It is called law and order that is
What we never had in our country.
From: Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 10:30 PM
To: chottala@yahoogroup
Subject: [chottala] Six professors suspended: Mark of a repressive and autocratic regime in Bangladesh -Dr. A.H. Jaffor Ullah
Six professors suspended: Mark of a repressive and autocratic regime in Bangladesh
A.H. Jaffor Ullah
The true nature of the military-driven regime is showing its ugly face in Bangladesh . In a democratic polity every person has rights to show or express his or her disdain, frustration, criticism against the government. The interim government is playing hard ball these days. I have a great deal of difficulty in understanding why Fakhruddin Ahmed administration is applying pressure to Rajshahi University authorities to suspend six professors for taking part in demonstration. This is surely a mark of a repressive regime.
I urge everyone to voice his or her concern regarding the suspension of these professors. Mind you, university is a open place where young people go to expand their mental faculty. The professors should be liberal and open-minded so that they could teach students to be pragmatic and broad-minded. The faculty members spoke their mind while protesting the presence of military personnel in the campus. They showed solidarity with the fellow professors from Dhaka University . However, the repressive temporary government took affront to faculty's protestation. Therefore, in retaliation, the government pressurized the university authorities in Rajshahi to suspend them from their position. This is a very sad situation. The government is sending the message that if any faculty member expresses their disdain towards the government, they will be sacked. This coercive tactic tantamount to scare tactic, which befits a closed society run by army junta or any such repressive regime.
I read a report in newspaper about a horrible incident in which a simple military major went to the vice-chancellor and forced him to hire six persons of his choice for faculty position. The vice chancellor did the favor but immediately resigned. This news exemplifies quite succinctly what a society Bangladesh has become in just eight short months
The military officers are indeed ill-educated and they have no knowledge of philosophy, history of human civilization, or humankind's struggle for survival. They are indeed ill-qualified to run the government from behind. Since Bangladesh has no sworn enemy, the militar
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