The language of AL Fascism.:Muzammel Huq, the government-appointed chairman of the microlender, emailed the article, "Yunusgate: If you can't convince, create confusion",
Grameen Bank chair's strange email
The Daily Star yesterday asked Muzammel to explain the reason for sending the mail far and wide when he is the chairman of an organisation that is now in trouble over the exit of its founder Prof Yunus.
Saturday March 12 2011 03:58:08 AM BDT
It is none other than the chairman of troubled Grameen Bank who is spreading by email a damning article on the organisation he is meant to hold together. (The Daily Star)
Muzammel Huq, the government-appointed chairman of the microlender, emailed the article, "Yunusgate: If you can't convince, create confusion", written by Nayeemul Islam Khan, editor of Bangla-language daily Amader Shomoy.
The article that puts Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank in a negative light was posted on bdnews24.com on March 7 apparently for a wider readership.
Speaking to The Daily Star, two recipients confirmed that they have received the article's link from Muzammel's email account.
In a post, a blogger questioned Muzammel's intention of sending the article to a wider mailing list which he found on social network site Facebook.
The list obtained by The Daily Star has 126 recipients including a former president and two ministers of Bangladesh; aid organisations, UN agencies, diplomatic missions and foundations at home and abroad; and bankers and senior company executives.
The Daily Star yesterday asked Muzammel to explain the reason for sending the mail far and wide when he is the chairman of an organisation that is now in trouble over the exit of its founder Prof Yunus.
"People should know different sides of a story and then decide what they should or should not do," Muzammel said.
Pressed to comment further over the phone, he snapped: "I won't discuss with you (The Daily Star correspondent) any contents of my personal emails and why I did so. Why should I tell you about my personal things?" Then he hung up.
Muzammel, one of Yunus' former deputies, has been a vocal critic of the microcredit pioneer, and the promotion of a former employee came as a surprise to many and gave clear signs at the time that the government would oust Grameen's founder.
In response to Muzammel's email, David Bornstein, author of The Price of a Dream: The Story of the Grameen Bank, said: "As a journalist who has written extensively about microcredit, and the author of a well known book on Grameen, I am very interested in all matters relating to the Bank.
"But the article is reminiscent of the kind of rant one hears from "birthers" in the United States who assert that President Obama was born in Kenya. The piece is a litany of innuendo and accusation -- most of which the reader is asked to take on sheer faith.
"But what is well known and substantiated is the fact that the government of Bangladesh is consistently ranked one of the most corrupt in the world. Billions in foreign aid have been siphoned off by the government at the highest levels. Grameen, on the other hand, has been an anomaly: a bank that does not sanction bribes, where people do not get jobs through patronage, where the money actually reaches the poor, and where borrowers do not renege on their loans and get off scot-free because of family connections."
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Dr. Nurun Nabi's letter to Mike Van DusenTo me Dr.Nurun Nabi has been a scholar and an honorable man until he wrote " You must stop this event which is a heinous design of the Bangladesh war criminals. You should allow to let people know the truth about Bangladesh war crimes which Ms Bose is trying to hide and protect the war criminals."The term "henious" "design" " trying to hide" are clearly loaded words. Scholars try to avoid such terminalogies in their deliberations. Dr. Nabi's assertion is against a nonBangladeshi Hindu lady, the grand daughter of Subash Bose, a recognized Oxford scholar defending Pakistani war crimes is questionable. Dr Nurun Nabi has a Ph. D. but I am not sure if it is in Sciences. But to the organizers of the event atleast from reading the above statement,by the Dr. it would remind them of the Bangladeshi mullahs who many years ago opposed Taslima Nasrin's defense of her book "Lajjah".In his letter the Dr. sounded more like a secular mullah, I am sure, to the organizers the Dr. will be seen as a biased person not a scholar.For the above reasons, my apprehension is that Dr. Nurun Nabi will not be accepted as a speaker. However, I must thank Dr.Nabi for offering his defence to our great liberation war history. Unfortunately, the outcome of the organizer's reply to him would also reveal wheather Dr. Nabi is a qualified person on this subject or not. If the organizers reply is a no, If that is the case, I hope Dr. Nabi's Bengali defenders wouldn't start blaming Mike Van Dusen, Bangladeshi "razakars, along with Mrs Bose defending the Pakistani genocide. I am sure the Dr. has already received a reply to his letter. For the record can we request Dr. Nabi to publish the reply he has received from the organizers of the conference?
On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Sirajul Haider <sirajulhaider@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dear Mr Helal,I really appreciate your courageous declaration of the fact that the death of 30 lacs was very much exaggerated. You said that it was slip of tongue of Shaikh Mujib but the truth is it was not a slip of tongue by Sk Mujib since to his said it 3 million thinking 1 million= 1 lac, he did not know that 1 million is actually 10 lacs. When Sk Mujib said 3 million of death to foreign journalists to indicate actually 3 lacs 1 lac then 1 minister wanted correct him but other minister said since bongobondhu already uttered 3 million so no need to correct him since same will high light his poor knowledge numerology terms. So from that 3 lacs became 3 millions= 30 lacks. Many people know this but no one dares to speak out, if you say this then you will be termed a rajakar.Siraj
saiful KHAN <saifakhan01@gmail.com>
Cc: Khabor Dot Com <info@khabor.com>; Abba <hussain7192@rogers.com>; khabor@yahoogroups.com; chottala@yahoogroups.com; Nuran Nabi <nurannabi@gmail.com>; Mohammad Haque <ashraful_00@yahoo.com>; mr mahmud <mrmahmud71@yahoo.com>; Mohammed Sharfuddin <sharfuddinbd@hotmail.com>
Sent: Friday, 11 March 2011 00:32:33
Subject: [chottala.com] Re: [Alapon] Protest against Sarmila Bose's book event on March 15th
Dear Dr. Saiful khan:
Assalamualikum. Thank you for your response regarding my posting. You didn’t hurt my feelings as what you have said is nothing wrong from your point of view. And that's what civic people do to communicate with one another. I'm humbled to even communicate to a person like you or Dr. Nuran Nabi and many others in these forums who are way educated and accomplished than me. I take your criticism as a learning tool for being shaped as a mature human being.
As I mentioned earlier, I have outmost respect for the Freedom fighter on 1971. But I’m not sure, I can say the same thing about the honorable living Freedom fighters in 2011. I also expressed the similar feelings to my Father-in-law after seeing Felani’s hanging dead body on the wired fence.
You and I are extremely fortunate that we do not leave along the Bangladesh-India border fence. Imagine you daughter or sister killed like that hanged for hours. God forbid, that’s shouldn’t happen to any of us or even to our ill seekers.
I do not think I made the false accusation regarding the living Freedom fighters being mum with all the injustice Bangladesh is receiving over the last 39 years. Some of their inaction is louder than my word. However, you have all the rights to disagree with my assertion and I ask all the living Freedom fighter’s forgiveness for being ungrateful.
Your generation saw Pakistan as oppressor and you spoke loud about it as that was the right thing to do. Our generation is seeing India as the oppressor, and we are speaking about it. I do not have any hurt feeling towards the Indian people but the Indian authority who is humiliating us periodically. Well, I do not solely blame Indian authority either, but us, as we are the one who is letting them to dictate our lives by being divided and weak.
Dear Ms Farah and Mr.Anis:
Assalamualikum. Thanks for your response as well. I hope we realize that by being hateful to each others, we are completely destroying the future of Bangladesh. The sooner we realize it the better it is for us. We are a country of numerous prospects and our neighbors like India and China leading the way to be prosperous nations. All we have to do is just learn from them, how to be united when it come to national issues.
The other thing is haunting me is very sensitive to talk about.
Ok, let’s talk about it, as most of us in these forums are well-informed and may have the courage to discuss something enormously sensitive.
War Criminals:
We all want justice for the Pakistani Collaborators who slaughters innocent Bangalee’s ruthlessly. Then how about the justice for innocent Bihari’s who were also slaughtered by Bangalee’s! Why, no one is seeking justice for all the murders!
If I’m a JUST person, then, I should be JUST to all. Not, only to my family, friends, and well wishers. Right!!
Yes, there is no doubt in my mind that Bangalee’s were slaughtered thousands time more than Bihari’s by brutal Pakistani army and their Bangalee collaborators.
FYI, I’m not a Bihari origin but a Bangladeshi from both parental sides.
Thanks everyone for reading this long mail. And pls accept my sincerely apology if this mail hurt you in any way. As I said above, you have all the rights to disagree with whatever I said and allow me to understand if I got it all wrong.
Helal
--- On Thu, 3/10/11, md. saiful KHAN <saifakhan01@gmail.com> wrote:
From: md. saiful KHAN <saifakhan01@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Alapon] Protest against Sarmila Bose's book event on March 15th
To: alapon@yahoogroups.com
Cc: "Helal Ahmed" <huahmed@yahoo.com>, "Khabor Dot Com" <info@khabor.com>, "Abba" <hussain7192@rogers.com>, khabor@yahoogroups.com, chottala@yahoogroups.com, "Nuran Nabi" <nurannabi@gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011, 2:36 AM
Dear Bhai Helal CC Dean Dr. Nurun Nabi
I have read your email letter to Dr. Nurun Nabi.
We are proud of your father in law and father as we are proud of Dean Dr. Nurun Nabi.
Your assertion " What i don't understand is that in this forum, i do not see you or any other Freedom fighters are crying for Felani or thousands of innocent Bangladeshis are killed by Indian border force" makes it clear that you have no real respect for the most invaluable contribution of our freedom fighters of Bangladesh including your father or father in law.
How can you raise such an allegation like this ?
In one life time fighting or taking part in one freedom struggle or war of liberation is the most commemdable part of valour or patriotism.
Have you or I or most of our countrymen fought or got the chance to take part in a glorious war of emancipation?
Let us all be measured and balanced in our evaluation.
Please do not feel hurt by this comment of mine.
Dr. Md. Saiful Amin Khan
Retired Ambassador and Permanent Secretary of Bangladesh
London
On 9 March 2011 21:23, Helal Ahmed <huahmed@yahoo.com> wrote:
--- On Wed, 3/9/11, Nuran Nabi <nurannabi@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Nuran Nabi <nurannabi@gmail.com>
Subject: [Alapon] Protest against Sarmila Bose's book event on March 15th
To: alapon@yahoogroups.com, "Khabor Dot Com" <info@khabor.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 1:42 PM
I would appreciate if you post this in your group
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From: Nuran Nabi <nurannabi@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 1:21 PM
Subject: Protest against Sarmila Bose's book event on March 15th
To: mike.vandusen@wilsoncenter.org
Mr. Mike Van DusenExecutive Vice President of the Woodrow Wilson Center for Internatio​nal ScholarsDear Mr. Van Dusen,It is with great dismay I tell you that you have organized an event with a controversial writer Sarmila Bose in the month of March which is the 40th anniversary of the beginning of Bangladesh genocide 1971 where 3 million people were killed, 200 thousand women were raped, 10 million people were forced to become refugees to lead a sub-human life during 9 months of the war..These crimes against humanity are well documented including a book by USA Consul General in Dhaka Late Mr. Archer Blood and a report by Late Senator Edward Kennedy.Sarmila Bose's book event on March 15 is an insult to the victims of Bangladesh genocide.I am a Freedom Fighter of Bangladesh liberation war and a witness to the crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Pakistani military and their Bengali collaborators. I have written several books on Bangladesh liberation war. My latest book Bullets of '71- A Freedom Fighter's Story describes Bangladesh genocide committed by the Bangladesh war criminals. (See my website www.nurannabi.com to know more about Bangladesh genocide )After 40 years, trial of the Bangladesh war criminals just has started. Since then Bangladesh war criminals and their supporters have started orchestrated campaign to misinform and mislead the world opinion regarding the extent of Bangladesh genocide. Sarmila Bose is a part of that grand scheme.Sarmila Bose and others are promoting their hidden agenda in a very subtle way to protect the Bangladesh war criminals. Its irony that she is using organization like Woodrow Wilson Center in the USA capital to misguide the opinion maker.You must stop this event which is a heinous design of the Bangladesh war criminals. You should allow to let people know the truth about Bangladesh war crimes which Ms Bose is trying to hide and protect the war criminals.I am walling to present evidence for the crimes against humanity in Bangladesh in 1971 perpetrated by Pakistani military and their Bengali collaborators based on my new book.I would appreciate if you invite me to the event to counter Ms. Bose's misleading conclusion and allow me tell the truth to the audience.Looking forward to hearing from you.Regards,Nuran Nabi, PhDCouncilman of Plainsboro Township, NJand a Freedom Fighter of Bangladesh Liberation warTel: 609 529 5065
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