Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP telephonic use is a big buzzword worldwide, which has made telephonic conversation easy free, or cheep. Control over VoIP communication in countries such as Bangladesh where the use of VoIP is not free for all is as getting control of a milking cow that bring lot, lots of cash.
Last week, the word VoIP become more known to any one then anytime before. Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque who demanded international and domestic inquiry into Prime Minister's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy's involvement in illegal VoIP (voice over internet protocol) business, causing huge loss to the government revenue earning. Farroque at a press briefing Friday March 12 morning at his Gulshan house said they would present in parliament information and documents whatever they had about it.
One can wonder what document and information BNP could have in their hand to prove Sajeeb Wajed Joy has any hands on controlling VoIP business in Bangladesh . I can put up my money that Farque have no authentic document to prove their case. However, there is heaps of evidence, which point finger to their lost paradise Hawa Bhobon, and its controlling authority iniquitous doppelganger brothers Tarek-Koko and VoIP business.
In this piece of writing, I will try to bring authentic documented allegation against Tarek-Koko and their associates association with illegal VoIP business as well as their involvement with illegal kickbacks from US Company. I will also give my personal opinion explaining why they (BNP) has launched the attack on Sajeeb Ahemd Wajed.
Premise: BNP completely lost its sense of direction and self-esteem since election held on December of 2008, which brought Awami League led alliance into power in an avalanche triumph and catastrophic shameful defeat for them. BNP leadership from top to bottom fails to understand that Sky touching crime, corruption nepotism, bribery and racketeering scheme led by Zia brothers buttress by their mother Khaleda Zia, reinforced by kingpins of BNP-Jamaat alliance government was responsible for this shambles consequence.
Please watch this video to learn about Tarek Zia-Koko Zia and their racketeering realm. http://www.youtube.com/user/usawamileague?feature=mhw4#p/a/u/0/PXhpTqcdEFc
Defying belligerent BNP opt to save Tarek as their last remedy then discarding him as liability made him the second most powerful. However, some members of their highest political body strive unsuccessfully to dispose Tarek as liability. Please watch what Salahuddin Qadir Chowdhury has to say about Tarek Zia and his Hawa Bhobon. This is very sad how young men of his stature wasted his life and chooses to engage in severe misdeed. http://www.youtube.com/user/usawamileague?feature=mhw4#p/u/6/Jk0rTJ7KAu8
Under Tarek Zia Hawa Bhobon, dubbed as the alternative power center within the government, has been at the center of controversy since the BNP and its allies came to power in 2001, with widespread allegations of corruption and abuse of the government power leveled against the office of the BNP Chairperson
Nevertheless, BNP had no choice but to make Tarek Senior Vice Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to ensure legacy of Zia and Khaleda Zia. This is where there struggle started to reframe Tarek Rahman as leader of new generation. BNP found this daunting task to be impossible facing unconquerable image of Tarek as a leader of crime syndicate.
Facing this unconquerable challenge BNP opted for a different approach. If Tareks image is shockingly appalling then they have to provide evidence to the nation that all of the rest is worst then he and he is better among the worst.
BNP decided to target Sajeeb Wazed Joy the only son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a highly educated Harvard graduate who stayed away from mudslinging Bangladesh politics and led a respectful life in USA . Being the only son of two times Prime Minister and grandson of the founding father of Bangladesh his presence in Bangladesh was rare and extremely private. Instead of converting Shudha Shodon into Hawa Bhobon style alternative power brokerage house, Sajeeb Wajed Joy offered his talent to help his nation to achieve their dream of Digital Bangladesh.
At present, Sajeeb Wajed Joy is not involved with Awami League politics directly but there is no doubt that he will be drawn into politics at some point. Can Tarek Rahman the Senior Vice Chairman of BNP match his daunting profile with Sajeeb Wajed Joy, answer is BIG NO. If the answer is BIG NO then BNP has to defame Sajeeb Joy in the eyes of general mass. BNP become the student of Joseph Paul Goebbels of Nazi Germany and mastered into extensive system of propaganda.
BNP choose Mahmudur Rahman the infamous shady character of Uttora Conspiracy episode during caretaker government of Iajuddin to start the attack on Sajeeb Ahmed Wajed. Mahmudur Rahman who made energy sectors a playground for Tarek-Koko and Khamba Mamun to make their fortune plundering state wealth during their five years of misrule.
Please watch this video to refresh your memory about a master conspirator Mahmudur Rahman ex energy Advisor to Khaleda Zia http://www.youtube.com/user/usawamileague?feature=mhw4#p/u/19/tGacAW6UzKU
Second BNP assault on Sajeeb Ahmed Wajed On December 17 2009 (First defamation assault on Sajeeb Wajed was carried our by Tarek Zia himself in a pres conference on 2005 when Joy was not involved in politics at all)
Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman who is also ex Energy Advisor of Khaleda Zia's government brought a false allegation against Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed of getting kickback from US energy giant Shavron. Amar Desh report was not based on any evidence but a mere unsubstantiated complain letter sent to Prime Minister by an unidentified person name Abu Siddique. When Mr. Mahmudur Rahman was asked to produce the authentic identity of Abu Siddique, Mr. Rahman completely failed to prove his existence in real life.
Readers might wonder why BNP choose to bring allegation against Sajeeb Wazed Joy getting kickback from a US based company, there is a reason. BNP wants to equate validated corrupt Tarek and Koko with Sajeeb Ahmed Wajed who does not have one. How could they do so unless there is one, therefore they have to accuse him conceptually when there is nothing practically.
Follow the story below to know what US Federal Court has documented about Arafat Rahman Koko, the younger son of Gen. Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia.
In 2008, US government field a lawsuit in US Federal Court against US based telecommunication giant SIEMENS and its subsidiary in Bangladesh charging it with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 ("FCPA"), as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-l, et seq., all in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. that the company bribed Bangladeshi political influential and government officials to get a government work order. US Federal Court paper also refers Arafat Rahman Koko the younger son of BNP Chair Person Khaleda Zia as co-conspirator who received huge amount of money as kick backs from SIEMENS. All bribes Koko received from SIEMENS were deposited in a bank account in Singapore operated under Arafat Rahman Koko. Singapore government has seized Arafat Rahmans bank account after getting request from US government.
SIEMENS settled the matter acknowledging the bribery scheme committed in Bangladesh and else where and paid FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION to US Department of Justice and another THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLIONS to SCC to settle accounting related violation. SYMANS also paid another FIVE HUNDRED MILLION to General Prosecutor totaling the fine amount about 1.3 billion, which is far exceeding any fines paid by any US company. SYMANS doing business with Hawa Bhobon power holders was not a sweet dream for sure.
Summary of Corrupt Payments Made at the Direction of SIEMENS BANGLADESH to Arafat Rahman Koko. Three other people close to Hawa Bhobon including Telecommunications Minister Aminul Haque also received a huge amount, which I am not bringing in this table. I have exact dates and amount they received from bribe from SIEMENS which I will disclose in a separate write-up.
SYMANS bribe money was channeled to form Islamic terrorist group in Bangladesh Telecommunications Minister Aminul Haque of Jamaat-BNP alliance government of Khaleda Zia was also involved in this SYMANS bribery scandal. US prestigious media outlet PBS Conducted an investigative report under its Frontline on how Telecommunications Minister Aminul Haque used SYMANS bribe money to fund terrorist groups Jamaatul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB). I will ask readers to watch prestigious international media PBS investigative report on how BNP funded fundamentalist terrorist organization JMB in Bangladesh . Link: http://www.youtube.com/user/usawamileague?feature=mhw4#p/a/u/0/G4xzZ1hZfzg
Third, the most current BNP assault on Sajeeb Ahmed Wajed
This time BNP chooses their Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque to carry the assault on Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed. This time allegation is Sajeeb Wazed who resides out of the country since his childhood and currently in USA is doing illegal VoIP business in Bangladesh . Opposition Chief Whip Joynul Abdin Farooque recently in Parliament alleged that the Prime Minister's son is involved in illegal VoIP business. Later, he also said that he has proof about his allegation.
After their first and second assault failed to do any damage to Sajeeb Wazed's bright credential or uplift devastated record of crime kingpin Zia brothers Tarek-Koko, assault on Sajeeb was anticipated, further attacks in future are also foreseeable.
Last couple week since BNP raised their allegation against Sajeeb Ahmed Wajed it has started to boomerang and point to Tarek-Koko and close ranks and file of BNP who has been engaged in illegal VoIP business for long time.
Looking at all illegal act of Hawa Bhobon, it becomes easy to trace that there was a sharing out of whom controls what, however effective controls remain in one hand and it was Tarek Zia.
There are few names to mention who become illegal VoIP business mogul during BNP-Jamaat alliance government. Control over VoIP moguls and collecting the illegal toll was vested upon confident of Tarek-Koko-Khaleda Zia trio, former premier Khaleda Zia's nephew Shahrin Islam Tuhin was entrusted to control the entire underworld VoIP business.
Khaleda Zia's nephew Shahrin Islam Tuhin who is now fugitive since being convicted and given long sentences in couple of cases for criminal wrongdoing opened an innocent looking front office to control the crime ring. Shahrin Islam Tuhin opened a company name DAFFODIL ONLINE LIMITED at 102, Shukrabad, Mirpur Road , Dhanmondi
Link: http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=54446
Shahrin Islam Tuhin then appointed few of his confident to operate the business. Allegedly, Mohammad Sabur Khan owner of DAFFODIL COMPUTERS LTD 64/3 Lake Circus
In mid June of 2007, Lutfozzaman Babar, ex-state minister for home, has given away the information about the high-profile VoIP syndicate during TFI Interrogation. The names he mentioned under interrogation include Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman, Giasuddin Al Mamun, owner of Daffodil Computers Sabur Khan and sons of Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Mohammad Nasim. Link: http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/06/13/d7061301044.htm
There were many others among Hawa Bhobon racketeering ring of illegal VoIP business across the country. Shahrin Islam Tuhin's business partner Mohammad Selim alias Dodul of Sheikh Shaheb Bazar in Azimpur whose four storied house was raided on January 24 of 2007, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) equipment worth around Tk 25 crore busting an unscrupulous phone service business run by Hawa Bhobon cadre. Mohammad Selim alias Dodul went into hiding after RAB seized equipment include 37 GSM fixed terminals, 55 fixed wireless terminals, 28 wireless local loops, 25 quantum gateway equipment, 88 FWT and one voice finder.
On December 26 of 2007, RAB busted an illegal VoIP business centre at a fifth-floor office at Concord Tower in Dhaka and arrested staff members Faruquzzaman and Mokhlesur Rahman alias Mamun with huge VoIP equipment. Concord Tower racketeering ring was owned by actor turned illegal VoIP businessman Helal Khan. He is the man who first introduced illegal VoIP business in Bangladesh under active guidance and support of Khaleda Zia's political advisor infamous Harris Chowdhury.
Link: http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/01/25/d7012501138.htm
in 2001, after BNP-Jamaat Coalition formed the government, Helal Khan got into the most advantageous position as he holds the post of International Affairs Secretary in BNP"s Cultural Wing JASAS. Cunning Helal managed to get corrupt Harris Chowdhury (political secretary to the former Prime Minister) and Babul Ahmed (General Secretary of the Cultural Wing of BNP) in his illegal VoIP business and immediately established more than seven call centers in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet. Having close ties with Hawa Bhobon, Helal Khan and Babul Ahmed enjoyed using VIP protocol at then Zia International Airport during foreign tours and engaged into smuggling in unauthorized VoIP equipment. During this period, Helal, along with other influential figures in BNP were also engaged in various illegal activities, such as drug trafficking, money laundering etc. Helal Khan worked as median passing out illegal money of Tarek-Koko and Hares Chowdhury out of the country.
Another huge cache of VoIP equipment was recovered on January 15, 2007 when RAB-10 members busted an illegal VoIP telephone exchange set up at Twin Tower in Shantinagar by Shahrin Tuhin's close friend Azmal Huda. Days before in Chittagong RAB-7 members detained Azam Uddin Rubel at Noorbag area under Kotwali Police Station for running unauthorized VoIP business for a long time who also claimed to running his business under direct supervision of Sabur Khan a close confident of Tarek-Koko and Tuhin Khaleda Zia's nephew. Many sources within BNP has confirmed that wallet carrier of BNP-Hawa Bhobon VoIP racketeers ring then Political Secretary of PM Khaleda Zia Hares Chowdhury and nephew Shahrin Islam Tuhin went into hiding with huge wealth which now being used for payment of medical bill incurred by Tarek and Koko as well to maintain a lavish life style for them and their family in foreign land.
Seeing VoIP allegation boomerang, BNP got a lesson out of this flimsy allegation against Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed. BNP should think twice next time they bring such silly allegation which will fail to hold any water but will allow to quickly fade away little respect they yet get.
Its only few days ago a small cracker bomb went off at Khaleda Zia's new office in Gulshan, BNP was quick to bring charges against Awami League, especially against AL Whip Mirza Azam. BNP Whip Joinal Farque the same guy who brought allegation pointing Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed bigmouthed and filed a GD in local police station.
BNP brought processions across the country asserting it was an attempt on Khaleda Zia's life. Afterward categorically proved to everyone including BNP high up that it was insider's job carried out by Paban the notorious son of BNP Secretary General Delwar Hossain.
Probably this is one reason among many others why BNP had to bring allegation against Joy, which has no merit but will give cover to hide their humiliation from earlier scandalous debacle, offspring of their own secretary is setting bombs in their office. Quick cover was laid by Delwar supporters who saw their leader in big trouble and in the verge of loosing his Secretary position.
BNP brought big allegation to conceal big humiliation, way to initiate tabloid style news to defecate Paban-Delwar nasty news which was hurting their already low popularity and standing in the eyes of general mass. BNP must realize it did no work and it will not work. Playing dirty blame game will not bring any glory to crime kingpin Tarek Zia's discouraging profile. Nation hope, BNP will give up politics of destruction, hopefully AL and BNP will work together to make parliament work as center of all conflict resolution and nation building.
Watch this video to have some glance at the Racketeering realm of Tarek Zia Link: http://www.youtube.com/user/usawamileague?feature=mhw4#p/a/u/1/PXhpTqcdEFc
Thanks Shamim Chowdhury Maryland, USA Email: veirsmill @yahoo.com |
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