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Thursday, April 14, 2011

[ALOCHONA] Danish navy rescues 16 Pakistanis



Why not just nuke them and then build a nice monument for them ones, who were not bad because almost all of them used to Animals before this sojourn on Earth and may be next time re-incarnated, they may turn out to be more civilized?


From: Arif Khan <arif12@verizon.net>


 

Somalia is a Lost cause since Mohammad Farah Aidid Passed on ... I think the UNO should take it over and Run it till a semblence of Law and order returns....  Make Zardari the honorary President for life of Somalia with Rahman Malik as the VP????   Arif
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From: S Turkman



I guess, even after decade the Crusade against Islam and Moslims started by the West, this Danish Navy still does not know about it. Its wasting its time and money in rescuing Moslims from their own great JehaaDi Brothers. This is a clear example of interference in Brotherly Affairs of Moslims by the Satanic Danish Government that had gotten those Cartoons published in a Newspaper insulting our Prophet. This should be protested worldwide, streets should be vandalized, Danish Flags should be burned and some Agents of the West killed. Allaho Akbar ...!
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Danish navy rescues 16 Pakistanis, 2 Iranians from Somali pirates

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN : Eighteen kidnapped crew members - 16 Pakistanis and 2 Iranians - were rescued from Somali pirates by Danish navy forces on Wednesday, after one year being held hostage, officials said.


The Danish Navy conducted an anti-piracy operation, rescuing the men and taking them to their original vessels before returning to their native countries. During the operation, fifteen Somali pirates were arrested and are currently being held in custody the Danish vessel Esbern Snare.

Danish Navy spokesperson Kenneth Nielson told Pakistan's Express Tribune that navy forces, which form part of Nato's counter-piracy force, also seized weapons and arms from the pirates.

The operation was a result of a Danish Navy counter-attack off the Somali coast, as Somali pirates first attacked a rescue team on April 2. During the operation, navy forces successfully conquered the Iranian fishing boat, which was being used by the pirates as a mother-ship. Further legal prosecution is being considered as the case is being turned in to an attorney at international court.

A series of vessels resulted in the capture of the crew members last year, and as companies negotiated with Somali pirates without success, last month, pirates had demanded a USD 20 million ransom, threatening to kill four Pakistani hostages.

In recent years, Somali pirates have hijacked hundreds of ships, taking in hundreds of millions of dollars in ransom, but hostages are usually treated well and released in healthy conditions after a ransom is paid. Ships are patrolling the shipping lanes near Somalia in an effort to reduce hijackings, but the anti-piracy force has warned that attacks are likely to continue.

According to a recent study, maritime piracy cost the global economy up to USD 12 billion last year, with Somalia-based pirates responsible for 95 percent of the costs.





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[ALOCHONA] muslim pakistan



Islam is a lion, Pakistan is the heart of a lion

 

اسلام ایک شعر ہے ، 
پاکستان کے ایک شعر کے دل میں ہے



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnerAEBgkAs&feature=player_embedded



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Re: [ALOCHONA] Amartya Sen on religion (Deen Elahi)



During the Pakistani period a slogan from the Islamic vested interests was very common. Whenever there were challenges to the establishment the slogan was Islam khatrey mein hain. In fact Islam as a faith was never in danger it's the ill designs of the traders of Islam were in danger. The die hard ignorant never welcomed any critical and pragmatic analysis of Islam. The consequences of this foolish attitude have made this faith a prisoner of the illiterate mullahs.  A carton of Muhammad can annihilate Islam, a few satire can destroy Islam even an ignorant persons burning of the Koran can destroy Islam. People who have such feeble faith on their own religion should not call themselves as Muslims.

 

Akbar Hussain



On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Robin Khundkar <rkhundkar@earthlink.net> wrote:
 

Haque

One can argue & disagree about theories including Sen's writing and interpretations of Akbar and his attempts at bringing an inclusive governance to medeival India. That is understandable and necessary. But when you resort to idiotic baseless sloganeering  without a modicum of understanding then you are in deep hole and are condemned to wallow in. Furthermore if you think HAKKA HUA Alamgir's opinions are anything beyond the braying of a common ass. Then you are in deep doo doo!

 

The traditional muslim clergy of the 15th century never liked Akbar's ideas for selfish reasons of power and influence. It is possible that Golam Mortaza might be a modern version of such people, so his phamphlet is entitled as such. 'Chepe rakha itihash'. Just the title alone is a dead giveaway that it is a self-pitying conspiratorial nonsence. Full of Hai Hai Musholmander ki hollo.

 

One of the greatest living scholar of Mughal period is Professor Irfan Habib of Aligarh Muslim University. Check out his writings and if you do read it with an open mind your understanding of Mughals will increase exponentially.

 

Robin Khundkar

 

-----Original Message-----
From: "Mohd. Haque"
Sent: Apr 12, 2011 12:34 AM
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Amartya Sen on religion (Deen Elahi)

 

A brief believable essay is written by Golam Murtaza (a writer from West Bengol) on Deen Elahi in his book called 'Chepe rakha itihash'- suppressed history.
 
One who is interested in Deen Elahi of emperor Akbar may read the book. I had a photocopy of the book printed in 1986, 12 year ago, I bought the original book last week from Aziz market, 18th edition printed in 2008.
 
Amartya Sen's femine theory and Awami Leagues party slogan - ekattorer chetona, AL's secularism and AS's Deen Elahi above all AL, AS and Delhi's foreign policy all are synonyms today. Only AL and their supporters will not believe anything from it as Bangladesh and its culture and economy is not in their priority.  
Good luck.

--- On Thu, 7/4/11, Robin Khundkar <rkhundkar@earthlink.net> wrote:

From: Robin Khundkar <rkhundkar@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Amartya Sen on religion
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 7 April, 2011, 1:59 PM

 
ITS FUNNY AS TO HOW EVERYONE OTHER THAN YOU ARE EITHER LITERATE FOOLS OR ILLITERATE! DUFUS
LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR!
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From: Faruque Alamgir
Sent: Apr 6, 2011 9:56 AM
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com, wideminds , dahuk , notun_bangladesh@yahoogroups.com, Sonar Bangladesh , Amra Bangladesi , alapon alapon , ovimot yahoogroups , serajurrahman@btinternet.com, farhadmazhar@hotmail.com, zoglul@hotmail.co.uk, Bangla Zindabad
Cc: Isha Khan
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Amartya Sen on religion

 

Friends

 

It is an established fact that  literate(fools) and illiterate Hindus are by born against ISLAM. The reason being the wide acceptance of the basic human principles of ISLAM which caters the need of day to day life of an individual irrespective of social standing or society and the whole nation and the globe as well. It strictly teaches n instructs it's followers not to be blind and die hard and be harsh against other believers of faiths and rather respect them with right dignity.  But the followers of the HINDUISM on getting any opportunity to undermine any religion specially ISLAM they do not leave any stone unturned to defame, denigrate the religion as well it's followers. Dada Amartya is no exception.

 

As Dada Amartya was well received by the PM and BAL to undermine our great son Md. Yunus, so, he is taking opportunity to set their vicious black teeth against ISLAM and high light their religion HINDUISM which in fact preachers hatred and discriminate amongst people of the tribe just due to birth by the class distinctively made by the so-called brute upper class Brahmins to squeeze the lower class forever.

 

Amartya dada is no different than literate(fools) and at last joined the queue of the ignorant fascist fundamentalist HINDUS and so-called secular K.Jibis supporting  the rubbish bull shit so-called religion created by Akbar

It is doubtful whether an warrior like Akbar that he had so much time and prudence (since he was an illiterate person + busy day in n day out to face war) to write such an attractive treatise to allure people out  from an established and respected religion ISLAM. Some say that it was Akbar's one type of diplomatic endeavour to appease the majority HINDUS of then INDIA to come and rally behind him since he showed that he has left ISLAM and believes in faith other than ISLAM. This he has done with the intention that HINDUS will support him since they(HINDUS) were die hard against ISLAM considering Muslims are invaders.

One wonders looking at the insular fundamentalist attitude of the  Noble Laureate Amartya who is suppose to uphold the cause of the people to unite n have solidarity instead he is echoing the sentiments of the blood sucker Bal Thakre/ Adbhani who has strictly asked the Muslims of the secular(???) HINDU  STAAN either become HINDU or leave HINDU STAAAN. What a tragedy of down grading in thinking of the world famous celebrity. Then what is the difference between him and the blood monger HINDU fundamentalist  in secular HINDU STAAAN.

The conscious people who had some iota of respect for the Noble Laureate  feels very frustrated and shocked observing the insular fundamentalist face. So, it is clear that how much a HINDUSTANI talks and claims to be so-called secular overtly but in fact they do neither believe nor practices the same. At the back of their mind they have hatred against MUSLIMS and wishes to subjugate them as well followers of other religious faith within their jurisdiction.

Conscious people should reject  Dada Amartya's book in totality and identify him as a fundamentalist Hindu.

Faruque Alamgir


On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Isha Khan <bd_mailer@yahoo.com> wrote:
 
Amartya Sen on religion



Amartya in his 'The Argumentative Indian' has repeatedly mentioned that (Islamic and Muslim) tradition should be rejected and 'rahi aqbal' theory given by Emperor Akbar should be accepted as the main principle. He has even gone to the extent of saying that this demon tradition should and must be fought and rejected by the society.'

Dr Sen says, "Akbar not only made unequivocal pronouncements on the priority of tolerance, but also laid the formal foundations of a secular legal structure and of religious neutrality of the state. ...Despite his deep interest in other religions and his brief attempt to launch a new religion, Din-ilahi (God's religion), based on a combination of good points chosen from different faiths, Akbar did remain a good Muslim himself."

"The pursuit of reason and rejection of traditionalism are so brilliantly patent as to be above the need of argument. If traditionalism were proper, the prophets would merely have followed their own elders (and not come with new messages".

Prof Dr Hasanuzzaman Chowdhury on Dr Amartya Sen's book:

http://www.amardeshonline.com/pages/details/2011/04/05/75481




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[ALOCHONA] Excellent: Interview with Pratap Mehta on Pakistan



A fascinating and thoughtful duscussion on Pakistan. Go to link and listen.

 

http://www.radioopensource.org/pratap-mehta-pakistans-perpetual-identity-crisis/

Pratap Mehta: Pakistan's Perpetual Identity Crisis

Pratap Bhanu Mehta, a political theorist and intellectual historian based in New Delhi, is leading us through another reflection on the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan.

The reconsideration of partition is a critical, current existential question not only for South Asians, but also for Americans who watch the continuous outrages from Taliban and CIA sanctuaries inside Pakistan. It's a question on many levels — terrorism, geopolitics, ethnicity and religion — but, Pratap Mehta says, "it's fundamentally the question of the identity of a country."

In his telling of the partition story, the contemporary reality of Pakistan grew out of a failure to answer a core challenge of creating a nation-state: how do you protect a minority? It's Mehta's view that the framers of the modern subcontinent — notably Gandhi, Jinnah & Nehru — never imagined a stable solution to this question. He blames two shortcomings of the political discourse at the time of India's independence:

The first is that it was always assumed that the pull of religious identities in India is so deep that any conception of citizenship that fully detaches the idea of citizenship from religious identity is not going to be a tenable one.

The second is that Gandhi in particular, and the Congress Party in general, had a conception of India which was really a kind of federation of communities. So the Congress Party saw [the creation of India] as about friendship among a federation of communities, not as a project of liberating individuals from the burden of community identity to be whatever it is that they wished to be.

The other way of thinking about this, which is to think about a conception of citizenship where identities matter less to what political rights you have, that was never considered seriously as a political project. Perhaps that would have provided a much more ideologically coherent way of dealing with the challenges of creating a modern nation-state.

Pratap Bhanu Mehta with Chris Lydon at the Watson Institute, April 12, 2011.

Unlike many other Open Source talkers on Pakistan, Pratap Mehta does not immediately link its Islamization to the United States and its1980s jihad against the Soviets. Reagan and his CIA-Mujahideen military complex were indeed powerful players in the rise of Islamic extremism in Pakistan, he agrees, but the turn began first during a national identity crisis precipitated by another partition, the creation of Bangladesh in 1971.

Suddenly, Mehta is telling us, Pakistan could no longer define itself as the unique homeland for Muslims in the subcontinent. In search of identity, and distinction from its new neighbor to the east, Pakistan turned towards a West Asian brand of Islam, the hardline Saudi Wahhabism that has become a definitive ideology in today's Islamic extremism.

Mehta is hopeful, though, that in open democratic elections Islamic parties would remain relatively marginalized, that despite the push to convert Pakistan into a West Asian style Islamic state since 1971, "the cultural weight of it being a South Asian country" with a tradition of secular Islam "remains strong enough to be an antidote."



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[ALOCHONA] Why did India help in 1971?

What are you talking about. You mean, we Mollaas should stop taking money from ISI and stop propagating against Enemy of our beloved Pakistan?
Would this be Islam at all?

--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Khan M Iqbal <iqbal2222@...> wrote:
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> --- On Tue, 4/12/11, Shahadat Hussaini <shahadathussaini@...> wrote:
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> From: Shahadat Hussaini <shahadathussaini@...>
> Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Why did India help in 1971?
> To: "Alochona Groups" <alochona@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 2:48 AM
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> No, conclusion is that they do not own us nor they own our government after 40 years independence. Bangladesh is a soverign country for Bangladeshi people. They should not indulge in our matters in anyway or capacity. There is no question of hate. We all should coexit with respective honors.
> Shahadat Suhrawardy 
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> To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> From: turkman@...
> Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:18:50 +0000
> Subject: [ALOCHONA] Why did India help in 1971?
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> So, the conclusion is, since India acted selfishly in helping us in hate of Pakistan, we should hate India also just like Pakistan because we are Moslims and Indians are mostly Hindus, right?
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> --- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Isha Khan <bdmailer@> wrote:
> >
> > Why did India help in 1971?
> >
> > By Shah Mohammed Saifuddin
> >
> > Unlike our other neighbours India has a special place in our history because
> > of its help in our liberation war. When the Pakistani military was murdering
> > hundreds of thousands of unarmed people and raping the women of the then
> > East Pakistan, India came forward with its helping hand and contributed to
> > arming and training the mukti bahini. Almost 10 million people took shelter
> > in India, especially in the states adjacent to East Pakistan border. Nobody
> > in Bangladesh questions the fact that we got help from India but many
> > question the nature of the help. Was it selfless help or India had a
> > strategic interest in helping Bangladesh?
> >
> > With a view to find out the truth we have to analyze what India gained from
> > our freedom struggle and its attitude toward Bangladesh after our liberation
> > war. Let us examine the entire thing from strategic, economic, and political
> > point of views.
> >
> > *Strategic point of view*
> >
> > India's peculiar geographic position constituted a major threat to its
> > national security. Due to the geographic location of then East Pakistan, the
> > seven sisters were completely isolated from the mainland. A small corridor,
> > popularly known as chicken neck, was the only passage that could be used for
> > traffic movement. Militarily, India was pretty vulnerable especially due to
> > Chinese presence along the border. The war that was fought between India and
> > China taught India the lesson that faster troops mobility is the only way to
> > win a war. So, India needed transit facility through East Pakistan to
> > transport troops and logistics faster to defend its vulnerable North Eastern
> > states. Besides that, Pakistan was playing a vital role in instigating the
> > insurgents in Assam and elsewhere to break up the entire region. The Indian
> > military strategists were out of options and didn't know how the North
> > Eastern region would be saved. The Hawkish politicians in India came to the
> > conclusion that breaking up Pakistan is the only way to save the militarily
> > insecure North Eastern region. By doing so,
> >
> > •They could weaken Pakistan and reduce the threat level.
> >
> > •Recapture the Pakistani portion of Kashmir
> >
> > •Create a new state that would be militarily and economically weak and
> > provide the much needed transit for troops and logistics transportation
> >
> > •Project India as a regional superpower and warn all elements inimical to
> > India's security that India had the power to defend itself.
> >
> > *Economic point of view*
> >
> > India also had an economic objective to dismember Pakistan. India was a
> > country with huge population and needed additional resources to uplift its
> > economy. The economic cooperation with Pakistan was all but encouraging.
> > Besides that, the water resources of the Himalayas were needed for India for
> > irrigation and power generation. Due to Pakistan's strong military, India
> > was unable to use the resources unilaterally. Despite being a third world
> > nation, Pakistan was a huge economic market that was able to absorb millions
> > of dollars worth of Indian commodities. But the hostility between the two
> > nations retarded the possibility of a robust economic cooperation between
> > the two nations.
> >
> > Indian policymakers thought that if they could break Pakistan and create a
> > new and weaker Bangladesh then they would be able to gain unrestricted
> > access to its economic market. India knew that as a new nation, Bangladesh
> > would need cheap industrial products to revive its economy. So, there was a
> > tremendous potential for economic cooperation between the two nations. India
> > also wanted to get transit through Bangladesh to transport raw materials for
> > its North Eastern states. The economically backward North Eastern region
> > needed more investment and various products to energize its economy. So, the
> > Indians thought Bangladesh would be much more beneficial for Indian economy
> > than East Pakistan. The economic calculation was very accurate because India
> > managed to sell hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cheap products to
> > Bangladesh both legally and illegally. They destroyed the thriving jute
> > industry of Bangladesh to build their own right after our independence.
> >
> > India flooded the local Bangladeshi market with its products and offered
> > millions of dollars more as loans to buy Indian commodities. We were reduced
> > to a trading nation and almost destroyed the very basis of our own industry.
> > India encouraged smuggling along the Indo-Bangla border so the government of
> > Bangladesh had to close the border to stop the rampant smuggling to save the
> > local traders. India never wanted an economically prosperous Bangladesh
> > rather it wanted to use us as a market for its own products and in the
> > process make us dependent on them.
> >
> > If we look at the present situation, the lopsided trade relation between the
> > two nations speaks volume of the Indian intention to help us in 1971.
> > Bangladesh is an open market economy and allows duty free access for Indian
> > products to our market. But India follows a restricted policy when it comes
> > to importing Bangladeshi products and imposed numerous tariffs and
> > para-tariffs on the Bangladeshi goods. The yawning trade imbalance is a
> > testament to the fact that India never wanted an economically
> > self-sufficient Bangladesh.
> >
> > *Political point of view*
> >
> > Former Indian foreign secretary Mr. Dixit said, "We helped in the liberation
> > of Bangladesh in mutual interest, it was not a favour,"
> >
> > His statement is clear evidence that India did not help Bangladesh on
> > humanitarian ground. India had a long-term strategic plan to dismember
> > Pakistan for its own gain. India had cultivated deep political relation with
> > the disgruntled elements within the erstwhile East Pakistan. [1] As per a
> > senior RAW intelligence officer, "Bangladesh was the result of a 10 year
> > long promotion of dissatisfaction against the rulers of Pakistan".
> >
> > This goes to prove that helping Bangladesh was not an instantaneous decision
> > of India rather it was a carefully designed strategic plan that was executed
> > in pinpoint precision.
> >
> > One of the top bosses of RAW, K. Sankaran Nair, was responsible for training
> > the erstwhile East Pakistani officers in guerrilla warfare. He also
> > established excellent relation with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The relation was
> > maintained via a RAW operative Mr. Banerjee. RAW even funded the 1970s
> > election, in which Sheikh Mujib emerged as the winner [2].
> >
> > But after the liberation, things did not go the way India had planned. Mujib
> > was assassinated and Awami League was ousted from the power. General Ziaur
> > Rahman came to power and adopted an anti India foreign and defense policy to
> > drag Bangladesh out of Indian sphere of influence. He established good
> > economic and political relation with America and China. He also repaired
> > relations with the Middle Eastern countries and created a huge opportunity
> > for the Bangladeshi workers in the Arab nations. Money started to pour in
> > and the economy got better. He amended the constitution to give it an
> > Islamic flavour in a country where 90% people were Muslims. The Indian
> > policymakers observed the political development in Bangladesh and clearly
> > understood that things were getting worse as far as Indian interest was
> > concerned.
> >
> > In the meantime, General Ziaur Rahman took various measures to upgrade the
> > military. A close defense relation was established between Bangladesh and
> > China. This irked the military establishment of India. They considered it a
> > hostile act and found it hard to digest. The disgruntled elements in Delhi
> > decided to create a rebel group in Chittagong hill tracts to keep Bangladesh
> > under pressure and drain as much resources of this newly born poor country
> > as possible. Shanti bahini played havock with the lives and properties of
> > the people in CHT. General Zia quickly decided to populate CHT with
> > Bengalees to maintain the territorial integrity of Bangladesh. In the
> > meantime, India forcefully occupied South Talpatty disregarding Bangladesh's
> > request for a joint survey to determine the ownership of the Island. [3]
> > General Zia was assassinated in 1981 and many observers believe that RAW had
> > a hand in the incident.
> >
> > General Ershad came to power in 1982 and more or less followed the same
> > foreign policy as General Zia. But Ershad knew he should not annoy India
> > beyond a certain limit so a tendency to keep India in good humour was
> > obvious in his India policy. During his tenure, he agreed to abolish the
> > guarantee clause from the water sharing treaty signed by General Zia. It
> > went against our national interest because after abolishment of the
> > guarantee clause, India reduced the water supply even further and that
> > affected our agriculture and ecology. But the fact of the matter is even
> > General Ershad couldn't take a fully pro-Indian stance due to public
> > pressure. He had to continue the military modernization and amended the
> > constitution to declare Islam as the state religion. This drew ire from the
> > top leaders of India. Ershad didn't even try to take any initiative to give
> > transit to India fearing wide spread protest across the country.
> >
> > Actually, the Indian leaders knew that the only party that was able to meet
> > the Indian strategic demands was Awami League. They never stopped keeping
> > relations with Awami League and provided all sorts of logistis support to
> > Sheikh Hasina. According to some well-informed observers, India provided Tk.
> > 300 crore to Awami League to win the 1996 election(Weekly Shugondha, 26th
> > April, 1996). India's clandestine support for a particular party is a
> > testament to the fact that India had a strategic reason to help Bangladesh
> > in 1971.
> >
> > If India's help was altruistic in nature, India would have tried to win the
> > hearts and minds of the people of Bangladesh but they never felt the need to
> > do that and continued with their policy to clandestinely help bring Awami
> > League to power. Even today, India leaves no stone unturned to malign
> > Bangladesh. The Indian foreign ministry spends millions of dollars to hire
> > foreign journalists to make fictitious reports to portray Bangladesh as
> > Taliban sympathizer. Fortunately, Bangladesh took quick action to hang a few
> > mis-guided Mullahs who were creating some disturbances. Bangladesh even
> > signed various treaties to help the international community to combat
> > terrorism.
> >
> > More can be written to prove that India's help in 1971 was not an altruistic
> > one rather it was for gaining strategic advantages. India has an ambitious
> > vision of becoming a world power but how can they achieve their goal if they
> > cannot convince their neighbours that their intentions are benign? Using
> > force to subjugate the weaker neighbours is not the way to go to establish a
> > relation based on mutual trust and respect.
> >
> > *References*
> >
> > 1.RAW: Top-Secret Failures, p: 5
> > 2.Ibid. , p: 8
> > 3.Limits of Diplomacy: Bangladesh, Partha. S. Ghosh
> >
> > http://bangladesh-web.com/view.php?hidRecord=173793
> >
>


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[ALOCHONA] Danish navy rescues 16 Pakistanis

I guess, even after decade the Crusade against Islam and Moslims started by the West, this Danish Navy still does not know about it. Its wasting its time and money in rescuing Moslims from their own great JehaaDi Brothers. This is a clear example of interference in Brotherly Affairs of Moslims by the Satanic Danish Government that had gotten those Cartoons published in a Newspaper insulting our Prophet. This should be protested worldwide, streets should be vandalized, Danish Flags should be burned and some Agents of the West killed. Allaho Akbar ...!
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Danish navy rescues 16 Pakistanis, 2 Iranians from Somali pirates

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN : Eighteen kidnapped crew members - 16 Pakistanis and 2 Iranians - were rescued from Somali pirates by Danish navy forces on Wednesday, after one year being held hostage, officials said.


The Danish Navy conducted an anti-piracy operation, rescuing the men and taking them to their original vessels before returning to their native countries. During the operation, fifteen Somali pirates were arrested and are currently being held in custody the Danish vessel Esbern Snare.

Danish Navy spokesperson Kenneth Nielson told Pakistan's Express Tribune that navy forces, which form part of Nato's counter-piracy force, also seized weapons and arms from the pirates.

The operation was a result of a Danish Navy counter-attack off the Somali coast, as Somali pirates first attacked a rescue team on April 2. During the operation, navy forces successfully conquered the Iranian fishing boat, which was being used by the pirates as a mother-ship. Further legal prosecution is being considered as the case is being turned in to an attorney at international court.

A series of vessels resulted in the capture of the crew members last year, and as companies negotiated with Somali pirates without success, last month, pirates had demanded a USD 20 million ransom, threatening to kill four Pakistani hostages.

In recent years, Somali pirates have hijacked hundreds of ships, taking in hundreds of millions of dollars in ransom, but hostages are usually treated well and released in healthy conditions after a ransom is paid. Ships are patrolling the shipping lanes near Somalia in an effort to reduce hijackings, but the anti-piracy force has warned that attacks are likely to continue.

According to a recent study, maritime piracy cost the global economy up to USD 12 billion last year, with Somalia-based pirates responsible for 95 percent of the costs.

Re: [ALOCHONA] FM Dipu Moni was denied for US visa!



Writer of this Article (Abu Zafar Mahmood) is a blind supporter of BNP and anti-AL. We need to learn from neutral minded writer/Journalist. But it is true that Hasina did improper act on Dr.MohammadYunus. She has still scope to correct it regardless of the verdict of the court.


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Subject: [ALOCHONA] FM Dipu Moni was denied for US visa!

 

FM Dipu Moni was denied for US visa!

Posted on April 12, 2011 at 7:39 PM
By-Abu Zafar Mahmood, USA

Introduction: Foreign Minister Dipu Moni was denied for visa by US Embassy. She applied for 11(eleven) visas including her one. United Nation Security Council met on March 17th and passed resolution on fly-free zone in Libya. Bangladesh now doesn't carry importance to attend in such meeting as it was told.
The observers were waiting to see such incident since Secretary of State Hilary Clinton warned Bangladeshi Prime Minister after her improper act on Grameen Bank and Dr.MohammadYunus. Mr. Robert O Blake also signaled the Tsunami by his movement and comments to the press on March 22,2011 in Dhaka American Club. US Ambassador James F Moriarty also warned that Bangladesh is under security threat. Home Minister Sahara though found no threat and feel save as she stated in news media. US Asia-Pacific eyes are directly torched over Indo-Bangladesh region.
The NAGA-ULFA and other freedom fighters have been gaining international supports much more than ever. Sikkim Parliament already passed resolution supporting Independent Nagaland that conflicts the politics of West Bengal provincial government. Bangladeshi present government has been collaborating Indian occupied armies against the freedom fighters. VJP-NAGA front has strengthened their alliance against their competitors to acquire more important constituent seats that is hitting in the deep down of collaborator Hasina Government also. Political Vulnerabilities are taking strong move that might cover extended region including Bangladesh and North-Eastern side of India up to Chinese border. This is a new chapter of great game design of muscle competition of super powers.
Perspective & little details: The Freedom Fighters against Indian occupied Army in North-Eastern Zone have been gaining huge supports for their goal and able to take revenge on collaborator Hasina Government. Indian central government has lost almost all control over this non-Indian region with them. One hundred ten Muslim States maintain no friendship with this Indian dictated government too. China also doesn't continue friendly relation in supporting Bangladesh either.
Because of earth quake and tsunami in Japan the possibility of all financial supports for Bangladesh gone underneath the files from everywhere. Senior Congressmen of US Congress have raised accusation of violating human rights against Hasina Government. The US Senate and Congress already sent their messages on Hasina government. The global winds have turned strong flow of storm against present Government that is heading up.
Internal security threats: (1) Internally the government has been loosing control on law and order situation and there exists no security in the country as the corruptions play strong obstacles in major parts of the command structures in all levels of civil administration. (2) Arm forces and BDR were forced to loose the moral strength and still walking through that path. Real officers have been fighting for survible in both civil and military sides. (3) Student leaders are competing to maintain the top rank in demoralization. (4) Cultural field and media serve mainly Indian interests and diverting people from mainstream culture and tradition of the land. (5) Islamic Religious field is under panic by the government.(6) Leaders of Hindu and other minority groups are encouraged to be fanatic and involved in spreading harmful campaign against Muslims. (7) Mostly Fanatic non-Muslims are empowered in important positions. (8) Intelligence structures have totally damaged impotant positions are occupied by the sabotagers and dictated by strangers.(9) The powerful political and administrative persons are involved in currency laundering and human trafficking.(10) Government's attitude is completely fascist to the criticizers. The government has been implementing mainly Indian interests in the name of alliance with neighbor. This scenario is enough to keep destabilizing Bangladesh step by step.
Alternative battle continues on Bangladesh: The external and internal security system is diving in hazards rapidly and any one might assess these Indian pro-active steps to turn Bangladesh a battle field under the covert strategic preparation showing the friendship mandate which I define as "alternative battle".
Alternative battle does not look like the traditional battle but damages more fields than traditional one. This battle tactics provide far accurate results to damage in small states. It assures the free access to the enemy zone opens all doors to detect and hit the targets, recruit the agents to damage the strength of the target and build support-net to conceal the operatives in and around even enemy area within quickest possible time. This battle covers hundreds of area at a time. It is also less expensive and easier than the traditional battle costs in over populated hunger-torned Bangladesh that is bordered in 3 sides by India and mostly controlled by the Indian smugglers and Intelligence.
Bangladesh has been running without keeping any attention on this war as it is not similar to the traditional battle and Bangladeshi Arm forces is not groomed with such military format like others around the world. Not only that, Bangladeshi politics is never framed with such security target where as without applying the alternative addressing to this battle, Bangladesh has no way to survive ultimately and rather it will be erased from the Geographical Map gradually.
Indian Over Dimensional Cargos (ODC) with undisclosed items are trespassing the Bangladeshi territory challegelessly as if it is an Indian annexed or vassal state. Those cargo, trucks and trailers already have stucked in Kautolee area in Brahmanbaria District at the time of crossing the "Anderson canal" inside Bangladesh towards Ashuganj port to Indian Tripura state. Some analysts are in the opinion that these are mostly the war related items and the Indian Army will use these items during the war against Indian rebels. It will be used against Bangladeshi protesters also, if necessary, where as Bangladeshi experiences on BSF and Indian Army in bordering area focuses that danger clearly.
Modification of South Asian Map: A global lobby has been supporting such modification of South Asian Map for their future interests. They need united India under anti-Muslim power with fanatic militant Hindu forces as the British-Congress deal in 1947.It`s a big game. Though I don't mention the name here, the global political and security analysts are well-informed on such business. But Bangladesh hopefully will find the allies who need strong and developed Bangladesh near to Malacca strait to keep it a threat-free zone. India, China and USA`s independent presence is also another balancing site that might shape different scenario of competition also.
The Strait of Malacca is a narrow, 805 km (500 mile) stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula (Peninsular Malaysia) and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It is named after the Malacca Sultanate that ruled over the archipelago between 1414 to 1511. From an economic and strategic perspective, the Strait of Malacca is one of the most important shipping lanes in the world.
The strait is the main shipping channel between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, linking major Asian economies such as India, China, Japan and South Korea. Over 50,000 (100,000?) vessels pass through the strait per year, carrying about one-quarter of the world's traded goods including oil, Chinese manufactures, and Indonesian coffee.
US visa denial: US Embassy in Dhaka denied the visa request as Bangladesh Foreign Minister was not needed to attend in such global forum that was advised by Dr.Susan Elizabeth Rice, the permanent representative in United Nations. United Nations had the meeting. The member countries were invited by Secretary General Ban ki- moon.
Susan Elizabeth Rice is an American diplomat, former think tank fellow, and civil servant. She is an American foreign policy advisor and United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Rice served on the staff of the National Security Council and as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during President Bill Clinton's second term. Rice was confirmed as UN Ambassador by the U.S. Senate by unanimous consent on January 22, 2009.
The Foreign Minister was supposed to attend in United Nation's meeting and she applied for 11(eleven) person's visa in American Embassy. Her request was denied and created an embarrassing situation with such unexpected incident.Infact; the news moved faster then the winds in the diplomatic circle. It made jokes and cat jumped out from the basket. Few diplomats were expecting such step since she initiated to swim in cross-current of the winds with her troubled stomach.
Facts & analysis with short background: If we carefully follow the covert and uncovered activities of present government, it is easy to belief that they sincerely have been changing the Muslim image from the identity of Bangladesh. In their political views, as Bangladesh was liberated from Pakistan and Pakistan is a Muslim Republic and India became a Hindu dominating country that separated Bangladesh to keep a permanent ally or annex it with her in any shape.
Where as, on the other hand, Bangladesh (East Pakistan) created her own identity with the strong Indian support and Pakistan Army surrendered in 1971 under Indian Army command.So, Bangladesh must carry out Indian dictations and serve their interests as Awami league is grateful to Indian government for their backing in riding the state-power at first and again and again. They both are in common against Muslim culture and Muslim identity of Bangladesh for mere political reasons.
Isolation from 110 Muslim Countries: Bangladesh government already damaged the traditional Muslim brotherhood relation and created mistrusts accusing the Muslim countries as anti-Bangladesh allies. This government widely accuses Muslim Countries for sponsoring anti-Bangladeshis. This foreign policy has contributed and fulfilled their design and has turned Bangladesh an isolated small unsecured country, ruining the real friends for the vested interests of a small group of people.
Powerful Muslim States are no more treating Bangladesh government as Muslim representative. There are 111 Muslim Countries in the World. The serial of Bangladesh was in second position after the number one Saudi Arab in importance. It's position is already gone down and dropped in 21st position as of today and a strong opinion is found to exclude Bangladesh from the Muslim list. The diplomatic sources confirmed this clue of situation.
Not only that, to reach in the targeted goal, the main designers of the present government avoided the Foreign Service expertise of Bangladesh in receiving their experiences and capacities foreign relations and assigned the apprentice Foreign Minister and Foreign Secretary in the Ministry where failure in saving Bangladeshi interests is their function.
Queries after Dipu Moni: Different queries already have been raised about the mysterious plan of allowing the Foreign Minister to fly foreign countries most of the times and living in luxuriest hotels and even meet with suspected criminals. Where as Bangladesh has been loosing the remittance flow and man power market in Muslim countries.
So, what are the Minister's assignments that keep her busy in abroad and sourcing her courage to hostile America when they already have antagonized China, Europe and Muslim World?
Who are the groups behind her? Why Foreign Minister has been arranging so many peoples visa from the foreign embassies and most of those people don't return? Is she related with smuggling gangs, underworld syndicate? Does she serve the purposes of currency launders also? These all answers of the question will appear in light through turning attention on "alternative battle on Bangladesh".
Double face: "Our friends outside may or may not be happy but we will take action in accordance with our law. The rule of law in our country does not depend on others' happiness," she said to the reporters, when asked about the remarks of Robert O Blake, US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport before leaving for Egypt to oversee repatriation of the Bangladeshis fleeing strife-torn Libya. In an interview with the Financial Times on March 7, Robert Blake said the United States is troubled by the recent decision that saw Prof Yunus removed as managing director of Grameen Bank.
Interesting fact is that Foreign Minister and her government keeps asleep during the Bangladeshi killings by Indians and have been collaborating the occupied Indian soldiers against the Liberation fighters in the non-Indian region that forcefully occupied. They keep shut their mouth during Indian campaign against Bangladesh and it`s liberation struggle. They collaborate during the Indian intelligence operatives operate against Bangladesh. It is their part of assignment also to hit the noble laureate's image that is highly honored by the world leaders as because he is Bangladeshi. They are hypocrites with many faces.
Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-NY) who is also the Chair of Bangladesh caucus in US Congress recently raised the accusation of human rights violation against Bangladesh government. The senior Congressman Mr.Crowly is a leader of 26 congressmen, who did not like Bangladesh Government's behavior with the noble laureate, recepeint of both the American Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 and a Congressional Gold Medal in 2010.President Obama might meet with Muslim statesmen and Head of the governments in May 2011.The analysts are concerned for harder slap on Bangladeshi small faces if the situation remain unchanged.
Conclusion: The documentary on Dr.Yunus is been released in cinema Halls in America. "To catch a dollar: Dr.Yunus bank on America" is a 2 hours 10 minutes film.
Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, "the kid in foreign relation" is denied for US visa. This move is a slap on Prime Minister's face and on their foreign policy. Mr. Blake said, "United States have been deeply troubled by the difficulties of noble laureate is currently facing".However, this issue is earning the global supports for US interference.
US Asia-Pacific eyes are torched toward the region that Bangladesh and India covers.
Sikkim parliament's support for Independent Nagaland is a clear signal of future turn in big game.Indian Army is preparing to open up many guerrilla camps to arm Hindu youths to escalate the civil war in Bangladesh. The international design of changing regional map is on going. Bangladesh is under security threat that is signaled with the US move. Nothing for so called radical Islamists, rather Hasina government's world becoming smaller very fast. The foreign diplomats showing no interest in joining in her meeting. The political and social forces should think twice.
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Writer is a free-lance Journalist and political analyst. (E-mail: azmnyc@gmail.com & rivercrossinternational@yahoo.com).


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[ALOCHONA] Violent Politics of Awami League:



Violent Politics of Awami League:

Case Study

28 October 2006

Background

At the end of BNP-Jamaat-led alliance government's tenure (2001-2006), the 13th Amendment to the Bangladesh Constitution required the president to offer the position of the Chief Adviser to the immediate past Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who was to be Justice K.M. Hasan, soon after the tenure of the government expires on October 28, 2006. The then main opposite party Awami League (AL) opposed Justice Hasan, alleging that he belonged to the then ruling BNP. Awami League launched country-wide blockade and general strike to stop Mr. Justice K M Hasan taking the oath of the chief of the caretaker government. Sheikh Hasina, the President of Awami League, called her party activists to march to Dhaka with oars and sticks to take control of the streets of the capital. From a rally held on 18th September 2006 at the Paltan ground in the the capital, Sheikh Hasina instructed her party activists to come to Dhaka with oars, logs, and sticks:

"you [the people] be ready and come to Dhaka from villages, upazilas and districts with oars, rowing poles and with whatever you have when I will call you," Hasina instructed her coalition activists urging to build a resistance against the following caretaker government.1 Following her call, her party activists gathered in the city sparking the violence of October 28.2

Chronology

On the eve of October 28, 2006, the then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia addressed the nation on the evening of October 27th. On the following day, October 28th, a feeling of fear prevailed across the country as Awmi league threatened to massive blockade if Justice K M Hasan was not offered for the post of the chief advisor to the caretaker government.

The activists of the then opposition alliance led by Awami League took to the streets, started setting fire in the markets, set vehicles ablaze and clashed with the BNP and Jamaat activists, and even with the law enforcers. Hundreds of Awami League activists carrying bamboo poles and oars paraded most city roads, chanting slogans against Khaleda Zia and Justice KM Hasan.3

1 Hasina asks all to enforce blockade Wednesday, http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/09/19/d6091901011.htm 2 http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers23%5Cpaper2214.html 3 A city of siege, a day of panic, http://www.newagebd.com/2006/oct/29/index.html The Awami League activists blocked almost all the city entry points in the morning and clashed with any procession of the BNP they saw.

The major violent incidents took place at the Paltan intersection, Shahbagh, Jatrabari and Mirpur in the capital.

4

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI) arranged a pre-declared program at 3.00pm at Baitul Mukarram North gate in the capital to observe the day of power handover of the government. Another political meeting was arranged by Bangladesh Awami Legue at Paltan ground which was quite far from the Jamaat's venue. At 11.00 am suddenly a procession started to throw bricks to the activists of BJI and its student supporting wing Bangladesh Islami Chatrashibir (BICS). A rally led by AL leaders Hazi Selim and Dr. Iqbal passing by the Jamaat gathering, suddenly attacked the Jamaat meeting and started throwing bricks and sticks at the Jamaat workers.

5 Even, a number of big bombs were hurled by the AL men close to the stage as Jamaat Chief Matiur Rahman Nizami was at the tail end of his speech.6

Awami League activists used handmade bombs , arms, logs, oars and sticks in their indiscriminate attack on BJI and its Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir (BICS). Due to this sudden attack, along with Jamat leaders Nurul Islam Bulbul, Josim Uddin, Mujahid and other activists were severely wounded and 5 of them died instantly. AL activists and cadres beat to death Jamaat activists with oars and sticks they were carrying.

7

Electronic media showed how inhumanly the Awami league men killed Shibir activist Mujahid by beating with sticks and oars.

8

Air at Dhaka Medical College Hospital was heavy with the sobs of the relatives of the injured and the dead activists of BJI and BICS. Hundreds of shocked relatives and party They tortured him through diverge of his hands, nose, legs, head, mouth. After ensuring Mujahid's death, the AL men danced on his dead body. Along with Mujahid, 5 other BJI activists including Habibur Rahman, Joshim Uddin, and Golam kibria Sipon died at the spot.

4 Ibid. 5 http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/29/d6102901022.htm 6 http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/29/d6102901022.htm 7 Daily Star, October 29, 2006, http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/29/d6102901022.htm

8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9pfPeKONYY

activists thronged to the hospital to see whether their relatives were among the dead and the injured. More than 400 of the injured were admitted to the hospital.9

The massacre of 28th October caused the tragic death of Shibir activist Mujahidul Islam, Golam Kibria Shipon, Jamaat activist from Lalbag Habibur Rahman, Jamaat activist from Jurain Jasimuddin, Jamaat activist Jasim (s/o Haji Anwarullah) and Abdullah Al Foysal from Siddhirganj. Later, on 5 November 2006, Saifullah Mahmud Masum died in hospital from the wound on 28th October. The violence of Awami League in 28th October 2006 was not limited to Dhaka only. On the same date Awami League men killed BJI activist Ruhul Amin in Gazipur, BJI activist Saber Hossain in Nilfamary, Arafat Hossain Sabuj in Magura, Abbas Ali in Meherpur and Jabid Ali in Satkhira.

At least 18 people were killed throughout the country by the "oars and logs" attack of Awami League and its allies.10 At least 1,000 were injured, many with bullets, in attacks by the activists of the AL led alliance.11 In Kurigram, Islami Chhatra Shibir activist Rafiqul Islam, wounded in a clash with the Awami League activists, died in a clinic at about 5:00pm.12

In Narsingdi, Hajipur union council chairman Saiful Islam, 33, also a local BNP leader, and his younger brother, Ripon, 28, died in the attack of the Awami league men at about 2:30pm. His elder brother, Mah-e-Alam, 42, cousin Shamim, 35, and supporters Hannan Sarkar, 33, and Elen Hossain, 32, were injured when they tried to save Saiful from the Awami league attackers. More than two dozen offices of the BNP and its front organizations were vandalized in the attacks of Awami league. In Chittagong, a toll collector of Shah Amanat Bridge, Abul Kalam, wounded in an attack by Awami League on Saturday morning, died in Chittagong Medical College Hospital at about 4:00pm.

9 A city of siege, a day of panic, http://www.newagebd.com/2006/oct/29/index.html 10 http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/অে􀇋াবর_২৮ 11 http://www.newagebd.com/2006/oct/29/index.html 12 Ibid.

Kalam and three others were wounded when the Awami league men, during a road blockade, attacked state minister Zafrul Islam at 11:30am. Zafrul somehow managed to escape the scene unhurt.13

Road communications between Dhaka and other areas remained snapped due to massive blockade by Awami League. Shops and business establishments were closed. Streets in towns and cities were deserted. Railway communications were also disrupted in many areas.

14

Mujahidul Islam

Mujahidul Islam was a 3rd year student of BBA at Stamford University. He was the President of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, Mirpur 10 unit of Dhaka. On 28 October 2006, Awami League activists killed Mujahid by beating with sticks and oars.15 They tortuered him through diverge of his hands, nose, legs, head, mouth. 14 party alliance activists killed Mujahid so rudely and it can be compare with Medieval period.16

Golam Kibria Shipon After ensuring Mujahid's death, the AL men danced on his dead body under broad day light.

Golam Kibira Shipon was a first year student of BSC in Physics in Dhaka College. He was a very brilliant student and a Hafez i.e. one who got the Holy Quran by heart. He achieved distinction in his Secondary exam. Shipon was the president of 27 ward branch of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, Dhaka south unit.

Saifullah M Masum

Saifullah M Masum was the youngest child of retired government employee Mahtab Uddin Ahmed and Shamsunnahar Rubi. On 28 October

13 http://www.newagebd.com/2006/oct/29/index.html 14 Ibid.

15 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9pfPeKONYY 16 Daily Ittefaq, 29.10.06

2006, Awami League cadres hammered his whole body with bricks and sticks. After 5 days of struggle with death he succumbed to the injury and died on 2nd November 2006.

List of persons murdered in the 28 October clash in Paltan:

Name

Age

Identity

Address

1

Hossain Mohammad Mujahidul Islam

22

Student, Stamford University, President, BICS, Mirpur-10.

D-23, Lalkuthi, Mirpur-10

2

Golam Kibria Shipon

21

President, BICS, 27 Ward, Dhaka South

Baganbari, Mothertake

3

Saifullah M. Masum

25

Secretary, BICS, Word 27, Dhaka

Baganbari, Mothertake

4

Md. Josim Uddin

34

BJI Activist

Bakshibazar, Dhaka

5

Md. Josim Uddin

34

BJI Activist

Chandpur

6

Md. Habibur Rahman

40

BJI Activist

Shah Alibag, Mirpur, Dhaka

7

Abdullah Al Foysal

24

BICS Activist

Narayangonj

8.

Md. Rasel

25

Chatra Maitree Activist

Dhaka

Role of Awami League Leaders

Sheikh Hasina

Sheikh Hasina, the President of Awami League, called her party activists to march to Dhaka with oars and sticks to take control of the streets of the capital. From a rally held on 18th September 2006 at Paltan ground in the capital, Sheikh Hasina instructed her party members to come to Dhaka with oars, logs, and sticks:

"If our demands are not met, you [the people] be ready and come to Dhaka from villages, upazilas and districts with oars, rowing poles and with whatever you have when I will call you," Hasina instructed her coalition activists urging to build resistance

against the next caretaker government.

17 Following her call, her party activists gathered in the city sparking the violence of October 28.18

Tofail Ahmed

"We will not only besiege the capital city but also the villages. Besides, we will also go for indefinite countrywide shutdown if our demands are no fulfilled," Awami League presidium member Tofail Ahmed said on 19 October, a few days before the massacre of 28 October.19

Haji Selim and Dr. Iqbal

The violence of 28 October was started by two Awami League lawmakers Haji Selim and Dr. Iqbal. On 28 October at 11 a.m., a 14-party rally led by AL leaders Haji Selim and Dr. Iqbal passing by the Jamaat gathering, suddenly attacked the Jamaat meeting and started throwing bricks and attacked with sticks on the Jamaat supporters.20 After that, a number of big bombs were hurled by the Awami League men close to the stage as Jamaat Chief Matiur Rahman Nizami was at the tail end of his speech.21

Role of Administration

The killing of 28 were staged under broad day light in front of Police and other law enforcing agencies but they failed to take necessary measures of stop such political violence. The attack on BJI and BICS activists was initiated by AL at 11 a.m. and it continued till 5 p.m. and yet the law enforcing agencies did not come forward to save the victims of the brutality in Paltan and other places. Jamaat leaders repeatedly asked for help to the Home Minister22

Aftermath and Police authority for saving their lives but the administration did not respond to their appeal. The law enforcing agencies did not perform their legal duty to maintain peace and law and order situation.

Subsequently, three cases were filed by the families of the murdered persons and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI). Jamaat leader ATM Sirajul Haq filed the case no.

17 Hasina asks all to enforce blockade Wednesday, http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/09/19/d6091901011.htm 18 http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers23%5Cpaper2214.html 19 http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/20/d6102001011.htm 20 http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/29/d6102901022.htm 21 http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/29/d6102901022.htm 22 http://www.shibir.org.bd/index.php/chhatrasangbad/detail/82

61(29/10/2006) at Paltan police station. The police submitted charge-sheet upon investigating the case filed by BJI accusing 46 persons on 11 April 2007. In an order of court given on 23 April 2007 the case was sent for further investigation. After the Awami League led alliance came into power, they formed a committee under supervision of the ministry of Law to withdraw cases on political ground. Referring to the barbarous Paltan killing, the state minister for law Advocate Kamrul Islam declared that the cases filed at Paltan Police Station had been lodged to harass prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the cased were withdrawn upon government directives without hearing the plaintiffs and depriving the victims of justice.

Recommendation

The government should ensure the proper and immediate trial of the offences committed on 28 October 2006 in Dhaka and it must change its decision of withdrawal of the case filed by the victims in order to serve the people with proper administration of justice. The illegal practice of using violence and torture to suppress the political opponents must be discontinued by Awami League and all other political parties. The law enforcing agencies should not tolerate such violent political activities. Political leaders should not make any statement which may encourage the party activists to engage in any violent and illegal activity.

The civil society should raise their voice against the unacceptable attacks on the opponent political parties by Awami League and closely monitor whether any party is involved in any illegal practice to establish dominance and supremacy. The Civil society must make the people aware about the torture, violence and violation of human rights by any political party. Emphasis has to be put on building the culture of tolerance and the practice of participation in our national life.

International community must consider the issues of human rights violation and torture in the political arena while making any decision about their relation with Bangladesh. Donor agencies should ensure that no person is tortured or murdered only for political identity, and that all people get equal protection of law from the state


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