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[ALOCHONA] Night in Tunisia: Riots, Strikes and a Spreading Insurgency



Night in Tunisia: Riots, Strikes and a Spreading Insurgency

Ruminating about this as I watched rebellion flow from Tunisia to Algeria, Jordan and beyond, I was brought back to Dizzy Gillespie's jazz anthem, Night in Tunisia. Gillespie's tune emerged as part of a musical upheaval known as the bebop revolution. And its unique blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms and bebop idioms makes it an early experiment in "world music," a border-crossing mixing of genres. And so it has been with the freedom music emanating from Tunisia. It too is hopping boundaries and echoing far and wide.

"The street has spoken," is how one Tunisian protestor puts it. Indeed it has. And it shows no sign that it is about to stop its raucous agitation.

Riding a noisy wave of mobilizations, riots and strikes, on January 14 the people of Tunisia toppled the 23-year-long dictatorship of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, sending their former head of state into exile and recording the first great popular victory of the new year.

What's more, the voices of the street are growing louder, echoing across Algeria, Jordan and beyond in a wave of popular protest directly linked to the world economic crisis.

It is vital to insist on this last aspect of events – their connection to the global slump. Not only is this link especially ominous for the powerful and privileged of the world, foreshadowing revolts to come; it is also critical to countering the narrative running through the western press that Tunisia's revolt is a product of corruption unique to politics in the Arab world. The claim is a convenient mystification. For the Tunisian revolt grows out of the dialectic of the local and the global.

In many respects, the point is obvious. Tunisia's riots and demonstrations began as a direct outburst of anger over unemployment and rising food prices. The spark was a police attack on a university-educated street vendor, Mohammed Bouazizi, on December 17 in the central town of Sidi Bouzid. Claiming Bouazizi did not have a permit, police confiscated his goods and assaulted him. In and of itself, it was an ordinary event in the life of a poor man. But what came next was anything but ordinary. Using his remaining funds, the street vendor bought gasoline, marched to city hall, doused his clothing and set himself ablaze. He died in hospital less than three weeks later.

"We Will Avenge You"

In a country where the official jobless rate is 14 per cent and the real rate, especially for the young, is considerably higher, this dramatic episode became a lightning rod for popular discontent. Daily protests erupted immediately after Bouazizi's desperate act, spreading to cities and towns across the country. Unemployed teachers, bus drivers, high school students and street vendors joined the mobilizations. As the movement gained momentum, demonstrators became increasingly confident, torching police cars and trashing businesses linked to President Ben Ali and his family. Then, following Bouazizi's death, marchers at his funeral filled the air with chants of "Farewell, Mohammed, we will avenge you. We weep for you today; we will make those who caused your death weep." They more than made good on the pledge.

By this point, the protests had taken on an explicitly political character. Unemployment and food prices remained key issues, but the movement was now directly attacking the president and his government.

Ben Ali reacted with the tools that had worked for 23 years: a ban on demonstrations; arrests of leftists and trade union leaders; tear gas, truncheons and guns; police repression, including the killing of at least 66 protestors. But none of this was able to break the protests. Not only was the movement growing in size and militancy, but working class organizations were coming to life.

Trade unions, quiescent for years and their leaders initially hesitant to join the struggle, became key hubs of resistance thanks to pressure by rank and file members. Spurred into action and radicalized by events, the General Union of Tunisian Workers Days began organizing rallies and launched a general strike. It is difficult to overstate the potential significance of these developments. A revitalized trade unionism is critical to the development of the movement in the months ahead. If union activism surges forward and makes common cause with students, street vendors and the unemployed, the insurgency could acquire a vital organizational forum and an increasingly working class character. Moreover, an emboldened and dynamic workers' movement might undercut the demobilizing effects of backroom deals between the old regime and moderate opposition parties.

Who's Next?

Equally important will be the degree to which the insurgent wave continues to flow across borders.

In the early days of January, riots broke out in Algeria in response to announced increases in prices for food and other staples. Railway workers struck, as did students at five universities. Clearly emboldened by events in neighbouring Tunisia, demonstrators attacked banks, police stations and government offices. Police violence and mass arrests – at least 1,000 people were detained – failed to dent the movement. As in Tunisia, the struggle moved to a higher level as unions and student groups came together demanding democratization and an end to police violence. In a desperate effort to stave off a Tunisian scenario, Algeria's government back-tracked, declaring a 41 per cent cut to taxes on food.

Yet the spirit of rebellion did not rest. One day after Tunisia's president was toppled, mass demonstrations erupted in Jordan on January 15, as thousands of people poured through the streets of Amman, the capital, and other cities to protest rising food prices and to demand the government's resignation. Dubbed "Jordan's Days of Rage," the protests included a sit-in outside parliament by the country's 14 trade unions.

Two days after the start of the Jordanian demonstrations, a new round of food riots broke out in northern Sudan, where the government is pushing up prices by lifting subsidies on food and petroleum.

This escalating insurgency has clearly shaken the region's rulers. The Arab News warned for instance that:

"Those who see these disturbances as a local North African difficulty should think again. The hopelessness that drove this young Tunisian to his death, that has prompted several thousand of his compatriots to do the rare thing for Tunisia – take to the streets and riot – and that has seen young Algerians looting and rioting this week against price rises are a breakdown in law and order that was waiting to happen. It can happen elsewhere in the Arab world. It is not just in North Africa that the specter of unemployment looms."

This is all true. There are indeed reasons specific to the region and the regimes involved that make these states particularly susceptible to rapid outbreaks of mass opposition. But in the West, this has given rise to a colonialist discourse that attributes all ills to the demonstrable brutality of corrupt regimes. This conveniently ignores the direct role of states like the U.S. and France in propping up and supporting Ben Ali's dictatorship for more than two decades. It also ignores the way in which these are local expressions of revolt linked to global economic issues.

Food and the Global Slump

For the massive spike in food prices is directly connected to the turmoil in the world economy that has been raging since the outbreak of the financial crisis of 2008.

The first effect of the global economic slump was to dampen rising food prices. As layoffs and unemployment soared, demand slumped and food prices came down. But now, as the crisis changes form, they are on the rise once again and reaching unprecedented heights. Indeed, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization's food price index has reached an all-time high, having risen a staggering 32 per cent in the last half of 2010. Food is now more expensive than ever, aggravating economic hardship across the Global South and throwing fuel on the fire of popular resentment.

One part of the story here has to do with new flows of "hot money" generated by the world-wide bank bailouts and economic stimulus programs. As banks melted down and the world financial system teetered in 2008-09, governments in the dominant capitalist nations poured something in the range of $20-trillion into propping up the system and pushed down interest rates. In the U.S. a further $600-billion is being injected into the system by the Federal Reserve.

With a growing money supply and record low interest rates, there is a huge incentive for investors and speculators to borrow on the cheap in order to buy commodities (and currencies) that look likely to appreciate. So, currencies like the Brazilian real have been soaring, as have prices for basic commodities like food and oil.

All of this is driving forward a wave of land grabs, particularly in Africa and Latin America, as global corporations and governments, like China's, buy and lease millions of hectares of arable, drillable and water and mineral rich land. The result is yet further waves of accumulation by dispossession, to use David Harvey's term, that displace indigenous peoples, peasants and farmers and deprive them of means of feeding themselves, thus exacerbating problems of displacement, hunger and poverty.

Add into the equation two further factors – the increasing use of arable land for the production of biofuels rather than food, and speculation by investors gambling that a poor Russian harvest or floods in Australia will damage food supplies and further drive up prices – and we have all the ingredients for huge price spikes and a new world food crisis. These are yet further ingredients for popular revolt.

This is why protests (some of them being manipulated by opportunists of the Right) are also building in India, where prices are soaring at a rate of more than 18 per cent – this in a country where the World Bank says 828 million live on less than $2 a day. In short, we are not dealing with a problem specific to the Arab world, even if movements there more readily become a direct challenge to authoritarian regimes. No, the problem has deep roots in the global economic system and the particular forms of its current crisis.

In my last blog I wrote that I would soon take up the question of resistance to the politics of austerity that characterize this period of global slump – "Like we said, it's a global slump." But the insurgents of Tunisia and beyond have beaten me to it. They are showing far better than any blogger what can be accomplished by spirited mass insurgency and revived working class activism.

David McNally teaches political science at York University, Toronto and is the author of the recently published book, Global Slump: The Economics and Politics of Crisis and Resistance.

 

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[ALOCHONA] ULFA: New Mission, Old Vision



ULFA: New Mission, Old Vision

At a time when it looked as if winds of change were blowing in Assam, comes a startling development that puts the relationship between the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the government in perspective. The military wing of the outfit has threatened to prove that the outfit's striking capacity is far from finished. Has New Delhi made a mistake by sidelining Paresh Barua, asks Ratnadip Choudhury

 

Commander-in-chief Paresh Barua (seated in khaki) flanked by ULFA cadres

Just when media excitement was focused on ULFA's proposed Executive Council meeting, where released political leaders were to pass a resolution for holding peace talks with the government, an email photograph released by the outfit's Central Publicity wing to the press suddenly raises serious concerns.

The photograph sent by the head of Publicity Wing of ULFA, Arunoday Duhotia showing the armed cadres in full military colours, gives lie to the claim that all is well in the way of the talks. On the contrary, ULFA claims that its fight is not over yet. As the email had the media confused about its intentions, the political leadership of ULFA led by Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa held a 'secret' meeting of the outfit's Executive Council to clear the deck for the talks. This development clearly suggests what TEHELKA has been saying all along — ULFA is a divided house.

 

The rebel leaders, who are on bail, are pushing forward the agenda of peace talks without any precondition. Apart from chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, the other executive council members in favour of the talks are ULFA ideologue Bhimkanta Buragohain, vice-chairman Pradip Gogoi, deputy commander-in-chief Raju Baruah, foreign secretary Sashadhar Choudhury, finance secretary Chitrabon Hazarika, cultural secretary Pranati Deka and publicity secretary Mithinga Daimary. Some commanders of the armed wing have also joined them. The anti-talk faction is led by commander-in-chief Paresh Barua and his two close aides, Jibon Moran and Bijoy Das, alias Bijoy Chinese. Barua has always maintained that he is ready for talks only if 'Assam's sovereignty' is made an agenda. New Delhi has not agreed.

 

The released photograph reiterates his stand: "We understand that there are rumours that ULFA is finished. Therefore, we have released this photo to reassure the people of Assam that the struggle for Assam's sovereignty will continue irrespective of what may happen. We are not against talks but not at the cost of the interest of the people of Assam. ULFA will continue its struggle until it attains Assam's independence. Now it's a new mission with an old vision. We have not taken up arms to be defeated. If we are alive we will certainly attain sovereignty, if we die, it will be a martyrs death. We urge the people of Assam to keep faith in our struggle." The massage from Barua is loud and clear. The photograph has also left the intelligence apparatus baffled. Until now, the Union home ministry in general, and Home Secretary GK Pillai in particular, had been basking in the glory of the success of bringing several Northeast insurgent outfits to the talking table. That approach might just have to be revisited. It is also quite clear that the formula devised by the MHA, code named 'Minus One', to isolate Paresh Barua has not worked. ULFA may strike back at any moment.

 

Highly placed intelligence sources have confirmed that the photograph is of the ULFA. They claim that the man seated in the middle is Paresh Barua. The man on his left with a long moustache is Jibon Moran and the man on his right with Mongoloid features is Bijoy Das. TEHELKA had earlier reported that ULFA is still recruiting and Barua was lying low, waiting to strike back.

 

Even before Bangladesh started the crackdown against Indian insurgents inside its territory, there were at least three meetings that the ULFA commander-in-chief, Manipur's Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA) chairman Irengbam Bhorot and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) chairman Ranjit Debbarma had with senior Chinese military intelligence officials. That was the time when China had started resenting India's growing strategic alliance with US. According to sources within the outfit, Barua used the situation to his advantage and sent some cadres of ULFA and PLA to China's Yunnan province for training.

 

Barua, according to Dhaka-based sources, flew from Dhaka to Kumming in Yunnan and had two meetings with Chinese military intelligence officials between 13 and 17 February 2009. On 23 May 2009, he went from Bangkok to Beijing and was in the Chinese capital for nearly a week. The Chinese military intelligence directorate assured him of all help in the wake of a large-scale crackdown in Bangladesh. Barua, in turn, promised to give the Chinese the lion's share of the Indian arms market. Sources claim it was through Barua that the CPI (Maoists) got Chinese-made weapons.

 

Sources added that the final meeting took place in a intelligence branch office at House No 21, North Andeli Street, Beijing. ULFA insiders have confirmed with TEHELKA that a batch of 80 odd ULFA and PLA rebels had left for China in three batches in June 2009. They were undergoing training in Tinsum in Yunnan. During this time, the ULFA was suffering huge setbacks due to massive crackdown inside Bangladesh.

 

The jailed leadership showed a keen desire for holding peace talks, a move seen by many experts as an 'image makeover' effort from the Congress ahead of crucial Assembly polls in Assam. Barua suffered reverses when some of his trusted commanders change sides. Unsure of where the loyalties of the top brass lay, he decided to control the newly trained cadres on his own. The China-trained cadres have apparently returned in November 2010 and have been camping at a place that ULFA shares with the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) in the Sagiang province of Myanmar.

 

Although ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa has formally written on behalf of the outfit for holding peace talks, this might be of little help if violence is renewed.

 

http://www.tehelka.com/story_main48.asp?filename=Ws190111ASSAM.asp




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[ALOCHONA] AL story




Welcome to Awami Brutality!!!
Such a brutal activity done by Awami league in Banglasedh which is intolerable. Thier facism is unimaginable. This site has no own contents rather it is the collection of brutal activities of different sources. Please don't be offended by this site. 

This website content is only for adults because of some voilence activities in place.


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JUSTICE DENIED: THE CASE OF SHAMSUL ALAM GOLAP

Edit Date:12/16/2010 12:00:00 AM

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The report focuses on extreme violation of human rights and severe deterioration of law and order in Bangladesh since power takeover of incumbent Awami League government. It will place the case of Shamsul Alam Golap, a leader of an opposition party. He has been arbitrarily arrested, tortured in custody and produced before mass media, upon torture and threat, to confess himself as a criminal.  But his refusal to confess, as per the force, has resulted extension of detention, torture and confiscation of basic human rights.    




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[ALOCHONA] Energy Adviser and National Press Club



Energy Adviser and National Press Club
 
 



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[ALOCHONA] Why another int'l airport?



Why another int'l airport?
 
Shahabuddin Ahmad
 
The State Minister for Housing & Public Works, Advocate Abdul Mannan Khan, in an effort to drum up support, has been haranguing the people of greater Dhaka district and promising a new airport and a new city in the Airal Beel, one of the three leading water bodies of the country, spreading over a few police stations of Munshingonj and Dhaka districts.

   According to newspaper reports supporters of the Government came in to hear the State Minister because he promised them better life, employment and economic activities which the promised airport will bring. It is not his ministerial responsibility, while the Minister for Civil Aviation & Tourism, GM Quader decided not to speak on the matter.
   
   Vehement opposition
   The other side of the picture is that people of Dhaka, Munshiganj and the other adjoining areas, who are going to be affected due to their apprehended eviction, vehemently opposed the setting up of the projects and they have robustly said through organised demonstration that the projects could be built over their dead bodies only. Such opposition to the proposed airport is, however, not new. People of Trishal, Mymensingh, Faridpur, Gopalgonj and Madaripur also agited against the project earlier. Total area of land that the Government has plans to acquire for the airport is far more in access than necessary. Shahjalal International Airport has an area of 2,000 acres whereas for the proposed airport the plan is to acquire 15,000 acres and for the proposed Bangabandhu City an area of 10,000 acres.

   Hundreds of thousands of people live in and around the waterbody and earn their living from here. It has an area of 1,66,600 acres and generally goes under 20-25 ft. water during the rainy season and 5 ft. during the dry season. Rice (40,000 MT), fish (700 MT) and vegetables (10,000 MT) grow here and the total estimated value is around Tk. 40,000 (forty thousand) crore.
   The base of the Beel is made up of 'pit coal' according to a satellite picture which was released earlier about the formation of the land mass in Airal Beel and this information is already known.

   Pit coal cannot bear heavy load of widebodied aircraft as a result of which the foundation is likely to sink according to experts.
   A study undertaken a few years back by a Danish Firm for upgrading of Shahjalal International Airport, then known as Zia International Airport, indicates the following projections in respect of aircraft movement and passengers' growth of the airport.




This shows that there is ample scope for Shahjalal International Airport to handle more aircraft every hour and more passengers up to 2025. The study further says that by the year 2030 the airport will be able to handle 1.80 crore passengers with the implementation of some development projects for modernization of the airport.
   
   3 international airports
   There are three International Airports, in Bangladesh now, namely, Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Shah Amanat Airport in Chittagong and Osmani International Airport in Sylhet. All these airports are capable of receiving and sending wide bodied aircraft including Boeing-747. Shahjalal Airport was established in 1979, Chittagong airport was upgraded with Japanese Financial and Technical Assistance in the year 1998 and the Osmani International Airport in Sylhet has been upgraded gradually.

   Shahjalal International Airport, (one runway 10,500 ft. long) formally known as Zia International Airport, due to its overwhelming use, as it handles about 90 per cent of the total air passengers and cargo, has already been expanded by adding a cargo village, multistoried car park, renovation of departure lounge and extension of the terminal building.

   A project was taken up by the CAAB to upgrade Shahjalal International Airport under mixed credit financing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark at a cost of Tk. 41,404 lakh and it was approved by the government in 2008. The components of the project are: i) Re-construction of Taxi-way; ii) Modernization of drainage System; iii) Procurement of Maintenance equipment; iv) Procurement of Visual guidance; v) Procurement of Primary and Secondary Radar; vi) Procurement of Navigational Aids; vii)  Procurement of Radio-Communication equipment; viii) Extension & construction of operation building; Refurbishment of transmitting building etc. The process of inviting tenders are still under inter-ministerial consultations, although the project was supposed to be initiated physically earlier and completed by 2012.
   
   Adverse impact
   The question now arises that since Shahjalal International Airport (SIA) will be able to handle 1.80 crore passengers by 2030 and a plan is already under process of finalisation, why construct a new airport in a wetland area at a proposed cost of Tk. 50,000 crore for which thousands of people will be displaced, agricultural produce worth Tk. 40,000 crores annually will be destroyed and damage the ecology and bio-diversity of the Airal Beel area?
   The cronies of the government who support the establishment of the airport and a new city in Airal Beel --- both in the name of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman --- often cite well-known airports such as, Osaka Kansai International Airport in Japan and Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong which have been built on islands and say that building the proposed airport in the Airal Beel will not pose any problem.

   Those who advise the Government in this fashion do really live in ivory towers because the level of economic development and technological achievement of Japan and Hong Kong are not comparable with that of Bangladesh. Besides, the agency in Japan and Hong Kong took long time to study the need for expansion, whereas, the present government has not done any serious home work for the project yet, although information is available that foreign firms are lobbying with the high ups of the government for the project.

   Osaka Kansai International Airport was built on an artificial island of 2.5 miles in length and land filling alone took 3 years. It stands on columns which can be adjusted to subsidence. This is one of the most expensive airport in the world and took 7 years for Japan to construct the airport. The Chek Lap Kok Airport is a replacement of the former Kaitak Airport of HK, established in 1925. The completion of this airport also took 7 years from 1991-1998 and the cost was US$ 20 billion. It has been built partly in hilly area, partly on an artificial island.
   
   Danida study
   The Danida study, a work of professionals, says that in the very long run after forecast and the master plan period it may be necessary to add a new runway parallel to the present one, suggesting it to be located on the Western site of the present runway. Alternately, when the traffic in far distant future will exceed the maximum available runway capacity, a relocation of the entire airport to a remote site must be considered. The SIA will take, therefore, another 25 years to reach the suggested stage according to the recommendations in the study.

   As a matter of fact in its study, Danida has said that even though economic and social progress have been achieved by Bangladesh during the last decade, Bangladesh still continue to be one of the poorest country of the world due to prevailing social, political and economic reasons. If, however, for any God-sent boom and due to unforeseen priority yet unknown either to the Government or to the gentry of the country, the number of air passengers increase by leaps and bounds, SIA can be expanded within its existing area as mentioned before by offering efficient management of passenger handling, landing parking, take off facilities, modern control tower, expansion of terminal building and if necessary transferring the domestic service to the old Tejgaon Airport which, most of the time is idle. For emergency services, in case of accidents and temporary closure, alternate airports in Chittagong and Sylhet can help as air bridges.
   
   Feasibility study
   The government, therefore, should engage itself first to have a feasibility study including a market survey to justify the need for a international airport and if the studies are found to be giving good justifications economically, socially, and politically then only the Government can take up the projects and NOT now. I refer here to a story which Abdul Mannan, a former State Minister for Civil Aviation & Tourism, and who also served as the Managing Director of Biman and Director of Finance of the same organization, wrote in the concluding parts of his commentary "Airal Beel Airport". It says, "In fine we may quote the famous story of the invisible robe, the King and his wise counsels. The master tailor pantomimically dressed the King with the invisible robe. Learned Counsels started praising the robe. The King came to his senses when a little boy cried out, Oh, look, the King is naked". We need a little boy with courage to tell the Government, the unalloyed truth.
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[ALOCHONA] GEOPOLITICS UNDER TRANSFORMATION



GEOPOLITICS UNDER TRANSFORMATION
 
Washington expresses 'grave concern' over war crime trial
 
M. Shahidul Islam
 
Within years of being catapulted as a pre-eminent regional power, India is on the verge of losing its wind-fallen clout due to some new variables having intervened to re-structure the South Asian geopolitical landscape.
   Consequently, the AL-led coalition govt. is under intense pressure to change courses in domestic and international policy pursuance.

   The prime mover of this geopolitical shift is the US President Barack Obama, who seems to have re-set his focus on working with China more closely, seemingly at the cost of India, in a desperate bid to retrieve the US's and the global economy from a grinding stagnation that has begun to spark Tunisia-type upheavals in many countries.
   The increased Washington-Beijing intimacy has also been necessitated by factors such as dealing with North Korea and Iran, the two nations inexorably moving toward military-nuclearization and, over which Beijing wields enormous influence.
   Besides, Beijing's recent decision to trade with Russia using their respective currencies-which further reduced demand on US dollar - has become a major concern in Washington.
   
   Unprecedented cordiality
   China is also the only nation having substantive currency reserve, about $4 trillion, that can help desperate nations to borrow and survive. That is precisely why, on January 19, President Hu Jintao was received at the White House with unprecedented gala, glitter and cordiality; for a day long meeting with President Obama on trade, security and human rights issues. "Never before did a Chinese head of government receive so much personal attention in Washington," wrote a commentator.

   "History shows that societies are more harmonious, nations are more successful and the world is more just when the rights and responsibilities of all nations and all peoples are upheld, including the universal rights of every human being," Obama said. President Hu responded with a call for both countries to respect each other's 'core interests.'
   That core interest revolves mainly around bilateral trade between the US and China, which is expected to exceed $400 billion in 2011. "China has been the fastest-growing market for US products for nine years in a row," according to a Xinhua report. In terms of Beijing's global trade, the US ranks at the top of China's export destinations.
   
   Bangladesh factor
   China is also the main trading partner of Bangladesh (Industries Minister Dilip Barua expects Bangladesh - China bilateral trade to reach $5 billion by the end of 2011) and Dhaka needs to re-adjust its geopolitical priorities in light of this new-found cordiality between Beijing and Washington that has already begun to replace the tension-prone US-China relations that was spurred by what now seems to be a transient strategic relationship between Delhi and Washington, forged in the aftermath of September 11, 2001.

   As the global economic realities changed phenomenally over last five years or so, it was too predictable that the US-China relationship too must swerve from its current course toward more coordination to avoid adversarial military-strategic posturing.
   "The US still recognizes Delhi's pivotal role in South Asia", said a senior Obama administration official, adding, "It's time to be more respectful of Beijing's core values." The official hinted of an impending shift in Washington's assessment of regional security matters at a time when the US is determined to wind up its Afghan mission by 2014.
   Insisting on anonymity, the official said, "That is why Hilary Clinton (Secretary of State) had called PM Sheikh Hasina last week to let the Bangladesh PM know where the US stands in terms of Dhaka's moves relating to war on terror, trial of alleged war criminals and their impact on regional peace and stability.

   "The US is deeply concerned by the hunt of alleged war criminals that has sent to underground a huge segment of Bangladeshi citizenry who had supported Pakistan's solidarity in 1971. This group will pose enormous danger on security of the region," feared the official.
   
   Leaked transcript
   Meanwhile, this scribe has obtained a copy of the transcript of the latest Hasina-Clinton telephone conversations. Although the authenticity of the transcript could not be verified independently due to the US's Access to Information statute barring disclosure of some information until the expiration of a specific time period, the disclosure has already become an 'open-sourced material' following its limited circulation via internet within Washington's diplomatic corps.

   Partial text of the leaked transcript reveals Secretary Clinton having said to Hasina, "Madame Prime Minister, I have been updated by Ambassador-at-Large Stephen Rapp about his visit to Dhaka . Honestly, at the request of New Delhi, we sent him there and tried our best to help you better organize the (war crime) trial. After listening from Ambassador Rapp and our Ambassador Moriarty, I felt obligated to inform you that both I and President Obama take the iss1ent. Bangladesh has to reform the whole process in a way so that it doesn't become a conduit of punishing opposition."

   In response PM Hasina said, "Madame Secretary, I understand your concern and I already asked my Law Minister to take note of what Ambassador Rapp suggested. This is a trial we undertook with active support and assistance of New Delhi. I am sure Indian Ambassador in Washington DC will brief you further on that."
   Hasina-Clinton conversations contained a number of other sensitive matters which we decided not to publish for discretionary reasons. But one particular concern of the US Secretary of State deserves public attention.

   Clinton said, "Madame Prime Minister, let me come to the core point for which I called you. As you have seen even Washington Post picked up your treatment to Dr. Yunus and the Grameen Bank. I thought it is about time to tell you how upset we are. I am personally upset because Dr.Yunus has been a family friend to the Clintons long before his wining of the Nobel Prize. President Clinton is equally upset. Hope you are aware how hard he worked to see Dr. Yunus get this award. I know people may have personal issues, but when it comes to national icon like Dr. Yunus, I thought Bangladesh shouldn't demonize country's only Nobel Laureate."
   
   Torture investigation
   The US aside, pressure on the government also lurked from the UK where, according to the Guardian newspaper (Jan 18th issue), the Downing Street (British PM's official residence) had agreed to launch a public inquiry into allegations of torture of some British citizens in Bangladesh. The Guardian quoted a Downing Street spokesperson as saying: "We have announced that there will be a torture inquiry" (involving Bangladesh).
   The investigation was spurred by another Guardian report that had accused the Taskforce for Interrogation Cell, or TFI-which is run by the RAB and where hundreds have been tortured in recent past - of gross human rights violations.

   According to the report, among the victims were a number of British citizens who were detained after Jacqui Smith, then home secretary, flew to Dhaka in 2007 to press the Bangladesh government for greater co-operation in counter-terrorism operations.
   The report claimed that the torture of the Bangladeshi-descent British citizens occurred following that visit and the Home Secretary's meeting with "representatives of a particularly notorious agency, the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence, or DGFI."

   The report added, "According to a senior DGFI counter-terrorism officer, Smith asked the agency to investigate a number of individuals about whom the UK had suspicions." In the process, most of those British citizens were inhumanly tortured in the TFI.
   Added to the increasingly troubling recent events at Bangladesh-India borders (especially the heart-wrenchingly tragic story of Felani's death in BSF's hand) and the marauding vandalism of ruling party goons in the just concluded local government elections, the government must re-assess the manners in which it has conducted its domestic and international policies so far.
 



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[ALOCHONA] Ershad's realisation



Ershad's realisation
 
 
The Jatiya Party (JP) has suffered badly in the recently held municipality elections due to its participation under the grand alliance, said the party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday.

JP leaders in different municipalities had stopped preparing for the election after the 19 candidates of JP were declared as nominees of the grand alliance following discussions with Awami League leaders, he said in a statement.

"But, it is a matter of regret that AL-backed candidates contested the mayoral posts of 19 municipalities, leading to poor results of Jatiya party," Ershad said, adding that the rebel candidates, in most of the cases, were also responsible for the defeat of the grand alliance-backed candidates.

The recent election has proved once again that party decision can not be executed in the local government election, he said while giving his observation over the polls.

The high price of essentials was another reason the grand alliance-backed candidates could not succeed in the polls, he observed.

The results, at least in half of the municipalities, did not come in favour of the grand alliance, as it failed to ensure single candidate in almost all the municipalities, he added.
 
 



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[ALOCHONA] TIB report not reliable: SC

TIB report not reliable: SC

The Supreme Court says it has found the survey report by Transparency
International, Bangladesh on corruption in the judiciary 'unreliable'.

The review committee of the apex court submitted its evaluation to a
full court meeting on Thursday.

The evaluation report says the committee is not satisfied with the
questionnaires of the survey.

The committee said it had expected to detect corrupt individuals in
the judiciary with data of the international corruption whistleblower.
However, that expectation was not met.

TIB in its report published on Dec 23 titled 'Corruption in Service
Sectors: National Household Survey 2010' said the High Court, among
the judiciary, is where exchange of kickback takes place most.

The survey was conducted on 6,000 households in 64 districts from June
2009 to May 2010.

The report says 88 percent households of the country have been victims
to corruption in the judiciary while 79.7 percent have suffered due to
corruption in law-enforcing agencies.

The court, in its reaction, issued an order to TIB on Dec 28 last
year, asking for its full report for scrutiny.

On Dec 30, the court formed the review committee with five members led
by justice Abdul Wahhab Miah to scrutinise the report. The committee
later asked for raw data of the survey after finding the report
'blurred and incomplete'.

TIB provided the court with 650 questionnaires and answers.

TIB Trustee Board chairman M Hafiz Uddin Khan and executive director
Iftekharuzzaman took part in a discussion on Jan 13 following an
invitation by the committee.

NO ALLEGATION AGAINST JUDGES

The TIB chairman and its executive director told the committee in the
Jan 13 meeting that there were no allegations of taking bribes or
harassment against the chief justice or other SC judges.

They came up with the answer when the committee had asked whether
there were any specific allegation against the four judges of the
Appellate Division, five members of the investigation team and 89
others of the High Court, according to the evaluation report.

'JUDICIARY' WAS NOT APPROPRIATE

TIB was unsure whether to use the term 'judiciary' in its report.

The TIB members admitted at the meeting that the use perhaps was not
correct. "We discussed with a lot of people but could not ascertain
which term to use."

Asked about their definitions of 'judiciary' and 'corruption', they
replied: "By judiciary we meant judges, lawyers, lawyers' clerks and
touts. Corruption in the judiciary meant bribes taken by the lawyers,
clerks, touts, judges and court officials from those seeking justice."

In reply to a question, the TIB officials said they had no names of
judges, lawyers or lawyers' clerks whom the households had bribed.

They also said they had no information about corrupt judges in the
judiciary, according to the evaluation report.

'SURVEYORS WERE IRRESPONSIBLE'

The evaluation report says that those involved with the survey, though
they are learned and conscientious, have showed a lack of
responsibility while terming the judiciary corrupt without any
substantial and authentic information.

The [TIB] report has tarnished the judiciary's image among the people
and the judges have been humiliated socially, both at home and abroad,
the evaluation report says.

CORRUPTION IS THERE

The evaluation committee emphasised that it was not satisfied with the
methodology of the survey. The questions and answers appeared
unreliable to the committee.

Based on the discussion with the TIB officials, the committee
concluded: "Clearly, TIB published the report with a misconception
that the entire judicial system was the judiciary."

The evaluation report says lawyers, their clerks and 'touts' are not
part of the judiciary. But TIB associated them with the judges and
court officials to term it the most corrupt sector.

However, the review committee admitted the presence of different types
of corruption in 'judicial management'.

The committee opined that there should efforts to curb corruption fast
with the cooperation of all.

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[ALOCHONA] unnecessary death





A Tragic Loss

A meritorious student of DUET passed away this year. He was studying Civil Engineering and held the first place in his class. This boy had been suffering from hernia for the past few years, but it did not prevent him from living his life in a normal pace. His doctors had advised him to have this removed with a routine procedure. The boy decided to have the operation done during his winter vacation after his final exams were over. 


Unfortunately, the doctors at the Feni Sodor Hospital where he chose to have this done, did not have enough knowledge about this illness to perform the procedure. They also did not have the tools available to carry on the procedure. The boy died on the operating table. 


His parents lost their only son and our country lost a brilliant student with a bright future. This is not the first time something like this has happened because of untrained medical staff and unavailable resources. When is it going to stop?

Md Rashedul Haider Rashel
CSE, DUET




http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2011/01/03/letters.htm

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Can you beleive this story?
Patient dying...for the operation of Hernia?
will some 1 tell us..what actions have been taken these doctors??

best wishes.



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[ALOCHONA] failure of AL




Municipal polls end- BNP wins 95 mayoral posts, AL 89


Wednesday January 19 2011 12:28:37 PM BDT

Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party-backed candidates dominated the municipality elections winning 95 mayoral positions while ruling Awami League-backed candidates won 89 in 242 municipalities.(The New Age BD)

The staggered polls to 242 municipalities across the country ended with elections to 58 municipalities in the Chittagong and Sylhet Divisions on Tuesday amid sporadic incidents of clashes and attacks on polling centres in places.



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What that means?
AL thugs and chamchas.....are you prepared to offer some explanations?




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[ALOCHONA] AL failure



Bangladesh is sliding back to 1972-75 period


http://www.untoldfacts.com/bangladesh/bangladesh-is-sliding-back-to-1972-75-period/



The common citizens of Bangladesh are observing with horror the nefarious activities of Awami Leaguers at all levels. Their actions and words both inside the parliament and outside are raising alarms in the minds of the common citizens. Even some Awami league supporters are confessing that their leaders are doing excesses. They say that they are very scared now thinking of the future of the country. 


Only the other day Sheikh Selim, a cousin Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared that Tarek Rahman will be arrested upon return to Bangladesh on murder charges. In his opinion Tarek Rahman was behind the killings on August 21, 2004 (in a public meeting attended by Hasina and other top ranking Awami league leaders). People tend to believe that Selim acts as a spokesperson of Hasina. 


When Hasina says something in the parliament or in any public gathering it is repeated by Selim the next day. It happens the other way round too. In cases when Hasina does not want to utter filthy words Selim takes over.


Immediately after the formation of the current Bangladesh government Selim started showing his real colours both inside and outside the parliament. He started by saying that Ziaur Rahman did not take part in the war of liberation. He compared Ziaur Rahman to a mad man. He told the Parliament that they did not take part in the war of liberation being urged by a pagol-chagol. He was ably supported by Sajeda Chowdhury, Faruk Khan, Showkat Ali, Motia Chowdhury, etc. As always Awami league believes that MIGHT is RIGHT.


 They do not have any sense of decency, any sense of accountability. They do not understand that their statements in the Parliament portray them as street children who follow the directives of their masters.


Then last month both Hasina and Selim said that they believe that Ziaur Rahman's body is not in the grave at the Zia Udyan. They challenged BNP to prove them wrong. Begum Khaleda Zia once said "I do not have the taste to respond to Hasina's statements". I think Khaleda Zia did the right this time as well. Why should she respond to such preposterous claims! But to show respect to the sentiments of millions of common Bangladeshi a widely circulated Bangla daily published a report on the burial of Ziaur Rahman's body (preceded by Janaza attended by lakhs of common Bangladeshi). 


The report cited headlines from different daily newspapers published on the day of burial of Ziaur Rahman, the most honest politician this part of the world has seen. Even after that the AL leaders kept repeating the same words over and over again.


As always Awami league wants people to accept that truth is what Awami League thinks to be true. It was made clear by the actions of some AL members of Parliament a few nights ago: they displayed their true colours. I do not have the taste to dwell on this any more. Awami League is always the same - devoid of tolerance, hostile, violent and detests dissenting voice.


The activities of Awami League activists these days remind us of the dark days they had to endure during 1972-75 period. Only the principal actors are new.


Author:Yasmeen Sultana in Rockville, US





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[ALOCHONA] Pakistan Army Strategy & Agenda



1. Keep funding all JehaaDi Groups and keep training Foreign Recruits in secret Terrorist Training Camps in Pakistan.
2. Keep pretending to take action against Taliban but keep helping them to kill Foreign Troops in Afghanistan.
3. Pay Bounty for each Foreign Soldier killed by Taliban and Pak Army Commandos secretly infiltrated in.
4. Pay Blood Money to Survivors of the Taliban and Pak  Army Commandos killed by Afghan Army or Foreign Troops.
5. Keep getting Pakistanis killed in Pakistan through Taliban so, USA could be told, "How can we stop Taliban from killing your Soldiers, when we can not even save our own Pakistanis from them?"
6. Keep begging for more Military Aid to fight Taliban.
7. Keep begging for more Civilian Aid and Loans.
8. Continue infiltrating JehaaDis in to Central Asia, China, Afghanistan and India. 
9. Continue smuggling Weapons to Al Qaeda in Somalia and Yemen.
10. Continue smuggling Weapons to rebel groups in India and JehaaDi Groups in Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Thailand. 
11. Get rid of Elected Government of Pakistan that wants good relations with India and Bangladesh.
12. Keep fooling USA and rest of the world by pretending to be at war against Worldwide Terrorism.

From: Not Needed <zircs@hotmail.co.uk>


U.S. Development Strategy in Pakistan

 
 
The Key features of US development Strategy in Pakistan:
 
1. Find moles, looters and gangsters
2. Announce grants, loans and donations
3. Assure that such grants, loans and donations will provide no relief to Pakistan
4. Close eyes on corruption
5. Develop class of corrupt people and help them reach the power corridors
6. Destroy Pakistan economically
7. Force it to beg for survival
8. And when this stage will come, make it a permanent slave of USA
 
I hope you get my message.


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RE: [ALOCHONA] Re: [KHABOR] Father Timm's Letters of 1971 (CITIZENSHIP )



               Are you not assuming a bit too much, Mr. Ramjan of Kuwait, about matters too beyond your capacity to comprehend?
You say:
 
Captain Chowdhury , Golam F. Afkar, Sayeed Aslam, Engr. Shafiqur Rahaman , Farida Mazid all I think did not have minimum studies , training tarbiyat from their childhood on Islam, their parents did not brought up them on Islamic values, environment and teachings otherwise we would see reflection of Islamic way of life in their quote........................I want to be wrong for such a quotation, and seek apology to all the concerned for my such an uncivilized quote.
 
I have been in this Arab country for so many years, observed that the Arab who is more literate he is more islamic but we see opposite to our countries, the guy who is more literate he is more away from Islam, may be their studies on Bengali and English ..........Rabindranath poems.
 
Thanks
Mohammed Ramjan Ali Bhuiyan
Kuwait

                       With all the "Islamic ways" that you seem to have acquired in the la-la rich Arab-land, and are boasting about it in every post, you have not learned the basic 'binoy' that a good family encourages its children to paractice, whether that family is rich or poor, educated or uneducated., Muslim or non-Muslim.
 
You have no right to talk disparragingly about my family or anybody's family ethics, especially while you are exhibiting your complete lack of any ethics at all. You are actually flaunting your ill manners, and I would not blame your good parents for the harm it is spreading.
 
I WAS TAUGHT BY MY FAMILY NOT TO BOAST OR ASSUME AN ATTITUDE THAT SAYS "i AM BETTER THAN HIM."
 
Later, because of my intellectual and spiritual curiosity, I found out in the Holy Qur'an that those words are uttered by Iblis, the Satan.
 
"Ana khairun minhu,"  [I am better than him] says Iblis when Allah t'ala asks him to prostrate before Adam. Iblis violates Allah's explicit order, and says:
"Khalaqtanii min narin wa khalaqtaha min 'teen." [  trans....amar shristi aagun theke ar dhulo-kada theke or shristi]  Surah Bakara
 
[Hoping you understand that simple Arabic, I provided translation for the others]
 
May be you are created of fire, and hence so much superior to all of us!
 
            ---- Humble regards from someone made of "'teen" of Bangla bhumi..............
 


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Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:27:15 -0500
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Re: [KHABOR] Father Timm's Letters of 1971 (CITIZENSHIP )

 

 We see Golam Azam was a pure Pakistani and he was right 100% till 16 decm, 1971, All other pro-independence people was not right according to the law of the land of Pakistan, and he will not be punished for his activities according to the law of Pakistan.
 
If the above statement is wrong..............................Let me declare independence of NoaKhali, on the same context I also should not be brought to justice as being of freedom seeker. Or some one from Sawandeep who declare independence , be father of the nations of Sawandeep should be rewarded.
 
However , all the above are talk of the talk..............................
 
Captain Chowdhury , Golam F. Afkar, Sayeed Aslam, Engr. Shafiqur Rahaman , Farida Mazid all I think did not have minimum studies , training tarbiyat from their childhood on Islam, their parents did not brought up them on Islamic values, environment and teachings otherwise we would see reflection of Islamic way of life in their quote........................I want to be wrong for such a quotation, and seek apology to all the concerned for my such an uncivilized quote.
 
I have been in this Arab country for so many years, observed that the Arab who is more literate he is more islamic but we see opposite to our countries, the guy who is more literate he is more away from Islam, may be their studies on Bengali and English ..........Rabindranath poems.
 
Thanks
Mohammed Ramjan Ali Bhuiyan
Kuwait

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From: faruquealamgir@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 23:46:01 +0600
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Re: [KHABOR] Father Timm's Letters of 1971 (CITIZENSHIP )

 
Dear Mr. Golam Akhter

I am not against awarding Citizenship to any personality who are suppose to have had a good track record for doing good to our nation Bangladesh. Moreover, I am also not against voluntary conversion as happens in Western countries(as cited by you) but definitely oppose conversion by taking advantage of poverty, illiteracy,ignorance and alluring for better life. This is case with almost all the foreign NGO's who thronged in the aftermath of our independence war  as dole giver. As a missioner Mr. Timm's first priority was to conversion as done by such missioners in all poor countries of the world. In HINDUSTAAN there are uproar against such clandestine activities in some state like Assam/Karnataka/Gujrat etc etc resulting in communal riot lately.Some political parties there are demanding tight control over the missionaries to stop conversion. 

I wonder when I see the people with the placard of HR and democracy shouts(Stangsu/Captain Choudhury n their Hindustani gong)) day and night to hang the alleged Razakars n war criminal without carrying any credible investigation and proven by the court of Law. But they want to hide the visible(for them no problem) act of conversion and award him citizenship.I opposed Golam Azam's citizenship on the ground of his proven complicity with the bestial Pakistanis to coerce then East Pakistani people.

According to your argument/opinion  then thousands and thousand Hindustani soldiers who fought(????) and civil activists who took care of the refugees from then Bangladesh surely have attained the right get Bangladeshi citizenship. 

I again reiterate that I do not contest Mr. Timm as a teacher since he was my elder brother's teacher as well but as missioner I will continue to object how much the Sitagshu/Capitano barks since they have gone out of their mind as BALIST who gets mad when see truth is standing in front of their evil design.

Regards

Faruque Alamgir

 

On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 9:16 PM, Golam Akhter <akhtergolam@gmail.com> wrote:

Subject: Re: [KHABOR] Re: Father Timm's Letters of 1971 (CITIZENSHIP )
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 19:19:23 +0600
 
Dear Mr.  Faroque Alamgir,
 
We, Bangladesh-USA Human Rights Coalition Inc. with due respect want to oppose your contention to your proposition that Father Timm does not deserve to be considered to be awarded the coveted citizenship of Bangladesh. the reason you cited that his mission was to convert "After leaving the teaching he joined CARITAS �a well known foreign funded Christian NGO like MCC, OXFAM, TERE DES HOMES, WORLD�VISION and many others whose clandestine aim is conversion.There were lot of reporting in late 80's and early 90's about such illegal acts of conversion by the NGO's. The foreign funded �NGO including some UN agencies are now trying to create law n order situation in the Chittagong Hill Trak as reported lately so, the Govt. has put restriction on the activities."
Your view on conversion or attempt to convert freely,  openly, with the consent of converts is not illegal, (reference Article 18, below), I do not know where do you live or what you read , in USA and other law abiding and all signatories of UN charter can not and should not obstruct any conversion at all, (Muslim conversion in UK is doubled---https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/12d5d250494ea55e  )it is  part of our freedom as a human being.
Mr.  Faroque Alamgir, let us come to more serious concept and definition of human being, according to Article 1, we are endowed with 'reason and conscience ' this is the only quality which differentiate us from animal, animal does not have ' reasoning  and conscientious behavior' otherwise they have all feelings like us. so if our views, behaviour and writings do not have 'reason and conscience' then we should be considered as animal though we look like human being - eat and dress like human being. Now let me cite one of your reasoning-    you want freedom of opinion, freedom of expression and you also want freedom or religion then where is your logic to obstruct conversion on some one's free will, if we behave like that then we are animal and deserve to be treated like animal restrict our unlikable irrational activities, like the Taliban, Alquida, and Afghanistani terrorists are doing irrational things and getting killed by bombs by drones, if you propagate those irrational views, simply declare yourself as Taleban and make us easier to identify you and take proper steps to bring you to proper senses to make you a rational human being with 'reason and conscience'. First thing you have to do; go to 30 articles of human rights as given below in the reference, and read "   reason and conscience    " going by the given link, again and again, until you feel the sensation of real human being and then write, talk, go for your daily routine as human being other wise you are an  a..........while you dress like a human being.
Your behaviour and logic sounds very irrational that you were against the citizenship of 'THE GREATEST JANWAR RAZAKAR GOLAM AZAM'; Prof Golam azam got his citizenship, because he was born in Bangladesh according to Article 15, below:
Regards.
Yours sincerely,
Golam F. Akhter
Bangladesh-USA Human Rights Coalition Inc.
==================================              
 
Article 1 
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
 
Article 15 
  1. Everyone has the right to a nationality.
  2. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.
............
Article 18 
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
 
1. Reference: Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Adopted and ratified by 190 countries of the world including Saudi Arabia after 9/11
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Friends


It is surprising that some�enthusiasts�are again pleading for citizenship Mr. Timm. But why and for what role he played to the nation that we will have to be grateful and award him the coveted citizenship ???????????????

It reminds me that date back in October 1991 there were few sporadic write up by some enthusiasts of Mr. Timm �who advocated in high voice for the same showing�arguments�that Mr. Timm is�inseparable�to our independence for so and so n so contributions. I along with some other�Bangladeshis�vehemently opposed to the proposal of awarding coveted citizenship to Mr. Timm( re:The Dhaka Courier October 25-31, 1991 issue)..

I personally feel there is no earthly reason to award citizenship toa religious missioner who prime aim was to covert poor Hindu/Muslim/Santals n other simple minded tribal living in bordering ares.He along with other accomplices succeeded in alluring the simple populace with money,job and dream for future and converted big chunk of these tribal populace.

IN THE SAME SMALL WRITE UP I ALSO VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED TO THE DEMAND OF GRANTING COVETED CITIZENSHIP TOTHE GREATEST JANWAR RAZAKAR GOLAM AZAM.BUT THE HIGHEST�JUDICIAL�COURT AWARDED CITIZENSHIP TO THE�RAZAKAR. I CANNOT MAKE�ANY�COMMENT OVER THE VERDICT OF� HIGHEST�JUDICIAL�COURT.

I still maintain that there is no earthly reason why we have to give in to the pressure since we know very clearly his purpose of coming to this part and his achievements. After leaving the teaching he joined CARITAS �a well known foreign funded Christian NGO like MCC, OXFAM, TERE DES HOMES, WORLD�VISION and many others whose clandestine aim is conversion.There were lot of reporting in late 80's and early 90's about such illegal acts of conversion by the NGO's. The foreign funded �NGO including some UN agencies are now trying to create law n order situation in the Chittagong Hill Trak as reported lately so, the Govt. has put restriction on the activities.

Lately, this Mr. Timm has become Champion of HR and that he advocates for the minorities to create a sense of distinctive separation between the people of the minorities and the majority . This is done with purpose to keep our poor country under psychological pressure from other so-called HR Champ nations including the powerful neighbour n succumb to illegal demands. They also do not raise any objection to killing of innocent�Bangladeshis�by the Bestial Security Forces(BSF) on the daily basis.The HR Champs do never raise a single voice when the majority havenots �of our own country are coerced, suppressed by the brute politics. They also keep their tight lipped when the minorities in the powerful neighbour are subject to random killing, rape n pushed back in inhuman condition.�

So, we can clearly make an assessment of the purpose of Mr. Timm's coming here and work for humanity(?????). It is correct that the minorities of any given territory are subject to deprivation, humiliation and coercion( which is random in our neighbouring friendly nation HINDUSTAN n this needed serious attention. But for this we do not need any alien to come and teach us since we have enough conscious group to cater the need.�


I personally appreciate his feelings and endeavours in this respect. But it reminds me of �a phrase that"charity begins at home".I am sure honest readers will agree with me that Mr. Timm is much needed in his own country since millions and millions of Blacks/Hispanics and�immigrants�from different continents are in�disheveled condition resulting in deprivation of their HR on every count. He should have been there to help those unfortunate people had he had real love for the minorities as propagated by the over enthusiasts.

Faruque Alamgir

 
On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Captain Chowdhury <captchowdhury@yahoo.ca> wrote:
 
I am sorry to skip out his Long over-due deserve to obtain CITIZENSHIP.
If GOLAM AZAM like notorious criminal gets reward, father TIMM's enormous contribution, unfortunately remain hidden.
Definitely, present Govt will look into the matter.

From:
costa rosie <costa_rosie@yahoo.com>
To: Captain Chowdhury <captchowdhury@yahoo.ca>; khabor@yahoogroups.com
Cc: editor@thedailystar.net; editor@prothom-alo.com; rana.dasgupta@yahoo.com; rana_dasgupta@yahoo.com; danaprnt@bdcom.com; Sabbir Khan Rahman <sabbir.rahman@gmail.com>; sabbir.khan@telia.com
Sent: Thu, December 30, 2010 10:30:01 AM
Subject: Father Timm's Letters of 1971 (WAR CRIMINAL PROCESS)

Dear Friends,

It is very nice to hear from you and your appreciation for Fr. Timm's contribution in building our country, development and human rights. He is still very active and coming regularly to the office. If you could write to him about all good appreciation that you are writing, he will feel good. He became old but his mind is still young and active.

I really thank you all and wish that you will continue your efforts for Fr. Timm's citizenship in Bangladesh. If you all write from your own perspective as you know Fr. Timm, I feel this government will ultimately grant his last wish - to die as Bangladeshi.

With you all a very blessed, happy, prosperous and bright New Year - 2011.

Rosaline Costa



From: Captain Chowdhury <captchowdhury@yahoo.ca>
To: khabor@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, December 29, 2010 10:01:53 PM
Subject: Re: [KHABOR] Fw: Father Timm's Letters of 1971 (WAR CRIMINAL PROCESS)

Nice to see our beloved ex-Principal who is still engaged on good write-ups boldly including keeping social work , bearing in mind his determined contribution during '71.
Present govt shud encourage him for attending on Jury board as "PRATTAKHA DORSHI' and rewarded with exemplary contribution to 1971 war.
His datas are like recent Modhu Babu son's report !!!
Nice to see that victimized people are coming up with their courageous comments !!


From: Sitangshu Guha <guhasb@gmail.com>
To: khabor@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wed, December 29, 2010 7:50:32 AM
Subject: [KHABOR] Fw: Father Timm's Letters of 1971

 
Please read the exclusive coverage of Father Timm's works in Bangladesh, specailly his letters written in 1971, to draw attention of the US Senators to the plight and suffering of Bangladeshis.�
Thanks!

 






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