RE: [ALOCHONA] Bangladesh Fooled By Indian Tansit Deal--Says who?

Mr. Anwar, Thanks for your support on this matter. Here are my predictions of what will happened to BD's future if this transit deal is allowed to happened - 1. Within five years of opening the borders of BD to allow India to transport its goods/services to the rest of the world - most of the industries of BD will shut down or will be under foreign (Indian) ownership. This is the worst case scenario but thanks to the incompetence of our leaders and politicians this will become a reality. 2. The revenue that BD should earn from the transit deal will never be fully realised - most of the revenue will end up in the pockets of dishonest, criminal border security forces, politicians and members of the tax/inland revenue boards. 3. The Indian multinational companies will bribe the BD officials to keep their mouth shut so they can move their goods and services through BD without paying any tax/tariffs etc. 4. The transit deal will legitimise black market economy, cross-border terrorism and underworld criminals. 5. This deal will strengthen the grip of India on BD's economy and paralyse local industries. If you think these predictions are inaccurate then consider this - in a perfect world  all people of south Asia would live in peace and harmony and respect each others religion, culture - have common market economy so they can do business with each other in a fair level playing field. Unfortunately this is not a perfect world. Countries like India and BD have endemic corruption - just look at what has happened during Commonwealth Games in India - it has exposed the underbelly of Indian culture - corrupt, incompetent, racially divided. In this backdrop one would think twice before signing a deal with India to open up its borders. Salam. --- On Sun, 21/11/10, Shafqat Anwar <anwarshafqat@hotmail.com> wrote: From: Shafqat Anwar <anwarshafqat@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Bangladesh Fooled By Indian Tansit Deal--Says who? To: "Alochona Management" <alochona@yahoogroups.com> Date: Sunday, 21 November, 2010, 5:43   Dear Alochoks,   I fully agree with Wazed Khondkar. Mr. Robin K's comments are totally unwarranted for and imbalanced. If he has to refute the views expressed on the ongoing/concluded transit deal then he should come up with well-reasoned/logical arguments in favour of the benefits of the transit arrangement which he has obviously avoided in this instance. This raises the question that whose interest he actually represents !    Shafqat Anwar    To: alochona@yahoogroups.com From: wkkhondkar@yahoo.co.uk Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:19:36 +0000 Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Bangladesh Fooled By Indian Tansit Deal--Says who?   Dear Alochoks, Mr. Robin Khondkar wrote the following regarding mine and Mr. Emanur Rahmans comment on this matter (please see below). I am sorry I did not know that Mr. Robin only write to alochona to win a Noble prize or some kind of recognition from the ruling elite of BD or am I being cynical like Mr. Robin? Some of us mere mortals only express their opinions and there are a lot of Bangladeshies at home and abroad would agree with our views. He is porbably a traitor (I hope not) and an opportunist politicians of BD but us mere mortals do not have a sinister plot like Mr. Robin. Mr. Robin is free to express his views any way he wishes but should not make personal attack just because other people do not agree with his views. Mr. Robin should highlight the good points about the transit deal. Please share this with the rest of us. You have to excuse my intelligenece but I can not see how the transit deal would be a good deal for BD. Salam --- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Robin Khundkar <rkhundkar@...> wrote: > > And ofcourse you two wonderful Gents are the very embodiment of patriotism, love of country, the milk of human kindness. Frankly I am astounded that both of you have not been bronzed yet as national heroes. I must tell my traitorous sycophantic oppurtunistic friends what a wonderful oppurtunistic they are missing. The contract for your statues is worth millions. Just imagine....... > > > > > > From: Emanur Rahman <emanur@...> [Add to Address Book] > To: alochona@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Bangladesh Fooled By Indian Tansit Deal--Says who? > Date: Nov 10, 2010 11:19 PM > > We do not have a Bangladeshi administration. Therein lies the problem. We have traitors in power. All the evidence suggests the same. Its not even about party interests. I dare say many AL supporters and party members also recognise this but choose not to speak up because they are either traitors, opportunists, sycophants or just plain stupid. > > Emanur Rahman | m. +447734567561 | e. emanur@... > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > From: Wazed Khondkar <wkkhondkar@...> > Sender: alochona@yahoogroups.com > Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 20:31:45 +0000 (GMT) > To: <alochona@yahoogroups.com> > ReplyTo: alochona@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Bangladesh Fooled By Indian Tansit Deal--Says who? > > > Dear Alochoks, > > This is another interesting news about the transit route for India. So, India will save 70% of transport cost at the expense of Bangladesh. This means India will be able to export their goods at a much cheaper cost and be more competitive. So what will happened to industries in Bangladesh? > > What has India done so far for Bangladesh? What has happened to trade imbalance between Bangladesh and India? Why cannot Bangladesh sale its goods and services to India without any entry barriers? > > Certain groups of people with vested interest trying to hood wink the population of Bangladesh into thinking that a transit route for India is good for Bangladesh. This is indeed very bad news for Bangladesh. India can look after its interest but who is looking after Bangladesh's interest. Certainly not our politicians. > > This issue has such a national importance that it should be put forward to the public in a referendum â€" let the people of Bangladesh decide whether it is good for them or not. This issue should not be decided by Mujib's daughter or Dictator's wife and sons but by the people of Bangladesh. > > I see some analogy between this issue and the European single currency - UK did not join the single currency the Euro. Had UK joined the single currency (which is dominated by Germany) it would have been a complete disaster for UK economy. > > Politicians in the UK put their national interest first whereas politicians in Bangladesh put their parties interest first. > > Salam >

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