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Friday, October 19, 2007

[chottala.com] Why would not want Mr Moin U Ahmed to be the president of Bangladesh??

Dear Moderator
News is written in the news papers & is heard from BBC that Mr Moin U
Ahemed was asked the question whether he wants to be the president of
Bangladesh or not? Question is that
Why is asking him such type question? Is there any bar for any citizen
of Bangladesh who can not be President of Bangladesh is until or unless
declared unfit medically or judicially? If Mr Moin U Ahmed does not
fall in this category if retired Chief Judge Retired University Teacher
Medical Doctor can be the president of Bangladesh
Then
Why would not want Mr Moin U Ahmed to be the president of Bangladesh??
It seems that it is very essentially needs to provide nation wide
professional & job basis quality education or quality training to all
professional people including politicians & news editors & news
writers also to make them professional or job basis skilled &
efficient persons to perform their functions.

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Re: [chottala.com] Re: [khabor.com] Re: General Moeen & Twinkie defense by Barrister MBI Munsh

<Who has given the rights to this govt to humiliate all those people in the lists. What would happen if one of the individuals would not be found/proved guilty of the crime? Who will be liable? Who will compensate for the harm that might be done? >
 
Very simple answer to a very simple question. If a person has been wrongfully humiliated in a list...the LAW of Bangladesh will take care of it.
 
The person concerned can sue the Government and demand/receive compensation.
 
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[chottala.com] Fwd: Corruption Surprise ???

The Corruption Surprise

The authors show that in spite of 'jihad against corruption' primarily against politicians in Bangladesh since 1/11, the corruption perception index of the TIB has remained unchanged. It was 2.00 in 2006 and it is same in 2007. They further showed that instead of improvement in corruption index in 2007, the CTG's anti-corruption drive stopped improvement.

Interestingly, although Bangladesh's corruption index remained constant in 2007 instead of an improvement, nevertheless globally its position improved from 5th in 2006 to 7th in 2007 as few other countries became 'more corrupt'.

source: progressivebangladesh.org
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By Mashuqur Rahman and Umme Perveen Iftikhar
Monday, 01 October 2007

When Transparency International published its Corruption Perceptions Index for 2007, the leading English daily in Bangladesh greeted the news with a deliberately positive headline: Bangladesh improves on its graft image: Climbs up to 7th position from bottom of TI's corruption index. Indeed it is an improvement, considering that Bangladesh had tied for the third lowest spot last year.

What's important, position or perception?
The perception that underlies Bangladesh's gain in rank remains exactly the same as before. Both in 2006 and in 2007 Bangladesh received a CPI score of 2.0. In other words, Bangladesh showed no improvement in corruption between 2006 and 2007. The country's ranking improved only because seven countries of the world became more corrupt this year: Cambodia, Central African Republic, Papua New Guinea, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Equatorial Guinea and Laos. In addition, four new countries (Afghanistan, Tonga, Uzbekistan and Somalia), also with worse corruption than Bangladesh, were added as new entrants to the list.

Policymakers and the media engaged in a hair-splitting exercise to figure out what's more important, the rank or the score. But given the self-censorship in the country, few had the courage to say outright that the rank is an outcome of indexing. What is important is that the perception of corruption in Bangladesh remains as strongly negative as before.

That conclusion, not made forcefully in public, would be an embarrassment to the caretaker government, which has been fighting a war on corruption. Indeed, like authoritarian governments almost everywhere, it legitimizes its existence primarily to its anti-corruption drive. Cleaning up politics is the pretext on which it has stretched the limits of constitutional interpretation by delaying the election date till the end of 2008. But now the world's leading corruption watchdog comes out to say essentially that the anti-corruption effort has had little or no effect so far. How can this be tackled?

Madness of the method
Not wanting to provoke the government, TIB (Transparency International Bangladesh) had to play a delicate line. It noted that the unchanged score proves that at least corruption is not increasing in Bangladesh, and attributed that success to the government's anti-corruption efforts. It then explained: Included in this year's index were data collected until the end of July 2007, which means CPI 2007 was relatively more influenced by the data from 2006 [1].

Government spokespeople had got their ammo. The timeframe, mid-2006 to mid-2007, is claimed as a major reason why this report should not be given much importance. Questions were also raised about the methodology, especially the fact that the index is based on a perception of corruption rather than corruption.


Corruption levels around the world. Darker areas are more corrupt, as perceived by surveys. (c) Transparency International.But perception does not arise out of the blue. Most businesses have experience in having to provide bribes to secure deals, or simply be allowed to do business without hassle. Some report that their fear of terrorism is now replaced by a fear of the government.

Moreover, a perception of corruption is not a fluke. CPI is not something done once by one organization. It is a two-year rolling average of fourteen corruption-related surveys done by eleven independent organizations. Perception is crucial to investment decisions, and perception is precisely what this index tracks; hence the name Corruption Perceptions Index. Therefore the perception of the business community is not a mitigating factor to explain away the CPI score, it is the score.

Another common talking point was to say that a low score is misleading, since 90 percent of the people are not corrupt [2]. TIB should have been more forthcoming about this allegation. The survey is not concerned with corruption of the population at large. Its focus is solely on corruption in the public sector. When it says that Bangladesh scores low, it is essentially saying that Bangladesh's public officials are perceived as more corrupt than those in most other countries.

Image is everything
Bangladeshi policymakers, past and present, have all been extremely image-conscious. As a result, they have often blamed the messenger instead of heeding the message. A pooh-poohing of TI's report, therefore, is not surprising. The government's stance is that the perception of the community at large is irrelevant, for it knows exactly who is corrupt, how far, and how to deal with them. In this, our self-appointed graft-busters consider themselves uniquely capable, for, in the words of the Chief Advisor, a nonparty caretaker government doesn't suffer from the burdens of political patronage [3].

With this logic, the government used the "anti-corruption" drive to undertake a political purge, with little respect for due legal processes. In public, it created the impression that Bangladesh was becoming more and more corrupt under successive democratic governments led by politicians, and therefore a forceful intervention was in order.

Taking account vs taking credit
A look at how Bangladesh fared between 2001 and 2007 in Transparency International's own numbers tells a startlingly different story. The graph below includes data from 2001 when TI first started tracking the CPI score for Bangladesh [4].


Bangladesh's improvement stalls in 2007. Data Source: Transparency International. Graphic by Mashuqur Rahman Notice that Bangladesh improved every year on the CPI score except in 2007. From 2001 to 2006 Bangladesh was under democratic rule, and contrary to the meme that has been nurtured by Bangladesh's current government, Bangladesh improved steadily. If past trends had continued, 2007 should have shown an improved CPI score. However, the military government's anti-corruption drive has instead stopped Bangladesh's slow climb out of corruption.

The government's intent of reducing corruption is noble. But its complete monopoly on state power, its shelter behind emergency laws, track record of arbitrary detentions without due-process rights, and its intimidation of freedom of expression all conspire institutionally to undermine the goal of reducing corruption.

The crucial missing element of fighting corruption is accountability. What the TI data show is the result of an unaccountable government's anti-corruption drive. As with all dictatorial governments, the results are predictable. It is no coincidence that at the bottom of TI's list this year is Burma, one of the world's longest ruling military dictatorships.

Corruption in Bangladesh cannot be eliminated by decapitating the political leadership, and it certainly cannot be done by an unaccountable military-led government. There is no question that individuals in past governments engaged in massive corruption. But what encouraged that is the tyranny of a few within those governments. As long as power in Bangladesh remains concentrated, reducing corruption will be difficult. Rounding up politicians in the name of an anti-corruption drive may grab headlines, but the deeper damage caused by the application of draconian laws and the complete disregard for the rule of law will only breed more corruption. Already, there are signs!!!  [Anti-corruption crusader General Moeen U. Ahmed appointed his own brother Iqbal U. Ahmed as the Managing Director of a bank of which he is the Chairman by virtue of his position and surprisingly, both brothers took out loans illegally of nearly 20 million taka without collatoral. The other anti-corruption guru Lt. Gen. Masud Uddin allowed his corrupt brother-in-law Maj (retd) Sayeed Ishkander to continue enjoying his ill gotten wealth that he amassed through corruption and extortion.  The all powerful Anti-corruption Commission's Secretary Muklesur Rahman misappropriated government khas lands and sold those to former Finance Minister's sons and to his own relatives at Tk 1 for each acre that costs over a lakh for each acre -- thus misappropriated millions of dollars worth of government wealth. Since they are in power, they are misappropriating just like the ones that are jailed for corruption].  Our past gives us every reason and every right to be very suspicious of any government run by a few and accountable to none.


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>Notes:
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>1. The Daily Star, September 27, 2007
>2. New Age, September 27, 2007
>3. Time, March 22, 2007
>4. According to TI, the 2001 CPI score is an outlier based on a small number of surveys, but we have left the data in for completeness

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Re: [chottala.com] Re: [khabor.com] Re: General Moeen & Twinkie defense by Barrister MBI Munshi

To Establish Justice of law for lawful administration it now is very natural in this circumstances for asking clear wealth statement of all high Military Officers high Police officers all high Customs Officers all Income tax Officers all Revenue Officers all Secretariats & All ACC Officers including members of CTG for showing the transference of the Present CTG activates.
It is also needed for taking legal action against all of them who are spreading false news for creating non sense atmosphere.
It also needs to provide nation wide professional & job basis quality education or quality training to all professional people including politicians to make them professional or job basis skilled & efficient persons to perform their functions.
Otherwise a time will come when Newton's 3rd law of Motion will be executed against the personals are now in power.
 


Jamir chowhdury <americamyland@yahoo.com> wrote:
I AM TALKING ABOUT THE LAST LIST. I AM SYMPATHETIC TO THE RULE OF LAW...PLEASE DON'T BENT THE LAW TO YOUR OWN BENEFIT...THANKS.
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To: khabor@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:33:46 PM
Subject: [khabor.com] Re: General Moeen & Twinkie defense by Barrister MBI Munshi


Dear Mr. Chowdhury,

I think you will find that those who are now accused of corruption
were originally asked to submit their wealth statements and when
discrepancies were found in their income and expenditures they were
arrested and subsequently through questioning the details of their
corruption were finally revealed. As Ms. Dina Khan has pointed out all
government officers must now submit wealth statements.

I must however remark that you seem unduly sympathetic to these
corrupt people who have bled the country for decades. I would think
the present government is doing the country a service by removing
these parasites from public life. Bangladesh needs new leadership.

Regards

--- In khabor@yahoogroups. com, Jamir chowhdury <americamyland@ ...> wrote:
>
> Dear Mr. Munshi, Can you tell me why lists for ACCUSED CORRUPTS were
published by this government before getting any concrete data on the
wealth of those accussed? Who has given the rights to this govt to
humiliate all those people in the lists. What would happen if one of
the individuals would not be found/proved guilty of the crime? Who
will be liable? Who will compensate for the harm that might be done? I
hope that your TOP Military brass will answer the questions. Thanks...
>



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[chottala.com] Eid reunion in Montreal?

Hi
I live in montreal downtown. Is there any kind of reunion of chittagong people? Is there any kind organization of chittagong people here in montreal? I want to met with some chittagong people.
 
Let me know if there is...
My cell number is 514-813-6566

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Hi Mr Helal,
I live in toronto.I want to know about Eid Reunnion in  toronto.
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[chottala.com] Torture Has a Long History ... of Not Working

 

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Torture Has a Long History ... of Not Working

Heather Whipps
Special to LiveScience
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Fri Oct 19, 1:20 PM ET

From the dingy dungeons of the Dark Ages to today's shadowy holding facilities, the use of torture as an interrogation tactic has evolved little and possibly yielded even less, in terms of intelligence.

Inflicting pain to get information is a practice with deep roots as well as modern relevance, in light of the recent statements by President George W. Bush claiming the U.S. government does not use torture on political prisoners, despite some evidence to the contrary.

But aside from the moral and legal implications, does torture ever produce reliable intelligence?

"That's the impossible question," said Darius Rejali, a political scientist at Reed College in Oregon.

As a rule, torture is not an effective method of extracting information from prisoners, most experts agree.

"If anything useful came out these interrogations in Iraq, we would have heard about it," said Alfred McCoy, a University of Wisconsin-Madison historian and author of "A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, From the Cold War to the War on Terror" (Holt Paperbacks, 2006).

A history of violence

The question of torture has become more controversial of late due to a report in The New York Times on memos issued by the U.S. Justice Department in 2005, effectively authorizing intelligence agencies to use interrogation methods defined as torture under international law.

Psychological techniques such as the water-boarding and sleep deprivation that American operatives are suspected of using recently have a history going back to behavior experiments from the 1950s, McCoy said.

"They were looking for a key to unlock the mind," McCoy said of the CIA-funded research, "and the real breakthrough was that sensory deprivation could produce a mental disorientation akin to psychosis."

A switch from more physical methods of torture to the psychological approaches emerged in the following decades in places such as Vietnam, Central America and Iran, McCoy said, without any definitive proof of their effectiveness. When the "War on Terror" was initiated after the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, the CIA had another training ground for this kind of interrogation at its Guantanamo Bay detention center.

"Guantanamo Bay turned into a de-facto behavioral science laboratory," McCoy told LiveScience, where sensory deprivation and self-inflicted pain—allowing a detainee who had stood for hours to sit if he would only "cooperate"—regularly took place.

Though captives are less resentful when tortured psychologically, it doesn't make their statements any more trustworthy, Rejali said.

"Torture during interrogations rarely yields better information than traditional human intelligence, partly because no one has figured out a precise, reliable way to break human beings or any adequate method to evaluate whether what prisoners say when they do talk is true," Rejali wrote in a 2004 article on Salon.com.

Torture 'light' still unreliable

There's no such thing as "a little bit of torture," McCoy said of the "light" tactics that are preferred today. Detainees are just as likely to tell their interrogators whatever they want to hear under psychological distress as they are under physical distress, he said, a statement backed up by Sen. John McCain, who himself was tortured as an officer during the Vietnam War.

Democracies, rather than dictatorships or oppressive regimes, are more likely to engage in this seemingly stealthy kind of torture because it is easier to hide from journalists and citizens, Rejali said.

"Torture is a sign that a government either does not enjoy the trust of the people it governs or cannot recruit informers for a surveillance system. In both cases, torture to obtain information is a sign of institutional decay and desperation," wrote Rejali, "and torture accelerates this process, destroying the bonds of loyalty, respect and trust that keep information flowing. As any remaining sources of intelligence dry up, governments have to torture even more."

Psychological torture has persisted in theaters such as the Iraq War not because it necessarily works, but because the CIA has such an institutional history of the practice, McCoy said.

"The interrogators themselves tend to believe in its efficacy, and no matter what you do, you can't stop them once they start," he said, noting that the false sense of power one gets from inflicting torture only fuels more advanced brutality.

Medieval torture more organized

The Medieval or Dark Ages are widely held up as the standard-bearer in brutal and organized torture. Famous dreaded devices such as the rack, the spiked Iron Maiden coffin and a very unpleasant, pyramid-shaped seat called the Judas Cradle were used to coerce victims into providing some desired information, often a false confession.

Despite the seemingly barbaric nature of Medieval torture, however, the methods used were actually part of an organized system of justice, as opposed to the clandestine nature of the interrogations allegedly being conducted by the CIA, Rejali said.

Medieval torture was neither sadistic nor savage compared to modern torture and was no more or less rational or driven by urgent security concerns, Rejali said.

"The only reason the question [of urgency] appears more interesting for us is because morally those are the only ways democratic societies are able to justify it to themselves," he said, adding that "the search for heretics was always a serious one, just as the search for terrorists is today."

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Torture Has a Long History...of Not Working
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But aside from the moral and legal implications, does torture ever produce reliable intelligence? "That's the impossible question," said Darius Rejali, ...
 
What the Hell is Going on with the CIA IG?
TPMCafe, NY - Oct 14, 2007
Both men realized that the mission of getting good, reliable info from terrorists was not achieved by using torture. Building rapport and trust was the name ...
 

Full Coverage: Terrorism

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[chottala.com] An interesting conspricy theory for implementation in Bangladesh

Please read the interesting conspricy theory published in
Akhon Samoy:
 
Also visit the main HoptaNama page:
 
Sent by:
 
Syed Aslam
 
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[chottala.com] Re: [khabor.com] Re: General Moeen & Twinkie defense by Barrister MBI Munshi

I AM TALKING ABOUT THE LAST LIST. I AM SYMPATHETIC TO THE RULE OF LAW...PLEASE DON'T BENT THE LAW TO YOUR OWN BENEFIT...THANKS.
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From: M.B.I. Munshi <MBIMunshi@gmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:33:46 PM
Subject: [khabor.com] Re: General Moeen & Twinkie defense by Barrister MBI Munshi


Dear Mr. Chowdhury,

I think you will find that those who are now accused of corruption
were originally asked to submit their wealth statements and when
discrepancies were found in their income and expenditures they were
arrested and subsequently through questioning the details of their
corruption were finally revealed. As Ms. Dina Khan has pointed out all
government officers must now submit wealth statements.

I must however remark that you seem unduly sympathetic to these
corrupt people who have bled the country for decades. I would think
the present government is doing the country a service by removing
these parasites from public life. Bangladesh needs new leadership.

Regards

--- In khabor@yahoogroups. com, Jamir chowhdury <americamyland@ ...> wrote:
>
> Dear Mr. Munshi, Can you tell me why lists for ACCUSED CORRUPTS were
published by this government before getting any concrete data on the
wealth of those accussed? Who has given the rights to this govt to
humiliate all those people in the lists. What would happen if one of
the individuals would not be found/proved guilty of the crime? Who
will be liable? Who will compensate for the harm that might be done? I
hope that your TOP Military brass will answer the questions. Thanks...
>



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[chottala.com] I pledge to help Change Bangladesh not by changing my own status

Dear Dr. Ahmed, Please be pragmatic. In order to help people, one must have the intention and desire along with education, money, power, social status or other components that may help to change the dynamics of individual, institutions, society or the state. One individual can make a difference...but how much? Thanks for your thoughts...
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Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 3:33:29 PM
Subject: Re: [khabor.com] I pledge to help Change Bangladesh not by changing my own status

Dear Mr. Chowdhury
 
We came from Bangladesh . We went to American college, got degrees such as Masters, PhD. After that we do a good job. We changed our lifestyle and then we become the Masters of Masters for Bangladesh and its people who are living far away from us. What a shame! By having degrees and doing good jobs in USA , we started to think to change Bangladesh by sitting down twelve thousands mile far away from Bangladesh . We started to thinking that we are the best Masters of all times for Bangladesh and its people.
 
But by getting degrees and doing good job in USA can we really become the educated persons or good persons who can do something good for our beloved country Bangladesh or dare to change Bangladesh ? If I do something which is ONLY for me, not for the others then how come I can help others. If I plan to do to become the MP by 1014 and started to work towards that goal from now on, then am I not trying to reach my goal to become the MP? Or is it says I am helping the poor people of Bangladesh ?
 
So many so called educated personal are not so good who are living in USA and they are not so good to be the masters of Bangladesh at all. So many doctorate degree holders are doing corrupt politics. Living in USA or others countries those so called educated corrupted personals do sneak & pick politics for their personal gain. As far as I see, all so called educated people has their own agendas to become the rulers of Bangladesh in any way they can. They try to hide their hidden mission & goal to become something for Bangladesh . They thought Bangladeshi's are foolish. So they can easily hide their vicious goal to be the masters.
 
But I do not think Bangladeshi people are not that much foolish the way some so called educated people thinking to change them. By having personal agenda's to become something can not help the poor people of Bangladesh . I am 1000% agree with you Mr. Chowdhury that if we have to do something good for our country, then we have to do ONLY for the people of Bangladesh , NOT for us or personal gain. We do not want to become the rulers of Bangladesh . Bangladesh does not need any rulers any more.
 
At the end ONLY I like to say to my people "Before you dare to change Bangladesh , try to changing yourself first."
 
 
Dr. Anushey Ahmed
Minnesota , USA .


Shamim Chowdhury <veirsmill@yahoo. com> wrote:
Dear all, in recent days some people who are neither here nor there but simply extreme deceitful opportunist has started campaign to change Bangladesh !
In there ill motive thought process, people of Bangladesh is not worthy enough to govern them self. Some expatriate so-called experts have to put their golden hands to change Bangladesh .
There mission is to get nomination from any political party by lobbying. No ethics, no ideological stand but pure power monger mentality is their driving force.
Seating or half lining in their entertainment room’s cozy Lazy Boy chair they make their plans about Bangladesh and its poor people. Giving few dollars collected from charity to flood victims wants to buy the right to govern them. Becoming self appointed solicitor for nominating members of parliament for upcoming election in Bangladesh from twelve thousands miles away.
This is just a continuation of sad story of our nation where no one wants to give anything without getting anything. It seems, to these people the only way to change Bangladesh is by becoming master of the land.
People of Bangladesh want individual and organization from foreign land with no intention to rule but with solid commitment to help for the sake of help. However, we always saw they come with a bagful of goodies to lure us into their trap and then fill their bag with all the goodies that they can put their hands on.
To attract the commoners they always use titles and ornaments longer then their names after and before their given name to put them in display. Because they know, their wisdom is not enough catchy to attract peoples attention. They cannot prove themselves worthy to have people faith on them.
These merchant of lies and perfidy know no boundary and ready to do anything to reach their Mokama Maksud.
Enough is enough, let Bangladesh survive, and let people of Bangladesh choose their destiny. Those of us in foreign land let us lend our helping hand not with our lust but love. Not that WE change Bangladesh but help our nation to change on their own for the good. Our hunger for power will be treachery to people who goes hungry everyday.
I propose, all Bangladeshi in foreign land who love Bangladesh come forward and say aloud we do not want to govern Bangladesh. We do not want license, permit or position by selling our title and half-cooked education. Nevertheless, we will not allow any cheating go unchallenged in this regard and truly remain on guard to uncover this conspiracy against our country and its people.
We will change Bangladesh and go forward not by changing our own status but by encouraging and helping people of the land to stand on their own. I truly believe beyond doubt that there are thousands of people in Bangladesh to compete for 300 parliamentary seats in upcoming election. Thinking us expatriates as any better or rightful for this position in parliament is not just mockery but cruelty as well. Anyone who wants to compete for any parliamentary constituency have to stay and work for the people of that locality for five to ten years before they can consider themselves to run for election.
I will urge the forum members to come forward and promise to work for Bangladesh and publicly pledge that you will not seek nomination for upcoming election in Bangladesh .
I Shamim Chowdhury hereby pledge on this day of October 19, 2007 not to run as a candidate for upcoming election but lend my hand and knowledge to the best of my ability for my beloved country Bangladesh . I will not put banners for recognition of my work nor will I support anyone who does so, so help me God.
Sincerely
Shamim Chowdhury
Maryland, U.S.A.

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[chottala.com] What does it mean?

Bangladesh needs officials like Badiur Rahman....
 
Bangladesh tax official shunted out
Published: Friday, 19 October, 2007, 01:21 AM Doha Time
DHAKA: In a small but significant reshuffle in the administration of the army-backed interim government in Bangladesh, National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Badiur Rahman has been transferred to Food and Disaster Management Ministry.
Planning Commission member Mohammed Abdul Mazid has been made new NBR chairman, according to an Establishment Ministry notification in Dhaka yesterday.
Energy and Mineral Resources secretary AMM Nasir Uddin and Food and Disaster Management secretary Dhiraj Malakar have been appointed members of the Planning Commission.
Board of Investment (BOI) executive chairman Mohammed Mohsin has been appointed as Energy and Mineral Resources secretary.
Keen political observers in Dhaka see in the exit of Badiur Rahman a move to end a reign of terror let loose by the senior bureaucrat, who, during the last eight months of emergency rule, used some choice terms to expand the income tax net.
Last week, he was quoted as telling newsmen, "I will not even spare a dying man if he breathes his last without paying income tax".
Badiur Rahman also advised tax evaders "to sleep soundly after taking an income tax tablet".
His harsh words, led to several threats. He had to file a complaint in the Dhanmondi police station in Dhaka.
Badiur Rahman also angered the business community.–MR
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[chottala.com] Zillur Ahmed : Are military personnel exempt from punishment for corruption?

Are military personnel exempt from punishment for corruption?
 
By Zillur Ahmed,
 
Are military personnel so special that they are exempt from
punishment for corruption? All patriotic Bangladeshis and well-
wishers of their country would unequivocally answer "NO" to the above
question.

Here are a few points we need to ponder over:

(1) General Moeen Ahmed has repeatedly stressed that all the
approximately 250,000 people arrested so far and the unknown number
still detained are all corrupt. There have only been 20 or so trials
to date. How has General Ahmed determined that these people are
guilty? These people are being presumed guilty and the onus is on
them is to prove their innocence in order to obtain their freedom.
This is an egregious violation of human rights and due process.


(2) General Moeen Ahmed has announced at a press conference in London
that he intends to expand the size of the present cabinet. The
current regime has run for 9 months now. Therefore, if elections are
to be held as soon as possible, there is no reason to expand the
size. Our constitution also has absolutely no provision for any
alteration of the size or form of an interim government. His
intention to expand the government is an indication that rather than
hold elections as soon as possible, he intends for this regime to
stay longer.


(3) He has further floated the idea of forming a National Security
Council which will have veto power over Parliament. This is
completely undemocratic and follows the same path that General
Musharraf took in Pakistan. It is simply another vehicle for him to
hold on to power and will have the same consequences it did in
Pakistan.


(4) General Moeen Ahmed has proposed changing the structure of our
government to alter the power balance. This can only be altered by a
two thirds majority of an elected Parliament. There are absolutely no
other provisions in our constitution for such changes. Past
constitutional changes made by dictators include the removal of the
separation of church and state by General Ziaur Rahman and the bar on
floor crossings by Members of Parliament by General Ershad. Much of
the present difficulties in governing Bangladesh are a direct result
of these unconstitutional changes. Unfortunately, it also takes a two
thirds majority to reverse them.


(5) The military regime has announced that it will hold municipal
elections between January and March. Yet the state of emergency is
still being maintained. It takes several months to gear up an
effective election campaign, which is completely prevented by the
state of emergency and the climate of fear it projects. Any elections
held under such circumstances will be meaningless.


(6) The voters list and electoral laws used in the municipal
elections are the same as the ones for national elections. Therefore,
if municipal elections can be held by March, there is absolutely no
reason why national elections cannot be conducted in this timeframe
as well. The only reason to hold municipal elections earlier is that
they receive far less monitoring and are, therefore, easier to
manipulate. Once municipal posts are controlled, then it becomes
easier to manipulate the national elections far ahead of election
day. This is a tactic that has been employed by all past military
regimes.


(7) General Moeen Ahmed has publicly stated in a speech
that " Bangladesh will have to construct its own brand of democracy…
with religion being one of several components of its national
identity." This further explains the near total immunity the Islamic
parties, particularly Jamaat-e-Islami, have enjoyed in spite of
evidence of terrorism and corruption against them.


(8) Some of the most corrupt politicians from both the major parties
remain immune from prosecution and in fact are being actively
supported by this regime in trying to break up the two major parties
and form new ones. Without the two major parties, the fundamentalist
parties will inevitably be the most powerful voice in any new
coalition. 
Zillur Ahmed, Elkridge, Mayland, USA
 zillur.ahmed@hotmail.com
 
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[chottala.com] Costly to hire Indian maids in Malaysia

Costly to hire Indian maids

By M. KRISHNAMOORTHY

KUALA LUMPUR: If you cannot afford to pay a maid RM1,400 a month, don't even think about hiring one from India. 

Employers looking to hire maids from India must also put up a whopping bank guarantee of about RM9,000, to be deposited with the Indian High Commission. 

The maid's minimum wage is set at RM1,400 per month and she must be provided with a prepaid mobile phone as part of mandatory requirements issued by the Indian High Commission. 

Flight costs and other miscellaneous expenses are also to be borne by the employer. 

A copy of the conditions and "contract of employment for maid" is available at the Indian High Commission. 

The High Commission's first secretary (consular) S.K. Mehrotra said the employment contract should be between the worker and the employer directly, and not through any agent. 

"The employers must go to India themselves to directly hire the maid. The High Commission does not want agents to get involved in recruiting maids because agents have brought in workers and short-changed them," he said. 

"If the employer is not happy with the maid, he can send her back. Training is not a requirement yet, as both countries (Malaysia and India) have not signed any bilateral agreement on the hiring of maids."  

Last week, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said recruitment from the four countries – India, Nepal, Laos and Vietnam – would take place only after the memorandums of understanding were signed. 

Currently, there are many Indian women working as maids in most Middle Eastern countries. 

Asked why the recommended pay was high, Mehrotra said, "The pay is set at RM1,400 because the maid will have to leave behind her family and go to serve in another country. 

"Indian maids get about the same serving in other countries in the Middle East, and the bank guarantee provides proper protection for the maid."  

According to the contract of employment, if the employee fails to fulfil the expectation of the employer, her salary shall not be reduced or deducted in any way. 

It states that "the maid will be insured for a minimum of RM20,000 (at a premium of RM300) against sudden death during the course of her duties as a maid". 

"All complaints concerning the terms of the contract should be made to the Labour Department here. The contract has to be signed by the employer at the Indian High Commission and the maid in India before the protector of emigrants," it added.  

In Ipoh, Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia Ashok K. Kantha said Malaysia and India would soon sign a memorandum of understanding to address the problem of Indian nationals being cheated when seeking employment here.  
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Friday, October 19, 2007

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