From: Muhammad Wohidul Islam
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 9:37 AM
Subject: Sign Petition Against Construction of TipaiMukh Dam
Dear Fellow Countrymen:
I would like to draw your generous attention and take couple of minutes from your precious time for the great sake of Bangladesh. We've launched this global drive for your kind signature in favor of a Petition to be submitted to the Government of India through His Excellency the Prime Minister Mr. ManMohon Singh.
The Petition earnestly calls for an effective cancellation by our neighboring country India of its declared construction of a Dam on TipaiMukh. As you know, TipaiMukh Dam may appear as yet another dangerous Farakka to turn our evergreen & ever fertile motherland a desert, by constantly causing serious drought during summer and flood during rainy season round the year which is a great threat to life, ecology and overall existence of Delta of ours on the surface of the Earth.
According to the international law of rivers and waters, waters of cross-border rivers are "res communis" or common property of human race which should be equitably shared by all riparian countries and not arbitrarily used by a mighty country to the detriment of a weak nation.
Certainly the brave nation of ours is critically facing an absence of a lion-like leader such as Mawlana Bhashani. But we should not betray his luminous contributions to our glorious past that has paved our current existence and future hope. If we cannot become another Mawlana Bhashani, at least each of us can revive his patriotic spirit in us for the sake of a free, prosperous and peaceful Bangladesh.
Please follow the link and sign the petition to save Bangladesh: http://www.petitiononline.com/ACTIPdoa/petition.html
You are kindly requested to circulate this to as many people as you can. Best regards. Sincerely, Wohid
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Muhammad Wohidul Islam
(LLM, Harvard Law School)
Legal Counsel
Qatar Investment Authority
PO Box 23224, Doha, Qatar
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