Dear Alochok Q Rahman
Greetings to you from Kuwait - where temperatures have often been above 50C in the last few weeks!
I mind giving credit to Matia and Hasina for this. Don't know what Hasina did - except allow some to say the genome for jute was discovered in the year of our Nethri, 2010. Perhaps Matia had to get permission from the PM and she said yes. Matia did the right thing by supporting the project. But then how many of your family members would have approved the, say, Taka 10 crore spend if they were in that position? She did the right thing and it's no big deal in the big world. In Bangladesh we make these things a big deal. The Minister of which country gets credit for supporting a genome project? Rwanda? Definitely Bangladesh at least.
And if you give Hasina and Matia credit for the unravelling of the jute genome how do you then expect anyone in AL to give a damn what you think about their renaming business? This is Bangladesh remember - normal logic does not apply. You have to think like a cretin to understand our cretins.
Politicians made our country unfit for our fathers and unfit for our sons. So in return - I hold nothing sacred. And Matia Chowdhury is not bloody sacred either. In fact she is part of the problem.
Yes she is our most successful minister for agriculture. So what? Does she have a lot of competition from previous ministers of agriculture? No. Have we had a long line of illustrious ministers for agriculture? No. We haven't even had a short line. And, apart from her undeniable passion and honesty, the main reason for her success at the Ministry is her political power within AL. She has the political power to fight for greater resources within the cabinet. She has the political power to scare the pants off those who work within her ministry. And she has the political power to ensure local AL branches pressure local officials. It is political power and it is vested in her by her Nethri.
So she is using it for good? Fine. But she also uses it for bad. She is one of the main proponents and supports for our bloody, rotten Nethri system and political culture. She is not part of the solution. She is part of the problem.
On her death bed AL will be sobbing hopelessly "Apa! Apa! Dinajpur'e shaar er daam kotho hobe?!"
Nothing is sacred.
Best regards.
Ezajur Rahman
Kuwait
--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, qrahman@... wrote:
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> I don't mind giving credit to Matia Chowdhury and our PM in this regard. At least they are making progress. Matia clearly established herself as a successful minister of agriculture.
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> If anyone with a backbone can explain to our PM that, naming everything under the sun after her family members is a receipe for disaster. Many dictators all over the world tried it and failed at it. I am hopeful one fine morning she will realize it.
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> There are a large number of people who already follow her blindly. If she keeps taking small steps towards progress and democracy, people will automatically line up behind her.
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> At the same time for the sake democracy, I would like to see a good vibrant opposition party as well. BNP need to work hard to bring up talented new leaders to make them a credible choice.
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> I strongly feel we can have a better future. Looking at so many challenges we face, we need an exceptionally capable "Messiah" leader to take us to the "Promise" of sonar Bangla.
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> --qr
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ezajur <Ezajur@...>
> To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, Jul 15, 2010 4:46 pm
> Subject: [ALOCHONA] Re: A letter to Dr. M Zafar Iqbal - Jute Genome
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> Dear Alochok Haque
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> The unravelling of the jute genome is a worthy and laudable achievement. But this discovery has already been credited partly to Motia and Hasina, the first for providing for funds and the second for being PM at the time of discovery. Of course, if this discovery is kept newsworthy we may be able to look forward to a lecture on the subject by the eminent geneticist, nicknamed Joy.
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> But if I were you I would save your hard earned dollars for something more meaningful, for something more tangible and something that can be leveraged for the greater good.
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> I am mean because I know all your points are valid.
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> But rotting fruits and vegetables would be useful to hurl at our political classes :)
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> Ezajur Rahman
> Kuwait
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> --- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, "Mohd. Haque" <haquetm83@> wrote:
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> > Dr. Zafar Iqbal
> >
> > Dear Sir,
> >
> > I read your article on discovery of ‘jute Genome’.
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> > Every research is good for us and we should engage in more research. It is an achievement.
> >
> > Jute is cultivated from period unknown or say, last three hundred years jute industry contributed to economic progress. Centuries ago thousand miles away an industrial city was built called Dandy mainly on Jute. Adamjee was built less than a century ago.
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> > Today jute do not have its glory or importance, there are lot of arguments for and against its industrial and economic potentials. And politics played it part in the direction one may like it to fit in.
> > Reality is, our farmers who used to cultivate jute already lost their lust for the ‘golden fiber’ and found alternate corps in its place. Not only Adamjee but numerous big plants already disappeared from the industrial township along with its millions suppliers/growers. That brings the country’s reliance on jute as exportable or as primary goods for industry to a negligible percentage.
> > Discovering the ‘genome’ how will change the whole scenario, as projected, I simply can not fathom. Save the academic research which itself an achievement but re-invigorating jute with this discovery is a mere propaganda. And our respected professors and teachers impeccably playing in the hand of their political mentors.
> >
> > Banana, Mango, Pineapple are produced in much bigger quantity these days in our country which fetch a good economic value without knowing their ‘Genome’, but like all other agri produce farmers benefits are always less. What is needed an organized storage, distribution and marketing mechanisms under fully strategized policy supports from the state. Until these facilities are not created and farmers profit is not protected potential development will not take place. There are loose talks, political ‘bhashon’, which do not change the scenario or actual matrix of the business or the economy. Until those loose talks turns to objectivity and also effectively exercised into profitable ventures.
> >
> > Since, this involves millions of poor farmers and growing number of small entrepreneurs, our professors would do better if they open their hearts for the millions of poor whose children do not fill their class rooms, rather than for few researchers to earn a mileage, to help better their lives.
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> > Research should be done for productive results and resources should be mobilized from ‘unchained’ (without string attached) sources so that the benefits of the research is done objectively and used for welfare of common folks or for humanity in general.
> >
> > We need to free Dhaka University, BUET, Agriculture University, Shahjalal University from the influence of coterie politics and their cronies, in order to instill a culture of wellbeing of our society.
> > We can mobilize more resources ample proof are there, and I would like to stress on the fact that resources will not be a problem for doing good basic research. Through a development oriented participatory yet transparent programs will attract not only the researchers but the industry and voluntary fund providers as well.
> > What is required, these professors should free themselves and change their line of allegiance to built trust of our people, so that in reliance they come and offer their few hundred to see that their knowledge is enhanced only to be utilized for their own good.
> >
> > Are you ready professor, upon your readiness you will find thousands like me who would have few hundreds either in Dollar or in taka or powerful moral supports.
> >
> >
> > Your sincerely
> > Haque
> >
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