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Thursday, December 30, 2010

[ALOCHONA] A nice story



A nice story

Every Friday afternoon, after the Jumma prayers, the Imam and his eleven
year old son would go out into their town and hand out "PATH TO
PARADISE "and other  Islamic literature.

This particular and fortunate Friday afternoon, as the time came for the
Imam and his son to go to the streets with their booklets, it was very cold
outside, as well as pouring rain.

The boy bundled up in his warmest and driest clothes and said, 'OK, dad, I'm
ready!' His dad asked, 'Ready for what' 'Dad, it's time we go out and distribute
these Islamic books.'

Dad responds, 'Son, it's very cold outside and it's pouring rain.'
The boy gives his dad a surprised look, asking, 'But Dad, aren't people

still going to hell, even though it's raining?'

Dad answers, 'Son, I am not going out in this weather.'

Despondently, the boy asks, 'Dad, can I go Please'

His father hesitated for a moment then said, 'Son, you can go. Here are the
booklets. Be careful son.'

'Thanks, Dad!'

And with that, he was off and out into the rain. This eleven year old boy
walked the streets of the town going door to door and handing everybody he
met in the street a pamphlet or a booklet.

After two hours of walking in the rain, he was soaking, bone-chilled wet and
down to his VERY LAST BOOKLET. He stopped on a corner and looked for someone
to hand a booklet to, but the streets were totally deserted.

Then he turned toward the first home he saw and started up the sidewalk to
the front door and rang the door bell. He rang the bell, but nobody
answered..

He rang it again and again, but still no one answered. He waited but still
no answer.

Finally, he turned to leave, but something stopped him.
Again, he turned to the door and rang the bell and knocked loudly on the
door with his fist. He waited, something holding him there on the front
porch!

He rang again and this time the door slowly opened.
Standing in the doorway was a very sad-looking elderly lady. She softly

asked, 'What can I do for you, son?' With radiant eyes and a smile that lit
up her world, this little boy said, 'Ma'am, I'm sorry if I disturbed you,
but I just  want to tell you that ALLAH REALLY LOVES AND CARES FOR YOU and I
came to give you my very last booklet  which will tell you all about God,
the  real purpose of creation, and how to achieve His pleasure.'

With that, he handed her his last booklet and turned to leave.

She called to him as he departed. 'Thank you, son! And God Bless You!'

Next week on Friday afternoon after Jumma prayers, the Imam was giving some
lectures. As he concludes the lectures, he asked, 'Does anybody have
questions or want to say anything?'

Slowly, in the back row among the ladies, an elderly lady's voice was heard
over the speaker. 'No one in this gathering knows me. I've never been here before.  You see,
before last Friday I was not a Muslim, and thought I could be. My husband
died few years ago, leaving me totally alone in this world... Last Friday,
being a particularly cold and rainy day, I was contemplating suicide as I
had no hope left.

So I took a rope and a chair and ascended the stairway into the attic of my
home... I fastened the rope securely to a rafter in the roof then stood on
the chair and fastened the other end of the rope around my neck. Standing on
that chair, so lonely and broken-hearted I was about to leap off, when
suddenly the loud ringing of my doorbell downstairs startled me. I thought,
I'll wait a minute, and whoever it is will go away.

I waited and waited, but the ringing doorbell seemed to get louder and more
insistent, and then the person ringing also started knocking loudly....

I thought to myself again, 'Who on earth could this be? Nobody ever rings my
bell or comes to see me.' I loosened the rope from my neck  and started for
the front door, all the while the bell rang louder and louder.

When I opened the door and looked I could hardly believe my eyes, for there
on my front porch was the most radiant and  angelic little boy I had ever
seen in my life.. His SMILE, oh, I could never describe it to you! The words
that came from his mouth caused my heart that had long been dead TO LEAP TO
LIFE as he exclaimed with a cherub-like voice, 'Ma'am, I just came to tell
you that ALLAH REALLY LOVES AND CARES FOR YOU!'* *

Then he gave me this booklet, Path To Paradise that I now hold in my hand.

As the little angel disappeared back out into the cold and rain, I closed my
door and read slowly every word of this book. Then I  went up to my attic to
get my rope and chair. I wouldn't be needing them any more.

You see? I am now a Happy Vicegerent of the One True God. Since the address
of your congregation was stamped on the back of this booklet,  I have come
here to personally say THANK YOU to God's little angel who came just in the
nick of time and by so doing, spared my soul from an eternity in hell.'

There was not a dry eye in the mosque. The shouts of TAKBIR...ALLAH AKBAR..
rented the air. Imam-Dad descended from the Mimbar  to the front row where the little angel
was seated.He took his son in his arms and sobbed uncontrollably.

Probably no jama'at has had a more glorious moment, and probably this
universe has never seen a father that was more  filled with love and honor
for his son... Except for One. This very one...

Don't let this message die, read it again and pass it to others. Heaven is
for His people!Remember, Allah's message CAN make the difference in the life of someone close
to you.


[Quran 5:3]: This day I've perfected your religion for you, and completed my
favor on you, and chose Islam for you as religion..

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[ALOCHONA] 74.01% Prothom Alo readers do not support for an airport at Arialbeel



74.01%  Prothom Alo  readers do not support for an airport at Arialbeel

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[ALOCHONA] India Succumbs To US Pressure: Iran Halts Oil Sales To India



India Succumbs To US Pressure: Iran Halts Oil Sales To India

An oil trading dispute between India and Iran has further escalated, with Tehran refusing to sell oil to India under new rules instituted by New Delhi

The Reserve Bank of India has said that deals with Iran must be settled outside the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) system used by it and other member nations' central banks to settle bilateral trades.

Iran's state-owned oil company has refused to accept payments for oil sales to India without guarantees from India's central bank.

Iranian sources have confirmed the dispute and Indian sources said officials from the central banks of the two countries are set to meet on Friday to further discuss the matter.

Iran, which is under UN sanctions over its nuclear programme, is likely to want to rescue a trade that is worth about $12bn a year.

While the UN sanctions do not forbid buying Iranian oil, the US has been pressing governments and companies to stop dealing with Tehran.

Trade trouble

On Wednesday, two Indian industry sources said National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC) had turned down Indian oil firms' requests for payment outside the ACU.

"Indian firms had asked Iran to immediately nominate a bank in Europe through which payment can be made. But NIOC refused," said one of the sources.

A NIOC source said any mechanism outside the ACU "is not acceptable" because "this exercise is in place for so many years".

"How can India unilaterally decide to halt it without any alternative mechanism? How can you demolish a building without renting out an apartment?" the source added.

The ACU includes the central banks of India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, Iran, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

India is the biggest buyer of Iranian crude in the group, consuming around 400,000 barrels per day between two state-owned refiners and privately-owned Essar Oil.

US Pressure

The Hindu on Thursday reported that the move is an example of India succumbing to American pressure. The report states that Indian Reserve Bank's move is the direct result of American pressure.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/12/20101229182547512814.html



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[ALOCHONA] US ambassador's removal demanded

US ambassador's removal demanded

Dhaka, Dec 30 (bdnews24.com)—A citizen's platform has called for
removal of US ambassador to Bangladesh, James F Moriarty. It also
urged the government to declare him 'unwanted'.

The group claimed that the ambassador was a lobbyist of foreign
companies eyeing the country's oil and gas sector.

The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power
and Ports made the demand on Thursday, at a press conference held at
Mukti Bhaban, at Paltan, Dhaka.

The committee secretary Anu Mohammad said, as disclosed in WikiLeaks
cables, the US ambassador was pressurising prime minister's energy
advisor Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury to permit Asia Energy for open-pit
coal mining in Phulbari.

The Phulbari open-pit excavation was halted following a violent
protest in 2006 that killed three people.

The cables also revealed Moriarty held talks with Chowdhury last year
and urged him to approve British company Global Coal Management (GCM)
to begin open-cast coal mining, the Guardian newspaper of UK reported
based on WikiLeaks cables.

"He repeatedly put pressure on Bangladesh government to give the lease
of the gas blocks to ConocoPhillips Company through export oriented
agreement. He also put pressure to permit Chevron to buy old
compressor machines and instruments in a high price. These US
companies have been given advantages as per his directives," said the
Guardian report.

Anu Mohammad called those, who were involved in controversial oil-gas
agreement, etc. as oil-gas-coal criminals. He suggested trying them as
criminals.

The committee also demanded release of detained garments workers
leader Moshrefa Mishu.

It announced a countrywide procession on Jan 5 next year and also a
protest meeting and procession at Muktangoan in Dhaka at around 3pm
the same day.

Additional programmes include meeting at the divisional towns and
countrywide foot march from Jan 10 to Jan 30. Other members of the
committee were also present at the conference.

http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=183039&cid=2


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