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[mukto-mona] Re: {PFC-Friends} How Photo Session became very important meeting between UN Secy. Gen. and Sheikh Hasina, Please read the article



Ahrar


I did not discuss the moral ambiguities but that does not mean I am not concerned about it as much as you are. I agree with what you called political tradition having worked with the government of Bangladesh in terms of exaggerations of such issues to make the powers that be happy. But I must underline that no past government has distorted outcome of  meetings at the highest levels and have been rebutted the way it has happened with the President's meeting with the US Secretary-General, and the Prime Minister's meetings with the British Prime Minister and the UN Secretary General. In fact, i would like to stand corrected but as far as my  information goes,  no government anywhere has been  contradicted and embarrassed the way our government has been in the past couple of months for distorting its version of a highest level meetings.  

 This is why I was trying to figure why would our side give out such distorted statements where simple common sense should have told them that the statements would be contradicted. This is  also why i concluded tentatively as I cannot prove it that those working by the Prime Minister's side are worried about the pressure on the government on the issue of legitimacy and made these statements to make the Prime Minister happy. Still, i am flabbergasted how they could think that they could both make the Prime Minster and  hope at the same time, the hosts would not see the blatant distortions.This is not simple sycophancy  which is of course the main reason for the distortions but stupidity at its worst. 

This I would like to differ with you  Ahrar that this is not part of our political tradition that you have suggested. When we worked in government, we faced even greater pressure from the military dictator HM Ershad. But we never thought that we could make distorted statements of his meetings with foreign leaders to make him happy. You know too well how he craved for recognition from foreign leaders  and governments for domestic reasons because he too suffered from the issue of legitimacy for his government. Nevertheless, we never even thought this was possible. We were not stupid or insane although under greater pressure from HM Ershad to please him that those serving the present Prime Minister are not, although under pressure they are.

Best wishes.

Shabuj Bhai



On Oct 5, 2014, at 9:12 PM, Ahmad, Ahrar <Ahrar.Ahmad@bhsu.edu> wrote:

Sabuj bhai:
 
I am as appalled, and perhaps as embarrassed, as you are regarding the routine exaggerations and distortions emanating from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).  But this tendency to make it appear that we are more important than we are, and to make something which is not, is firmly embedded in our habits of thought and behavior.  On top of this is the shameful tendency that we demonstrate in trying to prove our closeness to FOREIGN personalities.  It reflects our deep-rooted inferiority complex and our frantic need to seek external validation.
 
You seem to be arguing that this practice is being driven by the desperation to seek legitimacy at home, and an acknowledgement of the anxieties surrounding the Jan 5 electoral fiasco.  I tend to think that this is not unusual, and AL would have done exactly the same if the elections had been less controversial.  In other words, you are reading political weakness into this behavior, I am concerned about the moral ambiguities that define our political tradition.
 
I share your outrage, but not your conclusion.
 
Ahrar   
 
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Subject: Re: {PFC-Friends} How Photo Session became very important meeting between UN Secy. Gen. and Sheikh Hasina, Please read the article
 
One has to ponder why would  this government be indulging  in this game of distortion meetings of the Prime Minister and President with world leaders. First, the meeting of the President with the US Secretary General was distorted. The UN Secretary General's office then issued a statement nailing the lie that humiliated the President and the country. UN Secretary General's office never in the past did anything like this. Then the Foreign Minister distorted the meeting of the Prime Minister with David Cameron that a statement from No 10 Downing Street nailed as another lie. Now this distortion of the photo session between the US Secretary General and the Prime Minister that has again been nailed by the SG's office. Thus  a pattern is emerging of lies and distortions by those at the highest level of this government of meetings of the Prime Minister/President with foreign dignitaries. This is  extremely humiliating for every citizen of the country, irrespective of party affiliations because it demeans  Bangladesh. This also underlines that its show on impunity notwithstanding, the government is nervous and shaking inside on the issues of the January 5 elections and its legitimacy. It is desperately seeking legitimacy. 
 
 
On Oct 5, 2014, at 11:50 AM, Mohiuddin Anwar <mohiuddin@netzero.net> wrote:


হাসিনা-মুন বৈঠক ছিল ফটোসেশন মাত্র!

ডেস্ক রিপোর্ট
 
জাতিসংঘ মহাসচিব বান কি-মুনের সঙ্গে প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনার বৈঠক ছিল ফটোসেশন মাত্র।রেকর্ডভুক্ত কিছু নয়। এ নিয়ে দেশের দৈনিক মানবজমিন-এ প্রকাশিত রিপোর্ট ঘিরে এমন তথ্যই উঠেএসেছে।
জাতিসংঘ সাধারণ পরিষদের (ইউএনজিএ) ৬৯তম অধিবেশনের সাইডলাইনে জাতিসংঘ মহাসচিবের সঙ্গেপ্রধানমন্ত্রীর বৈঠক নিয়ে ফলাও প্রচার চালায় সরকার। জাতিসংঘ মহাসচিব বৈঠকে প্রধানমন্ত্রীর ভূয়সীপ্রশংসা করেন এবং সমর্থন দিয়ে যাওয়া কথা জানান বলেও দাবি করে সরকার।
কিন্তু এটা কোনো শিউডিউল বৈঠক ছিল না বলে রিপোর্ট প্রকাশ করে মানবজমিন। আর তাত্ক্ষণিক এরপ্রতিবাদ জানিয়েছে নিউইয়র্কস্থ বাংলাদেশের স্থায়ী মিশন। মিশনের পক্ষ থেকে বলা হয়, রিপোর্টটি মিথ্যা,বিভ্রান্তিকর ও উদ্দেশ্যপ্রণোদিত।
মানবজমিন দাবি করে, কাউসার মুমিনের রিপোর্টটি ছিল তথ্যনির্ভর। জাতিসংঘের কর্মকর্তাদের বরাত দিয়েএই রিপোর্টটি তৈরি করা হয়।
জাতিসংঘের ডেপুটি মুখপাত্র ফারহান হক এক ই-মেইল বার্তায় জানান, হ্যায় মি. কাউসার, এটা ছিলফটোসেশন মাত্র। রেকর্ডভুক্ত কিছু না।
কাউসার মুমিন জানতে চেয়েছিলেন, মহাসচিবের সঙ্গে বৈঠকে কি আলোচনা হয়েছে। এর বিস্তারিতপাওয়া যাবে কিনা? এর জবাবেই ফারহান হক এই তথ্য দেন।
এখানেই শেষ নয়, জাতিসংঘের স্ট্র্যাটেজিক কমিউনিকেশনস অ্যান্ড পাবলিক অ্যাফেয়ার্স বিষয়ক সিনিয়রঅফিসার হোজে ল্যুইজ ডিয়াজ অপর এক ই-মেইল বার্তায় এটা নিশ্চিত করেন যে, মহাসচিবের সঙ্গেসাক্ষািট ছিল আলোকচিত্র তোলার সুযোগ সংবলিত একটি সাক্ষাত্। সেখানে কোনো বিবৃতি পাঠ করাহয়নি।
শুক্রবার জাতিসংঘ সফর নিয়ে সংবাদ সম্মেলনে এক প্রশ্নের জবাবে শেখ হাসিনা বলেন, 'বিরোধী রাজনৈতিক দলগুলোর সঙ্গে আলোচনার কথা জাতিসংঘ মহাসচিব এবার বলেননি। সম্ভবত তিনি কোনোসমস্যা দেখছেন না। আগে তো আমরা আগ বাড়িয়ে শুনেছি, এবার তেমন হয়নি।'
প্রসঙ্গত, এর আগে জাতিসংঘ মহাসচিবের সঙ্গে রাষ্ট্রপতি আবদুল হামিদের বৈঠক নিয়েও সরকারের বিরুদ্ধে তথ্য বিকৃতির অভিযোগ উঠে।
এছাড়া প্রধানমন্ত্রীর সঙ্গে যুক্তরাজ্যের প্রধানমন্ত্রী ডেভিড ক্যামেরনের বৈঠকের আলোচ্য বিষয় নিয়েও একই কেলেঙ্কারির জন্ম দিয়েছিল সরকার।


 
 
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