The truth so often hurts. Its why so many of us start history at 1971. Yet we should recognise and accept it. Until we do so, Bangladesh will never move forward and ordinary citizens will simply switch their loyalties between different yokes, all wielded by hordes and spawn of the devil himself.
So many think that trying war criminals will heal us - it won't. We need to recognise our history, accept that we are lacking and start changing our society to plug these gaps.
Then and only then will we step out from under the "achol" of these demon nethris and move forward.
Singing "amar sonar bangla" is a laughable platitude. Actually building "amar sonar bangla" is beyond the reach of the political elite of now. Mujib himself ensured that that would be the case.
Thank you Bangabandhu. Joy Bangla!
Emanur Rahman | m. +447734567561 | e. emanur@rahman.com
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Subject: [ALOCHONA] We have a long way to go
We have a long way to go
I was invited by a friend to a dinner, in Kuala Lumpur, few weeks ago(March, 2010). There, I met a man (from prominent political family of 60s and from northern Bangladesh) at his early 70s, who came to Malaysia for a visit. 'How did you find KL, I asked, full of praise, 'Do you feel bad about your country seeing all the better things here?'
Both countries were in same economic conditions when we started, in fact , we were better in many ways, Malaysian students used to come to our universities. Today, the 2nd largest international student population in their private universities is from Bangladesh.
Like him many will not express much in utter exasperation, only blowhards may give sermons.
I could not hide my frustration!
Many passionately despise and make obscure the works of the dictator Ayub Khan who built more basic industries and infrastructure in 22 years than what has been built in 39 years by our ostentatiously patriotic Bengali leadership. A quick reflection emanating from the failure is describe as follows:
How can they, since, never before Bengalis were the leaders of Bengol !
Six to seven hundred years of Bengol's history did not present any ruler that ruled Bengali nation from Ghoraghat, Gaur, Pandua or Shonargaon. Intermittent microburst of locals were crushed by the invading Mongol,Turkish, Afghans or even Habashi slaves – 1487 to 1493 , Sultan Shahjahan, Firoz Shah, Mahmoud Shah and Muzaffar Shah, who turned to Sultan or King.
Intelligent and kind hearted Ballal Sen or Lakhsman Sen couldn't save the Bengol and had to flee. Bengalis, Aarakanees or Asamese become subjects of naturalised Turks – from Ikhtiaruddin Muhammad Bakhtiar Kholzi to Sirajuddawla. Twelveth to Eighteenth Century, seven hundred years, Bengalis failed to produce and culture their prowess, their potent for ruling.
Living under Delhi's Mughols (Mongols) with little freedom that eventually created few satraps yet could not live with it, starts in-fight, conspire and rose to trade their future to enslave themselves. Bengalis betray and invite foreign savage rulers only to be ruled. Ghoseti Begum, Ray Durlav, Jagath Seth, Mir Zafar's unparallel traitor characteristics challenged and destroyed remaining potency in next two hundred years. Their crime and treachery ashamed Lord Clive who left the throne within three years and made sure those traitors did not live as their subjects.
Minion Bengalis preferred the totally alien British over naturalized Turks and Afghans. Accepting how we were may lead how we do and how do we plan for future.
Two hundred years of slavery further crippled Bengali's capacity to rise and lead. A nation reduced to collectors and foot soldiers under foreign discipline, never could rise as warrior or conqueror to take charge of its own folks, culture and its destiny! In-fight and conspiracy that was induced in the mind and behavior of Bengalis helped them to separate in mid twentieth century only to be ruled again by the cousins of Afghans or Mughals. A great portion decided to live as refugee in Delhi or in Calcutta, the home of once powerful rulers. Bengalis never repented, rather they wrote and sang 'my golden Bengol I love you'.
Soft, silted soil, that mainly prevented Mughal mercenaries to storm, defeat, conquer and stay, characterized Bengalis body and souls -remain complacence with failed heroism of Khudiram, Titumir, Subhash Bose.
Conspiring Bengalis continue with their mythical behavioral patterns and strike on and off, with uproars of – Banglar mati durjoy khati jene nik durbrittyo'.
Traitors often do not rule, conspiring Bengalis can not settle, build and fight 'durbrittyo' of their own creation.
The great organizer of the great war did not have to command his army, again a foreign force had to come to his rescue to install his leadership.
Again, conspirators did not let him to rule. Ghosheti Begum, Umi Chad, Ray Durlav, Miran took rebirth and struck again. 'Durjay' land forms yet another brigade and finds another Dowla of local origin, only to be killed, as Bengol's history maintains.
Today, open newspapers, turn on your TV set, what do you have to read and hear about, only the reflections of those who drove Lakhyan Sen (1124) to Bikrampur from his power, who killed the fleeing and unarmed Sirajjuddawla, who fought with General Niazy, who belittled Bangabandhu's prowess and killed him, who killed a general who just started to dream. Strange enough, all mimic the same pattern of actions of their predecessors – acting on other's behalf or guidance and fail to take charge of the rule. Absence of bygone era of direct foreign rule, now have to rely on local rulers to impact upon and influence. When national priorities do not get importance it should be understood why.
Systematically local culture and characteristics taken over, who in turn destroys the national potency by crippling institutions. Left with none to nourish and culture the local leadership to instill nationalistic values and pride. Evidenced in our novels, poems, articles and educational curriculum. We fail to nourish and grow a sense of direction, develop our own capacity to think and rule.
Yet, their mystic literary capacity, intellect articulation are measured as was measured during early twentieth century, awarded greatest award for poetry that says nothing about the savage rulers or their subject's plight, only 'glorifies' intangibles.
Over the years successfully a polarized society is created, and it is energetically fed and nourished by the resources and power that do not get its energy from nationalism as visible in the economically successful countries. A leadership came up, nourished its own potentials and marched forward with its own design.
Our polarization led us to continuous bickering that destroyed our wealth and diminished our hopes, left us with substandard intelligence, quality of rule and thought.
All institutions put under crony of the rulers or under foreign resources only to decipher unwanted literature and numerator.
Seldom you see irate few, like those fallen heroes of eighteenth century whose 'basher killa' or improvised bomb did not destroy their objects or targets but themselves.
If Malaysia or Vietnam could settle and rule their country and bring envious prosperity to their teeming majority, why couldn't the Bengalis? Because, historically we are unable to influence and rule.
Strange enough till today a great majority from us love to take their wisdom from the separated portions of Bengalis, calls them brethren, who formed a strange relationship with 'others' and opted to be ruled directly, resembling our ancestors, losing our own being. More this grow, more we shift from our own selves.
We have a long way to go.
Haque
May 2010
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