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১২ অভিযোগে বাচ্চু রাজাকারের বিরুদ্ধে চুড়ান্ত প্রতিবেদন এ মাসেই

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ঢাকা: মানবতাবিরোধী অপরাধে গ্রেফতারি পরোয়ানা জারির পর থেকে পলাতক মাওলানা আবুল কালাম আজাদ বাচ্চু রাজাকারের বিরুদ্ধে চূড়ান্ত তদন্ত প্রতিবেদন চলতি মাসেই জমা দেবেন বলে জানিয়েছেন তদন্ত কর্মকর্তা নূর হোসেন। আর এ প্রতিবেদন জমা পড়লেই বাচ্চু রাজাকারের অনুপস্থিতিতে শুরু হবে তার বিচার প্রক্রিয়া।

এ বিষয়ে তদন্ত কর্মকর্তা নূর হোসেন বাংলানিউজকে বলেন, ''আসামি আবুল কালাম আজাদ বাচ্চু রাজাকারের বিরুদ্ধে তদন্ত প্রায় শেষ পর্যায়ে। আশা করছি, এ মাসেই প্রতিবেদনটি জমা দেবো। 
তদন্ত কাজে বাংলাদেশের ফরিদপুর জেলাসহ ভারতের কলকাতা সফরের বর্ণনা দিয়ে তিনি বলেন, ''তদন্তের জন্য ঘটনা সংশ্লিষ্ট অনেক জায়গা পরিদর্শন করতে হয়েছে। সেসব জায়গায় আমরা বাচ্চু রাজাকারের বিভিন্ন অপরাধের প্রমাণ পেয়েছি। অনেক সাক্ষী পাওয়া গেছে। তবে অনেকে মারাও গেছেন।''

তিনি আরো বলেন, মামলার কাজে সাত দিনের সফরে কলকাতায় গিয়েছিলাম আমরা। সেখানে এমন চারজন সাক্ষী পেয়েছি, যারা একাত্তর সালে বাচ্চু রাজাকারের সংঘটিত অপরাধসমূহসহ একই অভিযোগে অভিযুক্ত আরেক জামায়াতের সেক্রেটারি জেনারেল আলী আহসান মুহাম্মদ মুজাহিদের করা বিভিন্ন মানবতাবিরোধী অপরাধের প্রত্যক্ষদর্শী। এজন্য এসব সাক্ষী মামলার জন্য খুবই গুরুত্বপূর্ণ। আমরা জবানবন্দী নিয়ে এসেছি। মামলার প্রয়োজনে হয়তো সরকারিভাবে তাদের আনার ব্যবস্থা করা হবে।''
জানা গেছে, বাচ্চু রাজাকারের বিরুদ্ধে প্রায় ১২টি ঘটনার প্রেক্ষিতে গণহত্যা, অপহরণ,  ধর্ষণ, ধর্মান্তরিত করা, লুটপাট, অগ্নিসংযোগ ইত্যাদি অপরাধের প্রমাণ মিলেছে।

যেভাবে পালালেন বাচ্চু রাজাকার

গত ২৫ মার্চ আবুল কালাম আজাদের বিচার প্রক্রিয়ার মধ্য দিয়েই আন্তর্জাতিক অপরাধ বিষয়ক দ্বিতীয় ট্রাইব্যুনালের কার্যক্রম শুরু হয়। ওই দিন তদন্তের অগ্রগতি প্রতিবেদন ২ এপ্রিলের মধ্যে প্রদান করার আদেশ দেন ট্রাইব্যুনাল। সেদিন বাচ্চু রাজাকারের বিরুদ্ধে গ্রেফতারি পরোয়ানা জারির বিষয়ে আবেদন জানান প্রসিকিউশন।

২ এপ্রিল বাচ্চু রাজাকারের বিরুদ্ধে তদন্তের অগ্রগতি প্রতিবেদন ডেপুটি রেজিস্ট্রারের মাধ্যমে দ্বিতীয় ট্রাইব্যুনালে জমা দেওয়া হয়। ওই দিনই শুনানি শেষে গ্রেফতারি পরোয়ানা জারির আদেশের জন্য ৩ এপ্রিল দিন ধার্য করেন চেয়ারম্যান এটিএম ফজলে কবিরের নেতৃত্বে ৩ সদস্যের ট্রাইব্যুনাল-২।


গত ৩ এপ্রিল মহান মুক্তিযুদ্ধ চলাকালে মানবতাবিরোধী অপরাধে বাচ্চু রাজাকারের বিরুদ্ধে গ্রেফতারি পরোয়ানা জারি করেন ট্রাইব্যুনাল।

আদেশ পাওয়ার পরে যতো দ্রুত সম্ভব এ আদেশ কার্যকর করার জন্য ডিএমপি কমিশনারকে নির্দেশ দেন ট্রাইব্যুনাল। গ্রেফতারের ২৪ ঘণ্টার মধ্যে তাকে ট্রাইব্যুনালে হাজির করার জন্যও বলা হয়। এ আদেশ পেয়ে ওই দিনই রাজধানীর উত্তরায় বাচ্চু রাজাকারের অফিস এবং উত্তরখানের বাসায় অভিযান চালিয়ে তাকে গ্রেফতারে ব্যর্থ হয় আইন শৃঙ্খলা রক্ষাকারী বাহিনী। 

আইন শৃঙ্খলা রক্ষাকারী বাহিনী জানতে পারে, বাচ্চু রাজাকার ভারতে পালিয়ে গেছেন। সেখান থেকে তার পাকিস্তান চলে যাবার কথা। তার খোঁজ জানতে গ্রেফতার করা হয় তার দুই ছেলে শাহ মোহাম্মদ ফয়সাল আজাদ (৩৬), আবুল কাশেম মুহাম্মদ মুশফিক বিল্লাহ জিহাদ (৩৪) এবং শ্যালক কাজী এহতেশামুল হক লিটনকে।

জিজ্ঞাসাবাদে তাদের কাছ থেকে পাওয়া তথ্যের বরাত দিয়ে ৯ এপ্রিল র‌্যাব জানায়, গোয়েন্দা নজরদারির মধ্যেও আবুল কালাম আজাদ হুলিয়া মাথায় নিয়ে পাকিস্তানে যাওয়ার জন্য ভারতে পালিয়েছেন।

এর পর ২ মে সকালে রাজধানীর আগারগাঁওয়ের শেরেবাংলা নগর সরকারি স্টাফ কোয়ার্টারের ই/৫৫ নম্বরের বাসা থেকে বাচ্চু রাজাকারকে দেশ ছেড়ে পালিয়ে যেতে সহায়তার অভিযোগে জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের শিক্ষক ড. ইউসুফকে (৪১) গ্রেফতার করে র‌্যাব। 

র‌্যাব জানায়, ''ইউসুফ উত্তরা ৭ নম্বর সেক্টরে বাচ্চু রাজাকার পরিচালিত এনজিও প্রতিষ্ঠান মসজিদ কাউন্সিল ফর কমিউনিটি অ্যান্ড অ্যাডভ্যান্সমেন্টে ২০০৬ সাল থেকে পরামর্শক হিসেবে কর্মরত আছেন। মাওলানা আবুল কালাম আজাদ বাচ্চু রাজাকার ওই প্রতিষ্ঠানটির চেয়ারম্যান।''

ৠাব আরো জানায়, গ্রেফতারকৃত আবু ইউসুফ পিসল্যান্ড কোম্পানির মাইক্রোবাসে করেই বাচ্চু রাজাকারকে পালাতে সহযোগিতা করেছিলেন। সে সময় ওই গাড়িতে  ছিলেন বাচ্চু রাজাকোরের ছেলে মুহাম্মদ মুশফিক বিল্লাহ জিহাদ, আবু ইউসুফ এবং বাচ্চু রাজাকার।''

ৠাব জানায়, আজাদ গত ৩০ মার্চ বাচ্চু ঢাকা ছাড়েন এবং ২ এপ্রিল উত্তরাঞ্চলের হিলি সীমান্ত দিয়ে ভারতে যান। আর তাকে গাড়িতে করে হিলি সীমান্তে নিয়ে যান জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের শিক্ষক ড. ইউসুফ।

হুমকি দিচ্ছিলেন বাচ্চু রাজাকার 

প্রসিকিউটর জেয়াদ আল মালুম জানিয়েছেন, মাওলানা আবুল কালাম আজাদ ওরফে বাচ্চু রাজাকারের ৫টি এনজিও তার নিজের স্বার্থে পরিচালিত হয়। প্রচুর অর্থবিত্তের মালিক ও প্রভাবশালী হওয়ায় তিনি এসবের জোরে সাক্ষীদের হুমকি দেন। এসব হুমকির বিষয়ে ফরিদপুরের কোতোয়ালি থানায় সাক্ষীরা জিডিও করেছেন। তদন্তের স্বার্থে তাকে গ্রেফতারের আদেশ দেওয়ার আবেদন জানানো হলে ট্রাইব্যুনাল গ্রেফতারি পরোয়ানা জারি করেন।  

তদন্তের অগ্রগতি প্রতিবেদনের উদ্ধৃতি দিয়ে আরেক প্রসিকিউটর সৈয়দ হায়দার আলী বলেন, ''আবুল কালাম আজাদের বিরুদ্ধে মানবতাবিরোধী অপরাধের বেশ কিছু অভিযোগ প্রমাণিত হয়েছে। মুক্তিযুদ্ধ চলাকালে বাচ্চু রাজাকার ফরিদপুরের বোয়ালমারী, সালথাসহ আরো বেশ কিছু এলাকায় হত্যা, অগ্নিসংযোগ, লুণ্ঠণ, ধর্ষণ প্রভৃতি অপরাধ সংঘটিত করেছেন বলে আমাদের তদন্তে উঠে এসেছে। তদন্ত অব্যাহত রয়েছে।''

তিনিও বলেন, ''মাওলানা আবুল কালাম আজাদ বাচ্চু রাজাকার এখন খুবই প্রভাবশালী। তিনি ধর্মের নামে ব্যবসা ও ৫টি এনজিও স্থাপনের মাধ্যমে প্রচুর অর্থবিত্তের মালিক হয়েছেন। এসবের জোরে তিনি সাক্ষীদের হুমকি দেন।''

সৈয়দ হায়দার আলী বলেন, ''ফরিদপুর জেলার বোয়ালমারী এলাকার রণজিৎ দেবনাথ তদন্ত কর্মকর্তার কাছে বাচ্চু রাজাকারের বিরুদ্ধে সাক্ষ্য দিয়েছেন। এ কারণে বাচ্চু রাজাকারের সহযোগীরা তাকে হুমকি দেন। এ ব্যাপারে রণজিৎ দেবনাথ স্থানীয় থানায় জিডিও করেছেন।''

তিনি দাবি করেন, ''সম্প্রতি একই এলাকার মলয় চেয়ারম্যান নামের একজনকে হত্যা করেছে বাচ্চু রাজাকারের সহযোগীরা। এই মলয় চেয়ারম্যান ছিলেন একাত্তরে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ চলাকালে ভিকটিম এবং এই মামলায় বাচ্চুর বিরুদ্ধে একজন সাক্ষী। তাকে হত্যা করায় আশেপাশের সাক্ষীরাও ভীত-সন্ত্রস্ত হয়ে পড়েন। তারা সাক্ষ্য দিতে ভয় পাচ্ছেন।''

বাচ্চু রাজাকারের বিরুদ্ধে কিছু অভিযোগ

সৈয়দ হায়দার আলী আরো বলেন, ''ফরিদপুর শহরে ১২০০ বধ্যভূমিতে যে হাজার হাজার মানুষ শায়িত আছেন, তাদের হত্যার নির্দেশদাতা এবং নিজেও সরাসরি হত্যাকারী আবুল কালাম আজাদ। তিনি নিজে গুলি করে অসংখ্য মানুষ হত্যা করেছেন। হত্যা করে ফরিদপুর স্টেডিয়ামে মাটিচাপা দিয়েছেন, নদীতে ফেলে দিয়েছেন, শহরের বিভিন্ন স্থানে মাটিচাপা দিয়েছেন। তিনি বিভিন্ন স্থান থেকে নিজে লোকজনকে ধরে আনতেন আবার অন্যদের দিয়েও ধরিয়ে আনতেন।''

হায়দার বলেন, ''তিনি জামায়াতের আরেক শীর্ষ নেতা মুজাহিদের সঙ্গে যোগ দিয়ে এসব হত্যাকাণ্ড চালান।''

তিনি বলেন, ''আবুল কালাম আজাদ সে সময় মাদ্রাসায় পড়তেন। আর তাই উর্দু ভাষায় তার দক্ষতা ছিল। তিনি পাকিস্তানি সেনাদের সঙ্গে দেখা করে ওই এলাকায় রাজাকার বাহিনী গঠন করেন। স্টেডিয়াম ও সার্কিট হাউসে অবস্থানরত পাকবাহিনীর সঙ্গে যোগসূত্র গড়ে তোলেন।''

প্রসিকিউটর হায়দার আলী বলেন, ''ফরিদপুর শহর, বোয়ালমারী, নগরকান্দাসহ বিভিন্ন এলাকায় অভিযান চালাতেন 'বাচ্চু রাজাকার'। মুক্তিকামী মানুষ, আওয়ামী লীগ নেতাকর্মী ও হিন্দু সম্প্রদায়ের মানুষদের ধরে এনে গুলি করতেন। ১৯৭১ সালের ২১ এপ্রিল তিনি ফরিদপুর পুলিশলাইনে অসংখ্য মানুষকে হত্যা করেন। ফরিদপুর শহরের জসীম উদদীন রোডে রাজাকার ক্যাম্প ও নির্যাতন সেল স্থাপন করেন।''

আবুল কালাম আজাদ বাচ্চু রাজাকারের বিরুদ্ধে ২০০৯ সালে করা দুটি মামলার নথি থেকেও জানা গেছে, ফরিদপুরের নগরকান্দা উপজেলার দাদপুর ইউনিয়নের নতিবদিয়া গ্রামের শোভা রানী বিশ্বাস একাত্তরে এই রাজাকারের কাছে সম্ভ্রম হারান। একই গ্রামের নগেন বিশ্বাসের স্ত্রী দেবী বিশ্বাসেরও সম্ভ্রমহানি হয় তার হাতে। আরও অভিযোগ রয়েছে, বাচ্চুর রাইফেলের গুলিতে মর্মান্তিকভাবে শহীদ হন ফরিদপুরের ফুলবাড়িয়ার চিত্তরঞ্জন দাস। স্বাধীনতার পর রাজনৈতিক পট-পরিবর্তনের কারণে মামলা না করলেও ২০০৯ সালের ৩ মে বাচ্চু রাজাকার ও তার শ্যালক মোহাম্মদ কাজীসহ কয়েকজনের বিরুদ্ধে চিত্তরঞ্জন দাসের স্ত্রী নগরকান্দা উপজেলার ফুলবাড়িয়া গ্রামের জ্যোৎস্না রানী দাস মামলা দায়ের করেন। এজাহারেও হত্যাকাণ্ডের বিষয়টিও উল্লেখ রয়েছে। 

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[mukto-mona] New article in Parabaas: Pasternak's interview with Amiya Chakravarty

Hi,

Please check out a new article by Sumita Chakravarty in Parabaas-51, on Amiya Chakravarty's 3rd trip to Russia, with a fascinating description of his meeting with Boris Pasternak.

This and all the other articles can be accessed easily from the Parabaas main page at:

http://www.parabaas.com/index.html

We are accepting new articles for our next issue(s) of Parabaas and the other sections. Looking forward to your feedback.

Regards,

Samir Bhattacharya
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Highlights of latest additions to Parabaas:

* Two short stories of "Bonophul"--translated by Nita Das.
* A comparative analysis by Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay of Ritwik Ghatak and Satyajit Ray's aesthetics--as can be gleaned from their documentaries on two artists: Ramkinkar Baij and Binod Behari Mukhopadhyay
* 4 more Rabindrasangeets, sung by Sankar Chattopadhyay and Anima Chattopadhyay
* 6 book reviews, by Shantanu Chakraborty, Bhavabhuti Bhattacharya, and Prabuddha Bagchi.
* "Jatri", a novel by Debjyoti Bhattacharya being serialized in Parabaas.
* An essay on Feminism, by Durba Basu
* 19 poems by 13 poets: Indrani Mukhopadhyay, Pinaki Thakur, Sunanda Kumar Sanyal, Nirupam Chakraborty, Arunima Bhattacharya, David Sumantra Hembrom, Archana Dutta, Soma Ghosh, Pallabbaran Pal, Sarmistha Nath, Parthajyoti, Kamalika Chakraborty, and Sucheta Roy.
* 10 short stories, by Dibakar Bhattacharya, Kausik Bhaduri, Srabani Dasgupta, Hasan Zahid, Ruchira, Subir Bose, Sunanda Kumar Sanyal, Gautam Das, Kaushik Sen, and Trishna Basak.
* 2 travelogus: On Petra by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra and a travelogue with sketches on a Himalayan region by Rahul Majumdar.

And, in the Children's Section:

* Meghketan--a novel by Swapankumar Ghosh (being serialized)
* 4 short stories, by Devadatta Joardar, Ananya Das, Aditi Bhattacharya, and Subrata Sarkar

Plus the regular sections.

Illustrations are by Ananya Das, Arunima Bhattacharya, Nilanjana Basu, Rahul Majumdar and Sanchari Mukherjee.

Also, please forward this to others you know who may be interested.

With best regards,
Samir Bhattacharya
http://www.parabaas.com


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Re: [mukto-mona] Let us not criticize religions, criticize religion-peddling



"it is a mere drug free comfort for our mind!"  In reality, the psychedelic drugs had a great role in the development and propagation of religions.

On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 7:49 PM, Shah Deeldar <shahdeeldar@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

"Religion is one such belief also. But, it brings some sort of pride in people."
I call it the last resort to belong to a huge cult. I would rather look at it from a Freudian angle. It is far easier to become a religious man than a true knowledge gatherer. It brings pride to people who have nothing else to proud of! Why would a criminal be interested in converting to born again in something after five consecutive murders? What would be a better choice for him/her? Learning more about how celestial objects are faithfully orbiting around other stars and planets? Or, take a new religious attire and demand respect from others? No doubt, the later sounds far easier!

Look, my words are harsh but that is what I feel about religions. If anybody thinks that the God being on their side, I say, keep dreaming on brothers and sisters. To me, it is a mere drug free comfort for our mind! No more and no less!
-SD  

"All great truths begin as blasphemies." GBS
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 8:15 PM

Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Let us not criticize religions, criticize religion-peddling

 
People believe in many things; not all those beliefs are revealed to others. We all have our own prejudices/superstitions. Exposing one's prejudices is like exposing one's 'stupidities.' As a result, people rarely talk about them. How do you express that you believe in something that does not exist? Is it a sign of smartness or what?
Religion is one such belief also. But, it brings some sort of pride in people. So  they feel the need to show their religiosity to others in their religious attires and/or appearances to stir up otherwise nonexistent resentment and hatred. There is no end in sight to end these types of cultural disturbance in our societies.
 
Jiten Roy

--- On Fri, 7/13/12, Shah Deeldar <shahdeeldar@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Shah Deeldar <shahdeeldar@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Let us not criticize religions, criticize religion-peddling
To: "mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Friday, July 13, 2012, 9:53 AM

 
How you feel about your own faith and belief is not anybody's concern unless you impose your values and standard on others. To me, it is more important to see whether a belief takes people to the dark ages or enlightenment of a verifiable truth. I can tolerate your belief but may not respect your belief. If you are a free thinker, that should be totally OK with you as I would follow the same rule.
-SD 
 
"All great truths begin as blasphemies." GBS

From: qar <qrahman@netscape.net>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Let us not criticize religions, criticize religion-peddling

 
If religious people can keep their religion private and stop boasting about their religion being the best, there would not any problem.


>>>>>>>> I agree. Actually arrogance is bad for all people. It eats up best qualities from our personalities.

However, if you ask me about my faith and how I feel about it, you should be able to tolerate my "Opinion" on MY faith matters. I have seen people have some preconceived notions about religious people and often go with it.

Having tolerance and rejecting/reducing arrogance are "Best practices" for any peaceful communities. No matter if you want to view it from religious point of view or secular point of view.


Shalom!


-----Original Message-----
From: Shah Deeldar <shahdeeldar@yahoo.com>
To: mukto-mona <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tue, Jul 10, 2012 6:47 am
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Let us not criticize religions, criticize religion-peddling

 
Only thing I can add here is that the people, who are truly spiritual and never stop asking questions about our origin and our relation to the universe should not have any problem with little critic.  If religious people can keep their religion private and stop boasting about their religion being the best, there would not any problem. But. that is not happening in practice and hence, they do deserve critic now and then. Any belief should be challenged now and then before it gets transformed as an universal truth. The next thing you will find that people will be demanding the religiously adjusted science in the public schools. Who would want that? How would reach to the next frontier with such compromised science?
-SD
 
"All great truths begin as blasphemies." GBS

From: Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Let us not criticize religions, criticize religion-peddling

 
I have thought about the question also - as to why people get offended by the criticism of their religions; why can't they leave it to God.  This is what I found.
People are interested in religion not only for the eternal rewards, but - also they are also interested in the brand name of the clan. Religion is no different from other commercial commodity. It needs to be sold for continued expansion, and criticism is not good for the business, and also for the reputation of the clan.  As a result, people cannot wait for God's punishment.
Now, the tolerance level of criticism varies from followers to followers. Some followers may care more about eternal rewards than expansionism. They will have more tolerance to criticism. Some followers could be totally indifferent of criticism. It's a matter of priority.
Having said that, I have to recognize that, while protecting the brand name is discouraged in some religions, it is mandatory in others. 
Jiten Roy

--- On Tue, 7/3/12, Sukhamaya Bain <subain1@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Sukhamaya Bain <subain1@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Let us not criticize religions, criticize religion-peddling
To: "mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 4:36 PM

 
Along with making a little correction in my post below, let me put forth my thoughts on one of the terms that I have used.
                                                                                                                   
Abusing Religion:
 
From time to time, many religious people accuse non-religious people and people of other religions of abusing their religion. Example: if someone were to open up the Bible and criticize something in it, he/she would be accused by some Christians of abusing their religion. I said "some" (as opposed to "many") for Christians, because I believe this group has progressed significantly for a lot of them to ignore such criticisms.
 
However, let us try some logic. What can be more abuse for God (Allah, Bhagaban, whatever else in other lanugages) than the so-called believers to think that He is not almighty, and that He needs help from them? What can be more doubting of God's power than thinking that He needs humans to fight for Him (or for His religion) in this world?
 
The way I see it, if someone actually insulted God or His messenger, a true believer could feel pity for the insulter. Because, according to the belief, the insult was against the most powerful, and the insulter might have invited big trouble for himself/herself in the form of punishment from God. If God knew best, the believer would have no business prescribing a punishment for the insulter. The most civilized and caring action for the believer would be to pray to God to change the insulter's mind, the power of which God certainly has according to his/her true belief.
 
The bottom line is, if religion was really for believing in the almighty God (Allah, Bhagaban, whatever else in other lanugages), as opposed to forming/maintaining/expanding a clan, there should be no reason for humans to fight, or to hate, for maintaining or promoting it.
 
Sukhamaya Bain
 
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From: Sukhamaya Bain <subain1@yahoo.com>
To: "mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 1, 2012 9:32 AM
Subject: [mukto-mona] Let us not criticize religions, criticize religion-peddling

 
Indeed, I believe most of us in this forum are opposed to religion-peddling, as Ms. Majid wrote. As I wrote before, there is no point in opening up religious books for criticism, even when that might look scholarly.
 
I am opposed to the use, misuse and abuse of religions, all of which have caused a lot of division, hatred and injustice in the world. While I do not follow any religion, I am not unwilling to do something just because if was found in a religious book. In other words, I am perfectly OK to implement in my life anything that is good in the Koran, for example.
 
To me, all religious books are part of my history. None of them are "my religion" or "someone else's religion." I am open to follow anything good in any book. I have no animosity toward any religion. For me, no religion needs to have cadres of defenders.
 
However, I am certainly for discarding anything bad in any book. And I am unwilling to dig for contexts by which a seemingly bad teaching can be interpreted to be OK or good. Nor do I have time for overly-brainwashed 'scholars', who try to sustain and promote nonsense in what they think is 'their religion'.
 
The bottom line is, we should fight division, hatred and injustice that are promoted via use, misuse and abuse or religions.
 
Sukhamaya Bain
 
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From: subimal chakrabarty <subimal@yahoo.com>
To: "mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Voice of the People
 
There is a gray area between religion itself and the way it is used by vested interest groups. In a God fearing society it is unproductive and sometimes catastrophic to bluntly criticize a religion. It antagonizes common people and the reactionary forces get an excuse to pull them on their own side. But can a society really progress without pointing out the weaknesses in a religion? Obviously, No. But if we do so, religious feelings of the believers cannot but be hurt. It is a dilemma indeed. When Dipa Mehta shows in her film "Water" the quote from Gandhi and Manusanhita side by side, the Hindutvabadis do not like it. But we come to know that Gandhi did not endorse all of sage Manu's sacred pronouncements.
 
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From: Farida Majid <farida_majid@hotmail.com>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 8:55 AM
Subject: RE: [mukto-mona] Voice of the People
 
                  Do we all agree, on this one point, that we are all opposed to religion-peddling? I fervently hope that the answer is: YES.                 If so, then it is our solemn duty to understand the matter of 'religion-peddling'.                          In this business of religion -peddling it is the 'peddling' part that should command our attention.  And that requires certain in-depth and close attention to politics. Religion is a very powerful cultural artifice, and since both politics and religion deal with a community of people, there has been a mix of the two from time immemorial.  But we are constantly talking about religion-related  social symptoms, and mis-diagnosing them as 'religion'.  Why? There are several reasons.  One, mental laziness.  It takes a lot more patience and astute observation to do a political analysis. It needs historical information.              Throughout the 16th century in Europe , for instance, the Catholic Church was fighting an intense political battle with the breaking up of the Church.  The execution of the Nolan Magus and poet, Giordano Bruno, who was not a scientist or mathematician like Nicholas Copernicus, and the persecution of astronomer Galileo, a couple of decades later are indicative of the Church's political authority under severe pressure.  It is silly to cite this as the paradigmatic 'science v. religion' struggle.  It is a singular historical event within the context of Europe .               Both Dawkins and Hitchens are being totally dishonest in their discussions against religion. Dawkins is addressing the Creationists exclusively, and Hitchens's arguments apply to the Jehadists only.  Neither has the courage and intelligence of Karen Armstrong who discards the construction of the binary opposition of 'science v. religion' and refuses any hierarchical positioning of the two branches of knowledge.               Two, critiquing religion is a mask for communalism.  More on that later.                               Farida Majid
 
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Please read the word 'dumies' as 'dummies' in the text below. Sorry!

--- On Sat, 7/14/12, Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: [mukto-mona] Who is behind this?
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, July 14, 2012, 2:02 PM

 

Excellent analysis of the Padma Bridge loan cancellation by World Bank (WB), courtesy of Shamim Chowdhury! I completely agree with his analysis.

What puzzles me is – why Awami League is not articulating these points to dispel the claim of the BNP that WB canceled the loan due to government corruptions.

Anybody with a little intellectual ability can find out that corruption charge is just an excuse. There is something else behind this decision. Yesterday one of my relative, just came back from Bangladesh after a brief visit, told me that Awami league is losing ground because of the loan cancellation. I told him that – are you saying World Bank did not know about the corruption issue in Bangladesh before approving the loan, and they just found out corruption issue now. Bangladesh has been at the top of the most corrupt country in the world for many years. Why now it's suddenly an issue? The real issue is the hidden agenda behind this decision, and Awami League should be able to articulat it, just like Shamin Chowdhury. Could it be that Awami-politicians are mostly bunch of dumies? It's so disappointing to see where the country is heading, and it's all because of dumbness of the politicians as well as the naivety of the people of Bangladesh, who are getting swept by the misinformation campaign of the BNP.  
 
Jiten Roy

--- On Fri, 7/13/12, Farida Majid <farida_majid@hotmail.com> wrote:

From: Farida Majid <farida_majid@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [mukto-mona] Who is behind this?
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, July 13, 2012, 7:16 PM

 
  I am forwarding an article by Shamim Chowdhury, courtsey ALAPON.

From:
Shamim Chowdhury <veirsmill@yahoo.com>
To: alapon@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 10:31 AM
Subject: [Alapon] WB's Padma Bridge loan termination: In search of third element

 
 
What prompted World Bank's outgoing President Robert Zoellick to cancel its $1.2 billion dollar loan for Padma Multipurpose Bridge project just couple of days before his departure as WB President is anyone's guess. This was the single largest project World Bank awarded for the infrastructure development in Bangladesh. Why Zoellick had to cancel the loan so hurriedly and not wait for his successor Dr Jim Yong Kim to make this immense decision which will impact an entire nation and its development is mysterious. Having Padma Bridge implemented will not just bring unrestraint multidimensional potential for Bangladesh but for the entire region as well.
World Bank's regrettable decision distress the entire Bangladesh. Construction of Padma Bridge was essential for millions of people for their economical emancipation. Not having the bridge means thirty million people will have no connectivity which will prevent them from timely and effective access to medical care, education, and will hinder mobility and economic activity. The proportion of the population below the poverty line in the south west region is about 5% higher than the national average. This is primarily due to lack of connectivity, the region economically lagged behind the rest of the country. World Bank's decision will increase the risk of broaden poverty to higher number for the population of south west region of Bangladesh as well as entire Bangladesh.
It is not an easy equation to put in the picture on what actually happened behind the curtains of the World Bank ivory tower but one can assert that the decision was not based on pure economics or charges of corruption only but politics, politics and politics.

Is WB's Padma Bridge loan cancellation signals One Eleven reenactment?

Is WB's Padma Bridge loan cancellation has anything to do with China encircle policy?

Hence this article is to become aware of if there are any political prospective to World Bank decision on canceling the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project. We already talked about corruption, not meeting the demands of donor agency World Bank and many other angles, some of which may have teeth. But are those assertions are the ultimate and only truth why World Bank cancelled funding of such important project which will play game changer role for millions of people of Bangladesh ? Or perhaps there are truths behind the truth and the assertion was the ground to knock us out. Is this could be another reenactment of iniquitous rejected One Eleven or have connection to China encircle policy? This article therefore is in search of third angel

A bank which was created in the year 1944 for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe was later re-engineered to tailor poor countries economical development. However a bank named as big as World Bank with hundred and eighty eight member country is tightly ruled by United States of America from the day one to till the date.  World Bank's leadership remained in the hands of US President who hand picks a successor from his political point of view. Similarly its twin IMF remained under control of European power. The World Bank's traditional role has been to finance projects that foster economic development, whereas the I.M.F.'s goal is to safeguard the global monetary system. Unfortunately, both the institution's policies are heavily influenced by political doctrine of the west especially United States of America. Therefore, the fate of the poor country's development and their monetary system is more likely to depend on the development of their governments' relation to those western power houses.
Regrettably Bangladesh an enduring friend of the United States has faced a mounting encounter with US administration especially with its Secretary of State Rodham Hillary Clinton since firing of her family friend Nobel laureate Dr. Mohammad Yunus as Managing Director of Grameen Bank by Bangladesh government. US administration did not conceal their dissatisfaction over Dr. Yunus impasse but openly acknowledged that it will impact US-Bangladesh relation if Dr. Yunus is not reinstated to his position or the position to his choice which Bangladesh government turn down on the basis of the law of the land which bars anyone holding the position over the age of sixty five under the GB employee rules and regulation. However, U.S. and its allies continued to pressure Bangladesh to re-adjust the law or make special consideration for the sake of Dr Yunus.
Too many U.S. administration official visited Bangladesh with just this sole agenda to reinstate Dr. Yunus, finally it came from the horse's mouth when U.S. Secretary of State visited Bangladesh months ago. Her sudden visit to Bangladesh was not an anticipated one but troublesome for the administration. Talk shows and commentary in news media was filled with gossip before and after her visit that she might have come to rescue her friend Dr. Yunus and put pressure on Bangladesh government to bow down.
Why did she have to do that? Why Secretary of the State has to go that length to reinstate Dr. Yunus. Is it just because of personal friendship or beyond that!
The rise of China as influential economical and military power in Asia is not very comforting news for NATO and its members. In recent months, U.S. has declared that it will house sixty percent of its naval power in Asian peninsula which appear an attempt to alleged NATO policy of encircling China.
Bangladesh came into spotlight as a potential location for NATO base to cater encircles policy. India could be another finer geographic location but probably not attainable because of robust democratic system that prevails in India. Burma/Myanmar military regime enjoys extremely close relation with China. Pro western Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and pro-democracy leader is still far away from attaining power. That leaves Bangladesh as the only place where NATO fleets can rest in this geopolitical juncture.
Bangladesh's geopolitical propinquity to China put the fate of Bangladesh as troublesome as the rolling rumbling waves of Bay of Bengal. Nevertheless, Bangladesh is missing something important, a regime that will be willing to accommodate the need of the west. Awami League or BNP none fits with that characteristic very well.  Bangladesh Nationalist party or BNP is heavily influenced by China via Pakistan therefore they will not to be considered a trustworthy partner for this policy. Bangladesh Awami League has close relation to India which is not so good friend of China but then again they are not so enthusiastic to see presence of western battle ships so close to their home.

Western powers where looking for a trusted regime in Bangladesh which will be closer to them and willing to join so called China encircle policy. Guess what! West found one, Dr. Mohammad Yunus.

Western power lobby was the architect of Dr. Mohammad Yunus getting Nobel Peace prize. Now they want to see their man in action. Much talked One Eleven took place. Tanks rolled into the streets of Dhaka and Army proclaimed the power under the cloak of civil administration and attempted to dispose both AL and BNP from the power struggle not just for then but forever.
There are few significant tactical maneuvers by Dr. Mohammad Yunus to be observed before and after anti democratic move of One Eleven. I will just mention three instances which indicate Dr. Yunus as henchman of some super power which wants the control of Bay of Bengal for military purpose.
(One) Dr. Yunus in his very first public speech given at a reception party in Chittagong outer stadium after winning Nobel Peace Prize, he spent a good deal of time explaining his vision of attaining Deep Sea port. Question is why a Nobel Peace Prize winner who won the prize for servicing poor people's financial needs takes unprecedented time advocating Deep Port Sea? There is no doubt that a Deep Sea port project will benefit Bangladesh but if that port becomes tool for foreign powers play ground then it will boomerang and will hurt countries sovereignty. Why all of a sudden Dr. Yunus has to be so vocal about the deep sea port, is it signaling someone about his gratefulness for his new prized credential?

(Two) Weeks after his first speech he gave his second in Darbar Hall of the presidential palace Bangabhaban, a reception arranged by Dr. Iazuddin Ahmed who proclaimed himself as President and the Head of the Caretaker Government. The country was on fire, political situation was extremely volatile. Almost all political party rejected his assertion as Chief of Caretaker Government and demanded a new Caretaker Government according to constitutional provision and a new Election commission. International community was demanding for level playing field and formation of a new non political Care Taker Government as well.
However what Dr. Mohammad Yunus did was unthinkable. In his speech he congratulated President and Chief of CTG for his bold step and asked him to be more valiant and go ahead with the plan to conduct national election on time. Dr. Yunus gave A+ to Iazuddin government. Dr. Yunus continued further saying "Listen to everyone, but you (should) run the country with a strong hand.  "Let the people realise your government is the most courageous government, and the people of the country also want you to run the country with a strong hand,"
Instigation by Dr. Muhammad Yunus fired up Prof. Iazuddin to defy national and international plea for establishing non partisan Caretaker Government and attempt to hijack the election for BNP which lead to One Eleven military takeover by Gen. Moeen. Why Dr. Yunus did that? Is this was the part of the blue print to initiate a chaos of which eventually he will take a chance on? Perhaps yes! His next move almost confirms that.

(Three) Right after the One Eleven military regime occupied the power they band all political activity and jailed top two political party leader Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia and almost all top level political leaders was reined in. In this nerve-racking circumstances Dr.Yunus was permitted to carry out his until then concealed political agenda, the very important part of the blue print. Dr. Yunus instigated military government to dispose both top leaders Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia to exile to create an ambiance for his newly formed political party "Nagorik Shokti" to boom.
However the boom that Dr. Yunus and his national and international backers were expecting did not come true. He and his newly formed party were rejected by vast majority. Sings of rejection was visible and the conspirators back down seeing people's frenzy rage. Military backed Caretaker Government of Gen. Mending, Fakhruddin and Iazuddin made swift retrieval and gave up their plan. A fair election took place and Awami League lead alliance came to power.
Almost four years has passed by, China has gained stronger momentum. Myanmar is showing signs of giving up; presence of western fleets close to the home will encourage Burmese rebellious opposition to take farmer steps against the military regime.
All national and international players have joined once again to enact another One Eleven style coup d'état to over through democratic system and complete their minus two plus one theory at any cost. Plans are hatching to thrust aside Awami League and BNP and bring the real henchman of the west Dr. Muhammad Yunus to power to complete the long waiting China encircles policy. 

Western powers desperately need trusty allies in this changing world especially in Asia which is volatile at the moment and may be the ground for next big war if that happens. Bangladesh holds an extremely strategically important geopolitical ground. Unrest in garments sector, Rohingya refugee influx, opposition to war crime trial, reports by different human right groups, moves by western diplomats within and outside the country, disquiet chorus by so called elite civil society and certain media may be signaling conspiracy on the rise until an unrest is formed when fisher man will come to fish in the murky water.
Cancellation of Padma Bridge may be the part of the larger plan to discredit political government to create ambiance to bring the actor and accretes of the play in the make.
Our political leaders across the aisle need to take a lesson out of last enactment of One Eleven in 2007 and make sure they do not place armaments in the hands of their common enemy anti democratic forces of darkness. Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible (George Bancroft). Our leaders must learn to ascertain corruption and dishonesty.
Yes, corruption takes place in governmental projects regularly. In our subcontinent there is almost no government project which has no trace of corruption. Corruption is a national disease of our subcontinent and many other underdeveloped and even developed nations. We have to struggle to eradicate corruption from our society and government affairs. World Bank is not immune from corruption. World media accuse World Bank as the fortress of corrupt practice as recent as weeks ago by prestigious media outlet Forbes Magazine and Wall Street Journal. Forbes magazine pointed finger toward the very World Bank President Robert Zoellick who terminated the loan for Padma Bridge on charges of corruption.

But it is hard to believe unsubstantiated corruption to be is the reason for WB's Padma bridge funding cancellation when the very next week's world media reports that the same donors who controls the World Bank agreed to provide ten billion with a big B to Afghanistan on condition that they will reduce corruption. Readers chuckle at the news, thinking the poor standard and wicked politics of so called donors who punishes or praises the poor with pure political motive. World Bank and I.M.F. has become the tool to pursue, chase and hunt down the poor country like Bangladesh either when they refuse to comply or they are not trustworthy to advance their cause.
Nevertheless, political government can resist any conspiracy only if the people are with them. But people will be with them only when democracy is practiced freely, restraints are taken out for free speech. Corruption, nepotism and all government misconducts are dealt with heavy hand.  Media plays a positive vital role in shaping the peoples voice, understanding that the discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty but indiscipline writing brings array of mistrust. Political organizations do not go into bitterly conflict of no return and engage in nationalistic politics rather than bickering with extreme partisanship. And yes, we must come out of denial mode, face the truth with courage and let the truth and only truth prevail. We must understand it's not the enemy outside which weakens us but the enemy within will destroy us
Cancellation of loan for Padma Bridge did hit the pride of each and every Bangladeshi. We must vigorously rummage on why it happened and act accordingly. We must fight corruption, we must fight lies put on us and we must fight any adventurism, political distortion and conspiracy by national and international power houses. Hope the realization will come that unity is strength and division is weakness which will hurt the entire nation. Keep your ears and eyes on the lookout, players are putting their jersey, the game is on.

Shamim Chowdhury
Maryland, U.S.A
E-mail: veirsmill @yahoo.com  




To: khabor@yahoogroups.com; mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
From: guhasb@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:06:02 -0400
Subject: [mukto-mona] Who is behind this?

 

 We may support the government or may be against the government, but Padma Bridge (PB) should be above political hegemony!
 No party or any individual should not be against PB.
 
 
Can any computer expert find out the orgin of the e-mail address?
This e-mail was used to complain against Bangladesh & Padma Bridge--------------! We need to know who the people are behind this?
Anybody can talk against the government, but this is against the people! and this is not right! Is it a political agenda? Politics for party benfit? or individual benefit?
In this information age, it will not be impossible to find all the info. and we should not wait for what the government will do! Let government do her job.
Lets' raise our voice.
AL-USA did a good job, rallying infront of WB in Washington, D.C.
 
Friends, lets try. Thank you.
 
Sitangshu Guha
646-696-5569
 
 
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Excellent analysis of the Padma Bridge loan cancellation by World Bank (WB), courtesy of Shamim Chowdhury! I completely agree with his analysis.

What puzzles me is – why Awami League is not articulating these points to dispel the claim of the BNP that WB canceled the loan due to government corruptions.

Anybody with a little intellectual ability can find out that corruption charge is just an excuse. There is something else behind this decision. Yesterday one of my relative, just came back from Bangladesh after a brief visit, told me that Awami league is losing ground because of the loan cancellation. I told him that – are you saying World Bank did not know about the corruption issue in Bangladesh before approving the loan, and they just found out corruption issue now. Bangladesh has been at the top of the most corrupt country in the world for many years. Why now it's suddenly an issue? The real issue is the hidden agenda behind this decision, and Awami League should be able to articulat it, just like Shamin Chowdhury. Could it be that Awami-politicians are mostly bunch of dumies? It's so disappointing to see where the country is heading, and it's all because of dumbness of the politicians as well as the naivety of the people of Bangladesh, who are getting swept by the misinformation campaign of the BNP.  
 
Jiten Roy

--- On Fri, 7/13/12, Farida Majid <farida_majid@hotmail.com> wrote:

From: Farida Majid <farida_majid@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [mukto-mona] Who is behind this?
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, July 13, 2012, 7:16 PM

 
  I am forwarding an article by Shamim Chowdhury, courtsey ALAPON.

From:
Shamim Chowdhury <veirsmill@yahoo.com>
To: alapon@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 10:31 AM
Subject: [Alapon] WB's Padma Bridge loan termination: In search of third element

 
 
What prompted World Bank's outgoing President Robert Zoellick to cancel its $1.2 billion dollar loan for Padma Multipurpose Bridge project just couple of days before his departure as WB President is anyone's guess. This was the single largest project World Bank awarded for the infrastructure development in Bangladesh. Why Zoellick had to cancel the loan so hurriedly and not wait for his successor Dr Jim Yong Kim to make this immense decision which will impact an entire nation and its development is mysterious. Having Padma Bridge implemented will not just bring unrestraint multidimensional potential for Bangladesh but for the entire region as well.
World Bank's regrettable decision distress the entire Bangladesh. Construction of Padma Bridge was essential for millions of people for their economical emancipation. Not having the bridge means thirty million people will have no connectivity which will prevent them from timely and effective access to medical care, education, and will hinder mobility and economic activity. The proportion of the population below the poverty line in the south west region is about 5% higher than the national average. This is primarily due to lack of connectivity, the region economically lagged behind the rest of the country. World Bank's decision will increase the risk of broaden poverty to higher number for the population of south west region of Bangladesh as well as entire Bangladesh.
It is not an easy equation to put in the picture on what actually happened behind the curtains of the World Bank ivory tower but one can assert that the decision was not based on pure economics or charges of corruption only but politics, politics and politics.

Is WB's Padma Bridge loan cancellation signals One Eleven reenactment?

Is WB's Padma Bridge loan cancellation has anything to do with China encircle policy?

Hence this article is to become aware of if there are any political prospective to World Bank decision on canceling the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project. We already talked about corruption, not meeting the demands of donor agency World Bank and many other angles, some of which may have teeth. But are those assertions are the ultimate and only truth why World Bank cancelled funding of such important project which will play game changer role for millions of people of Bangladesh ? Or perhaps there are truths behind the truth and the assertion was the ground to knock us out. Is this could be another reenactment of iniquitous rejected One Eleven or have connection to China encircle policy? This article therefore is in search of third angel

A bank which was created in the year 1944 for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe was later re-engineered to tailor poor countries economical development. However a bank named as big as World Bank with hundred and eighty eight member country is tightly ruled by United States of America from the day one to till the date.  World Bank's leadership remained in the hands of US President who hand picks a successor from his political point of view. Similarly its twin IMF remained under control of European power. The World Bank's traditional role has been to finance projects that foster economic development, whereas the I.M.F.'s goal is to safeguard the global monetary system. Unfortunately, both the institution's policies are heavily influenced by political doctrine of the west especially United States of America. Therefore, the fate of the poor country's development and their monetary system is more likely to depend on the development of their governments' relation to those western power houses.
Regrettably Bangladesh an enduring friend of the United States has faced a mounting encounter with US administration especially with its Secretary of State Rodham Hillary Clinton since firing of her family friend Nobel laureate Dr. Mohammad Yunus as Managing Director of Grameen Bank by Bangladesh government. US administration did not conceal their dissatisfaction over Dr. Yunus impasse but openly acknowledged that it will impact US-Bangladesh relation if Dr. Yunus is not reinstated to his position or the position to his choice which Bangladesh government turn down on the basis of the law of the land which bars anyone holding the position over the age of sixty five under the GB employee rules and regulation. However, U.S. and its allies continued to pressure Bangladesh to re-adjust the law or make special consideration for the sake of Dr Yunus.
Too many U.S. administration official visited Bangladesh with just this sole agenda to reinstate Dr. Yunus, finally it came from the horse's mouth when U.S. Secretary of State visited Bangladesh months ago. Her sudden visit to Bangladesh was not an anticipated one but troublesome for the administration. Talk shows and commentary in news media was filled with gossip before and after her visit that she might have come to rescue her friend Dr. Yunus and put pressure on Bangladesh government to bow down.
Why did she have to do that? Why Secretary of the State has to go that length to reinstate Dr. Yunus. Is it just because of personal friendship or beyond that!
The rise of China as influential economical and military power in Asia is not very comforting news for NATO and its members. In recent months, U.S. has declared that it will house sixty percent of its naval power in Asian peninsula which appear an attempt to alleged NATO policy of encircling China.
Bangladesh came into spotlight as a potential location for NATO base to cater encircles policy. India could be another finer geographic location but probably not attainable because of robust democratic system that prevails in India. Burma/Myanmar military regime enjoys extremely close relation with China. Pro western Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and pro-democracy leader is still far away from attaining power. That leaves Bangladesh as the only place where NATO fleets can rest in this geopolitical juncture.
Bangladesh's geopolitical propinquity to China put the fate of Bangladesh as troublesome as the rolling rumbling waves of Bay of Bengal. Nevertheless, Bangladesh is missing something important, a regime that will be willing to accommodate the need of the west. Awami League or BNP none fits with that characteristic very well.  Bangladesh Nationalist party or BNP is heavily influenced by China via Pakistan therefore they will not to be considered a trustworthy partner for this policy. Bangladesh Awami League has close relation to India which is not so good friend of China but then again they are not so enthusiastic to see presence of western battle ships so close to their home.

Western powers where looking for a trusted regime in Bangladesh which will be closer to them and willing to join so called China encircle policy. Guess what! West found one, Dr. Mohammad Yunus.

Western power lobby was the architect of Dr. Mohammad Yunus getting Nobel Peace prize. Now they want to see their man in action. Much talked One Eleven took place. Tanks rolled into the streets of Dhaka and Army proclaimed the power under the cloak of civil administration and attempted to dispose both AL and BNP from the power struggle not just for then but forever.
There are few significant tactical maneuvers by Dr. Mohammad Yunus to be observed before and after anti democratic move of One Eleven. I will just mention three instances which indicate Dr. Yunus as henchman of some super power which wants the control of Bay of Bengal for military purpose.
(One) Dr. Yunus in his very first public speech given at a reception party in Chittagong outer stadium after winning Nobel Peace Prize, he spent a good deal of time explaining his vision of attaining Deep Sea port. Question is why a Nobel Peace Prize winner who won the prize for servicing poor people's financial needs takes unprecedented time advocating Deep Port Sea? There is no doubt that a Deep Sea port project will benefit Bangladesh but if that port becomes tool for foreign powers play ground then it will boomerang and will hurt countries sovereignty. Why all of a sudden Dr. Yunus has to be so vocal about the deep sea port, is it signaling someone about his gratefulness for his new prized credential?

(Two) Weeks after his first speech he gave his second in Darbar Hall of the presidential palace Bangabhaban, a reception arranged by Dr. Iazuddin Ahmed who proclaimed himself as President and the Head of the Caretaker Government. The country was on fire, political situation was extremely volatile. Almost all political party rejected his assertion as Chief of Caretaker Government and demanded a new Caretaker Government according to constitutional provision and a new Election commission. International community was demanding for level playing field and formation of a new non political Care Taker Government as well.
However what Dr. Mohammad Yunus did was unthinkable. In his speech he congratulated President and Chief of CTG for his bold step and asked him to be more valiant and go ahead with the plan to conduct national election on time. Dr. Yunus gave A+ to Iazuddin government. Dr. Yunus continued further saying "Listen to everyone, but you (should) run the country with a strong hand.  "Let the people realise your government is the most courageous government, and the people of the country also want you to run the country with a strong hand,"
Instigation by Dr. Muhammad Yunus fired up Prof. Iazuddin to defy national and international plea for establishing non partisan Caretaker Government and attempt to hijack the election for BNP which lead to One Eleven military takeover by Gen. Moeen. Why Dr. Yunus did that? Is this was the part of the blue print to initiate a chaos of which eventually he will take a chance on? Perhaps yes! His next move almost confirms that.

(Three) Right after the One Eleven military regime occupied the power they band all political activity and jailed top two political party leader Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia and almost all top level political leaders was reined in. In this nerve-racking circumstances Dr.Yunus was permitted to carry out his until then concealed political agenda, the very important part of the blue print. Dr. Yunus instigated military government to dispose both top leaders Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia to exile to create an ambiance for his newly formed political party "Nagorik Shokti" to boom.
However the boom that Dr. Yunus and his national and international backers were expecting did not come true. He and his newly formed party were rejected by vast majority. Sings of rejection was visible and the conspirators back down seeing people's frenzy rage. Military backed Caretaker Government of Gen. Mending, Fakhruddin and Iazuddin made swift retrieval and gave up their plan. A fair election took place and Awami League lead alliance came to power.
Almost four years has passed by, China has gained stronger momentum. Myanmar is showing signs of giving up; presence of western fleets close to the home will encourage Burmese rebellious opposition to take farmer steps against the military regime.
All national and international players have joined once again to enact another One Eleven style coup d'état to over through democratic system and complete their minus two plus one theory at any cost. Plans are hatching to thrust aside Awami League and BNP and bring the real henchman of the west Dr. Muhammad Yunus to power to complete the long waiting China encircles policy. 

Western powers desperately need trusty allies in this changing world especially in Asia which is volatile at the moment and may be the ground for next big war if that happens. Bangladesh holds an extremely strategically important geopolitical ground. Unrest in garments sector, Rohingya refugee influx, opposition to war crime trial, reports by different human right groups, moves by western diplomats within and outside the country, disquiet chorus by so called elite civil society and certain media may be signaling conspiracy on the rise until an unrest is formed when fisher man will come to fish in the murky water.
Cancellation of Padma Bridge may be the part of the larger plan to discredit political government to create ambiance to bring the actor and accretes of the play in the make.
Our political leaders across the aisle need to take a lesson out of last enactment of One Eleven in 2007 and make sure they do not place armaments in the hands of their common enemy anti democratic forces of darkness. Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible (George Bancroft). Our leaders must learn to ascertain corruption and dishonesty.
Yes, corruption takes place in governmental projects regularly. In our subcontinent there is almost no government project which has no trace of corruption. Corruption is a national disease of our subcontinent and many other underdeveloped and even developed nations. We have to struggle to eradicate corruption from our society and government affairs. World Bank is not immune from corruption. World media accuse World Bank as the fortress of corrupt practice as recent as weeks ago by prestigious media outlet Forbes Magazine and Wall Street Journal. Forbes magazine pointed finger toward the very World Bank President Robert Zoellick who terminated the loan for Padma Bridge on charges of corruption.

But it is hard to believe unsubstantiated corruption to be is the reason for WB's Padma bridge funding cancellation when the very next week's world media reports that the same donors who controls the World Bank agreed to provide ten billion with a big B to Afghanistan on condition that they will reduce corruption. Readers chuckle at the news, thinking the poor standard and wicked politics of so called donors who punishes or praises the poor with pure political motive. World Bank and I.M.F. has become the tool to pursue, chase and hunt down the poor country like Bangladesh either when they refuse to comply or they are not trustworthy to advance their cause.
Nevertheless, political government can resist any conspiracy only if the people are with them. But people will be with them only when democracy is practiced freely, restraints are taken out for free speech. Corruption, nepotism and all government misconducts are dealt with heavy hand.  Media plays a positive vital role in shaping the peoples voice, understanding that the discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty but indiscipline writing brings array of mistrust. Political organizations do not go into bitterly conflict of no return and engage in nationalistic politics rather than bickering with extreme partisanship. And yes, we must come out of denial mode, face the truth with courage and let the truth and only truth prevail. We must understand it's not the enemy outside which weakens us but the enemy within will destroy us
Cancellation of loan for Padma Bridge did hit the pride of each and every Bangladeshi. We must vigorously rummage on why it happened and act accordingly. We must fight corruption, we must fight lies put on us and we must fight any adventurism, political distortion and conspiracy by national and international power houses. Hope the realization will come that unity is strength and division is weakness which will hurt the entire nation. Keep your ears and eyes on the lookout, players are putting their jersey, the game is on.

Shamim Chowdhury
Maryland, U.S.A
E-mail: veirsmill @yahoo.com  




To: khabor@yahoogroups.com; mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
From: guhasb@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:06:02 -0400
Subject: [mukto-mona] Who is behind this?

 

 We may support the government or may be against the government, but Padma Bridge (PB) should be above political hegemony!
 No party or any individual should not be against PB.
 
 
Can any computer expert find out the orgin of the e-mail address?
This e-mail was used to complain against Bangladesh & Padma Bridge--------------! We need to know who the people are behind this?
Anybody can talk against the government, but this is against the people! and this is not right! Is it a political agenda? Politics for party benfit? or individual benefit?
In this information age, it will not be impossible to find all the info. and we should not wait for what the government will do! Let government do her job.
Lets' raise our voice.
AL-USA did a good job, rallying infront of WB in Washington, D.C.
 
Friends, lets try. Thank you.
 
Sitangshu Guha
646-696-5569
 
 
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