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Saturday, September 15, 2007

[chottala.com] Condolence for Qamrul

Qamrul was my direct student in the seventies at CU. With heavdy heart I
heard about his sad demise. He was a wodnerful person. We are all praying
for the departed soul. Our hearfelt condolence for the bereaved family.

Prof. Abdul Mannan
Former Vice Chancellor
Chittagong University
Thank you for this Prayer request for Professor Abdul Hye. Inshallah
> Allah
> will be kind to him for his early release from sickness. Let us also pray
> for
> one of Professor Hye's student in this Ramadan. He is Qamrul Islam
> (Houston,TX,USA.)who died on 11th Sept. 2007 after suffering from Cancer
> for few years.
> Qamrul Bhai is a former student of Chittagong University from Management
> and His wife Dolly is from Chittagong University too.
>
> M Amin ,Houston ,TX
>
>
>
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Re: [chottala.com] A break from politics : A Shadakalo blog

Dear Mr. Aslam,

 

Thanks for the nice posting.

 

By the grace of almighty Allah & for His satisfaction I do this type of charitable works and many of my friends & known people also (who regularly participate, contribute in these blogs also) do the similar thing.

I know one of them; who pays full educational expanses of a poor grand son of a devoted freedom fighter of 1971.

 

Thanks again for this nice posting.

 


"Sustha thakon, nirapade thakon ebong valo thakon"

Shuvechhante,

Shafiqur Rahman Bhuiyan (ANU)


Phone: 00-64-9-828 2435 (Res), 00-64-0274  500 277 (mobile)
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N.B.: If any one is offended by content of this e-mail, please ignore & delete this e-mail. I will also request you to inform me - to delete your name from my contact list.



 
On 9/16/07, Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@gmail.com> wrote:

September 14, 2007

http://shadakalo.blogspot.com/

A break from politics

In this country of thieves and million-dollar bribes, we still have some idealistic teachers who are spending their own time and money to help poor students. Courtesy of Prothom-Alo, we bring you that story.

Mr. Golam Mostofa is a teacher at the Jamirhat High School in Parbatipur Upojila of Dinazpur. He noticed in 1979 that students from affluent families are doing better than poor students because of private lessons. He built a small room next to his house, and gave free coaching to poor students. He even bought books and pens/pencils for the students with his own money.

One of his students, Shuvodra Roy, got 5.0 GPA this year. Shuvodra told the Prothom-Alo reported that Mr. Mostofa bought her books, supplies, even clothing, and without his help she could not have continued her studies.
The article is full of inspiring stories like that, and I encourage you to read it.

I have a modest request. For those of you reading this from outside Bangladesh, please give a little back if you can afford it. Even if you can give $10 to a student who did backbreaking manual labour during the day and still shone at the exams, or to some of the teachers who spent their own money to assist their students, it will be huge in terms of moral support. It does not have to be a specific student or teacher: talk to your relatives in Bangladesh, ask them if they know a deserving person, and share your good fortune. It is possible you will even find a deserving individual among your close or distant relatives.

Eid is coming, and if you or your parents give Jakat, please consider earmarking a portion for the same purpose.

If nothing else, send a box of ball-point pens.

Do not consider this charity, consider it a privilege to be able to help. Thank you.




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[chottala.com] RE: [chottala] Six professors suspended: Mark of a repressive and autocratic regime in Bangladesh -Dr. A.H. Jaffor Ullah

It is called law and order that is
What we never had in our country.



From: Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 10:30 PM
To: chottala@yahoogroups.com
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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Re: [chottala] High risk, high rate

mahathir of  BD,
thats a good realisation.


 
----- Original Message ----
From: mahathir of bd <wouldbemahathirofbd@yahoo.com>
To: chottala@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 4:39:57 PM
Subject: Re: [chottala] High risk, high rate

Are you really sure? May be . Supporters of AL are sure Hasina took no bribe. Supporters of BNP are sure  Khaleda is innocent.
 
 Supporter of  CTG are sure nothing wrong can happen during the rule of these angels.
 
 it all depend on whom  you support.
 
 no problem whether you believe or not.


Shamim Al-Mamoon <Salmamoon@yahoo. com> wrote:
I am sure this is not a true story (?). We all know, Daily -Dinkal is own by Zia's family.
 
Regards
Shamim


mahathir of bd <wouldbemahathirofbd @yahoo.com> wrote:
Dear  Bangladeshi,
 
 The  benefit of  abrupt anti -corruption drive is that  it has increased the rate of bribe. 
 


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[chottala] When do you allow a phone network to be ordered to shut down, Mr. BTRC Chairman?

When do you allow a phone network to be ordered to shut down, Mr. BTRC Chairman?

We have seen on occasions in the past, the government orders shut-down of mobile phone networks in the name of security - the latest being the during sabotage efforts using the students and in the name of movement.

 

There are many things that can be talked about the operations of the BTRC, its effectiveness in making policy that facilitates the growth of the sector instead of negatively influence and also staving off the corruptions and scandals in the sector. However, we are happy that things are not at least going in the wrong direction, its at best stable if not progressing very slowly. Without going into the specifics issues (actually reserving them for the future), we would like to ask for everybody's attention to one specific point.

 

Does BTRC have a criteria under which government agencies are empowered to shut-down a telephone network that are being used by consumers? If not, it should.

Or a more fundamental question may be asked - should there be a provision in the law at all that empowers government agencies to order a shut-down? If yes, what are the criteria that will trigger is power?

If we think about our need as a human being, certainly security is a very important matter. Maintaining stability in the society is also important in order to continue the rights of consumers in the long term and the growth of businesses in the long term. So, if the competent authority thinks that the security situation would be worsening in the case of continuing a certain consumer service (e.g. mobile network), there is a argument that can be made that agencies or the government may consider the plugging off the service for a short time - for the sake for long term good.

But occurrences of this nature should have consequences, both in policy level and materialistic level.

The first and foremost, BTRC should have a public hearing with participation of all the stakeholders, which debates the criteria that may trigger such an extreme decision. BTRC should also recommend a sequence of events that defines how and when such a procedure can be used and who are to be involved in the decision making process.

There is another aspect of it. Whenever such an event happens, that indicates two things. Somebody in the law enforcement did not do their job - thats is why such a situation arises.

So, it is somebody in the government who is in fault. But who pays for that? The consumer. So, if such an event occurs, can the consumers ask for compensation? This consequence part can be dealt with many ways - and we recognize that all of the options might not be realistic right now. However, we want to emphasize that in the event of such occurrences, there should be some consequence of any kind. Somebody should be made to pay for faults, if not compensate the others. Every time such an occurance arises, the relevant policies that deals with security sitiations should be examined, a high-level task-force should be created to re-evaluate why the law-enforcers are failing to avoid such extreme measures aside from firing some defaulters. The constitutional commission should use its power to impose these obligations on the government to make sure that the commission can ensure its constitutional obligation of interruption free consumer service.

There is another aspect of this issue. As far as we understand the law, if the mobile operators weren't mostly weak in their corporate governance and if they haven't had some or many kind of unethical practices while doing their business (i.e. if they had their strong character), these operators should have take BTRC and the Government to the court by this time for the loss of business that they had during the shut-downs. But Alas! We don't have any such player in the private sector who has a strong character and whose past is clean, it seems.

 

If you thought some of the ideas are worth of your reading time, please forward it to others. If you have an ear to the members of the BTRC, members of the law enforcement, members of ICT community in Dhaka, Members of CTG, please forward it to them. If you have an ear to the journalists and news editors of the electronic media, discuss it with them. Hope they would look at the suggestions and give due diligence.

Thanks for your time,

Innovation Line

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Note: This is a freelance column, published mainly in different internet based forums. This column is open for contribution by the members of new generation, sometimes referred to as Gen 71. If you identify yourself as someone from that age-group and want to contribute to this column, please feel free to contact. Thanks to the group moderator for publishing the article.

We have not seen the Liberation War, but we know if we can free the country from corruption first, we will eventually get to other dreams soon. Because of corruption, we could not even get into information highway for years, let alone other dreams!

This is the kind of article for which we started this column. Because of ongoing mess, a gift from our older generation, we often get diverted. Now that it seems some sanity is returning in Bangladesh, we would try to go back to our original plan.

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[chottala] Fakhruddin confirms gagging of talk shows - A Shadakalo blog

September 14, 2007

-Fakhruddin confirms gagging of talk shows

In na interview broadcasted on the BBC Bangla service, the CA was asked about the gag order placed on TV talk shows. Our regular readers will know that "a government agency" means DGFI.

About the closure of talk shows on private TV channels at the instruction of a government agency, he said the government believes in freedom of mass media and they had not imposed any restrictions on them.

Fakhruddin said the government accepted and was benefited by criticisms made at the talk shows. However, he admitted that an advisory was given to the TV channels after the Dhaka University incident last month, which he said is a temporary measure.

"We've given full freedom for last seven-eight months. There is no dearth of goodwill or sincerity in ensuring freedom of the media," he said, adding that the criticisms are very important but those must be objective and constructive.

He said those who run mass media should have self-regulatory role. This is evident in many countries around the world. "I also made the request when I met newspaper editors and chiefs of electronic media. The government will extend all cooperation."

He said those who run mass media should have self-regulatory role. This is evident in many countries around the world. "I also made the request when I met newspaper editors and chiefs of electronic media. The government will extend all cooperation."
The request to include a guest "friendly" to the CTG on all talk shows came before August 20. Salam Dhaka had a post on this on July 23. Methinks Dr. Ahmed just used the DU incident to cover that.

September 13, 2007

Court orders confiscation of property of two DU teachers

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court for Dhaka issued arrest warrants for Dhaka University professors Sadrul Amin and Nimchandra Bhowmik, and also ordered confiscation of their property.
Details to follow.

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[chottala] A break from politics : A Shadakalo blog

September 14, 2007

http://shadakalo.blogspot.com/

A break from politics

In this country of thieves and million-dollar bribes, we still have some idealistic teachers who are spending their own time and money to help poor students. Courtesy of Prothom-Alo, we bring you that story.

Mr. Golam Mostofa is a teacher at the Jamirhat High School in Parbatipur Upojila of Dinazpur. He noticed in 1979 that students from affluent families are doing better than poor students because of private lessons. He built a small room next to his house, and gave free coaching to poor students. He even bought books and pens/pencils for the students with his own money.

One of his students, Shuvodra Roy, got 5.0 GPA this year. Shuvodra told the Prothom-Alo reported that Mr. Mostofa bought her books, supplies, even clothing, and without his help she could not have continued her studies.
The article is full of inspiring stories like that, and I encourage you to read it.

I have a modest request. For those of you reading this from outside Bangladesh, please give a little back if you can afford it. Even if you can give $10 to a student who did backbreaking manual labour during the day and still shone at the exams, or to some of the teachers who spent their own money to assist their students, it will be huge in terms of moral support. It does not have to be a specific student or teacher: talk to your relatives in Bangladesh, ask them if they know a deserving person, and share your good fortune. It is possible you will even find a deserving individual among your close or distant relatives.

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[chottala] Bangladeshi boys as Cricketer

 
                       Bangladeshi boys as Cricketer.
 
Cricket of Bangladesh in international level our boys did get a chance to play after the liberation of Bangladesh. Before  during Pakistan time only the West Pakistani boys used to get chances to play cricket in international level. From the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) not a single boy were given a chance to play cricket internationally. They used to tell Bangladeshi boy are so small they cannot even carry the weight of the bat.
 
For the first time after the 1965 war with india they came to understand our Bengali people also have got a garth to show their ability in many sphere. Because in 1965 war our airforce pilot fought valiantly and in one combat operation our squadron leader Alam fell down 11 Indian fighter plane in a single operation. From that time they came to understand that, figure is not the only factor but the brain also have got a trmendous role and they agreed our Bengali people have got enough brain to handle any situation.
 
I still remember in 1969 when I was posted for the first time in West Pakistan as a medical officer in Sui Gas Field I was in one occassion moving in Karachi city in a taxi cab and the driver was a pathan driver. He was asking me so many things about our East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). In one time of our conversation he suddenly appreciate about our Bengali air force pilot being a small figure how he managed to fell down 11 fighter Indian plane in one combat operation in 1965 war. As because squadron leader Alam was a short figure. I told him, look in the jungle there is a cheetah and elephant also but cheetah are more powerful and swift than the elephant. He understood where I hit and swallow and digest my joke by giving a loud laghter.
 
Now in cricket world our Bangladeshi small figured boys can also be able to defeat world champion Pakistan, India, Australia, West Indies and so on one by one. This is really a pride for us. Let us pray and hope for the best in future also.
 
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[chottala] Re: [khabor.com] Who helped rise of crony capitalism & parasitic compadore classes in Bangladesh ?

Thanks Mr. Aslam.
 
You have explained very nicely.
 
I would request you also to read the articles of Mr. Abdul Gaffar Choudhury, written on some reply to some historical criticism and some unknown events on BAKSAL (in about 15 episodes) in the Daily Bhorer Kagoj during 2004-2005
 
You can also read some very good publication made by the central committee 'Bangabandhu Parishad' at Dhaka, since formation of 'Bangabandhu Parishad' by Bose Professor Dr. Matin Choudhury to now.
 
Actually all the political scientist/analysts recognise that BAKSAL was the temporary arrangement to recover from the worst socio-political-economic solution situation prevailing after massive LOOT PAT & destruction by Paki during the liberation war of 1971 and after 16th December 1971 by the defeated enemy of Bangladesh ('Muslim Bangla', different SORBOHARA groups & some extent by JSD) and Jamat-Razakar-Paki minded overt & covert supporters-businessman-civil & Army bureaucrats.
 
I can cite one example, how Paki-Jamat minded officials were still active (in veil) in the administration of newly independent Bangladesh. Golam Azam's sons, who were in run after 16th December 1971, due to their misdeeds, were issued Bangladeshi Passport, most probably from Sylhet, as they have some hidden agent there. How they got the clearance from the police department?
 
Please read the nice input of  Mr. Shafiqur Rahman Anu, who  correctly said,
 
"the BAKSAL programme of Bangabandhu is the best programme to develop Bangladesh and to get economic sovereignty.
 
To successfully perform a complicated, modern & best medical operation - it needs the best, modern and expert surgeon.
 
Experienced & best teacher are need for outstanding results of common students
 
Similarly to implement the best political programme, BAKSAL, for the total development of Bangladesh, need also, best & expert political leader like Bangabandhu. He was the only leader, who would successfully implemented BAKSAL programme in Bangladesh & we would get a developed, prosperous, peaceful Bangladesh in the mean time..
 
That is why enemy & conspirator of 'developed Bangladesh' planning killed Bangabandhu, to make Bangladesh a 'failure student'."
 
Vey correct.
 
 
Sharif
 
Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@gmail.com> wrote:
Who helped the rise of  crony capitalism and parasitic compadore classes
in Bangladesh !
 
WRT:

Mr. Shah Abdul Hannan
 
So you had a choice and you didn't join BAKSAL.
In essence, you have agreed  that joining BAKSAL was not 
compulsory for the government employees, en mass. 
 
General Zia had the same choice, but he promptly  accepted
the invitation and  joined BAKSAL: Perhaps, to prove his
(fake) loyalty to Mujib and thus  get a quick promotion ....(sheer
opportunism !) .......where was his moral high ground at that time!
 
 
I am neither a supporter nor a opponent of BAKSAL or Awami League.
My information on BAKSAL is only through secondary sources. 
No one denies the fact that BAKSAL was based on  Communist
model and was authoritarian in nature.   [The social costs and
benefits (if any) of  authoritarianism and regimentation is 
debatable and can be discussed in a different thread].
 
As far as I have understood by studying the  history of Bangladesh,
the BAKSAL  system was an experiment with socialism as its main 
objective.  May be, it was utopian in the socio- political context of the
then  Bangladesh .
 
But, it remains little puzzling to me as to what would have prevented
the rise of crony capitalism and  the rise of a parasitic compadore classes
in Bangladesh . Ms Dina Khan and Mr. Adikhari's writings on the matter
has some valid points.
 
Please tell me what the masses of Bangladesh got in 31 years
by choosing the path chartered by the people who overthrew
BAKSAL. Even, to Hasina, the daughter of Mujib the very
name BAKSAL  was an anathema.
 
I differ with your contention that who joined BAKSAL
and who didn't is not important.
 
You as a political activist may conveniently think so. Just like your
party Jamaat thinks that who joined Muktijuddho and who opposed
it is not important. [Recall your now hidden, now open connection 
with  Jamaat-e-Islami of Bangladesh and your Islami Chttro Sangha
(Shibir) days ].
 
But, for us, the silent onlookers of our contemporary
history,  every actons of the main players in the different phases
of our history important. We need that in order to understand
the historical  processes through which we are passing.
 
 
BTW, I have been told by one researcher in Bangladesh Studies
that Bangladesh Observer published a  list of government officials
who responded to the invitation letter for joining BAKSAL on or
about 25th of July 1975.  The complete list at that time only
consisted only 57 names [Military & Civil Service officials]. The
back-issues of  Bangladesh Observer is available in Microfiche at
Widener Library of Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
 
Regards
 
Syed Aslam

 
On 9/12/07, S A Hannan <sahannan@sonarbangladesh.com > wrote:
Dearmembers and Mr Syed Aslam,
 
Assalamu Alaikum.Yes. I was a mid-level officer at that time.All departments, all Heads of offices received letters  from the government to  ask all officers under them   to become members of BAKSAL.
I am writing this from memory.I never wanted to be member of a political party as a government official.I was all the time praying so that I may not have to be a member. Unlike many others I delayed the matter.In the meantime the regime changed and I escaped the dis-honour and shame of becoming a member of a political party as a government official( as is the case of communist states).
Shah Abdul Hannan
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: [khabor.com] Re: General Zia's joined BAKSAL voluntarilyn - Attention Mr. Mohiuddin Anwer

 
Mr. Shah Abdul Hannan
 
Can you show us some documentary evidence to prove that every government  employees were required to become member of the then single party  BAKSAL?
 
So far I understand: before BAKSAL ammendment [Fourth Amendment to the constitution of Bangladesh.] state employees were not permitted to member of any political party. Under the Fourth Amendment (Article 117A),  the government employees were allowed to join the political party BAKSAL..  But it was not compulsory for every government servants to join BAKSAL.
 
Only a handful of opportunist, career seekers and sychophants, amongst the government officials,  joined BAKSAL voluntarily during the two and half months
of BAKSAL's life-span. That includes General Ziaur Rahman.
 
Stounchly anti-Mujib, self-proclaimed Baksaler Zom Mr. Mohiuddin Anwar,  himself has admitted this in many of his postings in Vinnomot, Mukto-Mona and
Khabor. The most recent one can be seen in:
 
By the way,  I far as I have read from  you postings in different
Yahoo Group messages, you were a Government Officer in 1975. Just be honest and tell us if you had joined BAKSAL?  If so, how and  when did you join? Was there an application form? Have you taken any   oath while joining? [Like you did when you joined Islami Chattro Shangha, the predecessor of Sibir] .
 
Tell us the details of the processes through which the employees of the Bangladesh Government became BAKSAL members in 1975.
It is very important to know the camillions who jumped into theband-wagon of BAKSAL and quickly chaged their colors soon after it's collaspe.
 
An honest answer would be your real contribution to study of current events and  contemporary history! So, please don't evade the question and justify that as a taqia as many Jamatis do.
 
Regards
 
Syed Aslam
 
 
On 9/12/07, S A Hannan <sahannan@sonarbangladesh.com > wrote:
Dear members,
 
Assalamu Alaikum.It is not very important who was member of BAKSAL or not because, the authorities saw to it that every government officer becomes member of the then single party .It was difficult at that dictatorial  time to refuse to become member of that party.
 
Shah Abdul Hannan
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 7:30 PM
Subject: [khabor.com] Re: General Zia's joined BAKSAL voluntarilyn - Attention Mr. Mohiuddin Anwer

 
--- In khabor@yahoogroups.com, "Engr. Shafiq Bhuiyan" <srbanunz@...>
wrote:
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> Mr. Parvez,
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> If you do not know this simple and primary information - facts of
> initial period of Bangladesh Krisok Sromik Awami League (BAKSAL),
> then how do you make silly comments on Bangladesh Krisok Sromik
> Awami League and also other detail, complex and knowledge based
> items of Bangladesh Krisok Sromik Awami League?

Why unnecessarily engage in such nonsense? There is no heaven
cracking knowledge base or complexity involved in Bakshal - the most
nasty and notorious chapter in the history of the nation.

Now my question is back again: Is there any credible documentation
to suggest that ZIA was a member of Bakshal? To my knowledge, it is
an outright NO. You can produce some credible documents if you
think I am wrong.

>
> So, please study, read more, do proper research than make comments.
>

I just asked a question and did not make any comment. Looks like it
provoked you way beyond it actually should. I am amused!

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> There are plenty of documents, paper posting, books where those
> simple and primary information & facts, history are available and
> where your requested answer is also mentioned.

This is nothing more than hand waving.
Quote me any credible evidence before I buy your theory. I did not
see any evidence anywhere to suggest that Ziaur Rahman was a memebr
of Bakshal. By all evidence, Ziaur Rahman was not a member of
BAKSHAL and you are engaged in fallacy, falsehood and propaganda.
Geneal Shafiullah was a memebr of Bakshal but that was as Chief of
Staff and not in a personal capacity. The then BAKSHAL regime made
it mandatory for chiefs of the of the armed forces to join BAKSHAL.

>
> Gen Zia, the then deputy COS, requested some Awami League
> ministers, MPs & leaders to join Bangladesh Krisok Sromik Awami
> League.

This is incredible. A mlitary officer asking political authority to
join a political movement! This will beat even funny fairy tales!!

For argument's sake -even if it is true- couldn't the Awami
politicians commit suicide before they got their politial directive
from a military officer?

Even if he did, that does not automatically mean that he was a
member of BAKSHAL as such.

> So, think before ink!

You caused me to think enough...
Show me evidence and I will buy your theory. Otherwise it is
falsehood and fabrication.

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> Shafiqur Rahman Bhuiyan (ANU)
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