[ALOCHONA] Re: [Dahuk]: Mahmudur Rahman Awarded the "Banglar Singhamanob" title

Friends

My heartfelt congrats to Save BD International,Canada for awarding the right honour for a right and the only courageous non-professional journalist  the " OKUTO BHOI  MAHMUDUR  RAHMAN".

But friends :

I AM PERSONALLY VERY WORRIED THAT THE  DEMOCRAZY LOVERS N BELIEVERS IN FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION(none other then their version) MIGHT INFLICT UNSEEN DAMAGE WHICH MIGHT IMPEDE HIS NORMAL FUNCTIONING AS AN FEARLESS PEN WARRIOR. I PRAY TO ALMIGHTY ALLAH THAT THY HAVE MERCY ON MAHMUDUR RAHMAN N SAVE HIM FROM THE DEVILS.

Faruque Alamgir

 

On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Ertaz Chowdhury <ertaz1@hotmail.com> wrote:

 

 

Mahmudur Rahman Awarded the "Banglar Singhamanob" title
 
Montreal, June 12, 2010
The Save BD International, an international human rights organigation based in Canada in its yearly meeting reviewed the contemporary political events in Bangladesh and in particular the arrest of Mahmudur Rahman who is the editor of the popular daily Amerdesh. Rahman's struggle is against Indian hegemony and Indian imperialist ambition against Bengali people. Mahmudur Rahman is an independent-minded Bangladeshi. For his bold stand to save Bangladesh from foreign domination, the Save BD International awarded him with the title, "Banglar Singhamanob." Mahmudur Rahman has been a fierce critic of Sheikh Hasina's government and its Chatro League and Jubo League's godfather politics of tender grabbing, rape of women in dorms, and their attack on the opposition leaders. Rahman and his newspaper are also critical of the general deterioration of the law and order situation in Bangladesh. The daily is also critical of Hasina government's concession of giving transit to India without a national referendum and critical of the Indian dams on international rivers causing environment disasters in Bangladesh. For Rahman's firebrand speeches at home and abroad drawing large crowds of people, the daily Amerdesh was banned and Mahmudur rahman was taken to remand. The latest report shows that while in custody he was severely tortured by the special political unit of the Mohajot secret police.

 "According to Mr. Rahman's version, in a dark room, being blindfolded, he was attacked by some police personnel or other individuals at around 1-30 am who unclothed him, started beating mercilessly. They did not quiz him in respect of the case for which remand was granted. Due to serious torture he became unconscious within half an hour."
Previously Mahmudur Rahman was repeatedly attacked in Dhaka and in London allegedly by the Awami League goons but he survived the attacks. The Awami League members in different districts of Bangladesh simultaneously sued him but the court released him. This time Hasina government arrested him on a flimsy ground, took him to remand and tortures him. The arrest and torture of an editor of a popular daily and closing the newspaper is underming the freedom of speech is a new form of barbaric oppression in the history of Bangladesh. Despite protests by 25 editors of Bangladeshi newspapers he still remains in custody. Mahmadur Rahman's arrest has been condemned by international agencies all around the globe fighting against oppressive regimes. In addition to the Amerdesh newspaper, during Hasina's over just a year term in office the opposition news media Jamuna TV, Channel 1 were also closed and a dozen of opposition newspaper journalists were being either attacked or killed.

 

Awami League Party originally founded by Maulana Bhasani once a progressive party. It is now led by Hasina who shows intolerance to the opposition, some political analysts termed her as a fascist leader. While in opposition she was allegedly involved in the death of innocent victims of the Sharaton Hotel bus event, and the Baitul Mokarrum Logi Boitha attack on her political opponents by the Awami League goons causing several deaths.

Discussants at the Save BD meeting termed Hasina's Mohajote government behavior as a continuation of the BKSAL one Party rule in 1974, the latter's repressive measures led to the death of upto 30,000 of the opposition members in extra judicial killings. In 1974-75 Maulana Bhasani led the opposition movement against Indian hegemony and the BKSAL dictatorship but now Mahmudur Rahman the brave heart is fighting against Indian hegemony and for the freedom of expression and democratic development in Bangladesh. The Save BD International is proud to award the title "Banglar Singhamonab" to this great charismatic personality that Bangladesh produced. For his continued determination and courage to fight against the present fascist regime in Bangladesh we now would like to call him with the title "Banglar Singhamanob Mahmudur Rahman." Save BD's International committee also demands the government of Hasina to take immediate steps to unconditionally release the great leader from jail. If the regime fails to comply with the demands, the Save BD international has decided to work with the international community of journalists and human rights activists to take the issue to the International Court of justice. If successful among other things the Court might ban Hasina's travel abroad.
 

Abid Bahar, Ph.D.

On behalf of the
Save BD International

Committee

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