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Sunday, February 1, 2009

[chottala.com] Afghanistan : Acid attack victims demand justice

 
 
 
  Acid attack victims demand justice  
 

Last year, Al Jazeera reported on two teenage girls who suffered injuries when acid was thrown in their faces on their way to school in Afghanistan. It was one of a series of attacks blamed on the Taliban.

Shamsia Husseina and her sister Atifa returned to school in January, determined to continue their education. But as Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports, new threats have left them living in fear for their lives once again.

Afghans die in Nato shootings
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[chottala.com] Ensure army never 'turns guns on us': Alamgir

Ensure army never 'turns guns on us': Alamgir
 
 
Sun, Feb 1st, 2009 10:17 pm BdST
Dhaka, Feb 1 (bdnews24.com)— Senior Awami League MP Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on Sunday urged parliament to prevent any further military intervention into state affairs in future.

"The army, who are supposed to guarantee our security, our safety, we must make sure they never turn their guns on us," Alamgir told parliament.

"Otherwise, future generations will not pardon us."

The former state minister also alleged that the Anticorruption Commission had become a "den of corruption", and proposed a parliamentary probe body to investigate the ACC's antigraft drives.

Alamgir had harsh words too for president Iajuddin Ahmed, while delivering his speech on the president's Jan 25 address to parliament.

"The president betrayed the republic and breached his oath in office," said the MP.

Alamgir also alleged "the highest amount of money was laundered when Fakhruddin Ahmed was Bangladesh Bank governor".

"I also propose a parliamentary body to investigate this."

Echoing Awami League general secretary Abdul Jalil, Alamgir came down heavily on Iajuddin and ACC chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury.

"It is painful for me to thank this President.

"The ACC during Iajuddin's time turned into a den of corruption," said Alamgir who got 13 years for alleged corruption during the caretaker government headed by Fakhruddin Ahmed.



He also questioned the legality of the ACC chairman's appointment and termed him a "shameless" person.

"Was the appointment of the ACC chairman legal? Were the ACC rules legal?"

"I propose formation of a parliamentary body to investigate the illegal activities of the ACC," he said.

"This ACC tried to control politics in the name of anti-corruption drives. This ACC violated the constitution in the name of anti-corruption drives".

He asked why had the ACC appointed 12 out of 18 directors from the members of the armed forces.

"Is it true that only members of the defence forces are honest," he questioned.

"This president has betrayed the republic. They (the president and the caretaker government) will have to be accountable for their betrayal," said Alamgir, who was state minister for planning in the previous Awami League government.

Asaduzzaman Noor, A B M Golam Mostofa, Abu Jahir, A H Mahmud Ali, M A Mannan, Shamsul Haq Cowdhury, Israfil Alam and Nurul Islam also addressed their fellow MPs Sunday. The house was adjourned until 4.45 pm Monday.

bdnews24.com/krc/rah/2215hours
 
 
 
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[chottala.com] Re: Jalil's Background : Reply to Salahuddin Ayubi ....

wrt:
 
Mr. Ayubi
 
The information I have about Jalil is as follows:
Jalil has a B.A. (hons) degree in political science from
Dhaka University and he was a DUCSU member during his
time at DU [1965-65].  Thereafter, he went to UK on
employment voucher program and did various "odd jobs".
there.
 
During late sixtees he enrolled in a Bar-at-Law
program in UK but dropped out for failing to pass the
first exam.
 
He returned home im 1969 and joined his
father's "business" which was an enemy property
abondoned by a Marowari family during 1965
Indo-Pakistan war. His father was a very loyal & trusted
servant of the Marwari owners who gave him the sole
responsibilities to run the business as a front-man when
they left.
 
Jalil contested the election of 1970 on Awami League
ticket and own.
 
After 25th March 1971 he went to India  and started
his activities from Balurghat (West Dinajpur).
In early April the Muktijoddhas of Bogra took over the
vault in the State Bank branch there. They later hand
overed the money [few crores in 1971 Pakistan
Currency] to MP MA Jalil on good faith with revolutionary
zeal. Jalil converted part of the money into Indian currency
before Pakistani regime de-monitized all the high-denomination
Pakistani currency  bills in late April 1971. After liberation
he placed the worthless Pakistani bills in front of Bongobondhu
and received lots of cheers from him [Bongobondhu without
knowing that those were worthless demonitized Pak currency].
The part of the money that underwent timely convertion to a
valid currency was never audited or accounted for. There are
also allegations  that few brave muktijoddhas, who knew the
inside stories,  were eliminated [killed] by the "mujibbadis"
[finger-pointed by Jalil] immediately after liberation.
 
Mr. Jalil's  fortunes stemed out of vested property abandoned by
a hindu business owner. He now owns a bank called Markentile
Bank without ever pursuing a legitimate business or a job.
 
These are well-known facts ......
 
It is difficult to imagine why Hasina selected Jalil as the
General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League few years
back .... 
 
The rest is history....
 
Thanks for your quiry
 
Syed Aslam
 
On 1/31/09, Salahuddin Ayubi <s_ayubi786@yahoo.com> wrote:
Mr. Aslam,
              It will not be out of place to mention a statement  Mr. Jalil, Secretary general of BAL which I read in a news paper. Mr Jalil said that after the liberation of the country he sought  blessing of bangabandhu  for going to UK to do his Bar-at Law . to this bangabandhu told him to stay in the country and work for the party and one need not be a Barrister to become a successful politicia.
          About his degree I am not sure if he completed his degree in Calcutta or he completed it in Dhaka but he surely was a student of Dhaka University.
                          Ayubi
--- On Fri, 1/30/09, Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@gmail.com> wrote:
 
Subject: Re: [notun_bangladesh] Re: [reform-bd] Hasina's son defends 'controversial appointments'
Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 5:23 PM

Mr. Ayubi
 
You are right !
Up until now, Sajeeb Joy's only qualification is that he is
the son of  Sheihk Hasina. ...
Sajib's bragging "I've a masters degree in
Public Administration from Harvard University" does not prove
any point, but only proves his own inept immaturity, dwarf mind and
shallow understanding of the sociopolitical processes in Bangladesh ....
 
The seminar was essentially a flattery in the guise of a seminar by some
vested people, sychophants and bounty hunters..... ....
 
BTW,  Bangabandhu' B.A. degree is not from Dhaka University.
He obtained his B.A. from Islamia College, Calcutta in 1947 
[under Calcutta University].
 
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Education:
High School - Matriculation (10th grade): Gopalganj Missionary School (1942)
College Intermediate (12th grade) : Islamia College, Calcutta (IA certificate, 1944)
University: BA, Islamia College (1947)
 
Syed Aslam
 
On 1/30/09, Salahuddin Ayubi <s_ayubi786@yahoo. com> wrote:
Sajeeb Joy's only qualification is that he is the son of Prime Minister. If he was not her son, then no one would even look at him not to speak of inviting him in a seminalr like the one he attended. There is nothing great about having a masters degree  from Harvard. He is not the firt Bangladeshi to get his degree from Harvanrd and he surely is not the last. There is nothing to brag about it. Bangabandhu had a simple degree from Dhaka University.
                Ayubi
On 1/30/09, Syed Aslam <syed.aslam3@ gmail.com> wrote:
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 be",
"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 to receive the undergraduate degree.
 
Mr. Enayet Ullah,  please be credible and base your
comment on fact not on some  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


 
--- On Fri, 1/30/09, Enayet Ullah <enayet_2000@ yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Enayet Ullah <enayet_2000@ yahoo.com>
Subject: [reform-bd] Hasina's son defends 'controversial appointments'

To: reform-bd@yahoogrou ps.com, khabor@yahoogroups. com, "notun Bangladesh" <notun_bangladesh@ yahoogroups. com>, "Amra Bangladesi" <amra-bangladesi@ yahoogroups. com>, chottala@yahoogroup s.com
Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 11:01 AM

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:
From: Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@ gmail.com>
Subject: [khabor.com] Hasina's son defends 'controversial appointments'
To: reform-bd@yahoogrou ps.com, "khabor" <khabor@yahoogroups. com>, "notun Bangladesh" <notun_bangladesh@ yahoogroups. com>, "Amra Bangladesi" <amra-bangladesi@ yahoogroups. com>, chottala@yahoogroup s.com
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.

 

 

 


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[chottala.com] We deserve to be a much better nation

We deserve to be a much better nation

 

I often wondered do we have more of good people or more of bad people around us!  My firm conviction is good people around us are more in number.  Had it not been the case, we as members of the society could not have survived.  We are more inclined to help someone in distress then creating miseries to the innocent people in the society.  I have had a host of such experiences in my own life.

 

Just a few days back my mother in law underwent a very critical bypass surgery on her heart.  She belonged to a rare "B negative" blood group.  We were very much sceptical about the possibility of getting at least six bags of blood that the hospital authorities demanded from us.  We did not have a single person in our known that had that group of blood.

 

Finding no other way I posted a message in the yahoo groups that I am a member. The response had been unbelievable.  In the process I also have made some very good new friends.

 

My experience is, our younger generation belongs to a group of positive thinking people.  As they enter the professional life a portion of them start drifting away and unknowingly join the other group that can be termed as greedy, selfish, sycophant or the like.

 

The purpose of my this mail is, I would like to urge upon all who are reading this mail so that we make every effort to save this generation from falling prey to the terribly wrong practices of life.  Those who are young and yet to confront the professional life should make every effort to make themselves educated, competent and self-sufficient so that they don't need anyone's assistance or mercy to stand up and face her/his life squarely.  The only thing that they need to do is "have faith in themselves."

 

I shall be very happy to interact with all of you, especially the younger people on this issue that I feel is a very important necessity for keeping pace with the fast moving world around us.  One of my aims in life has been to stand beside the younger generation, after my retirement, and to help them grow as worthy citizens of this lovely country.  I feel I could begin it now.

 

Joy

Rajshahi

Colonel_millat@yahoo.com

 


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[chottala.com] Sajib Wazed Joy: newly Harvard graduate, really??

Aslam et el;

Thanks for invigorating information, as always, though we spat, I enjoy your mail -:)

Dr Ali, with due respect of your profusely self-advertisement (though unwanted, it shows your enigma in debt!), you failed miserable to take note on the topic. Albeit not I am jealous of Sajib Wajed Joy, rather I take great 'joy' for his success. No, I am not comparing myself to Sajib, neither I envy your self-adornment, let others judge you, your comments show that your education has failed your consciousness! Let's rise above partisanship, shall we?

Here are few more nuggets about Harvard Masters in Public Administration program, as Aslam noted, it's a relatively new program with only 55 students. it is not Harvard's signature program. There is no requirement for GRE, only TOEFL score needed, but that alone also exempted for mid-career program.

Take a look at the student profile, it will give you some feeling:
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/masters/mpa-id/student-profiles

Here are the admission requirements:

Joy has cleary taken the lead from his arch-rival Tareq Rahman. His admission in the Mid Career Masters in Public Adiministration program at Harvard puts him in a different league to the naive Bangladeshis.

A quick glance at the program brochure shows the degree is nothing more than a money making scam of Harvard. It is the only program at Kennedy school that does NOT require a Bachelors or even a High School degree to apply and obviously no GRE or GMAT requirements either.

The only thing that is required is $74K to study with old hags (average student age 38 with the oldest guy last year at 70).

Joy again has dropped the "Mid Career" part while advertising his new found glory, just as in the past he dropped "Arlington" from University of Texas while mentioning is bachelors degree."



So Dr Mohsin Ali, if you can provide 74,000$ to your kids, they can be same 'brilliant student' as Sajib Wajed Joy! Yes, in America, money can buy you a degree! That does not mean, all degrees are 'for sell'.






--- On Sun, 2/1/09, Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@gmail.com>
Subject: [khabor.com] "Sajib Wazed Joy is a brilliant student " !!! Really ???
To: khabor@yahoogroups.com, "notun Bangladesh" <notun_bangladesh@yahoogroups.com>, chottala@yahoogroups.com, "Amra Bangladesi" <amra-bangladesi@yahoogroups.com>, reform-bd@yahoogroups.com, odhora@yahoogroups.com, Diagnose@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 12:04 AM

 
Dr. Mohsin Ali
 
I would not agree with your statement that :
"Sajib Wazed Joy is a brilliant student,  "
 
He was just a mediocre [pronunciation  ], 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           Listen to the pronunciation of mediocre
Pronunciation:
\ˌmē-dē-ˈō-kər\
  pronunciation   [<-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           Listen to the pronunciation of summa cum laude           Listen to the pronunciation of summa cum laude
:highest distinction
(sʊm'ə kʊm lou'də, -dā, -dē, sŭm'ə kŭm lô'dē)
pronunciation [<-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.
 

--- On Fri, 1/30/09, Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@ gmail.com> wrote:
 
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
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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

 
On 1/30/09, Enayet Ullah <enayet_2000@ yahoo.com> wrote:
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:
From: Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@ gmail.com>
Subject: [khabor.com] Hasina's son defends 'controversial appointments'
To: reform-bd@yahoogrou ps.com, "khabor" <khabor@yahoogroups. com>, "notun Bangladesh" <notun_bangladesh@ yahoogroups. com>, "Amra Bangladesi" <amra-bangladesi@ yahoogroups. com>, chottala@yahoogroup s.com
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.

 

 



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[chottala.com] Re: [notun_bangladesh] Mojaheed hints at apology, defends role


Finally, Jamaat is making some sensible statements, instead of saying 'Ekatture Amara bhul korini' they should deprive leadership anyone who opposed Liberation war in 71.


Why it's taking 37 years for Jamaat to come to this conclusion? They should have banned Jamaat and just have another name of the party.

The name of Jamaat is very monologous with 'rajakar'. Don't they realize it's hurting not only them, they are hurting Islam too? In last 37 years, what Jamaatis achieved in Bangladesh, where 95% population are muslim? Jamaat need to rethink its strategy, maybe there is a need for another party lebel, need new leadership!

Mujahid should be expelled for his provocative comments earlier, I just feel he has  his own guilt for his role in 71, no wonder he speaks louder!









--- On Sat, 1/31/09, Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@gmail.com>
Subject: [notun_bangladesh] Mojaheed hints at apology, defends role
To: "notun Bangladesh" <notun_bangladesh@yahoogroups.com>, "khabor" <khabor@yahoogroups.com>, "Amra Bangladesi" <amra-bangladesi@yahoogroups.com>, reform-bd@yahoogroups.com, chottala@yahoogroups.com, odhora@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2009, 1:12 PM

Mojaheed hints at apology, defends role
 
 
Sun, Feb 1st, 2009 1:03 am BdST
Dhaka, Jan 31 (bdnews24.com)—A senior Jamaat leader has rejected 1971 war crimes charges against the party, saying a political party cannot be criminally charged for its political stance.

"This (opposing the independence of Bangladesh) was a matter of a political decision," secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed said in a TV interview Saturday.

"This cannot be treated as a war crime," Mojaheed, who served as a cabinet minister in the BNP-led 2001-06 coalition government, told Channel One.

"None of us were involved in activities that are defined as war crimes," the Jamaat leader said.

Mojaheed hinted that a formal public apology for the party's 1971 role was likely, however.

"We have made (apologetic) statements on various occasions before," he said.

"If necessary, if we feel it necessary that we need to speak again, come up with a clearer statement, we will give one."

The Jamaat leader put stress on the phrase—"if we feel it necessary", and repeated it.

He said: "The political decision could have been wrong, but there was nothing criminal about it.

"And it was not just us, Jamaat-e-Islami that opposed (the liberation war), others did too. The Muslim League did," said Mojaheed, clearly on the defensive.
 

Related Videos:

Thuh!!! Rajakar Thuh!!!
Razakars Enemies of Bangladesh
The War Crime Evidence
 
 
 

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[chottala.com] Mojaheed hints at apology, defends role


Finally, Jamaat is making some sensible statements, instead of saying 'Ekatture Amara bhul korini' they should deprive leadership anyone who opposed Liberation war in 71.


Why it's taking 37 years for Jamaat to come to this conclusion? They should have banned Jamaat and just have another name of the party.

The name of Jamaat is very monologous with 'rajakar'. Don't they realize it's hurting not only them, they are hurting Islam too? In last 37 years, what Jamaatis achieved in Bangladesh, where 95% population are muslim? Jamaat need to rethink its strategy, maybe there is a need for another party lebel, need new leadership!

Mujahid should be expelled for his provocative comments earlier, I just feel he has  his own guilt for his role in 71, no wonder he speaks louder!









--- On Sat, 1/31/09, Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Syed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@gmail.com>
Subject: [notun_bangladesh] Mojaheed hints at apology, defends role
To: "notun Bangladesh" <notun_bangladesh@yahoogroups.com>, "khabor" <khabor@yahoogroups.com>, "Amra Bangladesi" <amra-bangladesi@yahoogroups.com>, reform-bd@yahoogroups.com, chottala@yahoogroups.com, odhora@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2009, 1:12 PM

Mojaheed hints at apology, defends role
 
 
Sun, Feb 1st, 2009 1:03 am BdST
Dhaka, Jan 31 (bdnews24.com)—A senior Jamaat leader has rejected 1971 war crimes charges against the party, saying a political party cannot be criminally charged for its political stance.

"This (opposing the independence of Bangladesh) was a matter of a political decision," secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed said in a TV interview Saturday.

"This cannot be treated as a war crime," Mojaheed, who served as a cabinet minister in the BNP-led 2001-06 coalition government, told Channel One.

"None of us were involved in activities that are defined as war crimes," the Jamaat leader said.

Mojaheed hinted that a formal public apology for the party's 1971 role was likely, however.

"We have made (apologetic) statements on various occasions before," he said.

"If necessary, if we feel it necessary that we need to speak again, come up with a clearer statement, we will give one."

The Jamaat leader put stress on the phrase—"if we feel it necessary", and repeated it.

He said: "The political decision could have been wrong, but there was nothing criminal about it.

"And it was not just us, Jamaat-e-Islami that opposed (the liberation war), others did too. The Muslim League did," said Mojaheed, clearly on the defensive.
 

Related Videos:

Thuh!!! Rajakar Thuh!!!
Razakars Enemies of Bangladesh
The War Crime Evidence
 
 
 

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[chottala.com] Re: Jamaat to take on war crime trial

 
 
Dear all
 
The Al-bodor gang was solely responsible for intellectual
murders in December 1971? Jamaat hign command prepared
the list and the cadres of it's gestapo wing Al-Bodor 
implemented the annihilation of the intellectuals as a part of
Jamaat's scorched earth policy ..... The Jamaati organisers
[like  Al-bodor death squad chief  Matiur Rahman Nizami et el] 
are more criminally responsible than the ordinary Jamaati
cadres [the foot soldiers] who implemented the pogrom
and killing of the intellectuals. Matiur Rahman Nizami
was the Karl Adolf Eichmann of Bangladesh - the main
"the architect of the rape & murder committed by Al-Bodor
gang in 1971.
 
BTW, since when  Dr. AbuSayeed Rahman has become
a simple citizen ????.... a quick glimpse into his past
postings would reveal that you are die-hard supporter of
Jamaate Islami, Bangladesh .......
 
If Jamaate Islami is so repentant  about it's misdeeds of
1971 it should come fowrard with confessions and give the details
of their crimes & killing missions to the procecutors and to
the people of Bangladesh.
 
Changing the political stance for the sake of expediency and
the reality of today's Bangladesh is not acceptable. Shedding
crocodile tears and doing politics by the way of deception
is Jamaate Islami's business as usual ......
 
PS  Dr. AbuSayeed Rahman is a "simple citizen" who testifies that
      Jamaat is a patriotic party ..... Ho ! Ho ! Ho !
      No wonder the proverb says "patriotism the last resort
      of the scoundrels ." The Jamaatis  may be thinking that
      Bangladeshis are fools amd they can deceive them in the name
      of Islam and shedding crocodile tears for the valiant freedom
      fighters and now falsifying the history of our liberation war !!!
 
Syed Aslam
 
 
Dear All
 
Assalamualaikum.
I, as a simple citizen, feel that Jamaat should have the courage to declare and acknowledge  publicly that: Jamaat did 'oppose' the creation of Bangladesh in 1971 or in other words Jamaat wanted to keep Pakistan 'United' in 1971. Jamaat did support Pakistan army in their endeavor to keep Pakistan united. But Jamaat did not take part with Pakistani  army in killing
Innocent people, raping women and torching houses indiscriminately.Jamaat did form 'Al Badr' and 'Al Shams' para military forces in 1971. These para military forces did fight with 'Mukti Bahini' (freedom fighters) to keep Pakistan united. These are facts.Jamaat should have the courage to accept that in public.
 
Then what is being publicized widely that Jamaat (Al Badr Al Shams) took part actively in intellectual killings in mid December  just before the sueender of Pakistani army on December 16, 1971. If Jamaat did that, then, I feel, the people who took part in that kiiling should face the trial
and should get appropriate punishment. But if  Jamaat did not take part in that killing then they  should declare boldly that they did not do that.
 
If we consider the present situation, we all know that, in general,  Jamaat is a patriotic party. All its members and supporters are ready to die for Bangladesh.
 
Why contemporary Jamaat people opposed the creation of Bangladesh in 1971 is another story.
 
Dr Abu Sayeed

 
Khurram
 
 

 



--- On Sat, 1/31/09, S A Hannan <sahannan@sonarbangladesh.com> wrote:
From: S A Hannan <sahannan@sonarbangladesh.com>
Subject: [khabor.com] Jamaat to take on war crime trial
To: "dahuk@yahoogroups" <dahuk@yahoogroups.com>, "banglarnari@yahoogroups" <banglarnari@yahoogroups.com>, politics.editor@guardianunlimited.co.uk, khabor@yahoogroups.com, inquisitive_sisters@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2009, 1:00 PM


Dear members,
 
Please see the news below.t ia supposed to be news but it has become more of views and one-sided propaganda. This daily should distinguish between news and political commentary and one-sides propaganda.
 
Shah Abdul Hannan 
 
Friday, January 30, 2009

Jamaat to take on war crime trial

Plans to say sorry for 1971 political stance, not war crime; sideline controversial leaders; accept trial under UN

Rashidul Hasan
Not from any conviction but to save its skin from the move to try war criminals, Jamaat-e-Islami plans to make a strategic apology not for its war crimes during the Liberation War but for its political stance in 1971.
Besides, the Islamist party is discussing some other measures like getting rid of a few "controversial" party leaders.
Majlish-e-Sura, the highest policymaking body of the religion-based political party, began a two-day meet yesterday to decide the party's next course of action in the current situation.
"We are thinking of seeking formal apology for Jamaat's anti-Liberation War role to save the party from the present crisis," a top Jamaat leader said.
But this apology, if it ever comes, will be worded in such a way so that the party never acknowledges any war crime committed by Jamaat leaders during the war, sources said.
This Jamaat stance is reflected in the party's cobbling together a panel of lawyers to tackle the war crime charges that the party now stares at, Jamaat insiders said.
Jamaat leaders say they would accept the verdict of any trial conducted and supervised by the United Nations and would eliminate those who would be found guilty in the trial.
Party high-ups admitted they are in a grave crisis at present and also fearing severe troubles in the coming days centring the issue of trial of Jamaat leaders who were involved in war crimes in 1971.
"We will eliminate the leaders from the party if they are found guilty of committing crimes in the trial," a senior Jamaat leader told The Daily Star.
The issue of the trial of war criminals has surfaced and gained mass support after the landslide victory of the Awami League-led grand alliance in the December 29 parliamentary elections.
Jamaat-e-Islami directly opposed Bangladesh's War of Independence and many of its leaders were allegedly involved in committing war crimes.
Anticipating sure defeat, the Pakistani occupation forces and their collaborators- -Razakars and members of Al-Badr and Al-Shams who were mostly leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shangha--picked up leading Bangalee intellectuals and professionals on December 14 and killed them en masse with a view to crippling the nation intellectually.
War records show Jamaat formed the Razakars and Al-Badr forces to counter the freedom fighters. The then secretary general of Jamaat Moulana Abul Kalam Mohammad Yousuf established the Razakars and Al-Badr with Islami Chhatra Shangha members.
Thousands of people still bear the brunt of the war crimes committed by Jamaat and its student front now known as Islami Chhatra Shibir, and a few other groups such as Muslim League and Nizam-e Islami.
"A severe crisis is waiting for us in the coming days centring the issue of trying the war criminals," Jamaat Assistant Secretary General Muhammad Kamaruzzaman told The Daily Star on Wednesday. "We are discussing how to tackle the situation and a panel of our lawyers is already working on it."
Party insiders said discussion is going on within the party to eliminate a few party high-ups who are widely criticised for their role during the Liberation War. "We are thinking of seeking formal public apology for the actions of many of our leaders during 1971," said a Jamaat leader.
He, however, did not make clear if Jamaat will seek apology for committing those war crimes or for its political decision to oppose the Liberation War.
Jamaat has never since the birth of Bangladesh sought an apology for its anti-Liberation War role and Jamaat Secretary General Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid recently claimed that there are no war criminals within his party.
On November 5 last year, the Sector Commanders Forum made public its preliminary list of 50 war criminals including Jamaat Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami and Secretary General Mujahid.
Earlier on April 3, research organisation War Crimes Facts Finding Committee unveiled a list of 1,597 war criminals responsible for mass killings, rapes and other atrocities during the Liberation War. Nizami, Mujahid and Kamaruzzaman are among the top Jamaat leaders on that list.
The Awami League government has already started working on the issue of trying war criminals and sought international assistance.
When UNDP Resident Representative and UN Coordinator in Bangladesh Renata Lok Dessallien called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday the PM sought the United Nations' help in holding trial of the war criminals, saying prosecuting them has become a national demand.

 



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