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Thursday, April 12, 2012

[chottala.com] Some Highlights from NURE ALAM SIDDIQUI's Interview by Anwar Parvez Halim



Some Highlights from NURE ALAM SIDDIQUI's Interview by Anwar Parvez Halim
Abid Bahar

"The share market scam is another shameful event, with 26 thousand crore taka being looted from the market, leaving 33 lac people penniless. Ibrahim Khaled presented his inquiry report in this regard, yet the Finance Minister shamelessly refused to make the report public because, he said, many of the accused were "influential persons". The Finance Minister should have resigned if he had an iota of ethics.

"There is no practice of democracy within the party. It is the same in the opposition camp. No one has the guts to say, Madam, we should go to parliament. There is no longer any place in politics for sacrifice, suffering, ethics, wisdom, tradition or honesty. The only yardstick is loyalty to the leader and that is all.

"BNP is not the only one demanding a caretaker government system. Other than the mahajote (grand alliance), there are many quarters demanding that the caretaker system be restored. Do you think a credible election can be held if the government does not acquiesce to this demand?


"The caretaker government system was Awami League's own achievement. I do not understand why they are ignoring this now, pushing it out of the way, They are using the court verdict as an excuse, but the full-fledged verdict hasn't been announced as yet. I am no soothsayer, but I have been in politics since 1962. It is very clear that if the caretaker government system is not put in place, it is unlikely any election will take place, credible or not.


"We have diplomatic failure. For example, we are jumping in joy over the verdict concerning our maritime boundary conflict with Burma. Dipu Moni has said, "We have got more than we claimed!" Does that imply that we wanted less than what was our due? Hypothetically speaking, if I own a three-bigha strip of land, will I ask for two bighas? That would be my lacking. The fact of the matter is that the government had no idea of our legal maritime boundary. It is downright silly to think any country will give us more than what is rightfully ours.

"The Saudi government has a plan to bring the entire Saudi Arabia under a railway network. They are going to recruit 300,000 workers for the purpose. India is so expert diplomatically, they have already sent 100 thousand labourers there. We haven't managed to send a single worker for the purpose. We are the second largest Muslim country in the world, but the government has failed to use this to our advantage. We are having to send our readymade garments to the US with a 16.5% tax. Yet 22 countries including Vietnam have a tax-free quota. We have failed to get this. So how can we say our foreign policy is successful in any way?

How would you explain the government's stand concerning Dr. Muhammed Yunus?

I do not know him, never even had a cup of tea with him. However, he is our Nobel Laureate. He is our pride. He has brought honour to our country. He won the Nobel Prize as the founder of micro-credit. It is an open secret that none one can win the Nobel Prize without the US' blessings, but should Prof. Yunus be treated so shabbily? I read in the papers that Hilary Clinton personally phoned the Prime Minister and requested her not to interfere with Prof. Yunus. I feel the government has displayed a marked lack of farsightedness in this regard. The government has termed Yunus as 'corrupt', but what does that imply. If the Nobel Laureate of a country is corrupt, what does that speak about the rest of the people?


"Even today [April 1] US Ambassador Mozena remarked, "Why will Americans come to invest here if the political situation is not stable?" What about us, the local businessmen and industrialists? It is as if we are facing a famine. We don't get gas for eight hours in our factories, we don't get electricity. How can we have production? So if we don't have confidence, how can we expect foreign investors to have confidence here? Mozena was quite correct in asking why investors should come to invest here.


SOURCE: http://www.probenewsmagazine.com/index.php?index=2&contentId=7908

 




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[chottala.com] Just wondering

Well it is month of APRIL...in CHITTAGONG anything good going on. Can some one post as many as possible picture or video of events of JABBARJEYS BOLI KHELA MELA that goes one with it..

In my rural home Town of Mohamuni Pahartali.that is where Chittagong Enginnering College is..also have a month long MELA..initail day is designated as JUMMA MELA many tribes used to pow owe their to get this thing Going..again would like to see some pictures or video..

any thing else eventfull

Thanks

--- In chottala@yahoogroups.com, "gorba196138" <gorba196138@...> wrote:
>
>
> SANGRAM is a JAMAT View Paper, I do read it every now and then, some time it seems their critisism is very well thought and pointed. Interestingly JAMATIS decided to name their paper so. I think many JAMAT politicians made FULL CIRCLE in the political beliefs. Though then I was stunned by loss of SUDHANGSU SHEKHAR HALDER to JAMATS DELAWAR HOSSAIN SAIDEE...Mr Halder was Sheikh Mujibs Solicitor General. But the thing is, he had under the table dealing with LAL KRISHNA of all..well BEGUM ZIA is proud daughter of FENI, so was PHANI BHUSAN MAJUMDAR..so was MALEK UKIL...The thing is Sheikh Mujibs spoke passionately..I thing he had a lot held inside him..spent many years in Pakistani Prison...he almost spent most of his young life in Prison among many allegation one was AGARTALA SHOROJONTRO..his co accused was a AIR FORCE SERGENT named JAHURUL HAQUE..By the way SERGENT JAHURAUL HAQUE..I think was also from FENI..they have hall named after him in DU.
> Wehn you are angry..you say many thing refering to LAL GHORA refernece. The thing actual LAL KRISHNA is with BEGUM..I think it is the LAL KRISHANAS that motivated destruction of BABRI MASJID, guess where AJOYDHA,,where Battle of KURUKTHETRA was fought.war still goes on...
>
> Very old Patent Dispute I think...
>
>
> --- In chottala@yahoogroups.com, Abid Bahar <abid.bahar@> wrote:
> >
> > Holes in the BKSALI Professor Abdul Mannan's History Works.
> > Professor Mannan,
> > Please note that in my previous comment there is nothing personal when I
> > wrote "Holes in the BKSALI Professor Abdul Mannan's History Works." I was
> > only making remarks on your works, particularly about your writing style.
> > I know that personally you are a admirable individual but as you are aware
> > that many readers of your colum find your type of work as more of
> > propaganda than works in history. As a teacher by profession, and a former
> > Vice Cencellor, most readers wouldn't be expecting you to mislead them.
> > However, if you publish your works in the opinion colum of newspapers
> > nobody would be complainning about it. You can remind the newspapers that
> > prints your articles to publish them in their opinion column, otherwise it
> > is you who is going to lose credibility.
> > Our feedbacks are to help you strengthen your writing style, because there
> > is a difference between writing in English and analytical writing. In
> > analytical writing ( I am sure you are aware) you are expected to check the
> > strengths and weaknesses between two opposing sides to draw your
> > conclusion. In such writings you are not expected to take sides.
> >
> > In no respect I see myself qualified to give advise a professor,therefore
> > the above is only my personal understanding of the nature of your works.
> > Regards
> > AB
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Mohiuddin Anwar <mohiuddin@>wrote:
> >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > Mr. Abdul Mannan,
> > >
> > > The absense of popular daily "Amar Desh' from your daily reading list
> > > proves that, you are a fervent believer of Awami/Baksali idiolgy. That's
> > > ytour right ,
> > > I have nothing to say about it, I respect that option. Readers will judge
> > > your comment accordingly. I believe that , you are not an independent
> > > writer and will be
> > > compensated by 'Bharotbondhu' Hasina if not received yet. Beling a
> > > believer of Bangladeshi nationalism I read regularly Awami mouthpiece
> > > "Jonokontho" in addtion to my
> > > favourite daily's Jonokontho, Amader Shomoy, ManoZamin. Prothom Alo, Noya
> > > Digonto.
> > > Your Netri rewarded most Awami supporters in last three years, she kept
> > > her promise.
> > > Do you think Awami League will rule forever in Bangladesh ?
> > > If the answer is "No" will you still support Awami policies blindly ?
> > > Many thanks.
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > > M.Anwar
> > > USA
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------- Original Message ----------
> > > From: Abdul Mannan <abman1971@>
> > > To: mohiuddin@, chottala@yahoogroups.com, "Dr.milton Bis" <
> > > dr.miltonbis@>
> > > Subject: Why Jonokontho.
> > > Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 18:22:32 +0600
> > >
> > > *Where a column is sent is the prerogative of the author and should not
> > > be of the reader. The reader has the choice of not reading it. Everyday I
> > > keep eight dailies and Amardesh/ Sangram/Naya Diganta are not in my list.
> > >
> > > Warm wishes.
> > > *
> > > --
> > > _________________________________
> > > Abdul Mannan
> > > Educator-Researcher-Writer-Analyst
> > > Dhaka
> > > Bangladesh
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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