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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

[ALOCHONA] Antioxidants help arteries stay healthy in people at risk for heart disease



Antioxidants help arteries stay healthy in people at risk for heart disease
 
(NaturalNews) Antioxidants are substances that protect cells against the effects of free radicals -- molecules produced when the body breaks down food or is exposed to environmental toxins and radiation. Free radicals are believed to play a role in heart disease, cancer and other disorders. So it makes sense that antioxidants could help protect or even treat many health problems.

However, some poorly designed studies have given antioxidants mixed results (
http://www.naturalnews.com/023357_p...) and resulted in the mainstream media reporting that antioxidants are virtually worthless. But new research provides hard evidence that taking antioxidant supplements long-term produces dramatic benefits in people with multiple cardiovascular risk factors.

That's the conclusion of a randomized, controlled trial of vitamin C, vitamin E, coenzyme Q10 and selenium capsules. The research results, just reported in BioMed Central's journal Nutrition and Metabolism, show these dietary antioxidants produce multiple positive effects on sugar and fat metabolism, blood pressure and arterial flexibility (which allows blood to move freely through the body).

The study was conducted by scientist Reuven Zimlichman and his research team at Wolfson Medical Center in Israel. They randomly divided 70 high blood pressure patients into two groups. One group was given antioxidants supplements and the other took placebo capsules for six months. Those taking the antioxidants received vitamin C (1000 mg/day), vitamin E (400 i.u/day), coenzyme Q10 (120 mg/day) and selenium (200 mcg/day).

Tests at the beginning of the trial, after three months, and again after six months documented that patients in the antioxidant group had marked improvements in their cardiovascular health. They had more elastic arteries and better blood sugar levels. In addition, their cholesterol profiles were healthier with a significant increase in HDL, the so-called "good", heart-protective cholesterol. In fact, the researchers concluded "antioxidant supplements have the potential to alleviate atherosclerotic damage.."

"Antioxidant supplementation significantly increased large and small artery elasticity in patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors. This beneficial vascular effect was associated with an improvement in glucose and lipid metabolism as well as significant decrease in blood pressure," Dr. Zimlichman said in a statement to the media. "The findings of the present study justify investigating the overall clinical impact of antioxidant treatment in patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors."

More hopeful news for heart patients: another study by Dr. Zimlichman and colleagues published in the June issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, found that taking the amino acid L-arginine long-term also helped people with multiple cardiovascular risk factors. In this randomized, placebo-controlled trial, 90 patients were assigned to receive either oral L-arginine capsules or placebo capsules. After six months, tests indicated those taking L-arginine had improved vascular health -- including a significant decrease in systolic blood pressure.

For more information:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/...
http://www.naturalnews.com/021976.html
 


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[ALOCHONA] India n Israel working for a secular(Turky style) Bangaladesh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Dear all,
Israel n India are working for a secular Bangladesh.Many agents of two countries are working for them.
Bangladesh is a country of comunal hermony.
What happened when bangladesh was a secular country (1972-75)like india?
1.Yaat of holy Quran was removed from the monogram of Dhaka Rajshahi n other universities.
 
2.Fazlul Hoq Muslim Hall n Salimullah Muslim Hall was made fazlul hoq Hall n solimullah hall respectively.(We regain it during the 3rd term of BNP following the verdict of honorable court)
3. The words  Islam n Muslim was removed from various institutions.
4.Islamic organisations was banned. Islamic scholars were tortured by pro indians. People felt that they were in anti muslim India.
Why India N Israel want a secular Bangladesh?
Bangladesh is  a very impotant muslim country with huge population.Bangladeshies are now all over the world.This country can play a very impotant role in present world.Bangladeshies can helpin making a islamic  /Muslim environment in the world.
 



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[ALOCHONA] It is about 5th amendment, what about the 4th ?




Changes made to the constitution in around four years after the August 15, 1975 changeover altered the fundamental principles of state policy, destroyed the secular character of the constitution and allowed politics based on religion.

Besides, the changes replaced Bangalee nationalism with Bangladeshi nationalism, and provided political right to anti-liberation forces including Jamaat-e-Islami and war criminals that resulted in an alarming growth of political parties and organisations based on religion.

All those amendments, modifications, substitutions, omissions and additions to the constitution were indiscriminately made during the martial law rule that began immediately after the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

And the constitution's fifth amendment bill passed in the second parliament during the rule of Ziaur Rahman in 1979 ratified all the actions that also made the supreme law of the land subordinate to martial law proclamations, orders and regulations.

The August 29, 2005 High Court verdict that declared the fifth amendment illegal also said it undermined the very sovereign character of the republic.

The Supreme Court on February 2 this year upheld the landmark HC verdict with 'modifications' and 'observations'. Copy of the apex court judgement might be released soon.

Article 8 of the original constitution, which speaks of the four fundamental principles of state policy--nationalism, socialism, democracy and secularism -- was amended to omit secularism and insert the words "absolute trust and faith in Almighty Allah".

The principle of socialism was also given a new explanation, saying, "socialism would mean economic and social justice".

Socialism and freedom from exploitation in articles 9 and 10 were substituted by the concepts of promotion of local government institutions and participation of women in national life.

The amendment omitted article 12, which contained secularism and freedom of religion.

"These changes were fundamental in nature and changed the very basis of our war for liberation and also defaced the constitution altogether," the HC observed in its watershed verdict. The changes transformed secular Bangladesh into a "theocratic state" and "betrayed one of the dominant causes for the war of liberation of Bangladesh".

Trial of war criminals stopped and their political rehabilitation began with the scrapping of Bangladesh Collaborators (Special Tribunal) Order 1972 by Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmed, who assumed presidency and put the country under martial law following the killing of Bangabandhu.

By the second proclamation on May 3, 1976, Justice AM Sayem, who became president later, omitted the proviso to Article 38 of the constitution, which banned politics based on religion.

In the light of the proviso, the Special Powers Act provides for punishment for use of religion for political purpose.

But omission of the proviso radically altered the nature of political activities in the country. It led to the rise of religion-based political parties, which were constitutionally banned immediately after the independence for their anti-liberation role.

The constitutional bar on war criminals convicted under Bangladesh Collaborators (Special Tribunal) Order 1972 from becoming voters and contesting parliamentary elections was also lifted during the rule of Zia.

During his military rule, Zia brought some fundamental changes to the constitution by a proclamation on April 23, 1977.

The preamble to the constitution was preceded by "Bismillah-ar-Rahman-ar-Rahim" (in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful).

The preamble also underwent two changes--the words "a historic struggle for national liberation" were replaced with "a historic war for national independence", and "nationalism, socialism, democracy and secularism" were replaced with "absolute trust and faith in Almighty Allah, nationalism, democracy and socialism meaning economic and social justice".


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RE: [ALOCHONA] More than 2.5m Muslims threaten to leave Facebook after four Islamic pages are taken down



Allah's Image

 

Man's mind is limited and Allah is limitless. Therefore man can not hope to understand Allah's attributes except what Allah chooses to reveal to him. If man tries to picture Allah in his mind he will only go astray, because Allah is different from anything man can conceive. Any image of God which man constructs in his mind will be from some part of creation, or a composite of created things which he has observed. Thus if he pictures Allah in his mind, he ends up giving Allah the attributes of creation.

Intellectually and emotionally man may be able to able to conceive some of the attributes of God like: All Powerful, Merciful, Compassionate.  

Trying to visualize God in some form,  or image has led man to deviate from the true teaching of Monotheism into worshipping human beings (Prophets, Imams, gods, graves,  creatures etc). Muslims believe that God sent Messengers to all nations with the message of Monotheism and man has repeatedly changed that teaching (including some Muslims).

Allah informs mankind in the Quran: Surah: Ayah 42:11; 112:4;6:103. A  study of these verses will convince one that it is futile to try to visualize God because nothing is like Him.

Finally, in the Quran, Allah states rather categorically in Surah Baqara (2) verse 3  that the Quran is addressed to those who believe in the unseen.

And also if there was proof of God and we could see Him then that would not really be a test of faith which the Deen of Islam is all about.

 

Aziz Huq

 


 

To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
From: akbar_50@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:56:04 +0000
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] More than 2.5m Muslims threaten to leave Facebook after four Islamic pages are taken down

 

Quote,

 

There is no specific ban on images of Allah or the Prophet Mohammed in the Koran but there is one line which is commonly taken to mean that it is impossible for human hands to recreate his likeness. To attempt to do so would is an insult to Allah, it is believed.

 

Unquote,

 

This is a very vague argument. Human imagination always comes with an image. We don't think void. Whenever we think of Allah or anything we never saw or experienced an image invariably created in our mind. Logically anything that does not have a shape or color does not make an entity. I challenge any one who can claim that he/she imagined something but did not visualize anything. If my contention is wrong I seek clarification from the knowledgeable. I will not appreciate anything based on blind faith.

 

Akbar Hussain

 


 

From: bdmailer@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:15:57 +0600
Subject: [ALOCHONA] More than 2.5m Muslims threaten to leave Facebook after four Islamic pages are taken down

 
More than 2.5m Muslims threaten to leave Facebook after four Islamic pages are taken down
By Niall Firth

More than 2.5million users will leave Facebook unless certain Islamic pages are reinstated, it has been claimed.A template letter that has been pasted into numerous Facebook pages accuses founder Mark Zuckerberg and other senior members of Facebook of 'ignoring the feelings of more than 2.5million Muslims'.The Muslim community is angry that four extremely popular Islamic pages were removed from the site and the letter warns that unless its demands are met Facebook's Muslim users will move to an Islamic alternative.

The letter demands not only that the pages are reinstated but that new rules are introduced which make it a violation of Facebook's terms to post anti-Islamic comments.And Facebook is given notice that unless the changes are introduced then 2.5 million Muslim users will leave to join madina.com, a social networking site for Muslims.

The letter reads: 'Although you have attended the world's best communication skills courses you have been most successful in growing great hatred and hostility between you and Muslims around the world, but seriously this time you have caused an almost unrepairable [sic] damage.'

It also accuses Facebook of 'irresponsible behaviour' for allowing to host 'Everybody Draw Mohammed Day' pages which sparked controversy for encouraging users to draw portraits of the Prophet.

There is no specific ban on images of Allah or the Prophet Mohammed in the Koran but there is one line which is commonly taken to mean that it is impossible for human hands to recreate his likeness. To attempt to do so would is an insult to Allah, it is believed.

The letter demands that the four deleted pages are reinstated, disrespecting Islamic religious symbols is banned and any Facebook page which does so is disabled.Madina.com was a social networking site set up specifically for the Muslim community. It pledges to abide by the 'highest Islamic principals' and encourages Muslim unity. Female users are asked not to use pictures of themselves as profile pictures.

According to Facebook the Islamic pages, which included 'I love Mohammed' and 'Quran Lovers', were taken down because they were being used to 'spam' users, which is against the company's policy.The pages were  were using a JavaScript code that when entered in the address bar, would add all a user's friends to the Page Suggestions – making it similar to spamming people across Facebook.

A spokeswoman said: 'The pages in question were taken down because they violated our policies about spamming users. These pages were not removed because of content violations.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1295187/Muslim-Facebook-users-threaten-leave-site-Islamic-pages-taken-down.html




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[ALOCHONA] FW: Former MI5 chief delivers damning verdict on Iraq invasion




 


 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jul/20/chilcot-mi5-boss-iraq-war

 
Former MI5 chief delivers damning verdict on Iraq invasion

Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller tells Chilcot that invasion increased terrorist threat and radicalised young British Muslims

 
Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller, former Director-General of MI5
 
Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller, former director-general of MI5. She told Chilcot that, after the invasion of Iraq, she was not surprised that the 7/7 suicide bombers in London were British. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Getty Images

The former head of MI5 delivered a devastating critique of the invasion of Iraq today, saying it substantially increased the threat of terrorist attacks in Britain and was a significant factor behind the radicalisation of young Muslims in the UK.

Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller told the Chilcot inquiry into the UK's role in Iraq: "Our involvement in Iraq radicalised, for want of a better word, a whole generation of young people – not a whole generation, a few among a generation – who saw our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan as being an attack upon Islam."

Asked by Sir Roderic Lyne, a member of the inquiry, to what extent the conflict exacerbated the threat from international terrorism facing Britain, she replied: "Substantially."

She was not surprised, she said, that UK citizens were behind the 7/7 attacks in London nor that increasing number of Britons were "attracted to the ideology of Osama bin Laden and saw the attacks on Iraq and Afghanistan as threatening their co-religionists and the Muslim world".

Invading Iraq and toppling Saddam Hussein allowed al-Qaida to establish a foothold in Iraq which it had never previously managed. "Arguably, we gave Osama bin Laden his Iraqi jihad so that he was able to move into Iraq in a way that he was not before," Manningham-Buller told the inquiry.

She referred to assessments by the Joint Intelligence Committee, of which she was a member, warning ministers that an invasion of Iraq would increase the terrorist threat to Britain. If they read the reports, she said, ministers would have been in no doubt over the threat.

The former MI5 chief said she did not have individual discussions at the time with Tony Blair about the effect invading Iraq would have on the terrorist threat to Britain. She referred to Sir Richard Dearlove, head of SIS, the Secret Intelligence Service or MI6, which provided intelligence for the infamous Iraqi weapons dossier. "I believe the head of the SIS saw him [Blair] much more frequently than I did, for understandable reasons".

Manningham-Buller also mentioned Sir David Omand, the government's security and intelligence co-ordinator in 2003, who told Chilcot earlier this year that MI6 had "over-promised and under-delivered" on Iraq. She said that in March 2002, a year before the invasion, MI5 had advised the Home Office that Iraqi intelligence agents in the UK would pose little threat in the event of war. "We regarded the direct threat from Iraq as low," she said.

"We did think that Saddam Hussein might resort to terrorism in the theatre if he thought his regime was being toppled, but we didn't believe he had the capability to do anything in the UK. That turned out to be the right judgment," she continued. MI5 was concerned about the threat from al-Qaida before the 9/11 attacks on the , she said. She dismissed claims made by elements in the Bush administration that Iraq had been involved. "There is no credible intelligence to suggest that connection. That was the judgment of the CIA. It was not a judgment that found favour in some parts of the American machine," she said. "It is why [former US defence secretary] Donald Rumsfeld started an alternative intelligence unit in the Pentagon to seek an alternative judgment."

She was asked about an interview with the Guardian last year in which she first set out her concerns about an invasion of Iraq. As US and UK forces were preparing to invade, she had asked her superiors, "Why now?" She said it "as explicitly as I could. I said something like, 'The threat to us would increase because of Iraq,' " she told the Guardian.

By focusing on Iraq, the government was diverted from the continuing threat posed by al-Qaida in Afghanistan, Manningham-Buller said today.

Her remark was picked up by Admiral Lord West, then head of the navy and subsequently appointed security minister in the Labour government. "My own personal view is that it is actually a very bad idea to invade people," he told BBC Radio 4's The World at One . "I was never a supporter, I have to say, of going into Iraq. I think it was a foolhardy thing to do when we were already engaged in Afghanistan."

Asked what lessons MI5 had learned from the invasion of Iraq, Manningham-Buller said: "The danger of over-reliance on fragmentary intelligence in deciding whether or not to go to war. Very few would argue that the intelligence was substantial enough to make that decision."

She also said MI5 did not fully appreciate the degree to which British citizens would be involved in terror plots. In 2004, she wrote to the Home Office saying the government needed to think more about the effects of foreign policy on domestic policy.

In her own words

Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller to the Chilcot inquiry:

"We regarded the direct threat from Iraq as low"

"Arguably we gave Osama bin Laden his Iraqi jihad"

"Substantially" – when asked to what extent the conflict in Iraq exacerbated the overall threat facing Britain's security from international terrorism

"Our involvement in Iraq radicalised, for want of a better word, a whole generation of young people – not a whole generation, a few among a generation – who saw our involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan as being an attack on Islam"

"It is fair to say that we did not foresee the degree to which British citizens would become involved …"

"Very few would argue that the intelligence was substantial enough to make that decision [go to war]"

"There is no credible intelligence to suggest that connection [between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida]. That was the judgment of the CIA. It was not a judgment that found favour in some parts of the American machine"

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[ALOCHONA] Economy passing to alien hands

Oh sure, sure Russia is swallowing German Economy if you believe in this. Do you know, Russia is now the biggest Trade Partner of Germany because not that she is advance but also its labor is cheaper than German labor.
Sure, Bangladesh would suffer greatly by extending trade with India because Bangladesh is like Germany. 4 times richer than India like Germany is exporting jobs to Russia. Do you people know anything about World Trade and Economics?

--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Isha Khan <bdmailer@...> wrote:
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Zoglul Husain <zoglul@...>
> Date: Jul 19, 2010 11:26 PM
>
> *Alarming situation: Comment
> *
> *By Zoglul Husain, UK *
> **
> London 19 July 2010. I wholeheartedly thank the editor and the special
> correspondent of the New Nation for the following report , which clearly
> shows how India is gradually swallowing up our economy:
>
> *Economy passing to alien hands*
> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/07/19/news0714.htm
>
> I also wholeheartedly thank all other media, which overcome difficulties
> to inform the public of the realities of the state we are in, in the
> interest of the country.
>
> The imperialist globalisation was hit hard, indeed basically and
> intrinsically destroyed, through the world financial crisis of 2008-09. The
> new nations, i.e. the developing nations, must save their home
> grown positive economic set-ups from being swamped by powerful foreign
> corporates, and must expand those in the interest of their economic
> development. We must strike the right balance between the national interest
> and our international relations. We must not surrender to the conspiracies
> of East India companies and their local lackeys. Also the country, which
> desertifies our country through Farakka and other dams and barrages,
> amongst other harms such as border killings, can never be our friends, until
> and unless they refrain from doing those harms and compensate for all the
> damages done. Any one, who does not understand this, is either a lackey of
> India or is a victim of Indian propaganda.
>
> Bush administration set up the evil US-Israel-India axis for the
> neocon scheme of occupying about 60 countries, starting from Afghanistan and
> Iraq. But just these two wars gave the Bush admin a bloody nose, and the
> Obama admin now is trying to change the policies, - how successfully is yet
> to be seen.
>
> It is through the support of the Bush admin that the conspiracy of 1/11 2007
> was launched in Bangladesh by India in order to subjugate Bangladesh in
> India's interest, to plunder our natural resources and to trample our
> national interest. Their 'minus two' formula, however, failed because of
> Khaleda's firmness in resisting forced exile, against heavy odds. Then they,
> as a second choice, connived with Hasina, and totally rigged the election of
> 29 Dec 2008 with the help of the army, as Jalil and Ershad exposed later.
> The army was misguided by Moeen and his cohorts, who were committed to
> India. Was it in exchange for just six horses, for which Bangladesh paid 6
> crore Taka (?), or a bit more in their own interest at the cost of the
> country??
>
> Through 1/11 2007, and in the main through the support of the Bush admin,
> India made inroads to our government, administration, defence, judiciary,
> ACC and a host of other institutions of political, military, economic and
> cultural affairs. They now want to establish military control over
> Bangladesh with ulterior motives.
>
> It is thus imperative that all the patriots across the spectrum (Right,
> Centre and Left) unite and resist Indian hegemony over Bangladesh. This is a
> must if we do not want to be a vassal state of India or be a new Kashmir, a
> victim of genocides after genocides. All patriots, please wake up, unite and
> stand up!! The vast majority of the people are against Indian hegemony over
> Bangladesh and they are looking forward to the unity of the patriots.
>
> Writer: Zoglul Husain
> Email: zoglul <zoglul@...> <zoglul@...>@hotmail.co.uk
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:29:42 +0600
> Subject: Economy passing to alien hands
> From: bdmailer@...
>
>
> Economy passing to alien hands
>
> In the business front, the country's fragile political situation is being
> utilised to use Bangladesh as the gateway to northeast
>
> The economy is slowly but steadily passing hand to the aliens at a time when
> the country's ruling elite remained deeply embedded to new found strategic
> allies to beat back nationalist and Islamist forces in domestic politics.In
> the business front, the country's fragile political situation is being
> utilised to use Bangladesh as the gateway to northeast and Indian
> businessmen are out to capture the key service sector and manufacturing
> industries.
>
> Leaders of BGMEA and BKMEA, two apex bodies of the garment sector slowly
> speaking out the truth. They said Indian investors are now buying major
> garment factories in Bangladesh.News reports meanwhile said many British, US
> and Canadian businessmen of Indian origin have already bought at least 50
> key garment factories of the country including the famous SQ group, Crystal,
> Mustard, Hollywood, Shanta, Rose, Fortune, Trust, Ajax and such other
> manufacturing plants which have the record of earning billions of dollars in
> export earnings annually.
>
> Businessmen of Indian origin are also negotiating the buying of another 100
> garment factories at the moment, senior BGMEA sources are quoted to have
> said in talks with the local press. In addition to this, there are 140
> garment factories now being laid off and they may eventually end up at the
> hands of foreign buyers.BGMEA president Abdus Salam Murshedy reportedly said
> such passing of hand is taking place as part of free market economy in
> certain situations. He said many Indians are engaged here at managerial
> levels.
>
> Former BKMEA president Fazlul Haque reportedly said the question is not who
> is buying, the truth is that it is going contrary to the country's
> interest.The garment sector is treated as the major contributors to the
> nation's economic fortune generating tens and thousand of jobs mainly to the
> poor in addition to expansion of banking, insurance, transport, ports,
> shipping and such other services,Now these engines of fortunes are passing
> hand to aliens mainly by way of violence, arson and vandalism.
>
> Foreigners are also working to take control of the country's
> telecommunication sector by buying big telecom companies and sharing the
> submarine cable system. The country's domestic consumer market is already in
> the Indian hand with over US$ 3.5 billion trade deficit and Delhi is not
> willing to open its market to substantive duty free exports from Bangladesh.
>
> Bangladesh has agreed to open the connectivity under the joint declaration
> with India in Delhi in January this year.In this background, a 21-member
> strong business delegation visited Bangladesh last week to hold talks with
> government and business leaders about how to use the mutuality to set up new
> infrastructure facilities in Bangladesh to open the transit gateway from
> western India to its northeast.
>
> Influential Congress parliamentarian and former minister responsible for
> development of northeast Moni Sankar Iyar led the delegation. During the
> visit he also has urged Bangladesh businessmen to invest in the
> northeast.The Indian trade delegation visited Ashuganj where India seeks
> quick mobilisation of resources to set up its port of call and develop port
> handling facilities. It is also in a hurry to build the 40 km long
> Ashuganj-Akhaura road to add new capacity to run heavy Indian transport
> vehicles.
>
> Delhi has sought initial permission to carry equipment for a 1000 MW power
> plant to the Tripura state. The delegation also visited Chittagong port,
> assessed its present and future handling capacity and expressed the Indian
> desire to make investment in port facilities. It also talked about expansion
> of highway from port city to Tripura and Mizoram and developing
> infrastructure of the Mongla port to connect it with Indian business.
>
> There is no study or configuration about it. Moreover, what is the security
> arrangement or sovereignty guarantee that Bangladesh will not become a
> vassal state at the end.
> The Indian delegation has reportedly explored to build every bit of
> connectivity network by road, railway and water ways, by building bridges
> and dredging rivers.
>
> http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/07/19/news0714.htm
>
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[ALOCHONA] Economy passing to alien hands

If Foreign Investments and building of factories in Bangladesh is being considered 'Economy passing to Alien hands', China's Economy has been in Foreign hands for last quarter century. Are the Foreigners running Communist China and she is not a free country?

--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, "ezajur" <Ezajur@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Alochoks
>
> No wonder AL activists are never outraged when the BSF kills a Bangladeshi citizen. They automatically assume that the dead citizen must have been a smuggler. It really is an impossible situation. why would it be politically difficult for them to be upset to see such border killings? They are as blind and as blinkered as those who can't complain when BNP does not stand up to religious radicals.
>
> What an absurd situation.
>
> - India'r shatheh parajabena
> - Kuthai India! India'r kotha bole kunu laab nai
> - What is good for India is good for Bangladesh
> - Best to keep quiet and hope for crumbs from India's table
>
> AL's absurd policy towards India will be it's undoing.
>
> Ezajur Rahman
> Kuwait
>
>
>
> --- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Isha Khan <bdmailer@> wrote:
> >
> > Economy passing to alien hands
> >
> > In the business front, the country's fragile political situation is being
> > utilised to use Bangladesh as the gateway to northeast
> >
> > The economy is slowly but steadily passing hand to the aliens at a time when
> > the country's ruling elite remained deeply embedded to new found strategic
> > allies to beat back nationalist and Islamist forces in domestic politics.In
> > the business front, the country's fragile political situation is being
> > utilised to use Bangladesh as the gateway to northeast and Indian
> > businessmen are out to capture the key service sector and manufacturing
> > industries.
> >
> > Leaders of BGMEA and BKMEA, two apex bodies of the garment sector slowly
> > speaking out the truth. They said Indian investors are now buying major
> > garment factories in Bangladesh.News reports meanwhile said many British, US
> > and Canadian businessmen of Indian origin have already bought at least 50
> > key garment factories of the country including the famous SQ group, Crystal,
> > Mustard, Hollywood, Shanta, Rose, Fortune, Trust, Ajax and such other
> > manufacturing plants which have the record of earning billions of dollars in
> > export earnings annually.
> >
> > Businessmen of Indian origin are also negotiating the buying of another 100
> > garment factories at the moment, senior BGMEA sources are quoted to have
> > said in talks with the local press. In addition to this, there are 140
> > garment factories now being laid off and they may eventually end up at the
> > hands of foreign buyers.BGMEA president Abdus Salam Murshedy reportedly said
> > such passing of hand is taking place as part of free market economy in
> > certain situations. He said many Indians are engaged here at managerial
> > levels.
> >
> > Former BKMEA president Fazlul Haque reportedly said the question is not who
> > is buying, the truth is that it is going contrary to the country's
> > interest.The garment sector is treated as the major contributors to the
> > nation's economic fortune generating tens and thousand of jobs mainly to the
> > poor in addition to expansion of banking, insurance, transport, ports,
> > shipping and such other services,Now these engines of fortunes are passing
> > hand to aliens mainly by way of violence, arson and vandalism.
> >
> > Foreigners are also working to take control of the country's
> > telecommunication sector by buying big telecom companies and sharing the
> > submarine cable system. The country's domestic consumer market is already in
> > the Indian hand with over US$ 3.5 billion trade deficit and Delhi is not
> > willing to open its market to substantive duty free exports from Bangladesh.
> >
> > Bangladesh has agreed to open the connectivity under the joint declaration
> > with India in Delhi in January this year.In this background, a 21-member
> > strong business delegation visited Bangladesh last week to hold talks with
> > government and business leaders about how to use the mutuality to set up new
> > infrastructure facilities in Bangladesh to open the transit gateway from
> > western India to its northeast.
> >
> > Influential Congress parliamentarian and former minister responsible for
> > development of northeast Moni Sankar Iyar led the delegation. During the
> > visit he also has urged Bangladesh businessmen to invest in the
> > northeast.The Indian trade delegation visited Ashuganj where India seeks
> > quick mobilisation of resources to set up its port of call and develop port
> > handling facilities. It is also in a hurry to build the 40 km long
> > Ashuganj-Akhaura road to add new capacity to run heavy Indian transport
> > vehicles.
> >
> > Delhi has sought initial permission to carry equipment for a 1000 MW power
> > plant to the Tripura state. The delegation also visited Chittagong port,
> > assessed its present and future handling capacity and expressed the Indian
> > desire to make investment in port facilities. It also talked about expansion
> > of highway from port city to Tripura and Mizoram and developing
> > infrastructure of the Mongla port to connect it with Indian business.
> >
> > There is no study or configuration about it. Moreover, what is the security
> > arrangement or sovereignty guarantee that Bangladesh will not become a
> > vassal state at the end.
> > The Indian delegation has reportedly explored to build every bit of
> > connectivity network by road, railway and water ways, by building bridges
> > and dredging rivers.
> >
> > http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/07/19/news0714.htm
> >
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[ALOCHONA] Re: A letter to Dr. M Zafar Iqbal - Jute Genome

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:
>
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> --qr
>
>
>
>
> -----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
>
>
>
>
> Dear Alochok Haque
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> I am mean because I know all your points are valid.
>
> But rotting fruits and vegetables would be useful to hurl at our political classes :)
>
> Ezajur Rahman
> Kuwait
>
> --- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, "Mohd. Haque" <haquetm83@> wrote:
> >
> > Dr. Zafar Iqbal
> >
> > Dear Sir,
> >
> > I read your article on discovery of ‘jute Genome’.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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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Fwd: [ALOCHONA] More than 2.5m Muslims threaten to leave Facebook after four Islamic pages are taken down



This sort of news makes me wonder, how the "Producer" of the headline knew what 2.5 million Muslims were thinking? Facebook is an internet portal and has certain rules. It has right to post or cancel any page. If those pages were used to SPAM, they may take them down. Sometimes they may do it for political reasons ( Protest from other religious groups etc).
 
We Muslims do not need to "Threat" anyone. Personally I think it is a marketing ploy of madina.com and a good one at it. I wished they did not resort to using Islam to advance their business goals. For most people FB is an addiction and waste of time. Therefore, as a community it should not a major reason to join or quit this group.
 
Drawing picture of our last prophet (PBUH) is prohibited in Islam. But if certain non-Muslims want to agitate us by drawing imaginary pictures, we need not to get so upset over some idiots. Just leave idiots alone. That is what our prophet (PBUH) has done frequently during his life time.
 
Our noble prophet(PBUH) was the symbol of patience, compassion and mercy. People called him all kinds of names, physically abused him, mocked him etc. Most of the time he left them alone and forgave them. This is my two cents on the whole issue.
 
And We have sent you (O Muhammad) not except as a mercy for all the worlds.
(Al Qur'an 21:107)



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From: Isha Khan <bdmailer@gmail.com>
Sent: Mon, Jul 19, 2010 5:15 pm
Subject: [ALOCHONA] More than 2.5m Muslims threaten to leave Facebook after four Islamic pages are taken down

 
More than 2.5m Muslims threaten to leave Facebook after four Islamic pages are taken down
More than 2.5million users will leave Facebook unless certain Islamic pages are reinstated, it has been claimed.A template letter that has been pasted into numerous Facebook pages accuses founder Mark Zuckerberg and other senior members of Facebook of 'ignoring the feelings of more than 2.5million Muslims'.The Muslim community is angry that four extremely popular Islamic pages were removed from the site and the letter warns that unless its demands are met Facebook's Muslim users will move to an Islamic alternative.
The letter demands not only that the pages are reinstated but that new rules are introduced which make it a violation of Facebook's terms to post anti-Islamic comments.And Facebook is given notice that unless the changes are introduced then 2.5 million Muslim users will leave to join madina.com, a social networking site for Muslims.
The letter reads: 'Although you have attended the world's best communication skills courses you have been most successful in growing great hatred and hostility between you and Muslims around the world, but seriously this time you have caused an almost unrepairable [sic] damage.'
It also accuses Facebook of 'irresponsible behaviour' for allowing to host 'Everybody Draw Mohammed Day' pages which sparked controversy for encouraging users to draw portraits of the Prophet.
There is no specific ban on images of Allah or the Prophet Mohammed in the Koran but there is one line which is commonly taken to mean that it is impossible for human hands to recreate his likeness. To attempt to do so would is an insult to Allah, it is believed.
The letter demands that the four deleted pages are reinstated, disrespecting Islamic religious symbols is banned and any Facebook page which does so is disabled.Madina.com was a social networking site set up specifically for the Muslim community. It pledges to abide by the 'highest Islamic principals' and encourages Muslim unity. Female users are asked not to use pictures of themselves as profile pictures.
According to Facebook the Islamic pages, which included 'I love Mohammed' and 'Quran Lovers', were taken down because they were being used to 'spam' users, which is against the company's policy.The pages were  were using a JavaScript code that when entered in the address bar, would add all a user's friends to the Page Suggestions – making it similar to spamming people across Facebook.
A spokeswoman said: 'The pages in question were taken down because they violated our policies about spamming users. These pages were not removed because of content violations.'


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