Investigation on ousted four
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
Just in hours of ouster of four controversial advisors of the interim government, various intelligence agencies including Anti Corruption Commission have started investigations on several allegations including allegation of their alliance with the much talked about artifact smuggling issue. It is also learnt from reliable source that, allegations of irregularities by personal staffs and family members of the ousted advisors shall also come under the focus of the investigators. Weekly Blitz has been publishing reports and commentaries on series of irregularities and corruptions by some of the advisors. With the ouster of the four most controversial advisors, several unresolved questions are now circulating in various social arenas in Bangladesh. What will happen for alliance of some of the advisors with the smuggling of Bangladeshi artifacts to France. It is already learnt from Paris that, Guimet Museum has finally abandoned the idea of returning the artifacts to Dhaka. Naturally this is a great loss to the entire nation and possibly one of the most high profile corruption case the Anti Corruption Commission may deal with. In Weekly Blitz, we have also given details of the involvement of some of the advisors and their family members with this very nefarious crime. We have also published the facts about the illegal activities of the son of one of the advisors in illegally using the influence of his father in grabbing a broadcast license to start a private television channel. It was also reported that the son was also trying to monopolize the supply of package programs to state-owned Bangladesh Television. There are numerous allegations on irregularities by the private members of the mentioned advisor.
What the nation achieved from another ousted advisor Tapan Chowdhury is possibly by now very clear to all. Tapan Chowdhury totally failed in delivering anything good to the nation. But, his inclusion in the advisory council has surely brought some very good result for his family business house named Square Group. During his tenure as the advisor for a number of ministries, Tapan Chowdhury's company Square Hospital has immorally built a connection bridge over government road to establish a link between two of the units of his hospital project. Should there be anyone else, the bridge was already demolished. But, Tapan Chowdhury's company is not amongst those business houses, which are now facing series of obstacles. This is a company owned by one of the most influential members [now ousted anyway] of the interim government. So, the bridge over the road remain untouched. Now, should the government take immediate steps in demolishing the bridge to at least show to the nation that law is for everyone? Should the government instruct the Criminal Investigation Department to speed up the investigation into the Kamal murder case, which will go against another ousted advisor to the interim government? Should the government also ask the law enforcing agencies to take actions against the husband of another ousted advisor, who grabbed a property illegally?
Although the present interim government is continuing anti corruption drive, many of the members of the interim government [thanks God, most of them are already kicked out of the ring], are not angels. They have past track record of corruption and crime of various forms. It may be also mentioned that, many of these ousted advisors were amongst those few fortunate, who were having close links with the recent past BNP government, and especially Tapan Chowdhury's name comes at the top, who had relations with Harris Chowdhury is getting several business favors. Should the government now investigate those points?
What will happen to Barrister Moinul Hussain for his comments against the theme of war on terror? Right after the tragic assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan, Moinul Hussain openly criticized Pakistan for being a partner in war on terror and for President Pervez Musharraf's actions against Al Qaeda and Islamist militancy. Can the government now look into the facts of such stand of the former advisor, which has already hampered Bangladesh's interests and image in the world? As everyone will agree, Al Qaeda is no good element. It is the worst and most notorious terrorist organization in the world. What fate should wait for a fan of Al Qaeda? What will happen to the former advisor for his comments against war on terror. Ouster of Moinul from the advisory council is a good sign. But, now we must see, what the government will do for his pro-Al Qaeda and pro-militancy comments. The government also needs to intervene into the issue of forcing a large number of journalists of Daily Ittefaq to resign. It is known to all that, Moinul Hussain forced these journalists in leaving their jobs with the vernacular daily, as he applied all forms of tactics in grabbing the ownership of the newspaper, by forcing his another partner [and his younger brother] Anwar Hossain Manju in leaving Bangladesh. Mainul succeeded in placing his wife in the post of publisher of this newspaper, just by using his influence being the advisor of the interim government.
Moinul Hussain also was furious on Weekly Blitz for its continuous exposure of series of irregularities and corruption inside the information ministry by Moinul during his tenure. Moinul Hussain also prepared a list of 1680 journalists thus stopping them from getting Press Accreditation Card from the Press Information Department, as Moinul considered these people as 'non-working journalists'. My name is also included in the list. Now, what sort of initiatives the present government will take to cancel that controversial decision of the former advisor?
Finally, for the sake of transparency of actions of the present government, papers related to smuggling of invaluable artifacts should be published to the press. People of Bangladesh has right to know, what happened with their national assets. The government also needs to take urgent measures, in getting our artifacts back home, without further delay.
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