3, 2010 11:19 am (PDT)

Oct 31, 2010 - 10:18
Political centre moves to the right
Image Caption: Muslims have became a target from some European political parties (Ex-press)
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by Gabriele Ochsenbein, swissinfo.ch (Switzerland TV Channel)

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Right-wing parties across Europe have claimed the high ground, stirring fears of Islamisation and demanding the deportation of Foreigners. who commit Crimes.
Austrian political scientist Reinhold Gärtner tells swissinfo.ch that Switzerland, which has already voted to ban new minarets and is expected to demand tougher measures against foreigners committing serious offences, is no different than the rest of continent.

Last November, the Swiss decided unexpectedly that minarets did not have a place on the skyline, a proposal backed by the rightwing People's Party. The same party is now pushing for automatic deportation of foreigners committing serious crimes, an issue that goes to a nationwide vote in a few weeks' time.

swissinfo.ch:
 Is it possible to say that Switzerland is following a European trend, in that there is a shift to the right?
Reinhold Gärtner:
I think you can put it like that. Switzerland is an example for many people in Europe. Here in Austria there are also initiatives demanding that new minarets be banned. That has already been pushed through in the provinces of Carinthia and Vorarlberg. And in Cologne, Germany, there was massive opposition to a planned mosque.
Other countries are also discussing deporting foreign residents who have committed crimes. In Switzerland, that means up to 350,000 people could be potentially affected. In Austria, there are 120,000 people born here but who don't have an Austrian passport. So what do we do with them?
Deportation doesn't seem to be the right way to go about this.
swissinfo.ch:
In November, the Swiss will also vote on a counter-proposal backed by the government and parliament with similar goals to the People's Party initiative. The centre-right seems to be under pressure.
R.G.:
It's true that the centre is shifting to the right. It's happened in France with Sarkozy and with the Austrian People's Party. But it's wrong for them to think they can seize the high ground from the right-wing parties by moving even further to the right.
The centre-right needs instead to clearly state its position and differentiate itself from all this agitation and smear campaigns. That is our approach. The centre-right would be much stronger than if it keeps on veering to the right.
swissinfo.ch:
Why are the rightwing parties so popular?
R.G.:
 In every society there are - objectively speaking - real problems that are considered subjectively as either not having been resolved or only partially resolved. For a long time, political structures remained frozen. This is no longer the case: voters are more mobile, and a large number of them respond to the seemingly simple solutions proposed by right-wing parties.
These parties use fear, negative emotions, to get their message through. They have realised that voters respond to that, especially those who harbour their own subjective fears.
A lot of those people are in fact afraid of losing something. These fears are stoked and help make these parties successful. We live in a time of globalisation. Many people suffer because of this, because they fear for their jobs and are afraid they will not be able to maintain their standard of living.
The economic crisis could also bolster social conflicts and help boost the stocks of rightwing parties.
Reinhold Gärtner believes rightwing parties have not peaked yet (zVg)
swissinfo.ch:
Are Muslims the scapegoats in this situation?
R.G.:
 I would say so. There have always been bogeymen and scapegoats. And right now, especially after the September 11 attacks, Muslims or Islam have taken on this role.
Islam is being equated with crime and terrorism, foreigners with Turks and Muslims. Islam is seen as a monolithic religion, a simplification that is as untrue for Islam as for other religious groups.
The truth is Islam is a fact of life in many European countries. In Austria, it was recognised in 1912 and is probably the second-biggest religious group in Europe. There are even Muslim states in Europe, such as Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
swissinfo.ch:
Can rightwing parties still make electoral gains, or have they used up their potential?
R.G.:
It's hard to say. If you look at the most successful parties, such as the Swiss People's Party, with 29 per cent of votes at the last federal elections, more gains seem possible. But it won't go on climbing forever, because there are other political opinions and our society is heterogeneous. These parties will eventually peak, but I cannot say when.
swissinfo.ch:
 Is it better for a democracy when rightwing parties are involved in government, like in Switzerland or Italy, or should they be left in the opposition?
R.G.:
Switzerland's power-sharing government is based on a different political culture [to most other countries']. In Austria, the Freedom Party failed as a cabinet partner. In Italy, the Lega Nord is still in the coalition. There is no recipe. But it is difficult for rightwing parties to push through their programme in a coalition government. Because the simple answers they preach don't exist.

Gabriele Ochsenbein, swissinfo.ch
(Adapted from German by Scott Capper)








[ALOCHONA] Re: [Dahuk]: the power of chhatra league



ROYAL SALUTE TO THE "SURJA  SOINIKS" IMBUED WITH THE SPIRIT OF CLEANSING THE NATION FROM SENTINELS OTHER THAN THEIRS ???????????????? 


On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 8:00 AM, Shimul Chaudhury <honestdebater@yahoo.ca> wrote:
 

the power of chhatra league

The New Age, Dhaka
5 Nov 2010

http://www.newagebd.com/2010/nov/05/front.html#3



BCL men attack police after stalker detained

Staff Correspondent . Chittagong

A sub-inspector was injured when a police patrol came under attack allegedly from activists of Chhatra League while detaining a youth on charge of stalking in Baizid area of the city on Wednesday night.
   The injured police officer, Zahir Hossain, of Baizid police station, was admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital.
   The police and local sources said a group of stalkers used to harass female garment workers on their way home from work near a graveyard at Kunjachhaya area every night.
   Abdus Sabur, officer-in-charge of Baizid police station, said on information a police patrol went to the area at around 10:30pm and found three youths standing there and caught one of them as the rest two fled the spot.
   As the police were taking the youth, identified as Babul, to the police station for interrogation, they received a phone call from BCL city unit office secretary Arshadul Haque Bachchu with a request to release him immediately, the OC said.
   �As I refused to release the youth, 40 to 50 youths intercepted the patrol and started hurling stones at the police,� he said adding that a piece of stone struck the head of Zahir during the incident leaving him critically injured.  






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[ALOCHONA] Foreign visits of PM and FM



Foreign visits of PM and FM
 
 


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[ALOCHONA] HC bench splits over validity of 1974 agreement



Release of 19Release of 195 PoWs : HC bench splits over validity of 1974 agreement
 

 

A High Court division bench on Tuesday passed contradictory orders over admissibility hearing on a writ petition challenging the validity of the 1974 tripartite agreement in New Delhi releasing the 195 Prisoners of War (PoWs) of the Pakistani occupation army.

They were identified as perpetrators of genocide, arson, killing, rape and loot committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.

After the hearing, presiding judge M Anwarul Haque rejected the petition, while co-judge Syed Abu Kowser M Dabirush-shan issued rule asking the government to explain why the impugned agreement should not be declared to have been made without lawful authority and why a direction should not be issued to bring back the PoWs to face trial under the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973.

Emerging from the court, Barrister Fakhrul Islam, the counsel for the petitioner, told reporters that in the wake of the impasse, the matter would be referred to the Chief Justice for constituting a third bench for disposal of the petition. Wing Commander (retd) Hamid Ullah of BNP filed the writ petition.

 http://www.thebangladeshtoday.com/leading%20news.htm



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[ALOCHONA] Nurul Kabir on army-people alienation



Nurul Kabir on army-people alienation
 
 
 
 


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[ALOCHONA] Transit Issue : Finance Minister Muhith draws fire for his remarks



Transit Issue : Finance Minister Muhith draws fire for his remarks

 
The finance minister, Abul Mal Abdul Muhith, drew fire from a cross section of intelligentsia and political activists for making unbecoming remarks on the transit issue, undermining the anti-transit campaigners by calling them 'fools'.Many described Muhith's remarks as cavalier and irresponsible which exposed his attitude to undermine others opinions and views.

Muhith was not sincere in protecting the country's interests which was his obligatory duty while holding an important office of the government, said one of his critics who wanted not to be identified.

After a meeting with officials of the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, the finance minister dubbed the anti-transit campaigners 'fools', claiming that Bangladesh is geographically a transit country.

Political thinker and Dhaka University professor emeritus, Serajul Islam Choudhury, disagreed with his claim that Bangladesh is a transit country geographically. 'Bangladesh is an independent and sovereign nation... branding the country as a transit country is not right,' he said.

'The issue of allowing transit is a business and political issue. As it is a business, it needs to assess the profit and loss ratio. It is the duty of the government to protect the country's interests strongly. Then other factors come,' said Prof Sirajul Islam Chowdhury.

Leftist thinker Badruddin Umar, president of Jatiya Mukti Council, came down heavily on the finance minister. 'Those who consider only Bangladesh is a transit country, I would like to call them 'uneducated'. Is it applicable only in case of Bangladesh? India too is a transit country, have they ever dared to seek transit through India?'

Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal general secretary Khalequzzman said, 'When one brands all the people in general as "fools", the depth of his wisdom is easily understandable.'

Economist Anu Muhammad, also member secretary of the national committee for protection of oil, gas, mineral resources, power and ports, saw the minister's comment as utterly irresponsible. 'He did not act like a finance minister and was yet to come up with any statistics on profit and loss if Bangladesh award transit to India.'

'It had been said that the country would gain billions of dollars in revenue from transit. An impression was given that the country has no other option but rent out its the roads, railways and waterways,' he said.

'Now we see that India is not willing to pay the duties and our government has also accepted that. It indicates that there remained many things behind the scenes while government is trying to deceive the people,' he added.

Economist Mahbub Ullah, also a professor of development studies at Dhaka University, said Bangladesh was not the only transit country in the world and nobody was rejecting its geographical characteristics.

'The issue is not a unique one rather related to many other things such as security issues. We are allowing India to transport its goods from one of its parts to another… this is not transit,' he said.

'The geo-political point of view also needs to be considered. We have two big neighbours who are rivals. We should not invite danger by harbouring one of the two rivals,' he pointed out.

KAS Murshid, research director of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, said it was not wise to project huge amount of profit without being totally sure. 'We need to consider the reality. If we create an unusual expectation among people and later it is found baseless, we might be in danger.'

'The government should proceed cautiously with the delicate issue. It would have a boomerang-effect if the government spends huge amounts on it but later it yields nothing,' he said.

Dhaka University political science teacher Shantanu Majumder said, 'The most important thing is how the country's interests are protected. None should be given undue privilege through the transit deals.'

 http://www.newagebd.com/2010/nov/04/front.html



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[ALOCHONA] Free transit for India



Free transit for India
 
 
 
 


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