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Subject: [KHABOR] Mrs Zia's family dynasty, also corrupt : the Economist
From: SyedAslam <Syed.Aslam3@gmail.com>
To: khabor@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 9:15 PM
Subject: [KHABOR] Mrs Zia's family dynasty, also corrupt : the Economist
OK. Now, it is time to understand what pride is:
You must be very proud of KOKO & TAREK - the Tiger Sharks:
The opposition (BNP/Jamaat), too, has a reputation for thuggery,
corruption and intimidation, and does not bother much to hide it....
Mrs Zia's family dynasty, also corrupt ... -the Economist..
On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Muhammad Kalam <mkalam@verizon.net> wrote:
So, what is your point? You understand what shame is! OK. Now, it is time to understand what pride is. I think you can be proud of the following based on the side you are onFailed State!
কূটনৈতিক অংশীদার এবং উন্নয়ন সহযোগী দেশ ও সংস্থার পক্ষ থেকে তীব্র চাপের মুখে সরকার। গ্রামীণ ব্যাংকের ওপর সরকারি নিয়ন্ত্রণ প্রতিষ্ঠা, পদ্মা সেতু নিয়ে দুর্নীতি, মানবতাবিরোধী অপরাধ মামলায় অস্বচ্ছতা আর গুম, খুন ও শ্বাসরুদ্ধকর আইনশৃঙ্খলা নিয়ে আন্তর্জাতিক অঙ্গনে বাংলাদেশ তীব্র ইমেজ সঙ্কটে পড়েছে। ইউরোপ, আমেরিকা ও মধ্যপ্রাচ্যের অনেকে দেশ তাদের কূটনৈতিক মিশনের সদস্য ও নাগরিকদের বাংলাদেশ সফরের ব্যাপারে সতর্ক করে দিয়েছে। অন্য দিকে সরকারের পক্ষ থেকে বারবার অসাংবিধানিক উপায়ে ক্ষমতা পরিবর্তনের ব্যাপারে সতর্কবাণী উচ্চারণে এ শঙ্কা আরো বেড়ে গেছে। প্রভাবশালী কূটনৈতিক অংশীদার কোনো কোনো দেশ বাংলাদেশে সৃষ্ট রাজনৈতিক, সামাজিক, অর্থনৈতিক ও প্রশাসনিক অস্থিরতাকে সামনে রেখে প্রক্রিয়াধীন চুক্তি ও সমঝোতা দ্রুত করার জন্য চাপ দিচ্ছে। এ অবস্থায় পররাষ্ট্র সম্পর্কের ক্ষেত্রে ভারসাম্য রক্ষা করতে পারছে না সরকার। দ্রুত অকার্যকর সরকারে পরিণত হওয়ার আশঙ্কার বিষয়টি নিয়েও আলোচনা হচ্ছে সুশীলসমাজসহ বিভিন্ন মহলে।সরকারের দুর্নীতির চর্চা দেশে বিদেশেআলাউদ্দিন আরিফবাংলাদেশের দুর্নীতি এখন দেশে-বিদেশে সর্বাধিক আলোচিত বিষয়। বর্তমান শেখ হাসিনা সরকারের আমলে কোন কোন প্রকল্পে দুর্নীতি হচ্ছে, দুর্নীতির টাকা কোথায় কোথায় পাচার হচ্ছে কিংবা এ টাকা দিয়ে কে কোন ব্যবসা করছে—এসবই আলোচনার বিষয়। পদ্মা সেতু নির্মাণে দুর্নীতির অভিযোগ ওঠায় এরই মধ্যে বিশ্বব্যাংক, এডিবি, জাইকা ও আইডিবি অনুদান স্থগিত করেছে। সরকার দুর্নীতির এ অভিযোগ তদন্ত না করায় এবং সংশ্লিষ্ট ব্যক্তিদের বিরুদ্ধে ব্যবস্থা না নেয়ায় বিশ্বব্যাংক পদ্মা সেতু প্রকল্পে ফান্ড প্রত্যাহারের ঘোষণা দিয়েছে। আইএমএফও দুর্নীতি নিয়ে কথা বলেছে। জাপানের উপ-প্রধানমন্ত্রী কাতসুইয়া ওকাদা ঢাকা সফরে এসে সরকারের দুর্নীতির বিষয় নিয়ে কথা বলেছেন। তিনি বিশ্বব্যাংকের সঙ্গে বিষয়টা সুরাহা না করলে জাপানের পক্ষে ঋণদান সম্ভব নয় বলে জানিয়ে দিয়েছেন। মার্কিন পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী হিলারি ক্লিনটন সফরকালে ঢাকায় পররাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী ডা. দীপু মনির সঙ্গে যৌথ সংবাদ সম্মেলনে বলেছেন, দুর্নীতির কারণে দেশটা পিছিয়ে পড়ছে। ইউরোপীয় দেশগুলোর ৯ জন রাষ্ট্রদূত এক যৌথ সংবাদ সম্মেলন করে জোরালো কণ্ঠে বলেছেন, দুর্নীতির ফলে বহির্বিশ্ব বাংলাদেশের নেতিবাচক ভাবমূর্তি সৃষ্টি হয়েছে। এজন্য বিদেশি বিনিয়োগকারীরা আসছে না। সর্বশেষ খোদ সরকারের অর্থমন্ত্রী এমএ মুহিত ঢাকায় বলেছেন, দেশের সব জায়গায় এখন দুর্নীতি আর দুর্নীতি। পুলিশ প্রশাসন, বিচার প্রশাসন, ভূমি ও শিক্ষা প্রশাসন সবচেয়ে বেশি দুর্নীতিগ্রস্ত। দুর্নীতির কারণে সুশাসন বাধাগ্রস্ত হচ্ছে। গত রোববার বিরোধীদলীয় নেতা খালেদা জিয়া অনশন কর্মসূচি শেষে বক্তব্যে বলেছেন, শেখ হাসিনা সরকারের দুর্নীতির অনেক প্রমাণ তাদের হাতে আছে। উপযুক্ত সময়ে এ দুর্নীতির বিচার করা হবে। ২২ মে এডিবি বলেছে, বাংলাদেশের উন্নয়নে প্রধান বাধা দুর্নীতি।
From: khabor@yahoogroups.com [mailto:khabor@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of SyedAslam
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 5:30 AM
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Subject: [KHABOR] Mrs Zia's family dynasty, also corrupt : EconomistAre you not ashamed of the following? I know you are not. So, do not show your audacity by not knowing what shame is:The opposition (BNP/Jamaat), too, has a reputation for thuggery, corruption and intimidation, and does not bother much to hide it. http://www.economist.com/node/21555938Mrs Zia's family dynasty, also corrupt,On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Muhammad Kalam <mkalam@verizon.net> wrote:Are you not ashamed of the following? I know you are not. So, do not show your audacity by not knowing what shame is.From: khabor@yahoogroups.com [mailto:khabor@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dr Gholam Mostofa
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Subject: Re: [KHABOR] Smear campaign by Economist : Picks on Hasina govt, againMr Kalam,Don't you feel ashamed to be an activist of BNP-JAMAAT? Is BNP a political party? Don't think that Tareq-Koko will be back again to politics.
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On May 26, 2012, at 5:39 AM, "Muhammad Kalam" <mkalam@verizon.net> wrote:Hitting the nail on its head is the problem for the Economist. It is now a "smear campaign" for stating the truth. It is simply beyond my comprehension as to how these seemingly educated people can still put up with this idea of supporting such an anti-people regime. The Economist is, of course, totally correct when it asks Delhi to solve this problem because the world knows that this govt. is an Indian puppet. It is willing to India anything for India without expecting anything in return like a one-sided love affair. Actions speak much louder than words.This BAL govt. received bags of cash during the election and it has to give something back in return. The equation is very simple.To counter this money transaction from India, RAW and its BAL supporters had started this false campaign against BNP linking it to ISI. Predictably, the campaign by an Indian Journalist named Diponjon Roy Choudhury initiated this. BAL thought that it was a golden opportunity. Alas, it fell apart. I wonder what Mr. Choudhury is doing now!From: khabor@yahoogroups.com [mailto:khabor@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of SyedAslam
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 3:42 PM
To: Khobor; notun Bangladesh; chottala@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [KHABOR] Smear campaign by Economist : Picks on Hasina govt, againUK journal picks on Hasina govt, againSat, May 26th, 2012 1:40 am BdST<image001.jpg>Dhaka, May 26 (bdnews24.com)—The Economist magazine has taken an increasingly hostile snipe at Bangladesh and its government in two more articles where it also sees Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from planning to twist election results to cracking down on NGOs.
The disparaging articles appeared on the London-based magazine's May 26 edition, also uploaded on its website on Friday, and censured her, taking sideswipes at the opposition led by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
In one of the articles titled 'Bangladesh's toxic politics: Hello, Delhi', the magazine suggested India try to stop Hasina from 'ruining Bangladesh'.
The other report, titled 'Politics in Bangladesh: Banged about', was no less derisive as it said the Prime Minister was setting the country "on a dangerous path'.
Hasina was strikingly at the centre of a fusillade of criticism from the publication.
The first story attempts to justify the call for Indian intervention. "Since Bangladesh's political leaders show no interest in their fate, outsiders need to do so."
It then goes on to accuse Hasina of using her party's sweeping mandate in the 2008 polls "to consolidate power and hound her enemies, real and imagined".
"There has been a spate of mysterious disappearances. This month 33 senior members of the opposition were arrested on charges of vandalism and arson.
"A war-crimes tribunal to investigate the atrocities in Bangladesh's war of independence...now looks like an attempt to discredit the BNP and its Islamist allies."
It urges for a shift in India's attitude saying it has the "most telling" influence in Dhaka.
The Economist leader charged the government with pursuing Mohammad Yunus, which is "seen as payback for his temerity in 2007 in trying to launch a "third force" in politics".
The Hasina administration "announced a review into ownership of Grameen, a move to take over (and probably destroy) the bank".
The second article was unrelenting in its attack on the Awami League-led government.
"One of the country's best known figures, Muhammad Yunus of Grameen Bank, has been harassed for some time. An increasingly paranoid Mrs Hasina sees him as a political threat," it continues.And it quotes the man himself as saying: "We are very worried that the commission has been formed and terms of reference include ownership."
Then the piece suggests it was India that could change things since it has "much influence in Dhaka".
"Until recently the regional superpower tolerated Sheikh Hasina's excesses... India now seems to be hedging its bets between the two parties. But if it still wants to have a functioning democracy next door, it needs to speak out far louder in favour of it," the first piece concludes.
The second one tries to feel the pulse of the Indian ruling class.
"India's ruling Congress party may now, sensibly, be hedging its bets. Pranab Mukherjee, India's finance minister, called on Mrs Zia recently, inviting her back to Delhi. Mrs Zia chuckles that she will go after Delhi's summer heat is past."
The write-up enlarges on the political volatility in Bangladesh and draws an analogy between Prime Minister Hasina and the drivers on crowded Dhaka streets.
"Drivers skilled at furious honking are also masters of compromise and smiles."
Make of that what you will.
Hasina came in for more scathing criticism for tinkering with the constitution with the next general election in sight.
It goes: "Although she did mess with the constitution, scrapping arrangements she had previously insisted on in opposition for a neutral caretaker to run the government for three months before election day, she now appears to want to keep her options open, possibly in order to be better able to skew the outcome of the next election."
The government was also castigated for a spate of mysterious killings and disappearance of M Ilias Ali, murder of a Saudi diplomat, "a trade-union activist tortured and murdered; a pair of journalists butchered after investigating corruption".
"This correspondent was trailed in Dhaka by a pair of secret-service men on a motorbike. A rumour of a bizarre coup attempt, in January, was used by the government to get closer political control over the army."
The magazine then announced that it will be none other than Hasina will have to take the blame for what apparently looks like a violent political storm on the horizon.
"Uncertainty leading up to the next election, and growing anxiety among diplomats and foreign observers of Bangladesh, suggest a hard, tense time ahead. More than anyone, blame the driver."
Smear campaign
The Bangladesh government had accused the magazine of running a "smear campaign" against the country after it ran an article which said India had helped and funded the ruling party's election victory in 2008.
In a story titled Embraceable You on July 30 last year, The Economist wrote that relations between India and Bangladesh had "blossomed" ever since "2008, when the Awami League, helped by bags of Indian cash and advice, triumphed in general elections in Bangladesh".
It sparked incandescent outburst even from many independent political observers and brought a swathe of reaction from the ruling think-tank.
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni had told bdnews24 that the report was "disgraceful".
Moni said the magazine had earlier opposed the International Crimes Tribunal to try those Bangladeshis accused of collaborating with the Pakistani forces and committing atrocities during the nation's independence in 1971.
bdnews24.com/trb/bd/1315Bangla:
