[ALOCHONA] Re: BREAKING NEWS>>> Five Killers Executed

Dear Alochok Shamim

You may chose to go and spit on the graves of the hanged. Fine.

What patriotic freedom fighter Army are you talking about?! These same forces were distrusted, mishandled and undermined by Mujib. These same forces stood by and let the assasination occur. They did not fight Army elements directly involved in the gruesome murder. They did not rebel against those who came to power as a result of the murder. They did nothing. Because they were given extra rations of milk and rice?

The killers did not flee like rats. They fled like the real killers behind the BDR massacre. Both sets of killers fled with help from elements within the government and the Army. They fled with confidence and planning in broad daylight.

The killers of Mujib spoke on television, took up posts in our embassies, became famous in our political folklore. They lived full lives - they started businesses, raised families, educated their children, enjoyed our gorgeous dawat culture and took daytime walks in the park with their conscience.

The killers left Bangladesh because it was the most strategically and politically correct move to make. Thats all. Spare us the nonsense about an enraged and outraged nation that drove them out in 1975. Even the Daily Star is starting to believe the hype.

Their families appeared on television mourning their loved ones. You exaggerate when you talk about their shame and isolation. Their families are quietly defiant still.

You justify AL's almost total silence about Mujib's murder in the 70's due to Zia's government - but you think these families could be vocal in 2010 in the face of AL's political machinery.

Tens of millions in Bangladesh were not in mourning after the assasination of Mujib and tens of millions are not celebrating after these hangings.

You are right - what goes around comes around. It did for the killers of Mujib. Possible many who oppose AL also grudgingly think so. That would be okay. Its just that millions in 1975 also thought what goes around comes around when Mujib was assasinated. Its just a fact.

May unhappiness await all those who have twisted the destiny of our nation since 1971. Without exception.

And including all those who spread the lie that with these hangings the rule of law has returned for Bangladesh.

Hellfire is not exempt for the elected leaders of Bangladesh.

Ezajur Rahman
Kuwait

--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, "ShamimC" <veirsmill@...> wrote:
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> What a foolish thinking! Patriotic freedom fighter Bangladesh army drove
> these killer bustards out of the country in three months. Not a single
> army personal accepted killers among them.
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> The cowards gave up and ran like a rat to save their soul with just one
> shunting from the brave Bangladesh army. Coward killer gang left the
> country in exile wearing burkha boarding Biman in one cloth.
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> For last thirty-four years, the killers could not sleep or lead a normal
> life. Their was no friend or relative who acknowledge them. Always they
> had to hide out their identity wherever they went. What a life!!!
> Probably it was Allah's justice that they faced they rope around
> their neck after serving Allah's judgment of thirty four years of
> solitary confinement and extreme disgraceful life not just for them but
> for their family.
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> Congratulation to the people of Bangladesh for sending the traitors, the
> killers to hang dry. Alhamdulillah, gratitude to Allah for helping
> people of Bangladesh to accomplish and execute the judgment.
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> I pray to Almighty Allah to start their hellfire right as they enter to
> their grave and burn them until the judgment day to send them to their
> final address Jahannam.
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> Regards
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> Shamim Chowdhury
> Maryland, USA
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> --- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, "Chou" <worldbznews@> wrote:
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> > A very sad day for our patriotic Bangladeshis and a big lose for the
> Army of Bangladesh. I can not believe the army could not stop this
> senseless killing. Mujib was a corrupt and was about to sell out the
> country to India with the proclaimation of Bakshal in Bangladesh. These
> heroes from the Army actually saved the country from the utter
> destruction of Al rule. I have to congratulate them for the work they
> did and hope someday more patriotic soldiers like his will come to help
> the country. The army has become a soft and unprofessional one lately
> and this killings actually bores that signature. A very sad day for
> Bangladesh.
> >
>

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[ALOCHONA] Office of attorney general undermines rule of law, HC

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Office of attorney general undermines rule of law, HC

THE letter issued by the attorney general's office to the prisons department in the past week asking the latter to seek clearance from the former before releasing any convicts granted bail by the High Court is perhaps the most blatant move yet by the government to undermine not only the authority and independence of the highest judiciary but also the rule of law that it so tirelessly professes commitment to every now and then. According to a report front-paged in New Age on Saturday, the prisons department has already taken steps to ensure that the instruction is complied with and informed 59 prisons of the 'wish', so to speak, of the attorney general's office.

   The rationale for the letter issued by the advocate on record, as explained by the attorney general when talking to New Age on Friday, is as lame as it could be. 'The government,' he argued, 'in most cases, appeals against the High Court and gets the High Court orders halted… If the convicts are released from jail, the Appellate Division's order becomes a futile exercise.' He also claimed that 'sometimes some criminals make the way for their release by submitting forged documents of High Court orders.' First of all, application of law or compliance with an order of the apex court cannot, and must not, be consequent upon the convenience of the executive branch of the state. As and when the High Court grants bail to any convict, the prison authorities are bound to arrange for his or her release; if the government were to secure an Appellate Division stay on the order, it could very well have the convict arrested and imprisoned accordingly. Secondly, whether the bail order produced is forged or not is for the jail authorities to check and ascertain; its failure does not constitute a justification to defer execution of a court order, let alone necessitate clearance from the attorney general's office.
  

 Moreover, the Awami League-led government has thus far displayed an intriguing penchant for non-compliance with the High Court's order. A glaring example in this regard would be its failure to respond to the June 29, 2009 rule of the court asking the government to explain, within four weeks, why extrajudicial killings by members of the law enforcement agencies in the name of 'crossfire' and 'encounter' should not be declared illegal. In such circumstances, it would not perhaps be far-fetched to construe the latest move by the office of the attorney general, who is the top law officer of the government, as an attempt at encroaching upon the independence of the judiciary.

 

It could also be interpreted as the government's bid to establish the office of the attorney general as a supra-judicial body. In other words, the executive branch of the state could be viewed as trying to dictate the judiciary, which is in contravention with the constitutional decree that the state 'shall ensure the separation of the judiciary from the executive organs of the State'.
   

Overall, the government has not only undermined the concept of the rule of law but also sought to trespass into the High Court's jurisdiction, which is tantamount to contempt of court. We believe the apex court should, and hope it would, issue a rule suo motto demanding an explanation from the office of the attorney general in particular and the government in general why they should not be held in contempt.

 

http://www.newagebd.com/2010/jan/31/edit.html

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[ALOCHONA] Before and After August 15 In eyes of Gen Shafiullah

Before and After August 15 In eyes of Gen Shafiullah

 

In this exclusive interview with The Daily Star, Maj Gen (retd) KM Shafiullah, Bir Uttam, who was the army chief when Bangabandhu was killed on August 15, 1975, tells Inam Ahmed and Julfikar Ali Manik what was happening in the army before and after the killings.

The artillery and armoured divisions of Bangladesh Army were into regular night training twice a month. Thursdays and Fridays were chosen for the training and incidentally the August 15 night fell between these two days.

"One big problem [at that time] was that the army did not have any organised intelligence wing," Shafiullah says. The usual norm is that the army intelligence wing is developed along with the force. The Directorate of Forces Intelligence that was raised with the army was supposed to report directly to the chiefs of the three forces. But in 1974, the DFI was suddenly placed under the president's secretariat. This put the army chief in an information void as the DFI director general was reporting to the president directly.

It was then that Shafiullah took an initiative to reorganise the army and proposed a complete structure for setting up five divisions and the military intelligence directorate that exists today. However, the proposal got stuck at the defence ministry and it was taking time.

It was around this time that a startling information "accidentally" surfaced, says Shafiullah.

Some time in 1975 before August 15, an NCO was caught in Dhaka Cantonment with leaflets calling for an uprising in the army. The leaflets spewed venom against the newly-formed Rakkhi Bahini, arguing that this paramilitary force was set up to replace the army and that army men would lose their jobs.

"I went to the then deputy defence minister Prof Nurul Islam with the leaflet to inform him about it and then we met the president and requested him to approve the portion of Military Intelligence Directorate with priority so that he could at least organise it and train people to put them on their job," says Shafiullah.

He also told the president to shift the DFI under the army headquarters until the proposal is approved.

After a few moments of silence, Sheikh Mujib asked Shafiullah: "Does [Brig Gen] Rouf not keep you posted on intelligence affairs?"

Rouf was then the director general of DFI.

Shafiullah told Bangabandhu that he was not sure if Rouf had informed Bangabandhu about the leaflet found on the NCO and showed it to him. "Bangabandhu did not answer and I took it as a sign that he already knew about it. I was surprised because here was an intelligence gap--here is something that the president knew but I did not although I was the person who was supposed to be the first to get the information," says Shafiullah.

Shafiullah told Bangabandhu that his new intelligence plan had not been approved yet. He said if it took a long time for the whole organorgram to be approved, the president could at least approve the military intelligence set-up.

The intelligence unit was about to be approved and knocking at the door. But the proposal finally got through only after the killing of Bangabandhu--sometime in September 1975.

Bangabandhu was supposed to be present at the convocation of Dhaka University on August 15, 1975. In the afternoon of August 14, there were some bomb explosions around the university zone where he was supposed to distribute certificates. The then IGP Nurul Islam called Shafiullah and sought army's help as police had no explosives experts. "I sent several detachments to sweep through the zone to detect explosives," says Shafiullah.

On the same day, an Indian helicopter, provided to Bangladesh for overseeing the just growing Shanti Bahini trouble in Chittagong Hill Tracts, crashed in Feni after hitting a vulture. All the Indian crew who were going to India to celebrate their Independence Day died in the crash. "I became busy sending the bodies."

After a long and tedious day, it was late in the night when Shafiullah went to bed around 1:30am. Roughly after the time of Fazr prayers, his batman woke him up and he saw the then director of Military Intelligence Col Salahuddin standing outside the door of his room.

"Have you sent the armoured and artillery forces towards the town?" Col Salahuddin asked Shafiullah.

A chill ran down Shafiullah's spine. "No, I have not. Why?" he said.

"The armoured and artillery divisions are heading towards the radio station, Ganabhaban and Bangabandhu's house on Dhanmondi Road-32," Salahuddin said.

"Does the Dhaka brigade commander know about it?" Shafiullah asked.

Col Shafayat Jamil was holding the post at that time.

"I don't know. I have come to you first," Salahuddin replied.

"Go and tell Shafayat Jamil to send 1, 2 and 4 Bengal battalions to stop the advancing artillery and armoured troops," Shafiullah ordered, saying he was also going to phone Shafayat immediately.

In the army, the chief of staff commands the army but not the troops. The brigade commanders command the troops.

Shafiullah picked up the red telephone to warn Sheikh Mujib about the information he received. The line was engaged. He then tried to get Shafayat Jamil, but that line was engaged too.

He then got hold of Col Jamil Uddin Ahmed, who had recently been posted to DFI from the post of military secretary to the president. Jamil told Shafiullah that Bangabandhu had called him and asked him to go to Bangabandhu's residence as some people were roaming around his house.

Shafiullah asked Jamil, who was killed by the disgruntled army officials in front of the Sobhanbagh mosque on his way to the president's residence, to take Bangabandhu somewhere else.

Shafiullah finally got Shafayat Jamil on the phone at his home. It was around 5:30am. "Do you know why artillery and armoured division troops are going to the city?" he asked Shafayat.

"No."

"I told him, 'Salahuddin has informed me about this...Send your troops of 1, 2 and 4 Bengal regiments to stop them immediately. Try to bring them back'," says Shafiullah.

Shafiullah also talked to the chiefs of the air force and navy who also said they did not know anything. A little later he talked to Brig Gen Khaled Mosharraf and Maj Gen Ziaur Rahman and they also expressed their ignorance about the matter.

"Is it?" Zia said when Shafiullah asked him about the troops' advancement towards the city. Shafiullah considered the reply as Zia's ignorance.

He asked both Khaled Mosharraf and Zia to come to his house immediately.

The two appeared within 15-20 minutes. Khaled came in his sleeping gown driving his private car and he was unshaven. Zia was shaven and in uniform even at that early hour. He came in his chauffer-driven official car.

Before Khaled and Zia reached his house, Shafiullah had once again tried to contact the president's house and this time he got Bangabandhu on the phone.

"When the DMI informed me about the troops it was probably between 5:15am and 5:30am and I talked to Shafayat Jamil between 5:30am and 5:35am. I got Bangabandhu on the phone 20-25 minutes after I had called him first. I do not remember the time of my talking with Bangabandhu but it was definitely before 6:00 in the morning," says Shafiullah.

"Your forces have attacked my residence. They might be going to kill Kamal [Bangabandhu's son]. Send your forces quickly," said Bangabandhu angrily as soon as he recognised Shafiullah's voice.

"Sir, I am doing something. Can you get out of the house?" Shafiullah said.

"Then I went on saying 'hello' as there was no reply from Bangabandhu and just a minute later I heard sounds of firing and then in a few seconds the line went dead," Shafiullah says.

Then Khaled Mosharraf and Zia came and Shafiullah along with the two left for his office.

It had been 10-15 minutes since Shafiullah talked with Shafayat Jamil and there were no movement of troops yet.

Shafiullah asked Khaled Mosharraf to go to 46 Brigade to activate them and report him back.

Shafiullah was sitting in his office with Nasim, Zia and Khaled Mosharraf, who had returned to Shafiullah's office to report that a tank was standing near his office.

A little later, two-three vehicles wheeled into the office compound and Major Shariful Haque Dalim, who had been sacked from the service a few days ago, entered the office accompanied by 15-16 soldiers.

"Where is the chief?" Dalim asked, entering Shafiullah's room.

Dalim and his soldiers had their arms trained on Shafiullah.

"I am used to seeing arms and using arms. If you have come with the intent to use arms, use it. If you have come to talk, talk leaving the arms outside," Shafiullah told Dalim.

"The president has asked you to go to the radio station immediately," Dalim said, lowering his weapon.

A few tense moments passed by and then Shafiullah said, "The president? As I know the president is dead."

When Shafiullah had reached his office, his ADC Capt Kabir informed him that the president was dead.

"You should know that Khandaker Mushtaque is the president now," Dalim roared back.

Shafiullah said, "Khandaker Mushtaque may be your president but not mine."

"Don't force me to do something for which I have not come here," Dalim said.

"You can do whatever you wish but I will not go anywhere with you," Shafiullah told Dalim.

Then Shafiullah got up from his chair and pushed through Dalim and his band of sepoys. He went straight to 46 Brigade. But to his surprise, he found that all troops and officers had sided with the coup plotters.

He met there Major Khandaker Abdur Rashid and the then 46 Brigade Major Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, who requested him repeatedly to go to the radio station.

Shafiullah told them that he would not go to the radio station alone.

He thought through the situation. It was clear that a large part of the army in Dhaka had sided with the rebels. It was futile to try anything at that time as none was obeying his command.

"First of all, I have to take my control back," Shafiullah told himself.

At that time the rebels also called Navy chief Rear Admiral MH Khan and Air Force chief Air Vice-Marshal AK Khandker and took the three chiefs to the radio station. He found Khandaker Mushtaque sitting in a room there with the then state minister for information Taheruddin Thakur standing near.

"Shafiullah, congratulations! Your troops have done a wonderful job," a cheerful Mushtaque said as soon as he saw Shafiullah.

"Now do the rest," Mushtaque said.

"What is that?" Shafiullah asked.

"You should know it better," replied Mushtaque.

"In that case, leave it to me," Shafiullah made an immediate reply and turned back to come out of the room.

Taheruddin Thakur told Mushtaque, "Don't let him go. We have some work left to do with him."

When Shafiullah was coming out he found Dalim and Rashid standing with their troops and they took him and the two other chiefs to another room.

Taheruddin Thakur came in the room and gave Shafiullah a written statement in support of Mushtaque and asked him to read it out. Shafiullah did and it was recorded.

After the recording, Mushtaque announced: "I need my chiefs at the oath-taking ceremony at Bangabhaban."

At the Bangabhaban things happened fast.

When the oath-taking was over Shafiullah wanted to go back to the cantonment, but Mushtaque did not allow him saying the new cabinet would be formed soon.

After the formation of cabinet on August 15 when Shafiullah thought it was time to go home, Taheruddin Thakur asked him not to go because there would be a conference at night.

Shafiullah had to stay in Bangabhaban until August 18. During this time, several sessions of the conference took place there and the main topic of discussion was whether to promulgate martial law.

At the conference, Shafiullah said there should not be any discussion about promulgating martial law because it had already been announced on the radio.

Mushtaque asked who announced the martial law.

Shafiullah said, "Dalim did."

"But Dalim is your [force's] man."

"If Dlaim were my man, he would have mentioned my name [while announcing the martial law]. But he mentioned your name," said Shafiullah.

Then Shafiullah suggested looking into the legal aspect of the matter.

Mushtaque said, "All is done. The only formality left is to issue the gazette notification [on promulgating the martial law]."

During August 15-18, Mushtaque once told the conference that he would draft the martial law promulgation and show it to others. The next day, Mushtaque, Shafiullah and air force chief AK Khandker and navy chief MH Khan were sitting together when Mushtaque pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Shafiullah.

"This is the draft promulgation," Mushtaque said, handing it to Shafiullah.

Shafiullah said they would go through it to see if there was any mistake.

"General Shafiullah, I have been working on it for the last three months," said Mushtaque.

Shafiullah said, "In that case, it must be flawless." He then handed the paper to AK Khondker to check.

On August 15, Shafiullah had asked Mushtaque about where to bury Bangabandhu.

"Bury him anywhere but not in Dhaka," was Mushtaque's tart reply.

On August 18, Shafiullah returned to the cantonment and the next day he held a conference of officers there "to bring all the troops under control".

At that time, Zia repeatedly told Shafiullah, "The Indian army might attack us."

"Zia wanted me to mobilise troops towards the border instead of bringing them back to the cantonment," Shafiullah says.

He called the conference explaining this backdrop and asked troops to return to barrack from Bangabhaban.

Abdur Rashid and Farooq Rahman, two of the killers of Bangabandhu, attended the conference after coming back from Bangabhaban.

Shafayat Jamil stood up at the meeting and, pointing at Rashid and Farooq, said, "These are the persons responsible for the whole situation and they should be tried in court martial."

Soon the conference ended and the two killers went back to Bangabhaban where their cohorts were staying.

On August 22, Shafiullah asked Mushtaque to return the officers from Bangabhaban. Mushtaque told him that the officers are still scared and they need some time to recover.

On August 24, Shafiullah heard a bulletin on the radio that Gen MAG Osmani had been appointed the defence adviser to the president. Immediately after the announcement, Mushtaque called Shafiullah and asked, "Did you like it?"

"Yes, it was good," said Shafiullah.

"I need you at 5:30pm," Mushtaque said.

As he reached Bangabhaban in the afternoon, an army officer asked him to meet Osmani first.

Seeing Shafiullah, Osmani started lauding him for his role in the army and the Liberation War. "We now need your service abroad," Osmani said.

Shafiullah understood that it was a farewell speech to him. He was then taken to Mushtaque who also repeated similar praises for him. Mushtaque told him that Shafiullah should go abroad to render his service.

"I am not ready to go abroad," said Shafiullah.

"Don't you know what happened to Sheikh Mujib and his family?" an angry Mushtaque barked.

"I left my family in the care of Allah during the war," Shafiullah said and left for home.

But even before he reached his residence, Shafiullah came to know that Ziaur Rahman replaced him as the army chief. The authorities asked Shafiullah not to leave home without permission.

On August 24 night, a letter reached him saying he was removed from the post of army chief.

Note: After the jail killing on November 3, Shafiullah changed his mind and went to Malaysia as an ambassador

 

http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=124155

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[ALOCHONA] Fwd: Jamat and terrorism

From: Zoglul Husain zoglul@hotmail.co.uk

Both Shahriar Kabir and Eric Avebury are presumed to be working for RAW. Shahriar Kabir is known to have produced videos of 'repression on minorities' after a lot of rehearsals with hired people. These stories are concocted by RAW.

 

 I have written on many occasions that RAW is suspected of creating the JMB and Mossad the HuJI-B. It is quite possible that RAW operatives belong to various parties, but no doubt, a great number of them are in the BAL. No amount of forced admissions by prisoners will alter the fact that RAW nurtures many terrorists throughout South Asia and are also involved in global operation. Is the 'Shaptahik' another of India influenced media?
 

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Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:02:57 +0600
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Jamat and terrorism

 

http://www.shaptahik.com/v2/?DetailsId=2132

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[ALOCHONA] Why bangladesh need to hate India?

I agree, Love builds, Hate destructs.
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> Assuming a normal monsoon and minimal pest/disease infestation, MY 2009/10 cotton production in Bangladesh is forecast at 9,500 tons from 32,000 hectares. Meanwhile, MY 2008/09 cotton production is estimated at 9,200 tons from 33,000 hectares, comprising 8,091 tons of medium staple American variety and 1,109 tons of short staple highland cotton (locally called "Comilla" cotton). Cotton is steadily losing acreage to other competing cash crops such as potato, maize, flowers, vegetables and rice, which are more profitable. Moreover, cotton cultivation is more vulnerable to excessive rainfall/floods and pest infestations vis-à-vis competing crops. Lack of short duration, high yielding and pest tolerant varieties and low market prices for cotton also have constrained cotton production, which in the past ranged from 50,000 to 60,000 bales against the country's current demand of over 3.6 million bales. [Excerpted from the website]
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> As you can see from above, Bangladesh is short of 3,600,000 – 60,000 = 3,540,000 Bales i.e. 3.54 million Bales of cotton which has to be imported and the nearest place to import bulk of this amount is India as it is nearer and the cost of transportation is less than any other country .
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> Since our independence it has successfully influenced our economy trade, foreign policy, culture, thus our thinking pattern. Many among us get annoyed or antagonize when anything is said against India. It appears to me they made a common understanding that pro liberation means pro India- i.e, say anything against India you are anti liberation or even pro Pakistan. That is the common psyche among a big influential group dominated by writers, singers, drama artist, professors and of course their political mentors. And they are happen to be faithful of Awami League.
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> Port use – there is nothing wrong our ports are used by India but under what terms. All those supporters of what is being offered, with Singapore, Dubai, Penang or like, but, they do not say the offer made to only India is far from their services offered to all and being used by all shippers or stevedores. Their hearts are so bent that they are lying on our port capacity and prospects!
> Water – those who never see the Padma and its numerous tributaries dying conditions and its severe impact on our irrigation, food production, ecology and social impact over the years, can not see the Teesta barrage's dryness or Gasaldova's impact. Why all of our rivers should be obstructed? As a citizen of Bangladesh I do not like to see that.
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> The little we see is the handy works of the infamous CG. Knowing our electricity problem had AL - the pro liberation and hugely mandated government, made an urge, without government investment at least 1000 MW electricity generation plants would have been under construction by now, very much credit to the AL government.
> BSRM the biggest steel company of the country, Ratan Steel and Rerolling Mills ltd. (RSRM), only these two companies last one year walking around the corridors of the government to establish 400 +300 MW (respectively) power plants. Today they are not hopeful that they can produce electrity for their own plants and for national grid. So what is the idea here, who will think `Tuku' is defeated here. I will say BD is deprived again.. So what is the rational opting for foreign dependence? What it takes to create a policy that favours private or PPP for a faster track implementations?
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Dear Mr. AssGhar

I see you have a strange way of spelling your name so I am not surprised your basic knowledge of history just as disjointed and weird. But please do try to keep your comments restrained.

 

It was probably not taught to you when you were growing up but you do need to learn how to speak civilly. Your comments to Farida Majid are disgusting and crude. It truly reflects on what a lowlife scum you have become. Certainly not becoming of the Islamic Tamiz that you try to emulate. Take a moment and look at yourself in the mirror.

 

I feel sorry that your side has to rely on people like you. They must be really hurting!

Robin Khundkar

-----Original Message-----
From: Farida Majid
Sent: Jan 30, 2010 12:58 PM
To: Alochona Alochona
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Aklina's story

            What is "Indian citizenship of Sonagachi"? Who told you that Taslima is 'resting' in Sonagachi, or anywhere else in India? This babble proves once again that INDIA is a figment of your feverish imagiantion.
 
             When you calm down the fever, it may be of interest to you to realize that it is and always was an important country. Your chouddo purush belonged to that country, and  all our forefathers and mothers were Indians.
 
              A restraint on your desire to lecture others about who is a "Mir Jafar" would also be appreciated, judging from your command of history of your own ancestry and our land.
 
               Farida Majid
 

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To: farida_majid@hotmail.com; alochona@yahoogroups.com; notun_bangladesh@yahoogroups.com; sonarbangladesh@yahoogroups.com
From: moassghar@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:21:18 -0800
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Aklina's story

 

Farida apa, I can see your love for India is euphoric - Why don't you apply for Indian citizenship in Sonagachi? Maybe, you can rest next to taslima apa. did you ever visited Sonagachi? 80% girls in Sonagachi from Muslim families. Aklina's story Aklina Khatoom is a small, pretty 15-year-old girl from a village outside Calcutta. Aklina (left) with one of the women who helped her escape prostitution In a soft voice, she recalls how a year ago a woman drugged her, kidnapped her and sold her to a madam in Mumbai. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4055143.stm --- On Thu, 1/28/10, Farida Majid <farida_majid@hotmail.com> wrote: From: Farida Majid <farida_majid@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] The India factor in Indo-Bangladesh Relations To: "Alochona Alochona" <alochona@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 5:58 PM   Dear Taj,                              In your write-up, the "India-factor" in Indo-Bangladesh relationship seemed like a redundancy that was merely a rehash of superficialities that are hawked endlessly by MBI Munshi.  Had you explained the India-factor in a Bhutan-Bangladesh treaty or Nepal-Bangladesh treaty I would have been very grateful, and so, I think, would the other fans of you for making sense.                         Farida apa   Subject: RE: [TriTioMatra] Has Bangladesh given an all out transit to India?     What does "all out transit" mean?  The anti-India paranoia is counterproductive in many ways. Nepal and Bhutan, two land-locked neighbors, had been begging Bangladesh to allow them access to sea-ports partly to escape the pressure of Indian domination of their trade outlets. Any transit to those countries could mean a huge earning for Bangladesh.                        How long are we going to live with this childish, crude fear of India at the cost of genuine gain for the BD which is poised with a superb geographical position?                   Farida Majid   To: zoglul@hotmail. co.uk From: bdmailer@gmail. com Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:59:57 +0600 Subject: [ALOCHONA] The India factor in Indo-Bangladesh Relations   The India factor in Indo-Bangladesh Relations Taj Hashmi An understanding of the 'India Factor' is essential for figuring out what went right or wrong in the recently signed Hasina-Manmohan MOU; and as to why Bangladeshis are again so polarised on the MOU. While pro-Awami Leaguers are gaga about the understanding between the two prime ministers, anti-Awami Leaguers, mainly BNP-Jamaat supporters, simply consider the deal a 'total sell-off to India'. For the right or wrong reasons, the Awami League is called 'pro-Indian' and BNP 'pro-Pakistani' , or as some people ridicule it as 'Bangladesh-Now- Pakistan'. I bring in a personal anecdote to explain the prevalent 'tribalism' in the polity of Bangladesh, which is not helpful in understanding domestic and international issues Bangladesh needs to resolve. Recently one passionately loyal Awami League supporter abruptly asked me at a party in Honolulu, "Do you believe in Greater Bengal?" Before I could say 'yes' or 'no', the apparently urbane Bangladeshi- American wife of an American diplomat came to the absurd conclusion: "O, you are BNP; you won't support Greater Bengal." Instead of telling her off to spoil the party, I simply told her I belonged to none of the parties in Bangladesh. This artlessness reminds us of George W Bush's now infamous quote, "You're either with us or against us." At times rabidly loyal Awami supporters convey the wrong message to the detriment of their country, party and leader. Not only anti-Awami Leaguers consider the party "pro-Indian", but some immoderate supporters of the party unwittingly also give similar impression about their party. BNP supporters on the other hand, knowingly or unknowingly, give the impression that they prefer Pakistan to India, if not to Bangladesh. In view of the widening gap between the pro- and anti-Awami Leaguers over the vague MOU, it seems the not-so- insightful Awami leaders either do not understand the "India Factor" in South Asian politics or are too eager to appease India and its overseas sponsors. Although the west has been traditionally enamoured by Indian religion, art and culture, and of late by its "secular democracy", market economy and economic growth; its neighbours in the Asia-Pacific and Muslim World are nervous about the ascending Indian behemoth. Bangladesh should have given a second thought about the dire consequences of unilaterally giving so many concessions to India. Sheikh Hasina should have understood the implications of not addressing some pressing bilateral issues, such as the problematic Farakka Barrage; the proposed Tipaimukh Dam; the disputed Talpatti Island and corridor for Bangladeshi enclaves in India. The MOU should have also resolved once for all the so-called 'push-back' of 'illegals' into Bangladesh from India and the presence of anti-Bangladesh militants in India who demand the so-called Swadhin Banga Bhumi to carve out Bangladeshi territory for Hindu refugees/immigrants from East Pakistan, presently living in India. We simply cannot believe the way PM Hasina defended her not raising the Tipaimukh issue with her Indian counterpart. She assured her people on the assurance of the Indian PM that 'no harm' would come to Bangladesh through Tipaimukh. She has turned us speechless by admitting that she personally does not know anything about Tipaimukh Dam; whether it is an irrigation barrage or a hydro-electric dam, she is not sure about it. If this is diplomacy to protect one's own country's interests from a traditionally unreliable neighbour like India, then Bangladeshis have reasons to be more reliant on God! India's hegemonic behaviour in the past and its not-so-benign design to emerge as the new hegemon in the Indian Ocean are least acceptable to China, Pakistan, Myanmar, Indonesia and even Australia. The average Bangladeshi has tremendous misgivings about India as well. Keeping in view its long-term security interests, Bangladesh should not throw itself into the Indian orbit. Whatever one has managed to grasp from the MOU, it seems Bangladesh has unilaterally granted India access to its ports and an unimpeded transit to Indian goods and possibly soldiers to contain its rebellious North-East. It is not clear from the MOU if India is willing to give Nepal and Bhutan transit facilities to Chittagong and Mongla ports. The Awami leadership seems to be too complacent and naïve to understand that what India might get away with, Bangladesh can ill-afford it. India might gain some leverage and respectability in the West by coming closer to America and Israel. Muslim-majority Bangladesh has more to lose than gain by coming too close for comfort to India; and to Israel via India. Conversely, while the West is enthusiastic about India, it is at most lukewarm towards forging ties with economically and militarily insignificant Bangladesh. Consequently Bangladesh's alienating China and its regional allies by almost giving a blank cheque to India seems to be an ill wind that blows nobody good. Bangladesh is oblivious of the fact that India, by strictly adhering to Chanakya's advice, has hardly been friendly and helpful to any of its immediate neighbours (excepting tiny Maldives). On the same token, India may be the only country in the world having bad to very bad relations with all its immediate neighbours. In view of this stark reality, one is not sure if India will behave differently this time with Bangladesh. One wonders as to why Sheikh Hasina and the admirers of her latest 'gesture of good will' towards India are not cognisant of the 'India Doctrine' at all. Cultivated assiduously by most Indian leaders from Nehru to Manmohan Singh (V P Singh and I K Gujral were possibly the only exceptions in this regard), this doctrine stands for two things: a) establishing Vrihat Bharat (Greater India) with a view to asserting Indian hegemony in the Indian Ocean and b) to extract maximum economic benefits and political leverage from smaller neighbours by intimidating them on a regular basis. As the act of not recalling Nehru's not-so-hidden desire to undo the Partition of 1947 is a political blunder, particularly for Pakistan and Bangladesh; so is forgetting about India's annexation of Kashmir (1947), Hyderabad (1948), Goa (1961) and even independent Sikkim (1975). Bangladeshis' remaining grateful to India for the creation of their country is one thing; their paying no attention to India's unmistakably meddlesome approach towards their country is altogether a different matter. Bangladesh should not forget about India's harbouring, training and arming LTTE fighters to disintegrate Sri Lanka; arm twisting Nepal for befriending China; denying Bhutan the right to have formal diplomatic relations with China; and last but not least, promoting insurgencies in Pakistan through its missions in Afghanistan. Bangladesh has every reason to keep in mind India's direct involvement in the creation and promotion of Bangladeshi dissidents and criminals on both sides of the border since 1975. One may especially mention the separatist Shanti Bahini, nurtured by India for more than two decades up to 1996. One cannot believe the way the government and its supporters are defending the MOU, which reflects the inept and clumsy handling of the bumpy Indo-Bangladesh relationship by the Bangladeshi team. Ignoring the global and regional implications of the 'India Doctrine' and the omnipresent 'India Factor' in Bangladesh politics amounts to abandoning the basic lessons of diplomacy. Bangladesh should pay heed to Reagan's "Trust, but verify" approach to the Soviet Union, in regard to its relation with India. To succeed politically, politicians here must learn how to play the 'India Card' to manage the 'India Factor', which is a life-blood for Awami League's main adversaries — the BNP, Islamists and some leftist groups and parties. Politics, to a great extent is all about people's perceptions. If the average Bangladeshis continue to perceive the Awami League as "pro-Indian" (as many do), the Hasina Government will have difficulties in imposing a ban on religion-based politics and trying the War Criminals of 1971. Realpolitik or pragmatism demands that Bangladesh remain steadfast to the principle of positive neutrality. Putting all its eggs into the not-so-safe Indian basket might be too costly for not-so-rich and not self-reliant Bangladesh in the long run. As giving fillip to 'Islam-loving' parties is counter-productive, so is antagonising China and the Muslim World by coming so close to India, which has found new allies in the US and Israel. Disclaimer: The views and opinions of the author expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.   http://opinion. bdnews24. com/2010/ 01/22/the- %E2%80%98india- factor%E2% 80%99-in- indo-bangladesh- relations/ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now.

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            What is "Indian citizenship of Sonagachi"? Who told you that Taslima is 'resting' in Sonagachi, or anywhere else in India? This babble proves once again that INDIA is a figment of your feverish imagiantion.
 
             When you calm down the fever, it may be of interest to you to realize that it is and always was an important country. Your chouddo purush belonged to that country, and  all our forefathers and mothers were Indians.
 
              A restraint on your desire to lecture others about who is a "Mir Jafar" would also be appreciated, judging from your command of history of your own ancestry and our land.
 
               Farida Majid
 

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To: farida_majid@hotmail.com; alochona@yahoogroups.com; notun_bangladesh@yahoogroups.com; sonarbangladesh@yahoogroups.com
From: moassghar@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:21:18 -0800
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Aklina's story

 

Farida apa, I can see your love for India is euphoric - Why don't you apply for Indian citizenship in Sonagachi? Maybe, you can rest next to taslima apa. did you ever visited Sonagachi? 80% girls in Sonagachi from Muslim families. Aklina's story Aklina Khatoom is a small, pretty 15-year-old girl from a village outside Calcutta. Aklina (left) with one of the women who helped her escape prostitution In a soft voice, she recalls how a year ago a woman drugged her, kidnapped her and sold her to a madam in Mumbai. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4055143.stm --- On Thu, 1/28/10, Farida Majid <farida_majid@hotmail.com> wrote: From: Farida Majid <farida_majid@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] The India factor in Indo-Bangladesh Relations To: "Alochona Alochona" <alochona@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 5:58 PM   Dear Taj,                              In your write-up, the "India-factor" in Indo-Bangladesh relationship seemed like a redundancy that was merely a rehash of superficialities that are hawked endlessly by MBI Munshi.  Had you explained the India-factor in a Bhutan-Bangladesh treaty or Nepal-Bangladesh treaty I would have been very grateful, and so, I think, would the other fans of you for making sense.                         Farida apa   Subject: RE: [TriTioMatra] Has Bangladesh given an all out transit to India?     What does "all out transit" mean?  The anti-India paranoia is counterproductive in many ways. Nepal and Bhutan, two land-locked neighbors, had been begging Bangladesh to allow them access to sea-ports partly to escape the pressure of Indian domination of their trade outlets. Any transit to those countries could mean a huge earning for Bangladesh.                        How long are we going to live with this childish, crude fear of India at the cost of genuine gain for the BD which is poised with a superb geographical position?                   Farida Majid   To: zoglul@hotmail. co.uk From: bdmailer@gmail. com Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:59:57 +0600 Subject: [ALOCHONA] The India factor in Indo-Bangladesh Relations   The India factor in Indo-Bangladesh Relations Taj Hashmi An understanding of the 'India Factor' is essential for figuring out what went right or wrong in the recently signed Hasina-Manmohan MOU; and as to why Bangladeshis are again so polarised on the MOU. While pro-Awami Leaguers are gaga about the understanding between the two prime ministers, anti-Awami Leaguers, mainly BNP-Jamaat supporters, simply consider the deal a 'total sell-off to India'. For the right or wrong reasons, the Awami League is called 'pro-Indian' and BNP 'pro-Pakistani' , or as some people ridicule it as 'Bangladesh-Now- Pakistan'. I bring in a personal anecdote to explain the prevalent 'tribalism' in the polity of Bangladesh, which is not helpful in understanding domestic and international issues Bangladesh needs to resolve. Recently one passionately loyal Awami League supporter abruptly asked me at a party in Honolulu, "Do you believe in Greater Bengal?" Before I could say 'yes' or 'no', the apparently urbane Bangladeshi- American wife of an American diplomat came to the absurd conclusion: "O, you are BNP; you won't support Greater Bengal." Instead of telling her off to spoil the party, I simply told her I belonged to none of the parties in Bangladesh. This artlessness reminds us of George W Bush's now infamous quote, "You're either with us or against us." At times rabidly loyal Awami supporters convey the wrong message to the detriment of their country, party and leader. Not only anti-Awami Leaguers consider the party "pro-Indian", but some immoderate supporters of the party unwittingly also give similar impression about their party. BNP supporters on the other hand, knowingly or unknowingly, give the impression that they prefer Pakistan to India, if not to Bangladesh. In view of the widening gap between the pro- and anti-Awami Leaguers over the vague MOU, it seems the not-so- insightful Awami leaders either do not understand the "India Factor" in South Asian politics or are too eager to appease India and its overseas sponsors. Although the west has been traditionally enamoured by Indian religion, art and culture, and of late by its "secular democracy", market economy and economic growth; its neighbours in the Asia-Pacific and Muslim World are nervous about the ascending Indian behemoth. Bangladesh should have given a second thought about the dire consequences of unilaterally giving so many concessions to India. Sheikh Hasina should have understood the implications of not addressing some pressing bilateral issues, such as the problematic Farakka Barrage; the proposed Tipaimukh Dam; the disputed Talpatti Island and corridor for Bangladeshi enclaves in India. The MOU should have also resolved once for all the so-called 'push-back' of 'illegals' into Bangladesh from India and the presence of anti-Bangladesh militants in India who demand the so-called Swadhin Banga Bhumi to carve out Bangladeshi territory for Hindu refugees/immigrants from East Pakistan, presently living in India. We simply cannot believe the way PM Hasina defended her not raising the Tipaimukh issue with her Indian counterpart. She assured her people on the assurance of the Indian PM that 'no harm' would come to Bangladesh through Tipaimukh. She has turned us speechless by admitting that she personally does not know anything about Tipaimukh Dam; whether it is an irrigation barrage or a hydro-electric dam, she is not sure about it. If this is diplomacy to protect one's own country's interests from a traditionally unreliable neighbour like India, then Bangladeshis have reasons to be more reliant on God! India's hegemonic behaviour in the past and its not-so-benign design to emerge as the new hegemon in the Indian Ocean are least acceptable to China, Pakistan, Myanmar, Indonesia and even Australia. The average Bangladeshi has tremendous misgivings about India as well. Keeping in view its long-term security interests, Bangladesh should not throw itself into the Indian orbit. Whatever one has managed to grasp from the MOU, it seems Bangladesh has unilaterally granted India access to its ports and an unimpeded transit to Indian goods and possibly soldiers to contain its rebellious North-East. It is not clear from the MOU if India is willing to give Nepal and Bhutan transit facilities to Chittagong and Mongla ports. The Awami leadership seems to be too complacent and naïve to understand that what India might get away with, Bangladesh can ill-afford it. India might gain some leverage and respectability in the West by coming closer to America and Israel. Muslim-majority Bangladesh has more to lose than gain by coming too close for comfort to India; and to Israel via India. Conversely, while the West is enthusiastic about India, it is at most lukewarm towards forging ties with economically and militarily insignificant Bangladesh. Consequently Bangladesh's alienating China and its regional allies by almost giving a blank cheque to India seems to be an ill wind that blows nobody good. Bangladesh is oblivious of the fact that India, by strictly adhering to Chanakya's advice, has hardly been friendly and helpful to any of its immediate neighbours (excepting tiny Maldives). On the same token, India may be the only country in the world having bad to very bad relations with all its immediate neighbours. In view of this stark reality, one is not sure if India will behave differently this time with Bangladesh. One wonders as to why Sheikh Hasina and the admirers of her latest 'gesture of good will' towards India are not cognisant of the 'India Doctrine' at all. Cultivated assiduously by most Indian leaders from Nehru to Manmohan Singh (V P Singh and I K Gujral were possibly the only exceptions in this regard), this doctrine stands for two things: a) establishing Vrihat Bharat (Greater India) with a view to asserting Indian hegemony in the Indian Ocean and b) to extract maximum economic benefits and political leverage from smaller neighbours by intimidating them on a regular basis. As the act of not recalling Nehru's not-so-hidden desire to undo the Partition of 1947 is a political blunder, particularly for Pakistan and Bangladesh; so is forgetting about India's annexation of Kashmir (1947), Hyderabad (1948), Goa (1961) and even independent Sikkim (1975). Bangladeshis' remaining grateful to India for the creation of their country is one thing; their paying no attention to India's unmistakably meddlesome approach towards their country is altogether a different matter. Bangladesh should not forget about India's harbouring, training and arming LTTE fighters to disintegrate Sri Lanka; arm twisting Nepal for befriending China; denying Bhutan the right to have formal diplomatic relations with China; and last but not least, promoting insurgencies in Pakistan through its missions in Afghanistan. Bangladesh has every reason to keep in mind India's direct involvement in the creation and promotion of Bangladeshi dissidents and criminals on both sides of the border since 1975. One may especially mention the separatist Shanti Bahini, nurtured by India for more than two decades up to 1996. One cannot believe the way the government and its supporters are defending the MOU, which reflects the inept and clumsy handling of the bumpy Indo-Bangladesh relationship by the Bangladeshi team. Ignoring the global and regional implications of the 'India Doctrine' and the omnipresent 'India Factor' in Bangladesh politics amounts to abandoning the basic lessons of diplomacy. Bangladesh should pay heed to Reagan's "Trust, but verify" approach to the Soviet Union, in regard to its relation with India. To succeed politically, politicians here must learn how to play the 'India Card' to manage the 'India Factor', which is a life-blood for Awami League's main adversaries — the BNP, Islamists and some leftist groups and parties. Politics, to a great extent is all about people's perceptions. If the average Bangladeshis continue to perceive the Awami League as "pro-Indian" (as many do), the Hasina Government will have difficulties in imposing a ban on religion-based politics and trying the War Criminals of 1971. Realpolitik or pragmatism demands that Bangladesh remain steadfast to the principle of positive neutrality. Putting all its eggs into the not-so-safe Indian basket might be too costly for not-so-rich and not self-reliant Bangladesh in the long run. As giving fillip to 'Islam-loving' parties is counter-productive, so is antagonising China and the Muslim World by coming so close to India, which has found new allies in the US and Israel. Disclaimer: The views and opinions of the author expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.   http://opinion. bdnews24. com/2010/ 01/22/the- %E2%80%98india- factor%E2% 80%99-in- indo-bangladesh- relations/ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now.

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Re: [ALOCHONA] Re: BSF kills 5 on three borders in a week

Poor people has no value, specially in Bangladesh. daily death toll just in our road system is just unacceptable. Killing by Indian force or our police/RAB is also an issue. Even Killers of Sk.Mujib got a day in our court. --- On Sat, 1/30/10, qrahman@netscape.net <qrahman@netscape.net> wrote: From: qrahman@netscape.net <qrahman@netscape.net> Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Re: BSF kills 5 on three borders in a week To: alochona@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 7:01 AM Ezaz bhai, Could not said it better. Peace -Quazi -----Original Message----- From: ezajur <Ezajur@yahoo.com> To: alochona@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:51:27 -0000 Subject: [ALOCHONA] Re: BSF kills 5 on three borders in a week   This is not an issue to most Bangladeshis. We are a magnanimous and sophisticated nation where a dozen innocent and poor people shot dead at the border is well understood to be necessary for regioanl feng shui. We are more concerned about who was wrong or right in the 1970s. Let us all join hands next time a poor farmer is shot dead and sing with tears in our eyes,,, "Ami Bangla Gaan Gai..." Freakin even Kentucky Fried Chicken has billboards advertising our war of independence. Buy "Buriganga Toilet Paper" - desh ebong manusher kolyane. Ezajur Rahman --- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Isha Khan &lt;bdmailer@...&gt; wrote: &gt; &gt; *BSF kills 5 on three borders in a week* &gt; &gt; &gt; Five Bangladeshis were killed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in last &gt; one week on Jessore, Satkhira and Meherpur borders. &gt; &gt; Bangladesh Human Rights Implementation Committee (BHRIC) has expressed grave &gt; concern at the killings of Bangladeshis by Indian Border guards on borders &gt; of the south-western region of the country.According to BHRIC sources, a &gt; cattle trader named Hazrat Ali, 32, was beaten to death by BSF on Goga &gt; border of Benapole on January 9. Bongaon police recovered the body and later &gt; sent it to hospital morgue for autopsy. &gt; &gt; On January 12, another cattle trader, Alauddin alias Ala, 30, was gunned &gt; down by BSF at Daulatpur frontier of Benapole.The BSF men took away body and &gt; returned it on January 13. Ala was son of Akbar Ali of Goirha village under &gt; Benapole Police Station of Jessore district.A young man named Shafiqul Islam &gt; Bhulu, 30, was tortured to death by BSF on Uksha border under Kaliganj &gt; upazila of Satkhira district on January 13.Kaliganj police recovered the &gt; body and later sent it to Satkhira Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. &gt; &gt; On the night of January 15, BSF shot dead Shahidul Alam, 28, at Kazipur &gt; frontier under Gangni upazila of Meherpur district. BSF took away the body &gt; and returned it after a flag meeting on January 16.On January 16, an &gt; unidentified Bangladeshi was tortured to death by the Indian border guards &gt; on Sharsha border of Jessore district. Sharsha police recovered his body &gt; from near border pillar no 26. &gt; &gt; http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=122588 &gt;               ------------------------------------ [Disclaimer: ALOCHONA Management is not liable for information contained in this message. The author takes full responsibility.] To unsubscribe/subscribe, send request to alochona-owner@egroups.comYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alochona/ <*> Your email settings:     Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to:     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alochona/join     (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email:     alochona-digest@yahoogroups.com     alochona-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:     alochona-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:     http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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