Hi,
I have to say..these pro Awami Leaguers are really pathetic. You can
reason with them. They will try to twist the story in their favor
any way they can. They always mention about High Courts, which we
all know are mostly run by pro BNP and AL lawyers.I guess we need
another tragedy like Pakistan, where after the death of Benazir
everything went pretty smooth. We have a lot to learn from Isreal.
She almost sold the country to USA and now she felt the wraith of
the people of Pakistan. Do we need something like that? Only allah
can say but considering the scenarios of Bangladesh , I have to say
atleast send her & Khaleda to jail for a long time for the crime &
corruption they did. They need to be punished for the crime they did
and rot in hell.
Thanks
--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Faruque Alamgir
<faruquealamgir@...> wrote:
>
> Friends,
>
> It was Hasina who boasted the installation of the present CTG as
their BAL's "anodoloner sufol"and almost all the top notchers of
BAL attended the oath taking ceremoy. She even tole that she will
give posthumous recognition of all acts of there CTG. The CTG is
acting as per rule now why the BAL has become irritant about CTG.
Is it because CTG is trying to impose the rule of Law which was
missing from day one our independence. All the successive
governments abused throttled,sidelined the rule of Law and
established familial rule and started eating all the money of the
country. The last on BNP was worst example of money eating acts.
>
> As a law abiding citizen I believe and feel that let the law
take its own course rather be impeded by stupid emmotional and
illegal request. How long poor bangladesh will observe the Show
of "Mamar Barir Abdar" as if the whole nation belongs to this two
women. No certainly not. It is "of the people and for the people."
>
> Farque Alamgir
>
> Sajjad Hossain <shossain456@...>
wrote:
> very interesting. Was it not Sheikh Hasina said that Awami League
would approve each and every unconstitutional decision of the CTG?
Now why are you Awami Leaguers composing a different tune?
>
> S Hossain
> Toronto
>
> Shamim Chowdhury <veirsmill@...> wrote:
> As an ordinary citizen my humble opinion to Dr.
Fakhruddin's caretaker government and to Gen. Moeen the self
proclaimed pillar of the house, please learn to read peoples leap
and understand it is high time to give up any wicked malevolence
plan and free hundreds of thousand detained political prisoners and
stop meddling with judiciary. Free Sheikh Hasina or let her face
the judicial battle and let the legal system work independently
without provocation and repulsive interference. Utterly sickening
motive, which prevailing for last 14 months to indict Sheikh Hasina
disgracefully dose not care whether the complaints fits the
profile . This practice ought to be stopped at once.
>
> Government cannot and should not deny the rights of prisoners
in states custody. Her current health condition is a concern for a
huge population and government must ensure not only her safety but
also above all her wellbeing. Bangladesh government that is
championing in human right violation be reminded repeatedly, the
great danger they will face if her wellbeing is not guaranteed.
>
> On March 31, 2008 government apparatus forced Sheikh Hasina to
appear in the court which reconfirms rumors, government is slow
poisoning her and pushing her toward extreme ill health or death at
worst where she will no longer be a threat for the military backed
government. I urge caretaker government to free her and let her go
abroad for her urgently needed care.
>
> May Allah save her from any dire consequences from this denied
treatment and like to give a stern word of warning, if she becomes
totally hearing-impaired or her health condition deteriorates
because of government's convincible dubious spiteful act then we
will give a deaf ear to government and will surely go into a battle
to remove them from power. Do not consider our willingness to give
time to Dr. Fakhruddin's government as our weakness, with the grace
of God and peoples support, we are capable of taking them down if
they go wide of the mark. Your tanks will stand still and will have
no use. No justice no peace.
>
> Let there be no doubt that all cases against Sheikh Hasina is
illegal in context of the law of the land. Sheikh Hasina been tried
under Emergency Power Act which was promulgated on February of 2007
is not just illegal but a slap on the face of judiciary as well as
constitution. The military-backed regime of Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed
is trying her under Emergency Laws in a Kangaroo Court.
>
> Bangladesh Army led by Gen. Moeen is determined to convict her
and keep her away from politics to destroy the democratic process
of the country, army finds her to be the chief impediment on their
way to continue their military regime.
>
> On February 6th 2008 at 12:08pm High court read out a
historical verdict which was a severe blow to caretaker government
and helped unmasking their abhorrent blue print against sheikh
Hasina. The High Court quashed the trial of jailed former Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina in a Tk 3 crore extortion case filed by Azam
J. Chowdhury saying it was "illegal" to prosecute her under
emergency power rules since the alleged offence was committed much
before the proclamation of emergency.
>
> A High Court Division Bench comprising Justice Shah Abu Nayeem
Mominur Rahman and Justice Shahidul Islam delivered the judgment
upon a writ petition filed by Sheikh Hasina who was arrested on
July 16, 2007 from her Dhanmondi residence in connection with the
case, during an anti-graft drive. The verdict was given on a
motion filed by Sheikh Hasina on July 29, 2007 challenging her trial
under EPR. The High Court's appellate division earlier had appointed
seven attorneys as amicus curiae to have their briefs on the merit
of the case trying Sheikh Hasina under the Emergency Power Rule.
One attorney recued himself but the remaining six submitted briefs
that trying Sheikh Hasina under the EPR for allegations that
occurred seven years prior to the enactment of the EPR was indeed
illegal and unconstitutional.
>
> The verdict was not a mere victory of Sheikh Hasina but also
the win of the rule of law restoring the rights of people and
supremacy of the Constitution. One can only hope the government and
its military backers will apprehend that it will be not that easy
for them to implement their master blue print against Sheikh Hasina
the symbol of democracy. People will fight their way up knocking
every conspiracy until achieving the ultimate victor.
>
> Even if we give the benefit of doubt and acknowledge caretaker
government's effort as honest and sincere to govern the country as
interim, I am compelled to say their joint effort with Bangladesh
military to govern Bangladesh has created non-fixable havoc in
every sector.
>
> Government must accept the reality; the seen and concealed
advisers of caretaker government are simply unfit to run a
government administration. There is absolutely no coordination
among different component of this government. Dr. Fakhruddin's
government run by some very much educated but completely
inexperienced bookish apprentice who has no ties to the people.
Above all the biggest problem in my eyes will be this, the core of
the government is not in one place but multiple places and you
cannot run a country when incongruous contradictory decisions are
in making independently from those entire legal and illegal
frameworks.
>
> Gen. Moeen's so called mythological derailed train now failing
to find any track at all to put on. Suspicion now brewing whether
the track were removed deliberately to create a circumstance to
bring the marching boots out! There is a widespread buzz, the
tracks are carefully packed and stored in Dhaka cantonment, DGFI HQ
and will not be put in place until the military brass feel
confident they can prevail, which surely they will fail to
accomplish.
>
> Spiral price hike is putting the life of commoner's almost to a
screeching halt. The daily essentials price is out of reach for
common people. Dr. Akbar fittingly attributed this as silent killer
and a sign of famine in the horizon. Though the government is
trying to transfer the blame into international market price, there
is no doubt, all these happening because of lack of farsighted
management team of this government. They despondently failed to
understand the hard-core reality and rose pictures of their dream
does not match and put the entire nation in this unbearable
situation.
>
> When people are already eating inadequate meals to survive,
cutting half or even two third of their normal intake, government
advisers make brutal frontal attack making cruel joke suggesting
people to eat potato or the cauliflower instead of rice.
Incompetent, inefficient clownish advisers are doing all kinds of
unproductive tall talk when they miserably fail to run the country
even for a day.
>
> These people have no empathy for the suffering commoners
because they are not the part of the suffering poor or the middle
class. Drinking bottle water, eating French fries with juicy
burgers and salad may make these ex World Bank employees and their
project beneficiary's status high but the hardworking poor masses
and farmers desires not much but adequate rice and lentils which
they failed to provide.
>
> Let there be no doubt if there were no emergency then there
would be a riot by now for food. Women's of Bangladesh will be
flocking to street with broomstick to clean the caretaker
government with an outright rejection.
>
> Militarization of civil administration
> Militarization of civil administration is bulldozing the civil
administration to establish an administration which will serve
military top brass and their foreign masters. It is hard to find
any public sectors where you will not find these ex and serving
military officers not put emplace. It appears civil service is
becoming a part of military administration with a calculative plan
to strike. From national sports council to all other governmental
institution and in-betweens presence of military personnel is
alarmingly high. Gen. Moeen is following the footsteps of Gen.
Musharrof of Pakistan when it comes to militarization of civil
administration. It is probably impossible even for a statistician
to keep account of how many positions Gen. Moeen's cap is fathered
with, similar stories goes for all his cronies. Civil
administration is becoming a rehabilitation camp for retarded
retired army officers instead of an institution to run
administration efficiently
> and successfully.
>
> I will urge political parties to have their eye on and keep
account of government offices which has been forcefully occupied by
military personnel to be replaced when political power resumes
office. I will urge government employees to voice their grievances
against militarization and demand immediate demilitarization of
civil administration.
>
> Military officers with complete lack of experience dealing
public matters, out of practical knowledge what so ever ruining the
public administration. These officers installed by military backed
government are part of the camouflaged reward program for support
and submission toward Gen. Moeen's blue print. For God's sake, this
militarization and politicization process of civil administration
and sports arena must be stopped at once; this is hurting our civil
administration to work properly, bringing administration to a
standstill with languishing demoralized spirit.
>
> Economy
> Economy of the country is almost on the verge of total
collapse. Country's economical growth rate is lowest among last
fifteen years. Country is experiencing lowest foreign or domestic
investment in the history of our recent time. Inefficient
government even could not make use of 30 percent of Annual
Development Plan (ADP) flushing eight months down to the toilet.
>
> Few days ago government slashed four thousand crore BDT from
original ADP budget of 21 thousand crore BDT. This leaves any one
to ponder whether government will be able to use the rest fourteen
thousand crore BDT budgeted for 2007-2008 Annual Development Plan
(ADP) with only four months left when the record indicates they was
able to spend only eight thousand crore BDT in preceding eight
month. One cannot expect anything better when we all know this
inefficient government with no sign of minimum coherence among
themselves. Someone can reasonably question who they working for
people of the land or World Bank-IMF who gives a dam about
suffering of common people and plan to plunder our national
resources.
>
> Our expatriates are facing the most crucial time in their life.
Because of governments inefficient, inactive and inadequate
planning, our foreign labor market is shrinking everyday.
Expatriates and their families are feeling the painful pinch as
they had back after losing their jobs. Undoubtedly our already
troubled economy will have to put up with a heavier burden in
future to come because of this foolishness.
>
> It took many years of steady effort to build this market and
because of advisers and their subordinates failing captivating the
underline danger rather taking this as mundane job we are loosing
this lucrative market that is the lifeline for Bangladesh economy.
Expatriates who propel huge amount of money to Bangladesh foreign
currency reserve fund suffer lack of service. Nevertheless,
caretaker government does not fail to do mockery of arranging so
called expatriates conference spending taxpaying citizen's money
but leasing out the venue to contractors serving military
government's agenda.
>
> I like to warn future elected government to prepare them self
to embrace a severe economical breakdown when and if they gain
control of governing this country according to the will of the
people. Bangladesh probably has to pay a huge price for mishandling
of economy by army backed caretaker government. Future government
has to wage a struggle to regain the control of the economy and
restore the economical order in place. To filter out the damage
done in these two years will probably take another five to seven
years.
>
> Inflation rates are high as sky comparing anytime of the
history. According to Bangladesh Central bank statistics, inflation
is kissing the double digit since last year. However, according to
most economists, actual inflation rate for poor and middle class
are not just mere double digits but humping fifty percent. Economy
of Bangladesh now desperately kissing the deceased bride to get out
a diminutive pleasure.
>
> Commerce and Industry:
> Commerce and Industry sectors have not seen any good news in
last thirteen plus months but devastation. Defunct advisor Geeteara
Safia Chowdhury, Dr. Fakhruddin's Sister-in-Law and wife of Ex BNP
MP Nazim Kamran Chowdhury's wife on purpose destroyed our jute
industries. Beside that, we all know her and hers husbands
disgraceful scandalous act of barbaric attack on expatriate couple
to grab their property. She was the reenactment of political thug
we have seen within the people of power who cannot be touched by
law of the land. Instead of finding herself in jail along with her
notorious husband she finds her staying in the occupied house
without any problem.
>
> Governments complete failure to rein in the renegade garment
industry owners to comply with the agreement they reached with
workers brokered by government. Contrarily, government security
apparatus put steamroller over the agitating garment workers for
demanding their legitimate rights. It is becoming frequent for this
government to label anyone as traitor, conspirator or working for
foreign interest if they speak about their just right.
>
> The government see conspiracy every where from agitating
garment worker for their legitimate right, laid off jute mill
workers demanding their salary and layoff compensation package,
Sidr victims demanding food to save their family from starvation,
student demanding end of illegal takeover of university campus by
military personnel, farmers demanding adequate electricity for
water irrigation, demanding justly priced on time delivery of
fertilizer, even a mere cartoonist like Arifur Rahman will not be
spared but languished behind the bar accused as agent of foreign
force who wants to breach countries security.
>
> Natural Resources:
> I like to warn the caretaker government of dire consequence if
they continue walking into the sleepier road of making our natural
resource as charitable payment for international looters as bait to
support them staying in power. Dr. Fakhruddin and his backers have
absolutely no right to donate our natural resources. Dr.
Fakhruddin's loyalty to his ex employer World Bank-IMF should not
cross his expected faithfulness to the people of the land. I am
sure he is aware of chitchat about his deceptive loyalty during the
glorious liberation war and his apparently uninterrupted
undisturbed peaceful stay in US when the country was blazing and
expatriates from all occupations doing everything they can to serve
their motherland.
>
> Caretaker government must abandon any immoral plan they may
have to lease out our natural resources to foreign greedy
corporate. Gullible within the government is making every effort to
lease out our pride natural resources. It should be clear to all
concern; an interim government has no right, yes no right to make
any decision on leasing our natural resource, stop. This decision
can and will be taken by an elected free parliament and no one else
has the right to do so. If unelected incumbent government
formulates any submissive treaty to any foreign entity, upcoming
elected government will have to make sure they create an
independent inquiry committee to report any wrong doings, no
ratification of any law or treaty passed by this government with
without transparent public clarification.
>
> Judiciary:
> Judicial system in Bangladesh is facing an up battle to keep
their self-respect alive, to keep the system working for the
people alive, and to keep the people's faith on the system alive.
>
> Political vindictive mind of Dr. Fakhruddin and Gen.
Moeenuddin's government is making every effort to imprison the
judge's conscious and making obstruction to their dealing with
free, fair and impartial justice that they took oath of as judges.
>
> Judiciary in our country is suffering of malnutrition and
severe functional disorder. Since the time of Ex Law Advisor
Barrister Moinul Husain, judges have dictated what they can or
cannot do. Government orders them the verdict of all cases. The
pandemonium continues until date.
>
> Courts and counsels of the lower courts to the Supreme Court
that government find is not toeing their agenda either will be
invited to presidents house to have a cup and then forced to resign
or will be transferred to some court where they will have no power.
Judiciary, instead of freeing itself from the clutch of the
powerful quarter now becoming the enslaved part of the master plan
to carry out the heinous agenda that is being cooked in DGFI
kitchen to give it a legal stamp.
>
> I fervently ask the government to watchfully observe the facts
and failure of Pakistan model of military controlled democracy and
judiciary which Bangladesh is dragging itself unto and stand back.
Going further, caretaker government will face what Pakistan faced
yesterday, a total disaster not just for the government but also
for the entire nation. I like to make a stern prophecy that if the
distortion and annihilation of judiciary continues, people feel
there will be no justice at the end there should be no doubt,
people will revolt. Let there be no doubt, it will be much more
dangerous then what happened in 1971. Without justice there will be
no peace, a civil war is forthcoming if the situation derails
further. I hope government will not put the citizens and the army
battling against each other. If that ever happens, then it will be
Gen. Moeen and his backers who will be personally accountable for
that mishap.
>
> Dr. Fakhruddin's Caretaker government that came to power on
January 11th of 2007 was a direct result of Bangladesh Army, chief
of Staff Gen. Moeen and his subordinates pointing a gun at infamous
president Dr. Iajuddin's head. Top army brass forced President
Iajuddin to invoke his presidential power of declaring State of
Emergency (according to constitution, emergency can prolong up-to
120 days and then it can be ratified for another 120 days which
must be consulted with Supreme Court and take it recommendation on
its legality and must be ratified by earliest parliament). Army
chief and his men forced Dr. Iajuddin to resign from his position
as Chief of then Caretaker government and appoint Dr. Fakhruddin as
head of the interim government.
>
> Dr. Fakhruddin took oath of Chief Advisors office under the
constitutional clause of Non Partisan Caretaker Government and gave
a speech to the nation where he promised to hold an election
according to constitutional boundary within the shortest possible
time which will be free, (constitutional allotment for a caretaker
government to hold an election is 90 days) fair and transparent. He
also promised to create a level plain field where muscle, black
money, and misuse of governmental power will come to an end.
>
> Nevertheless, regrettably we saw the repetition of field
Marshal Ayub Khan's indoctrinated policy, which Bangladesh
unfortunately endures during Gen. Zia and Gen. Ershad's martial law
for more or less seventeen years. The same policy continues under
the guns of Gen. Moeen but in a different form and shade to duck
their heinous agenda knowing the peoples dislike about uniform
martial ruling class. Ayub Khan 10 year rule was based on concept
of controlled (Basic) democracy for the people of then united
Pakistan. This has remained the rationale of all subsequent
military rulers for customizing democracy according to their own
geniuses; we can see the similarities with Gen. Moeen's recent
actions and comment of own brand of democracy which he has put in
print in his recent book.
>
> They come as friend in uniform, they stay in power as master
and then they go as the betrayer. They give us hope and then start
the hoopla talk dance and then finally hopes are kaput and they go
but by the country take a heavy pounding of socio-political and
economical breakdown. One of the most common phenomenon or paradigm
of military rule is their common policy of "You are with us or
against us" therefore any one disagree with their policy will be
treated as conspirator, anti sate element, traitor and unpatriotic
and must be eliminated.
>
> Sheikh Hasina knew this routine, therefore she saw what's
coming next and she refuted to the suggestion of caving in under
the pressure and talked for people's constitutional rights to
pursue their democratic aspiration. She did what she had to as the
people's leader. The daughter of Bangabandhu Mujib cannot be shut
with the whims of some general's and she did not.
>
> Sheikh Hasina left Bangladesh on March 15th of 2007 for seeing
her ailing daughter in law Christine, wife of her only son Sajeeb
Wazed Joy who happened to gave birth of a baby girl, a new
inclusion of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib family short ago. She will
also be doing her own treatment with her troubled ear, which was
severely fractured during the grenade attack on her life that she
escaped narrowly but 26 of her comrades died and several hundreds
become crippling for life.
>
> While she is abroad, the notorious think-tank of DGFI went all-
out to ascertain their blue print of elimination theory. On April
9th of 2007, the first case was logged with Tejgaon police station
on extortion charges. This case was field by Tajul Islam Farook,
Chairman of Westmont Power Company. In his complain Tajul stated
that on December 12, 1998 at 7:45 PM he went to Gonovhobon to meet
then prime minister Sheikh Hasina with a suitcase containing Tk 3
crore in 600 bundles of Tk 500 notes. This was probably the joke of
the century that proved two things very clearly.
>
> (1) DGFI agents proved the old saying as true, old sayings
says that the army personal brains resides in their knees rather
then its normal place head because of doing too much left-right
parade, therefore it is very difficult for them to do much of the
thinking business. It was hilarious to imagine some one walking
with a gigantic suitcase, which weight about 50/60 KG full of cash
in Gonovhobon without anybody noticing. It was no brainier for
citizens to figure out the absolute falsehood, knee jerker DGFI got
it too but late as always in their case. The case is now in
hibernation and will be remembered as one of comical and as a sign
of extreme incapability of DGFI brain.
>
> (2) Commit to memory of the old story of hyena who wants to
eat the lamb anyway makes the logic of the lamb making the water
murky, when the lamb replied how I could do so when I am in the
down stream and you are in the upstream. The hyena replied if it is
not you then it must be your father therefore, you have to pay the
price. DGFI had a similar situation and they had to get rid of her
no matter how awful and illogical it looks as she is the one in-
between them and staying in power.
>
> One after another, agents of DGFI logged civil cases against
Sheikh Hasina. In cases by the ordinary people under tremendous
pressure of losing their own and their loved ones life in crossfire
if they do not agree with the military intelligence chart of filing
civil suites against Sheikh Hasina to pressure and frighten her to
stay abroad.
>
> Defiant Sheik Hasina instead of taking a U-turn did what
expected from a courageous women like her, she affirmed coming back
by April 14th 2007 earlier then her original date of return to face
the charges and fight the court battle against all these concocted,
fictitious court case.
>
> To scare her further DGFI forced police to bring murder charge
against her within three days from filing the first case citing
October 28th of 2006 unwarranted unwelcoming but planed incident of
loss of human life in the streets of Dhaka. It is note worthy to
point out the case was originally field by Jamaat-e-Islami right
after October 28th of 2006 where even Jamaat the diehard ante Awami
League force did not mention Sheikh Hasina's name as accused.
Government put her name on the charge sheet after five months of
the incident took place brings the question of legitimacy of the
charge and helps people to understand the vicious mindset of this
government.
>
> Military controlled so-called neutral caretaker government was
not ready for this; Sheikh Hasina's gallantry challenge was not
what coward top brass was expecting. Seeing all their hush-hush
plans evaporating in the thin air DGFI quickly decided to play a
clandestine role. On April 13th of 2007, Adviser Gen. Motin called
Sheikh Hasina who was visiting his son in Washington DC suburb.
Gen. Motin assured her that the government would undertake every
effort to investigate these falls allegation and her dignity would
be restored. Gen. Motin requested her not to shorten her trip based
on this false allegation and to keep her original plan inline.
Sheikh Hasina agreed and decided to return home on April 23rd
according to her original plan.
>
> On April 17th 2007, Bangladesh Awami League requested caretaker
government to take proper security measure for the returning
leader. In response, caretaker government laid barricade, Sheikh
Hasina virtually barred from returning to the country a plan went
out to execute to set her permanently into exile.
> On April 18 2007, the caretaker administration issued a press
note imposing restrictions on her entry into the country sanction.
A ban now laid to stop Sheikh Hasina's quest to return to her own
homeland to face the manifested charges to malign her and her
party's reputation.
>
> Talking to the BBC Bangla Service on same day, now defunct law
adviser Barrister Moinul Hosein said that the government has
already requested different airlines not to carry her home.
Barrister Moinul further said, "Though there are criminal cases
against her, we don't want a leader of her stature to be in
trouble, therefore she should stay out otherwise we will take legal
action if she defies the ban on her entering Bangladesh. On the
other hand, Dr. Fakhruddin's government issued a warrant against
Sheikh Hasina showing her absconding.
>
> Rebellious Sheikh Hasina stood firm to challenge the illegal
ban on her return and vowed to return to her homeland on April 23
dead or alive and face the challenge.
>
> April 22nd of 2007 Sheikh Hasina reporting to British Airways
London Heathrow counter for boarding passes. British Airways
declined to issue a boarding pass and to carry Sheikh Hasina from
London to Dhaka responding to a written notification from the Civil
Aviation Authority of Bangladesh "Sheikh Hasina had been barred
from entering Bangladesh."
>
> The struggle between right and wrong flamed out not only in
Bangladesh but also among expatriate citizens abroad. National and
international media played a fundamental role shaping the populous
support condemning Bangladesh government and demanding immediate
withdrawal of ban on her return to her own country and people.
>
> On April 24th of 2007, a representative of Sheikh Hasina moved
to file a writ petition with the High Court to challenge legality
of the government press note imposing restrictions on her returning
home.
>
> Dateline April 25th 2007, government finally had to put down
their nose on the ground and walked back to the date April 18th
2007 to catch the falling spit of their arrogance in their own
mouth. In a dramatic reversal, the military backed interim
government withdrew the bar on Awami League President Sheikh
Hasina's return to the country
>
> Dateline Monday May 7th 2007, Awami League President, daughter
of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Sheikh Hasina finally come home again
to be welcome by thousands and thousands of adoring overjoyed
jubilant followers braking all their fears of military backed rule
of emergency. It was 20 days after the military-backed interim
government frenetically sought to force her to stay abroad to
execute their minus formula. To date Monday May 7th of 2007 is
considered her 2nd home coming day, the first one happen on Monday
May 17th of 1981 when she return from her seven years of exile
during gen. Zia's belligerent martial rule.
>
> Sheikh Hasina continued to her task of reforming Bangladesh
Awami League to give it 21st century look. A high-level committee
was formed to look into party constitution thoroughly and identify
any changes needed to reflect people's aspiration, amend and
ratify. At the same time, Sheikh Hasina continued to speak out for
people's right of speech, right to practice democracy. Her demand
for earlier national election mandated by the constitution upon the
caretaker government and demand for withdrawal of the emergency
power act, which disfranchise people's right, started receiving
peoples support. Caretaker government started getting smack out of
it. Their blue print of ruling Bangladesh by implementing minus
theory now has a propensity to wash away to the river Ganges. Army
led government cannot allow it to happen; therefore the snake
started to make rattle and a vigorous new plan on its way to
implement.
>
> To hunt her down and create pressure the government decided to
crackdown on her close aids. On May 28th of 2007, the army-led
joint forces in a sudden move took Awami League (AL) General
Secretary Abdul Jail and until today jail remained in custody
though currently, he is in parole to explore his treatment. Mr.
Jalil was tortured physically and psychologically by DGFI to make
confession which the failed greatly. Because of DGFI's use of
brutal coarse method Mr. Jalil health condition was completely
knocked down and now; he is fighting for his life a direct result
of physical torture.
>
> On the same day, Awami League Presidium Member Sheikh Fazlul
Karim Salim was arrested too for the same reason, to compel Sheikh
Hasina to go into retreat.
>
> On May 29th 2007 Mr. Abdul Jalil remanded for four days, he was
whisked away blindfolded for interrogation by joint force. Torture
continues.
> On May 30th 2007, Sheikh Salim was taken into remand for three
days by same joint forces. Inhuman brutal torture continues to
compel him to speak against Sheikh Hasina that can help and fuel
the government plan to contain her. DGFI forced Sheikh Selim to
make confessional statement linking Sheikh Hasina's involvement
with so called three core BDT extortion case. Sheikh Selim was
threatened to be killed in crossfire if he fails to comply.
>
> Sheikh Selim and Mr. Abdul Jalil were compelled to read DGFI
scripted statement. Their statement was recorded and then
circulated among masses to create panic and at the same time to
engender bewilderment among common people.
>
> The only evidence the military regime has provided to the court
until today is the confession of Sheikh Selim. On the very first
day of hearings Sheikh Selim submitted to the court in writing that
he was physically tortured repeatedly and threatened with death to
make a false confession against Sheikh Hasina. Sheikh Selim made
written petition to the court wishing to retract his confessional
statement made during DGFI interrogation.
>
> On May 31st, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina directed the
party leaders to provide necessary legal support to the party
leaders and workers who have been arrested. Sheikh Hasina vowed to
continue her struggle for people's right until her last breath.
Sheikh Hasina however has assured her worried colleagues that she
would not cave in to any pressure. She would rather face the
crisis. She also told them that the government might even detain
her.
>
> Certain powerful quarter of caretaker government were out to
destroy the image of Sheikh Hasina as they had to retract from
their decision not to allow her return home in the face of national
and international public opinion in short. DGFI and other powerful
could not accept the defeat and they went out for settling of
scores, retribution was imminent.
>
> On June 13th 2007, retribution for her defiance came through to
generate the final climate. Two separate extortion cases--one for
Tk five crore and another for over Tk 2.99 crore--were filed
against former prime minister and Awami League President Sheikh
Hasina.
>
> First case was filed by a person name Noor Ali, managing
director of Unique Group of Companies, filed a case with Tejgaon
Police Station accusing Hasina extorting Tk 5 crore in exchange for
mediating between the Power Development Board (PDB) and his firm to
finalize a power plant in 1997.
> Azam J Chowdhury, managing director of East Coast Trading
Private Ltd, filed the other case with Gulshan Police Station
against Hasina and AL leader Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim for
extorting over Tk 2.99 crore.
>
> I will fervently ask the readers to go just a day earlier and
read daily newspaper for June 13th of 2007. On June 13th, almost all-
national newspaper published small but very important news item
centering businessman Noor Ali.
> On June 12th of 2007, Businessmen Noor Ali who is also an Awami
League leader and ran for Member of Parliament of 2001 election was
picked up by plain cloth personal identifying themselves as joint
forces for questioning, and you know what that translates into,
torture.
>
> Mr. Noor Ali was blindfolded and taken to DGFI Head Quarter and
was asked to give confessional statement accusing Sheikh Hasina on
extortion charges or face crossfire. An ordinary citizen like Mr.
Noor Ali can and will do anything to save his or her life. Mr. Noor
Ali agreed, he was released next day and was told that plain cloth
intelligence unit will trail him until he files the complaint case
against Sheikh Hasina on extortion charge. Businessman Noor
followed by intelligence unit went to Tejgaon Police Station and
filed a case accusing Hasina extorting Tk 5 crore.
>
> Yes, since then the caretaker government and its backers started
implementing their grand theory of minus formula once again.
>
> Please allow me to do just the opposite, a fast forward of the
events that followed to uncover the mystery of the other case
which was filed by Ajam J. Chowdhury on the same date June 13th of
2007. Sheikh Hasina was arrested on July 16th 2008 on charges that
was filed by Azam J Chowdhury.
>
> On January 24th 2008 Businessman Azam J Chowdhury, the
plaintiff of the extortion case against Sheikh Hasina denied having
filed any case against the former prime minister and Awami League
president although Sheikh Hasina has been in jail over the last
eight months being arrested in the same case. "I didn't file any
case against Sheikh Hasina. She is the daughter of the Father of
the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and a former prime
minister of the country. I don't know how her name was implicated
in the case," he said.
> Let us fall back to go thru unfolding events following the
conspiratory case filed against Sheikh Hasina on June 13th of 2008
>
> On June 15th 2007 the army-backed caretaker government did not
let Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina leave the country for
the USA to assist her pregnant daughter. A mother right to see her
ailing daughter was denied. Earlier on Wednesday 13th of June 2008,
Sheikh Hasina was also prevented from visiting Chittagong, "for
security reasons", where she meant to meet families affected by
last week's rain and landslides, killing around 120 persons. It
become open secret, government is making every effort to pressure
her by not allowing seeing her ailing daughter. On many occasion it
was confirmed DGFI and insurgents within the caretaker governments
are attempting to pursue her to leave Bangladesh and not to come
back.
>
> Since her rejection and her stand for human right, people's
right of free speech government decided to handle her differently.
Yes, arrest of former prime minister, president of Bangladesh Awami
League and daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was
imminent.
>
> July 16th of 2008, finally the day arrived; first, around 2:00
am, her police protection was withdrawn. They were ordered to
report to the Rajarbagh Police Lines. Short after that, thousands
of law enforcer's raid her residence at dawn. A 30-member dog squad
along with at least 100 members of RAB and police entered the Sudha
Sadan premises at around 4:50 am. Joint forces arrested Awami
League President Sheikh Hasina at her Dhanmondi residence in the
city at around daybreak. At 7:30 in the morning, the AL chief, a
never-say-die spirit, was whisked away, later a court sent her to
jail on charges of extortion filed by Azam J Chowdhury.
>
> To any one who followed unfolding events, it should be
graspable by now that all allegation brought against Sheikh Hasina
has not merit. The first case against Sheik Hasina field by Tajul
Islam Farook alleging he carried a 50/60 KG weighty extra large
suitcase full of cash and went to prime ministers official
residence to bribe her without any of her security details notice
was nothing but a cruel swindle. Second charge brought against
Sheikh Hasina by caretaker government based on original case filed
by Jamaat-e-Islami was another ridicule of rule of law and
fairness. We be familiar with the facts that Sheikh Hasina's arch
rival Jamat-e-Islami did not brought any charges against Sheik
Hasina when they filed the Palton murder case right after October
28th 2007 incident , it is the vindictive caretaker government which
included her name long, long after the incident. Third case filed
against Sheikh Hasina by Noor Ali was another example of
desperation of
> caretaker government. Businessperson Noor Ali had no choice
other then filing case against Hasina following abducted by DGFI
and threaten death by crossfire. The fourth case filed by Azam J
Chowdhury had nothing to do with Sheikh Hasina though government
arrested Sheikh Hasina on that charge. Azam J Chowdhury himself
openly denied bringing any charge against Sheikh Hasina. He
said, "I didn't file any case against Sheikh Hasina. She is the
daughter of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman
>
> Sheikh Hasina knew what is going to happen days earlier, and
she was mentally and physically ready to face any challenges. The
night before on July 15th Sunday, she returned from the Bangabandhu
Memorial Bhavon on road number 32 at around 10 and told all her
relatives and staff that she was going to be picked up shortly. She
asked them not to panic.
>
> Caretaker government miserably failed to understand Sheikh
Hasina embodies fearless Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib the most
courageous men in our thousand year's of history. She may bend a
bit but she will not break for sure. Sheikh Hasina visited
Bangabandhu Bhovon the night before where her father and her family
members died in the hands of conspirators among Bangladesh army.
Paradoxically, she also had to put up with the same conspirators
among the same organization Bangladesh army.
>
> Bangladesh army that is responsible for at least two dozens or
more unlawful rebellion and heinous brutal killing of two sitting
president, man, women, children, unborn child and thousands of
civilian and military personnel. There is no doubt Bangladesh army
that ruled our country ruthlessly for seventeen years out of 37
years since its emancipation now going to confront another defeat.
Nothing will go unchallenged like the ones before. However, people
still hope the government will realize and stop using our national
organization otherwise common people and sensible army personnel
will revolt to restore democracy.
>
> Free all political prisoners. Restore democracy. Withdraw state
of emergency. Stop extreme violation of citizen's human right.
Restore constitution to its entirety. Stop interfering on judicial
matter. Stop spiral price hike of daily essential. Take messier to
ensure setting tribunal for trial of war criminals. Ensure
immediate national dialog with political parties to discuss and to
take advice on all national issues. Make all out arrangement for
national parliamentary election. Last but the least, make sure to
restrain and restructure DGFI an anti state anti people
organization very much linked and mimic notorious Pakistani Inter
Service Intelligence or ISI. DGFI is working to derail Bangladesh
progress toward democracy and its economic independence since its
creation.
>
> People will support, ensure their safe exit giving benefit of
doubt for all their blunder and conniver moves. People may even
remember and appreciate their work in years to come if the
government correct themselves immediately. Reconcile with the
people and let their right prevail. Caretaker government has to
understand they might have the backing of tanks and machinegun but
people have their courage with which they defeated one of the most
infuriated evil forces of Pakistan army. If needed, we will fight
again to liberate us from the shackle of any power wearing combat
dress.
>
> At the end I like to remind Dr. Fakhruddin's caretaker
government and Gen. Mooenuddin the Chief of Staff Bangladesh army
the historical quotation from the life of Abraham Lincoln "You can
fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some
of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the
time."
>
> Free Sheikh Hasina immediately or face peoples wrath.
>
> Shamim Chowdhury
> Maryland, USA
>
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