Dr. Mohsin Ali
I would not agree with your statement that :
"Sajib Wazed Joy is a brilliant student, "
He was just a mediocre [
], student not ever
a summa cum laude graduate.
Sajib Wajed Joy tried to get a Masters degree
when he first came to USA after his BS from India.
Because of his poor performance he was awarded
second Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering
at UT, Arlington.
This so-called brilliant Saib Wajed Joy's admission to
Harvard KSG is also very questionable. If he was such
a "brilliant student", why he didn't go to Harvard
Business School (MBA) or Havard Law School (JD)
which were very compititive?
He could have gone for Masters/PhD in Computer
Science/Engineering at Harvard that would have been
consistent with his previous academic training.
Instead, he chose KSG for MPA under Mason
program which is not at all compititive or as prestigious.
other Harvard Schools.and designed for routine bureaucrats
not for brilliant scholars.
Do you know what was Sajeeb Wajed Joy's test
score in GRE?
Sajeeb Wajed Joy's financial support while at
KSG is unexplainable. ....The cost of education
at KSG for student only is approximately,
| Total (Direct and Indirect Costs) | $74,360 |
which rises to approximately $90,000 dollars for a student with
two dependents as in Joy's case.
Do you really know how did Mr.Joy support his education
at Harvard and maintained his family while there?
Did he receive scholarships, if so on what basis and
from whom?
There are many more unanwered questions regarding
his stay at KSG ......even many more on his life-style!! !!.
[Why don't you request Joy to present a full disclosure
of his finances and sources of income during last ten years.
to the people of Bangladesh to prove himself transparent. ]
I really felt awkward when he himself publicly bragged in
an open forum: & arrogantly declared:
"I've a masters degree in Public Administration from
Harvard University".
It did not prove any point, but only proved his own inept
immaturity, dwarf mind and shallow understanding of the
sociopolitical processes in Bangladesh ....
I honestly think that Sajib Wajed Joy should keep a low
profile instead of showing arrogant boasting about himself.
If he keeps on showing off, he may endup being a
hole-digger in the Awami Boat .... and responsible
for it's eventual sinking [khuda nakhsta]!!!!
Mohsin Bhai, no offence intended, just take it easy !
Thanks
Syed Aslam
PS:
me·di·o·cre 
Pronunciation: \ˌmē-dē-ˈō-kər\ [<-click to hear] –adjective
| 1. | of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate. |
| 2. | rather poor or inferior. |
sum·ma cum lau·de :highest distinction (sʊm'ə kʊm lou'də, -dā, -dē, sŭm'ə kŭm lô'dē) [<-click to hear] 
On 1/31/09, Mohsin Ali <baarnyinc@yahoo. com> wrote:
| Mr. Enayet Ullah, Why are you scrutinizing Sajib Wazed Joy's academic achievements? How much education do you have to criticize a Master Degree Program of John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University? Joy was born in a highly educated family. His father Dr. Wazed Mia earned his Ph.D. more than 40 years ago when there were not many Ph. D. degree holders available in the then East Pakistan. ARE YOU JEALOUS? I studies in the Universities in America for about 7 years and I earned my Masters and Ph.D. degrees in America. My 4 children were born in America and 2 of them are now studying at the Universities in America. I have been working with the New York State Education Department on contract basis through my organization (BAARNY - Bangladesh American Association for Rehabilitation in New York, Inc) for the students with disabilities since 1998 (11 years). My wife has also been working in the project of educating mentally retarded people under the Mental Health Department of the New York State for the past 17 years. So, we know the Education System of America from Pre-K to Ph.D levels very well. YOU CANNOT BUY EDUCATION AND UNIVERSITY DEGREE IN AMERICA.
Please have some respect in the Education System of America.
Sajib Wazed Joy is a brilliant student, well spoken and a gentle young man. Please do not question about his education and his academic achievements. He has earned his degrees in America by studying hard, not by money or through political pressure or by copying books/notes. You may not respect him because of your political vindictiveness, but do not disrespect his education. Thank you. Dr. Mohsin Ali New York. Tel: (631) 682-6612. From: Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@ gmail.com>
Subject: [khabor.com] Re: Mr. Enayet Ullah's comment on Sajib Wajed's Harvard Masters degree !!!
To: reform-bd@yahoogrou ps.com
Cc: khabor@yahoogroups. com, "notun Bangladesh" <notun_bangladesh@ yahoogroups. com>, "Amra Bangladesi" <amra-bangladesi@ yahoogroups. com>, chottala@yahoogroup s.com, odhora@yahoogroups. com
Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 8:09 AM
Mr. Enayet Ullah Your comment is a total distortion of the fact. Harvard does not have any correspondence courses or degree available ... In order to get a degree from Harvard one has to go through a prescribed program and maintain the required standard ..... there are no "may", "ifs" or "buts".... Harvard education is costly,but only "enough money" can not bestow a Harvard Masters degree ..... one has to pass the exams and fulfill the requirements for the degree. As a matter of fact, Sonia Gandhi's son Rahul Gandhi attended Harvard but dropped out in 1993 failing receive the undergraduate degree. Mr. Enayet Ullah, please be credible and base your comment on fact not on ficticious "may be"s ... BTW, Hasina Sheikh does not have a single PhD ,,, she holds a B.A. (hons) degree from prestigious Dhaka university in Bangladesh. Sajib Wajed Joy's father Wajed Miah was a world-class physicist and has a PhD degree in physics. Sajib is a triple major in Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science from St. Joseph's College and has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from University of Texas in Arlington and finally earned a Masters degree in Public Administration from Kennedy School of Government [2008]. Whereas, our great madam Khaleda Zia is a Matric-fail Soshikkito lady ... her sons, Koko and Tarek's academic backgrounds are big question marks .....(?????? ????????) . FYI, The organizers at the seminar sponsored by Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies and US Bangladesh Business Advisory Council in Washington.describe d Sajib Wajed as "an advisor to Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina". not as an official Advisor of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh as you have said.
Thanks for expressing your insidious interests and
conspicuous comments. Syed Aslam
Well, if you have enough money, one can get a Masters degree from Harvard, there are various correspondence courses available. Harvard is a well-known famous educational institute, but, not all Harvard graduate bestow the same quality!
Mr Sajib Wajed Jr, like his mother Seikh Hasina with 10 Phd, may well obtained his degree in a similar manner! It does not make him any qualified to be an Advisor of the Prime Minister. Moreover, Sajib has no knowledge about Bangladesh, he has not lived in Bangladesh for long time. I thought Awami League will rule differently this time, they will abandon the politics of hate and politics of heredity! Apparently, they are cajouling with both symptomps!
It's just sheer conspicuous!
--- On Thu, 1/29/09, Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@ gmail.com> wrote:
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Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 3:10 AM
Please comment: | Hasina's son defends 'controversial appointments' | | | | Thu, Jan 29th, 2009 1:22 pm BdST | | | By Arshad Mahmud in Washington
Washington, Jan 28 (bdnews24.com)—Sajeeb Wajed, son of prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has said that comparison between him and Tarique Rahman, son of former PM Khaleda Zia, was unfair as "I've a masters degree in Public Administration from Harvard University".
Sajeeb made the comment in an apparent effort to avoid a direct response to a question posed by bdnews24.com about whether he would declare unequivocally that unlike Tarique, and Khaleda's younger son Coco, he would not become involved in any business deal during the tenure of the current Awami League-led government.
His comment came during the question-answer session at a seminar on "The Bangladesh elections and beyond: Democracy, Security and Development", jointly organised by the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies and US Bangladesh Business Advisory Council in Washington on Wednesday.
He was one of the four panellists at the seminar, which provided an opportunity for the first time for many in the audience to hear directly from the prime minister's son, since the Awami League-led alliance won a landslide victory in last month's election.
The organisers described him as "an advisor to Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina".
Sajeeb's presence obviously generated a lot of interest among the audience, who were eager to learn more about the election and the country's current and future course.
Not surprisingly, most of the questions were directed to him and that prompted the moderator Walter Anderson, director of the South Asia Programme at SAIS, to intervene repeatedly in an effort to give the other three panellists a chance to answer some questions.
The other three were Joshua White, a PhD student at SAIS, Imtiaz Habib, a board member of USBAC, and Peter Manikas, Asia Director of the National Democratic Institute. White and Manikas recently visited Bangladesh as election observers.
Smart and articulate, Sajeeb made a generally good impression at the start, but his answers to some of the questions appeared to disappoint many in the audience, especially when he was trying to defend the controversial appointment of Toufiqe-e-Elahi Chowdhury as an adviser to the prime minister.
The PM's son was asked directly: "Why do you think the prime minister appointed such controversial figures as Toufique-e-Elahi, who was in jail recently on corruption charges, as advisers while there's no dearth of clean and respectable people in Bangladesh?"
Sajeeb said he didn't see anything wrong in such appointments. "Some people may say that Toufique-e-Elahi is controversial but there are others who say he is not".
About his recent incarceration on corruption charges, Sajeeb said the caretaker government imprisoned many innocent people without any credible evidence and "my mother was one of them".
The seminar was attended by Bangladeshi- Americans, diplomats, academics and others interested in Bangladesh.
Ambassador Humayun Kabir made a brief introductory statement at the seminar about the recent election and future prospects of Bangladesh. | | | |
