Our civil society is silent now because:
1. Some have given up hope after the failure of the CTG and its minus two policy
2. Some realise there is no point complaining under an elected government in Bangladesh
3. Some know that we are headed for another head on collision in 2 years and there is nothing that can be done to stop it
4. Some believe they will give AL enough room to hang itself
But most of our so called civil society is just grateful that the daughter of Bangabondhu is Pm and nothing else really matters.
--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Isha Khan <bdmailer@...> wrote:
>
> Why is our civil society silent now?
>
> * <http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Random/see_no_evil_hear_no_evil_speak_no_evil_get_no_girls.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fugly.com/pictures/19951/see_no_evil_hear_no_evil_speak_no_evil_get_no_girls.html&usg=__UIlqs0g6hf4dQuTm9juyKBy4QJY=&h=304&w=450&sz=28&hl=en&start=48&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=FbG2uB8BcjrPMM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsee%2Bno%2Bevils..%26start%3D40%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4ADFA_enBD369BD369%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1>
> *
> *<http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb133/projectf22/monks-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rss/tag/in-a-perfect-world.rss&usg=__PZIzsxnrd2LgP7sfKsWdL1OZ9aU=&h=426&w=640&sz=120&hl=en&start=16&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=ldySrAaADMIMMM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsee%2Bno%2Bevils..%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26rlz%3D1T4ADFA_enBD369BD369%26tbs%3Disch:1><http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://files.myopera.com/chaitanyak/blog/monkeys1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://my.opera.com/chaitanyak/blog/show.dml/2609137&usg=__9pCQNpM7zD5LS9U79duSzaM_Hg0=&h=300&w=526&sz=29&hl=en&start=30&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=FeCiIwY2xRB15M:&tbnh=75&tbnw=132&prev=/images%3Fq%3D3%2Bmonkeys%26start%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4ADFA_enBD369BD369%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1>
> *
> *Shimul Chaudhury*
>
> Civil societies worldwide are dedicated to establishing human rights and
> people's welfare. But the role of the civil society in Bangladesh provokes
> an interesting study for researchers. Here are some thoughts on it. During
> the BNP rule and before Awami League came to power in 2009, a catch phrase
> that the people of this country heard again and again was 'civil society'.
> People in the higher strata with enormous privileges and foreign links use
> the banner of 'civil society' to wield power in Bangladesh without directly
> becoming involved in political parties.
>
> *Pros and cons*
> An objective research on the pros and cons of this group will show that,
> the loyalty of the members of this amorphous coterie is clearly divided.
> They are torn between their country of birth (Bangladesh) and the rich
> countries where their children are now comfortably settled. Many of them
> maintain second homes in other countries.
>
> A sad phenomenon in Bangladesh is that such people who choose foreign lands
> for their children seem to have a stronger say on the country's policy
> matters. Unfortunately, this privileged group always dominates the common
> people.Although the civil society preaches neutrality and refuses to admit
> that they maintain favoritism for one political party or the other, their
> sympathy for Awami League and for the current regime in Bangladesh is
> undeniable.
>
> *Anarchy and silence*
> Consider, for example, their past cries about violations of human rights
> at the time of the previous political government in Bangladesh and their
> dead silence now when lawlessness and countrywide anarchy perpetrated by the
> affiliates of the ruling party has surpassed any such records of the last
> few decades. Are the rank and file of Awami League heading towards a
> turmoil? The widespread serious crimes carried out by them remind people of
> the Rakkhi Bahini during the first Awami government in the early 1970s.
>
> **
>
> http://www.amardeshonline.com/pages/details/2010/05/03/30098
>
> Murders, rapes (*Juba League men alleged of rape
> http://www.amardeshonline.com/pages/details/2010/04/28/29382* and then
> threatening the victims and their families are now commonplace and
> taken-for-granted matters for the cadres of Awami League. Attacking people
> of opposition political parties, teasing women and raping them occupy
> newspaper columns. Unfortunately, these do not seem to draw the attention of
> the so-called civil society. Nor can they elicit statements of condemnation
> from them.
>
> http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2010-04-24/news/58554
>
> http://www.amardeshonline.com/pages/details/2010/04/24/28910
>
> http://jugantor.info/enews/issue/2010/04/26/news0232.php
> Given these facts, I have one appeal to the civil society: If you think your
> loyalty does not belong to this country, please keep away from 'our'
> political and social debates. This poor country fares quite well without
> your undue intervention. However, if you love this country and if you think
> you are honest in your patriotic protestations, please be consistent in your
> concerns for civil rights. Your dead silence in the face of criminalities
> and wrongdoings of the affiliates of Awami Leauge really saddens the nation.
>
> *Email:honestdebater@... <Email%3Ahonestdebater@...>*
>
> http://www.weeklyholiday.net/met.html
>
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