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Saturday, April 2, 2011

[chottala.com] Warm wishes



My column appears in today's Jugantor. It is on state of higher education. The link is given below.

Warm wishes.

Mannan



http://jugantor.us/enews/issue/2011/04/03/news0702.php

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Re: [chottala.com] Need help for Genetic engineering dept. , CU



Today, there is a post editorial in Jugantor (April 3, 2011) on this issue. Let us see if it helps.

Warm wishes.

Mannan

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 10:38 PM, adnan mannan <adnan_mannan@hotmail.com> wrote:
 

Dear Mannan Sir,
Thanks for your advice. I am trying my best to ask various local business personalities. Still, I haven't  got any positive response.
Pray for us.
Thanks,
Adnan Mannan
Lecturer
Genetic Engineering & biotechnology Dept.
University of Chittagong
 


To: chottala@yahoogroups.com
From: abman1971@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:55:20 +0600
Subject: Re: [chottala.com] Need help for Genetic engineering dept. , CU

 
When I was the VC of CU, I approaced Mr. Sufi Mizan of PHP group for some computers. He gave me  20 that I placed in the Library Computer lab. That was the first computer lab of CU. Getting 20-30 computers for CU from the business community of Chittaogong should not be difficult. VC just needs to make few calls. The former students of CU living outside should also do something on this.
 
Warm wishes.
 
Prof. Abdul Mannan
Former VC, CU.

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 9:24 PM, adnan mannan <adnan_mannan@hotmail.com> wrote:
 

Dear members,
Hello and Salam!
I am happy to inform you about a very modern and enthusiatic department of University of Chittagong. That is Genetic Engineering & biotechnology. The top 20 students among 25000 candidates of admission test get chance in this dept. Our students got Champion award in Inter University Science project presentation competition. Most of our senior students recently got International scholarships from USA, UK, Canada, Japan. Genetic Engineering Dept. became champion in National Inter University Biotechnology Olympiad contest.
Presently faculty members and students are doing research work on Genetic diseases (Thalassemia, Diabetes), mutation of microorganisms, soil bacteria, Antibiotic resistance in Bangladesh and genetically modified variety of plants (Strawberry, canola, tea, rice).
The greatest area of our research work is Bioinformatics. Most of our courses are based on computer, IT  and softwares. But we cannot teach them properly due to lack of computer lab. We don't have any computer lab. And dont have enough fund for that. We would be honoured if we get any sponsorship for IT lab for our study and research work. Recently many corporate institutions are sponsoring this kind of labs as a part of their CSR (Corporate social responsibility).
Is it possible for any of you helping us regarding this lab. We need nearly 25- 30 computers. Our students are being deprived of very latest education due to lack of computers. Many of them are from poor family. So they can't manage that much of money to use internet regularly.
We need your help as a Chittagonian. Promote CU, Promote Chittagong.

Thanks,
Adnan Mannan
Lecturer
Dept. of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology
University of Chittagong 


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> Introduction: Dr. Mohammad Yunus is again the headline news
> of the World media with great honor. He drew the global
> attention for his visionary movement of supporting the
> poorest and most fragile class of the world through
> micro-credit,  and gave millions of women all over the
> globe self respect and confidence. Again he has become the
> global news headlines of late as the Head of  government
> of his own country spearheaded a vicious campaign to
> dislodge him from the very institution that he created and
> nurtured over the past 28 years, that brought immense fame
> and glory to our motherland unlike anyone else ever did.
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> After calling Prof. Yunus in derogatory names, and when the
> government could not pin any blame for corruption or
> mismanagement of funds on him, the Prime Minister Mrs.
> Sheikh Hasina directed the Bangladesh Bank to relieve Prof.
> Yunus of his position of Managing Director of the Grameen
> Bank on age issue,  required for mandatory retirement of
> Government officials.
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> Gramen Bank is not government owned bank!! The board of
> directors of the Grameen Bank and Dr. Yunus have
> separately challenged the government action in
> the high court, and a judgment is expected this coming
> Sunday. It is a well known fact and we have seen this in
> the past two years how politicized the Judiciary has become,
> and there will be no surprise if the High Court verdict is
> coerced to support the the government decision.
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> In the current situation, numerous countries
> including the US, EU, China, Islamic and other third
> world countries and various global leaders have expressed
> their dismay and deep concern for the mistreatment
> of the sole Bangladeshi noble laureate. It is interesting
> to note that we are yet to see any immediate reaction of
> the Indian Government!!
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> US Secretary of states Hilary Clinton has invited
> Dr.Yunus to meet with her in Washington DC on 8th
> March.  There were discussions about World Bank
> and several other countries  forming a micro-credit
> Bank, and Professor Yunus' name was mentioned as
> possible Head of it's management or the Board.
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> We have seen from the media report the reaction of the US
> ambassador Jim Moriarty after his meeting with the Finance
> Minister Mr. Muhit that the US Government is very much
> concerned with this development,  and we understand it was
> also conveyed to the government in no uncertain terms all
> the support given to the Awami League enabling them to come
> to power during the last election.  Yet our Foreign
> Minister, Ms. Dipu Moni tells the media the next day that
> she does not expect this incident to have any bearing in
> the US-Bangladesh relationship according to Daily Ittefaq.
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> There were plan to have a significant partnership with
> General Electric and Grameen in the healthcare area,  and
> it was expected that Mrs. Clinton was planning to attend the
> signing event along with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Now
> with this new development, it is unlikely that Mrs. Clinton
> will travel to Dhaka, and we will not be surprised if the
> entire deal unravels. 
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> Opinion with little analysis: Grameen Bank and Dr. Yunus is
> a regular news headline since March 2nd, 2011 in Bangladesh
> and abroad. Reports are based on the facts of the
> government's action and the legal affairs of the Grameen
> Bank. I am of the same opinion with the analysts who focus
> the entire operation of Sheikh Hasina as absolute political
> and her personal interest based on sheer bias and hatred.
> That politics has both a national and international
> overtone. Hasina loves to enjoy the unchallenged and safe
> kingdom where she will remain in permanent premiership with
> none to question her authority, and her son Sajib to follow
> her after her passing. She is the sole agent of Indian power
> in Wajed Joy Bangladesh where United States of America, EU,
> Muslim states and China-Russia will keep continue the
> relation with her through Delhi government. No one should
> desire the independent relation with Bangladesh. India needs
> Bangladesh under absolute domination as their buffer state
> and in future as it`s part in Indian map as it was before
> 1947.Hasina acts as if she prefers that Indian blueprint.
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> Sheikh Hasina has been ignoring to implement her commitment
> with the United States and playing as a political film
> gangster with the State department of U.S. She has been
> enjoying American support but serving Indian
> government interest far more then their expectations,  as
> confirmed by the New Delhi sources.  All her fake
> faces and games have now been exposed to the US
> Administration. Her blackmailing and dirty gambling are
> also well known to China and the Muslim Countries long time
> ago.
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> Let`s go for short points of Circumstances:
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> (1) Dr. Yunus contributed to tie up the close relation of
> Sheikh Hasina with the US government and their main policy
> makers, and arranged the US blessings for her and played
> vital role to elect her as premier with absolute
> majority in the national election in 2008.
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> (2) For the growing economy in Asia-Pacific region
> Bangladesh deserves strategic priority for its geo-political
> location. In that perspective United States decided to pick
> Hasina to serve their interests in Bangladesh. But she has
> been serving absolutely Indian interests, black mailing the
> US supports and confronting Bangladeshi interests of
> military security and economic interests in inside and
> abroad nakedly. That gradually has turned their relationship
> cold and growing far apart.
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> (3) Hasina is desperate to continue her loyalty with family
> and party followers to Indians as she believes RAW has
> brought her in    power and guides her in political and
> administrative designs. RAW for the first time manipulated
> the national election process of Bangladesh successfully
> and presented her a glorious victory.
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> (4) RAW already set up base network with payroll agents
> 260000 and 6326 are from so called educated group, out of
> total agents 64970.These operatives are active from
> capital city to Upazillas across the country.
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> (5) United States of America might support Dr. Mohammad
> Yunus as their next choice in Bangladeshi government or set
> him up as a staring adviser to future government as Hasina
> doubt lingers. Whereas she is dreaming to see her son S W
> Joy to follow her in    premiership after her retirement
> or passage. Because of this plan, she has already ousted
> the heavyweight leaders from Awami league leadership and
> has brought RAW listed operatives in key position of the
> government, like Dipu Moni. et al.
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> (6) Dr. Yunus might be the next alternative who proved
> himself as the model of honesty and an all rounder
> leadership and highly    respected throughout the world.
> BNP is painted as loyalist party to the Muslims and Fanatic
> Islamic group and Zia family lost    maximum of
> credibility in leadership for many reasons. The architect
> Army officers of one / eleven in Bangladesh might
> dramatically    sell their support as they did in the
> past though still their position is in the same as it was
> with India after a dramatic monetary deal    of almost
> $11 million US dollars as Delhi sourced.
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> (7) Prime Minister and her son have been planning to grab
> Grameen Bank`s ownership where as Dr. Mohammad Yunus is
> the major obstacle for them with his managing capacity and
> global reputation.
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> (8) Mr. Joy was found masked in Indian Airlines where he
> was disguised with the dress of Shikh before he got down
> from in Dhaka International Airport during Sheikh Hasina`s
> premiership that was witnessed by two European diplomats.
> Two faces of one VIP    passenger who appeared as mafia
> and special protocol that was provided by the Indian
> security Marshalls caused embarrassment    to the
> diplomats. However, such suspicious movement of Youngman Joy
> who has been privileged from the highest authorities of  
>  both India and Bangladesh that was enough to frustrate
> them, undoubtedly.
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> (9) Mr. Joi also attended an IT conference in Bangalore
> last year, and made an under the table deal to enable
> Bharti Airtel to come to Bangladesh,  and currently
> acting as their local Agent and has pocketed handsome amount
> paving their way to Bangladesh. He is now involved with
> them in the second undersea fiber optic line,  and also
> making sure they do not need to participate in the
> 2G auction with Grameen Phone and other operators.
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> (10) In the recently held Telecom conference in Barcelona,
> Mr. Joi met privately with the CEO's of several
> Bangladesh Telecom    Operators "privately" to
> negotiate the upcoming 2G auction, and how they
> might leverage his "Consulting Services."
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> (11) Mr. Joi,  as the so-called self declared IT expert
> and IT Advisor to the Bangladesh Prime Minister is also
> very proactive to find    a partner, who can refine the
> requirement for a Satellite and develop and sell it to
> Bangladesh, by making him "Happy." He has
> a front man, named Mr. Rick Rahim from Virginia, USA,
> who acts on his behalf in all such deals!!
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> (12) Mr. Joi also joined Mummy Prime Minister during her
> trip to China in 2010,  but was busy meeting privately with
> clients who    later submitted bids for the Padma bridge
> and other Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of
> Energy Tenders. He made sure    all Chinese clients
> understood, that they make him Happy, if they wish to win
> any tender bids in Bangladesh while AL in power.
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> (13) Mr. Joi was also instrumental in facilitating the sale
> of military hardware to Bangladesh Defense forces from
> Ukraine and    Russia, and in return they made him a
> Happy Man for his highly successful Consulting
> Services!! 
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> However, India, as it aims to be a growing super power and
> it is greedy to bring the weak neighbor Bangladesh under her
> dominion. They have selected the moment to conflict US
> interests in Bangladesh as US is engaged in the Middle-East
> and African turmoil. Interesting fact is that
> China-USA-Muslim world and European Union don`t accept
> Indian control over Bangladesh, and India wants an absolute
> control over Bangladesh for the need of the Deep Sea Port
> and transit through Bangladesh to its Eastern Provinces. 
> As done with the BDR shortly after her ascension to power,
> this latest episode with Dr. Yunus is part of a deliberate
> attempt on the AL Government to ensure there will be no one
> of world stature available to critique its eveil design in
> Bangladesh.  All Military officials who had questioned the
> Prime Minister after the BDR massacre, were quietly removed
> from the Services and put to Jail and they are still in
> solitary confinement. 
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> Conclusion: Professor Mohammad Yunus was awarded the Noble
> prize for Peace as Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela and Martin
> Luther King Jr. He is not a follower to any
> political leader. Prime Minister of Bangladesh and her
> political party have been campaigning for long time against
> Prof. Yunus. Dr. Yunus was targeted by the Marxist political
> groups, then after the Muslim fundamentalists for his
> micro-credit concept to give emancipation to the women and
> to the poor.  Now finally our Sheikh Hasina is after him,
> because she felt that she should be the rightful candidate
> to win the Peace prize after her work in the Tribal area. 
> There should be a limit to political vendetta and personal
> animosity,  and this should not be hatched at the expense
> of the country. Had Dr. Yunus wanted,  he could be the
> Prime Minister of Bangladesh today,  with full local and
> international support. But he simply wanted to serve his
> country and help the poor people of the world so they could
> live a dignity and self respect.
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> global politics.
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Professor
School of Business
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
House # 56, Road # 4/A
Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1209
Bangladesh.
BDT=GMT +6
Working Days Sunday-Thursday
E-mail: abman1971@gmail.com
 http://www.ulab.edu.bd





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Abdul Mannan
Professor
School of Business
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
House # 56, Road # 4/A
Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1209
Bangladesh.
BDT=GMT +6
Working Days Sunday-Thursday
E-mail: abman1971@gmail.com
 http://www.ulab.edu.bd



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Re: [chottala.com] Re: [Alapon] Col.Taher (Retd)

people should know every action has equal opposite reaction.
killing react kill love react loving

--- On Sat, 2/4/11, Dr. Jamir Chowdhury <americamyland@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Dr. Jamir Chowdhury <americamyland@gmail.com>
> Subject: [chottala.com] Re: [Alapon] Col.Taher (Retd)
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> Cc: "Abdul Mannan" <abman1971@gmail.com>, chottala@yahoogroups.com, khabor@yahoogroups.com, Diagnose@yahoogroups.com
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> he fought against the liberation war and killed many freedom
> fighters. He was no different than a Pakistani soldier who
> killed, tortured and raped my people during the liberation
> war. Siraj Shikder should have been brought to justice. I
> believe, document will show that a number of army
> officers including late Gen. Shawkat, Sisu and others
> supported Zia for killing Col. Taher. However, it was Zia
> who killed Taher. What was the role of Gen. Ershad at that
> time? It would be very interesting to know. Though Col.
> Taher's killing was unfolded, I would like to hear more
> about Gen. Manjoor's death and the reason behind it. Was
> Manjoor thep planner/ killer of Zia? I think, all the
> evidences would show that Majoor was not a planner
> or killer. He was removed by Gen. Ershad to paved his way
> to power. It is the right time to unfold real reasons
> behind the killing of one of the most brilliant officers in
> the Army, Gen. Manjoor. Thanks.
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> The day (March 22) when the High Court
> Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court declared that the
> Trial of Col (Retd) Abu Taher, Bir Uttam held in 1976 was
> illegal I posted just the news without any personal comments
> on an internet blog. By late evening my inbox was flooded
> with mails from blog participants. Many hailed the verdict,
> some condemned the government and court for bringing out the
> issue after so many years and some thought I was always bent
> on promoting all the dirty jobs of the ruling party. The
> people who hailed the verdict said they waited for last 35
> years for this day. Those who condemned the verdict fell
> back on the conspiracy theory and said it was nothing but a
> dirty trick to demean the name and fame of
> ‘Shahid’ Zia the ‘Swadinotar
> Ghoshok’ and the saviour of Bangladesh. One of my
> former students, who currently resides in Canada in his own
> very humble way wanted to know my opinion as to what will
> happen to the trial of the killing of Shiraj Shikder in
> police custody in 1975 ? Will I support such a trial? I
> normally do not get involved in the unnecessary blog
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> To the present generation the name Shiraj Shikder may be
> unknown. Late Shiraj Shikder was a believer of extreme ultra
> leftist political ideology in the mid sixties and propagated
> the philosophy that revolution is only possible through the
> uprising of the proletariats and physical annihilation of
> bourgeoisie (class enemy). Only proletariats have the right
> to rule. China’s Chairman Mao Tze Tung was their
> friend philosopher and guide and they declared Chairman Mao
> as their Chairman. The violent politics of Shiraj Sikder and
> his party Purbo Banglar Shorbohara (Proletariat) Party was
> heavily influenced by Communist Part of India
> (Marxist-Leninist) founded in the Naxalbari of Darjeeling
> district in North Bengal, India by Charu Majumder, Kanu
> Sanyal and others. Killing of land owners, money lenders,
> government and police officials became rampant in the mid
> sixties and early seventies in Midnapur, West Dinajpur,
> Bihar, Darjeeling and adjoining areas. The wave of brutal
> violence crossed the border and entered the then East
> Pakistan with the active patronage and participation of
> Shiraj Shikder and his party (later the party split into
> many factions). Even to this day some of the activist of the
> party still operates in and around Kushtia, Jessore, Pabna
> and Khulna in many different names (Maobadi, Jonojuddho,
> Lalpotaka, etc). In India they exist in the name of
> Naxalites, Maobadi, Peoples War Group and their activities
> have gone beyond North or West Bengal to Andhra Pradesh,
> Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jamshedpur, MP. They are all into
> killing, extortion, arson, kidnapping for ransom all over.
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> Immediately after the Liberation of Bangladesh it was
> expected that the anti people activities of Shiraj Shikder
> will cease, which did not. His comrade in arms, Abdul Matin
> and Alauddin even waged armed war against the Bangladesh
> army in Atrai of Pabna district of 1973. Abdul Hoque,
> another cohort of Shiraj Shikder on December 16, 1974 wrote
> a letter to the President of Pakistan Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto,
> addressing him as ‘My President’ requesting him
> to give him arms and money to topple the government of
> Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Finally Shiraj Shikder was arrested
> by the police from Halishahar in Chittagong in December
> 1974, and when he was being taken from Dhaka to Savar he was
> killed by police while he was escaping according to the
> police press note. Whatever were the circumstances, the fact
> was this was an act of extrajudicial killing as he died in
> police custody, and as in the case of any other
> extrajudicial killing, it is a condemnable offence and any
> one can go to the court of law asking for justice.
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> The background of the cold blooded murder of our valiant
> Freedom Fighter Col Taher was totally different. The entire
> family of Col. Taher participated in our War of Liberation.
> During the war one of his legs was blown off by the enemy
> shell. After the war was over he remained in the army and
> was posted in Comilla. He had his own dream of replacing the
> conventional army of Bangladesh with a more productive
> ‘People’s Army.’ He dreamt of changing
> the structure of the army. May be his philosophy had merit
> but the process was not proper as it was neither practical
> nor feasible to change the fundamental nature of the army of
> a country by one person’s singular idea and
> philosophy. He soon realized this would perhaps not be
> possible and took an early retirement towards the end of
> 1972 and joined as a Director of Dredging Corporation of
> Bangladesh, a government undertaking. Soon he got inducted
> into JSD politics.
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> JSD was the first opposition party formed in Bangladesh
> with the slogan of establishing ‘Scientific
> Socialism’ in Bangladesh. Rightly or wrongly they
> thought the emancipation of the people will only be possible
> through establishing the rule of ‘Scientific
> Socialism.’ To begin with, first Chatra League split
> in 1972 on the eve of DUCSU election into two. One faction
> was called ‘Mujibadi’ SL and the other faction
> labeled themselves as ‘Boigganik Shamajtontri.’
> Later JSD was formed by Sirajul Alam Khan and others.
> Whether it was the students’ front or the main party,
> all front ranking party leaders came from Awami League.
> Later some retired military personnel joined the party and
> its rank and file swelled. It was able to attract many
> promising youths. This was a time when the world was
> witnessing a sudden rise and success of socialism in many
> countries. America lost the Vietnam War. Marxist Salvador
> Allende was elected the President of Chile. India became
> closer to former Soviet Union and the Non Aligned Movement
> became stronger. Bangladesh adopted ‘socialism’
> as one of its state principles. The slain Marxist
> Revolutionary Che Guevara became a hero of the young
> generation. It was ‘Marxism and Socialism’ all
> the way. But unfortunately JSD politics could not make much
> headway because of short sighted leadership and other
> reasons. AL was too big and strong a party to challenge. In
> hindsight the young people who joined this brand of politics
> were at best ‘Romantic Revolutionaries.’ But
> with all fairness the initial years of JSD was quite
> promising.
>
>
> Though personally not a believer of JSD politics I always
> thought the hanging of Taher in 1976 was pure and simple
> pre-meditated cold blooded murder. In 1980 I had the chance
> of reading the American journalist Lawrence
> Lifschultz’s book ‘Bangladesh: The Unfinished
> Revolution.’ The book published in London the
> previous year was immediately proscribed in Bangladesh by
> Zia Government. After reading the book, my personal respect
> for Col Taher increased manifold. To me he became an
> ultimate example of a true patriot. In 2008, while attending
> an International Conference on Bangladesh at Harvard
> University I happened to meet Mr. Lifschultz personally. He
> attended a session which I presided, came and introduced
> himself. We spent about an hour taking about different
> aspects of Bangladesh politics and the coming general
> election. Soon we started calling each other by our first
> names and he informed that he planned to write the sequel of
> his original book and for that he might come to Bangladesh.
> However he came to Bangladesh to give testimony to the
> events prevailing at the time of trial of Col Taher. During
> 1976 he came to Dhaka from Delhi to cover the trial for now
> defunct weekly ‘Far Eastern Economic Review.’
> Mr. Lifschultz is a real professional, courageous and
> extremely responsible journalist.
>
>
> After the brutal assassination of Bangabandu on 15 August
> 1975, and the four national leaders in the Dhaka Central
> Jail on November 3 1975, the country virtually did not have
> a functioning government from 3 to 7 November and there
> existed no chain of command in the Army. The country was
> heading towards a total chaos. Brig. Khaled Musharraf tried
> to restore the chain of command along with some officers
> loyal to him but failed due to inept handling of the events
> and lack of farsightedness. Eventually they were also
> killed. Unfortunately all killed were valiant Freedom
> Fighters of 1971. In a total confusion prevailing in the
> country and the Dhaka Cantonment Zia was taken hostage by
> soldiers, some of them believed to be indoctrinated by JSD
> politics. Whatever was the situation, it was very confusing.
> Zia called his friend Col Taher to save his life. Taher
> responded, came and convinced the soldiers and freed Zia,
> who in turn thanked Taher for saving his life. But Zia was
> very clever, shrewd and to some extent a futurist. He could
> feel that Col. Taher though no longer in the army was still
> quite popular among the troops. Zia had Taher arrested on
> November 24 from his residence in Dhaka. On June 14, 1976 he
> had the Chief Martial Law Administrator and President
> Justice ASM Sayem promulgate an Ordinance to constitute a
> Special Tribunal to try Col Taher for mutiny and treason in
> the army. Along with Taher 32 others were also charged of
> whom 18 were serving army personnel and the rest were
> civilians. Though the trial was named as State vs Major
> (Retd) Jalil and others, from the very beginning it was
> clear that the main target was Col. Taher. The trial was in
> camera, the accused were not allowed to talk to their
> defense lawyers, except on the day of hearing and everyone
> had to take an oath of secrecy. Only Daily Ittefaq ran news
> of the commencing of the trial on June 21. The Editor Mr.
> Anwar Hossain was summoned by Army HQ and warned. The trial
> ended on July 12 covering 12 working days. This was a
> summary trial by all definition. On 17 July Col Yousuf
> Haider, the Chief of the Tribunal announced the judgment
> sentencing Col. Taher to death and others to different terms
> of imprisonment. Col. Haider was one of those Bengali
> officers in the Pakistan Army who in spite of being in
> Bangladesh in March 1971 did not think it necessary to fight
> in the War of Liberation. Col. Taher’ death sentence
> came as a surprise even to the State Prosecutors as they
> never appealed for death sentence as the law under which Col
> Taher and other’s were being tried did not have
> provision for death sentence. However this anomaly was
> amended ten days after Col Taher was hanged on the morning
> of 21. July only after nine days of the pronouncement of the
> judgment. Usually there is a gap of 21 days between verdict
> and execution. Even this was not followed in the case of Col
> Taher. During Zia’s regime many such rules were
> flouted. He ran the Presidential election while being in
> service, and promoted himself after his retirement. Many BNP
> leaders say that Taher was responsible for killing of sixty
> army officers. However he was never tried for this alleged
> involvement in these killings, but tried for mutiny and
> treason.
>
>
> The recent trial of Col. Taher’s leading to
> ‘judicial’ murder was a landmark in our
> history. Taher will not return but his memory will live
> forever and hopefully it will haunt those who were
> responsible for such a cowardly act. Long live the memory of
> Col Taher, Bir Uttam.
>
>
> The writer is a former Vice-Chancellor of Chittagong
> University.
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[chottala.com] Col (Retd) Taher.



My fortnightly column appears in today's Daily Sun. It is on Col.Taher. The link is given below.

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Dear Sir, I appreciate and thank you for your article. You clearly stated that Siraj Sikder was a Maoist and Noxalities. I would like to add that he fought against the liberation war and killed many freedom fighters. He was no different than a Pakistani soldier who killed, tortured and raped my people during the liberation war. Siraj Shikder should have been brought to justice. I believe, document will show that a number of army officers including late Gen. Shawkat, Sisu and others supported Zia for killing Col. Taher. However, it was Zia who killed Taher. What was the role of Gen. Ershad at that time? It would be very interesting to know. Though Col. Taher's killing was unfolded, I would like to hear more about Gen. Manjoor's death and the reason behind it. Was Manjoor thep planner/ killer of Zia? I think, all the evidences would show that Majoor was not a planner or killer. He was removed by Gen. Ershad to paved his way to power. It is the right time to unfold real reasons behind the killing of one of the most brilliant officers in the Army, Gen. Manjoor. Thanks.
 
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Jamir Chowdhury
Professor and Director
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The day (March 22) when the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court declared that the Trial of Col (Retd) Abu Taher, Bir Uttam held in 1976 was illegal I posted just the news without any personal comments on an internet blog. By late evening my inbox was flooded... more ›
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The 'judicial' murder of Col (Retd) Taher
Abdul Mannan
  The day (March 22) when the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court declared that the Trial of Col (Retd) Abu Taher, Bir Uttam held in 1976 was illegal I posted just the news without any personal comments on an internet blog. By late evening my inbox was flooded with mails from blog participants. Many hailed the verdict, some condemned the government and court for bringing out the issue after so many years and some thought I was always bent on promoting all the dirty jobs of the ruling party. The people who hailed the verdict said they waited for last 35 years for this day. Those who condemned the verdict fell back on the conspiracy theory and said it was nothing but a dirty trick to demean the name and fame of 'Shahid' Zia the 'Swadinotar Ghoshok' and the saviour of Bangladesh. One of my former students, who currently resides in Canada in his own very humble way wanted to know my opinion as to what will happen to the trial of the killing of Shiraj Shikder in police custody in 1975 ? Will I support such a trial? I normally do not get involved in the unnecessary blog debates. But I told my student, time permitting I will try to answer his question.

To the present generation the name Shiraj Shikder may be unknown. Late Shiraj Shikder was a believer of extreme ultra leftist political ideology in the mid sixties and propagated the philosophy that revolution is only possible through the uprising of the proletariats and physical annihilation of bourgeoisie (class enemy). Only proletariats have the right to rule. China's Chairman Mao Tze Tung was their friend philosopher and guide and they declared Chairman Mao as their Chairman. The violent politics of Shiraj Sikder and his party Purbo Banglar Shorbohara (Proletariat) Party was heavily influenced by Communist Part of India (Marxist-Leninist) founded in the Naxalbari of Darjeeling district in North Bengal, India by Charu Majumder, Kanu Sanyal and others. Killing of land owners, money lenders, government and police officials became rampant in the mid sixties and early seventies in Midnapur, West Dinajpur, Bihar, Darjeeling and adjoining areas. The wave of brutal violence crossed the border and entered the then East Pakistan with the active patronage and participation of Shiraj Shikder and his party (later the party split into many factions). Even to this day some of the activist of the party still operates in and around Kushtia, Jessore, Pabna and Khulna in many different names (Maobadi, Jonojuddho, Lalpotaka, etc). In India they exist in the name of Naxalites, Maobadi, Peoples War Group and their activities have gone beyond North or West Bengal to Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jamshedpur, MP. They are all into killing, extortion, arson, kidnapping for ransom all over.

Immediately after the Liberation of Bangladesh it was expected that the anti people activities of Shiraj Shikder will cease, which did not. His comrade in arms, Abdul Matin and Alauddin even waged armed war against the Bangladesh army in Atrai of Pabna district of 1973. Abdul Hoque, another cohort of Shiraj Shikder on December 16, 1974 wrote a letter to the President of Pakistan Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, addressing him as 'My President' requesting him to give him arms and money to topple the government of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Finally Shiraj Shikder was arrested by the police from Halishahar in Chittagong in December 1974, and when he was being taken from Dhaka to Savar he was killed by police while he was escaping according to the police press note. Whatever were the circumstances, the fact was this was an act of extrajudicial killing as he died in police custody, and as in the case of any other extrajudicial killing, it is a condemnable offence and any one can go to the court of law asking for justice.

The background of the cold blooded murder of our valiant Freedom Fighter Col Taher was totally different. The entire family of Col. Taher participated in our War of Liberation. During the war one of his legs was blown off by the enemy shell. After the war was over he remained in the army and was posted in Comilla. He had his own dream of replacing the conventional army of Bangladesh with a more productive 'People's Army.' He dreamt of changing the structure of the army. May be his philosophy had merit but the process was not proper as it was neither practical nor feasible to change the fundamental nature of the army of a country by one person's singular idea and philosophy. He soon realized this would perhaps not be possible and took an early retirement towards the end of 1972 and joined as a Director of Dredging Corporation of Bangladesh, a government undertaking. Soon he got inducted into JSD politics.

JSD was the first opposition party formed in Bangladesh with the slogan of establishing 'Scientific Socialism' in Bangladesh. Rightly or wrongly they thought the emancipation of the people will only be possible through establishing the rule of 'Scientific Socialism.' To begin with, first Chatra League split in 1972 on the eve of DUCSU election into two. One faction was called 'Mujibadi' SL and the other faction labeled themselves as 'Boigganik Shamajtontri.' Later JSD was formed by Sirajul Alam Khan and others. Whether it was the students' front or the main party, all front ranking party leaders came from Awami League. Later some retired military personnel joined the party and its rank and file swelled. It was able to attract many promising youths. This was a time when the world was witnessing a sudden rise and success of socialism in many countries. America lost the Vietnam War. Marxist Salvador Allende was elected the President of Chile. India became closer to former Soviet Union and the Non Aligned Movement became stronger. Bangladesh adopted 'socialism' as one of its state principles. The slain Marxist Revolutionary Che Guevara became a hero of the young generation. It was 'Marxism and Socialism' all the way. But unfortunately JSD politics could not make much headway because of short sighted leadership and other reasons. AL was too big and strong a party to challenge. In hindsight the young people who joined this brand of politics were at best 'Romantic Revolutionaries.' But with all fairness the initial years of JSD was quite promising.

Though personally not a believer of JSD politics I always thought the hanging of Taher in 1976 was pure and simple pre-meditated cold blooded murder. In 1980 I had the chance of reading the American journalist Lawrence Lifschultz's book 'Bangladesh: The Unfinished Revolution.' The book published in London the previous year was immediately proscribed in Bangladesh by Zia Government. After reading the book, my personal respect for Col Taher increased manifold. To me he became an ultimate example of a true patriot. In 2008, while attending an International Conference on Bangladesh at Harvard University I happened to meet Mr. Lifschultz personally. He attended a session which I presided, came and introduced himself. We spent about an hour taking about different aspects of Bangladesh politics and the coming general election. Soon we started calling each other by our first names and he informed that he planned to write the sequel of his original book and for that he might come to Bangladesh. However he came to Bangladesh to give testimony to the events prevailing at the time of trial of Col Taher. During 1976 he came to Dhaka from Delhi to cover the trial for now defunct weekly 'Far Eastern Economic Review.' Mr. Lifschultz is a real professional, courageous and extremely responsible journalist.

After the brutal assassination of Bangabandu on 15 August 1975, and the four national leaders in the Dhaka Central Jail on November 3 1975, the country virtually did not have a functioning government from 3 to 7 November and there existed no chain of command in the Army. The country was heading towards a total chaos. Brig. Khaled Musharraf tried to restore the chain of command along with some officers loyal to him but failed due to inept handling of the events and lack of farsightedness. Eventually they were also killed. Unfortunately all killed were valiant Freedom Fighters of 1971. In a total confusion prevailing in the country and the Dhaka Cantonment Zia was taken hostage by soldiers, some of them believed to be indoctrinated by JSD politics. Whatever was the situation, it was very confusing. Zia called his friend Col Taher to save his life. Taher responded, came and convinced the soldiers and freed Zia, who in turn thanked Taher for saving his life. But Zia was very clever, shrewd and to some extent a futurist. He could feel that Col. Taher though no longer in the army was still quite popular among the troops. Zia had Taher arrested on November 24 from his residence in Dhaka. On June 14, 1976 he had the Chief Martial Law Administrator and President Justice ASM Sayem promulgate an Ordinance to constitute a Special Tribunal to try Col Taher for mutiny and treason in the army. Along with Taher 32 others were also charged of whom 18 were serving army personnel and the rest were civilians. Though the trial was named as State vs Major (Retd) Jalil and others, from the very beginning it was clear that the main target was Col. Taher. The trial was in camera, the accused were not allowed to talk to their defense lawyers, except on the day of hearing and everyone had to take an oath of secrecy. Only Daily Ittefaq ran news of the commencing of the trial on June 21. The Editor Mr. Anwar Hossain was summoned by Army HQ and warned. The trial ended on July 12 covering 12 working days. This was a summary trial by all definition. On 17 July Col Yousuf Haider, the Chief of the Tribunal announced the judgment sentencing Col. Taher to death and others to different terms of imprisonment. Col. Haider was one of those Bengali officers in the Pakistan Army who in spite of being in Bangladesh in March 1971 did not think it necessary to fight in the War of Liberation. Col. Taher' death sentence came as a surprise even to the State Prosecutors as they never appealed for death sentence as the law under which Col Taher and other's were being tried did not have provision for death sentence. However this anomaly was amended ten days after Col Taher was hanged on the morning of 21. July only after nine days of the pronouncement of the judgment. Usually there is a gap of 21 days between verdict and execution. Even this was not followed in the case of Col Taher. During Zia's regime many such rules were flouted. He ran the Presidential election while being in service, and promoted himself after his retirement. Many BNP leaders say that Taher was responsible for killing of sixty army officers. However he was never tried for this alleged involvement in these killings, but tried for mutiny and treason.

The recent trial of Col. Taher's leading to 'judicial' murder was a landmark in our history. Taher will not return but his memory will live forever and hopefully it will haunt those who were responsible for such a cowardly act. Long live the memory of Col Taher, Bir Uttam.

The writer is a former Vice-Chancellor of Chittagong University.


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