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MUST READ ARTICLE:

The Country Belongs to 16 Crore Bangladeshis……………

Jan 5, 2012
By Obaid Chowdhury, USA
 

Part One: The Country Belongs to 16 Crore ( 160 million ) Bangladeshis, Not to a Man, No to a Family, Not to a Coterie.
Memorial of some sorts on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman goes on a daily basis with unprecedented fanfare, mostly at state's expense. The occasion may or may not relate to the leader, yet credit must go to him and processions and flowers must go to 32 Dhanmondi Road. It reminds one of the old saying: Ochena brahmmaner paitar chorachori!
Generations in their fifties and below have not witnessed the birth pangs of Bangladesh, nor did they experience the sufferings during its early days of existence. I wonder if they even know it was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who ruled the country during that period (1972 to 1975).
The new generations have been continually fed with misinformation about our history. Bangladesh did not start on March 7, 1971, nor did it end at 32 Dhanmondi Road. Its independence has a much glorious—even though struggling—past. Not all the supposed 3 million shaheeds were Awami Leaguers, nor did all the 300,000 active freedom fighters belong to Awami cadres.
The country does not belong to an individual, a family or a party. No coterie has the sole authority to call themselves freedom fighters or shwadhinotar shopokker shakti, while branding all others as collaborators or anti-Bangladeshis.
Blind following or blind faith and hero-worshiping are one thing, but reality is another. More often than not, facts are stranger than fiction.
Frankly, I fail to comprehend, in my humble understanding, a few things:
• After declaring "ebarer sangram muktir sangra, ebarer sangram swadhinotar sangram…" on March 7 how could Sheikh Mujibur Rahman sit on the negotiating table with Yahya and his jallads from March 15 to 25, 1971?
• Why was it difficult for Sheikh Mujib to understand the game plan of the Military junta? Landing of plane and shiploads of troops and armaments in Dhaka and Chittagong was no secret. Was then Mujib a party to the whole game?
• Why Sheikh Mujib, in his lifetime, or the AL has not yet revealed what really went at Bangabhaban in those days? To the reporters, Mujb always boasted of making progress, even on the morning of March 25, without giving details. Dr. Kamal Hossain, a member of the AL team, is still alive and can clarify. (Richard Sisson and Leo Rose of the US Barkley University published in 1990 a much researched book titled 'War and Secession: Pakistan, Indian and the Creation of Bangladesh' in which they gave some details about the points of agreements between the two parties, aimed at keeping Pakistan united).
• Why did Sheikh Mujibur Rahman decline to sign, according to some accounts, the declaration of independence when approached by Tajuddin Ahmed, ASM Abdur Rob and others on the night of March 25, 1971, AL's claim to the contrary notwithstanding? (Rob is still alive to speak on it). According to Dr. Kamal Hossain, Mujib was keenly waiting for a promised declaration from President Yahya Khan to handover power to him forthwith. In reality, the president had something else in mind. He ordered the Operation Searchlight to "teach Bengalis a lesson" that massacred seven thousand innocents in Dhaka alone in just two days, as quoted by International Herald Tribune on March 30, 1971. The Time on April 12, 1971 compared the Pakistani brutality with that of Chengis Khan. Two days later, the confused and disoriented public heard a declaration of independence by an unknown Major Ziaur Rahman form the Kalurghat Radio in Chittagong. Had it come on March 25 or near around, lives of thousands could have been saved.
• Why did Sheikh Mujib call US Ambassador Joseph Farland in Islamabad on the night of March 25, 1971, and who facilitated that link? (Please see 'Witness to Surrender' by Siddiq Salek)
• How can Sheikh Mujib avoid responsibility for his failure to give direction at that crucial juncture to the people who had to pay a heavy price as a result? I wonder, one day, researchers may find it difficult to ascertain who would be guiltier—Gholam Azam or Shiekh Mujib?
Sheikh Mujib's Bangladesh (1972-75)
Upon return from the Pakistani custody on January 10, 1972, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman saddled himself in the helm of Bangladesh, which won independence in his absence at a great cost. There was no dearth of international goodwill and assistance—in cash and kind—yet the new country failed to take off. Belying the stories of Japan, Germany and Italy, who experienced much worse devastations of war 25 years earlier, Bangladesh turned itself into a 'bottomless basket' in just 3 years. The reasons are not far to seek. (Please see New York Times of December13, 24, 1974 and January 26, 1975; the Washington Post of November 8, 1974 plus other media sources.)
Nearly half a million lives lost in the 'man-made' famine in 1974/75. The dreaded Rakkhi Bahini that was under Sheikh Mujib's personal command killed 40 thousand dissidents. Emergency was clamped in 1974, politics banned and media gagged. Thousand of political opponents were sent to jail to rot and be tortured. Please open the pages of newspapers of the time and see that I am not talking of myths.
Despite the supreme authority he held, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman felt something amiss in the protocol. Through 4th Amendment to the constitution in January 1975, enacted in 11 minutes without any debate, he made himself the President, showing exit door to poor Mohammad Ulla.
Then came his "Second Revolution" in the form of BAKSAL (Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League), the one-party system. As the Chairman of the BAKSAL and the President of the country, he became the unchallenged authority, the Omni-powerful leader, a virtual dictator with all its manifestations.
The process of 'rising above' and becoming a 'god' did not stop. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was heading towards becoming the Life-long President of Bangladesh. Reportedly, a resolution to that effect was to be taken by the Chatra League on August 15, 1975 at the Dhaka University, where he was to be the chief guest. Once proposed by the CL, it was only a formality for the political leadership to enact it in the rubber-stamp parliament. We know the rest of the story.

Part Two: Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely: Hasina's Lust for Power


Sheikh Hasina Wazed, daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, came to be the chief executive of Bangladesh in 1996— thanks to a section of bureaucracy, media, Awami League supporter Abu Hena's Election Commission and finally Ershad's Jatiya Party. She openly said of her two objectives that she would like to complete in her maiden foray into power: avenge the death of her father and rehabilitate him firmly in public eyes. She performed only that, and nothing else.
An orchestrated election in December 2008 presented an unprecedented victory to Sheikh Hasina, thanks to then army chief General Moeen U Ahmed and his Indo-US backers. As the saying goes, absolute power corrupts absolutely. So it did to Hasina, at times surpassing her father's reputations.
In the Second Inning to power, starting in January 2009, she stepped into her father's footsteps firmly. She runs a neo-BAKSAL regime, with all its ferocity and brutality.
Next election is due in 2 years. She had taken, or in the process of taking, a numbers measures to replay the December 29 (2008) saga, if not doing better.
  • The arrangement of Caretaker Government (CTG) has been scrapped, with a view to holding the elections under her own administration. Ironically, it was Hasina and her cohorts who created havoc and observed hartals for 173 days in 1996 demanding the CTG.
  • She put loyal elements in key positions in bureaucracy, law-enforcing agencies and even in the military.
  • Legislature and judiciary became laughing stocks. Kortar hukume korma is the guidelines.
  • Dhaka has been sliced into two to favor AL's election prospects.
  • That the military remains partisan and loyal is ensured by family-product Defense Advisor Gen Siddiqui.
  • Gen Masood Uddin Chowdhury, a Rakkhi Bahini product and the executioner of 1/11 betrayal, is tipped to be the next army chief. Independent-minded officers have been purged.
  • A crushed BDR is now subservient to Indian wishes.
  • Rumor has it that the DGFI (Directorate General of the Defense Intelligence) is under control of the RAW, the powerful Indian intelligence agency.
  • Following the legacy of her father, Rakkhi Bahini style political killings and abductions of opponents continued.
  • Partisan political commissars, styled as District Administrators, will by installed in the 61 districts soon, a la Baksal Governors of 1975.
  • A new Election Commission is under construction to bring in loyal elements.
  • Indian 'bags of money and advice' are always there to help their protégé.
Prime Minister for Life
Additionally, Sheikh Hasina seems to be obsessed with her father's last dream: to be Prime Minister for Life. Her sponsors and agents have been working for sometime toward that goal.
Her administration made the trial of war crime a big issue. If she and her sycophants are to be taken seriously, Bangladesh presently has no bigger problem than this trial.
Few would deny the need to punish the criminals of 1971. However, most people object to the partisan way the ongoing trial is conducted. They wonder why the trial had not happened over the past 40 years, when the memory of crime was fresh; why did Sheikh Mujib grant clemency to the Pakistani 195 war criminals in 1972, as well as their local collaborator in 1974?
AL and Jamaat-e-Islam were bedfellows in the anti-government movement. The leaders from the two camps addressed meetings from same platforms in 1995-96. When Jamaat joined BNP to defeat the AL in 2001, it suddenly became the party of war criminals. Today, any movement or opposition to the AL led government is dubbed as conspiracy 'to save the war criminals'. The intended message is Hasina must be kept in power to 'hang the war criminals' of her choice.
For the past 3 years, Sheikh Hasina has been talking of 'Digital Bangladesh by 2021′, to be implemented by her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy. Now the goalpost has been shifted to 2025. The paid agents started a campaign crowing that, under Hasina administration, Bangladesh would be a mid-level developed nation in 10-15 years. This is to convey another message that for a 'prosperous Bangladesh', Sheikh Hasina must be in power for another 10-15 years, uninterrupted.
The RAW, too, has calculated it well. With its protégé in power for at least another 10 years, India's integration of Bangladesh with its Seven Sisters will be complete. And, a Sikkim/Kashmir like Bangladesh will then be able to proudly boast of being part of the 'Shining India' and 'enjoy' status of mid level economy!
I had the opportunity to be part of our liberation war in eastern sector in 1971. During that time, I could notice the pitiable state of development in some of those Sisters. Behind the façade of Shining India, Slums Dog Millions are aplenty in the periphery of its big cities, even outside the Seven Sisters. The New York Times on December 29, 2011 put up an extensive article on this: From Dharavi, Another View of India. Please visit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/29/world/asia/in-indian-slum-misery-work-politics-and-hope.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&ref=global-home
There is no reason for me to take solace from Dharavi, because we have worse 'dharavi's in Bangladesh. No doubt, India made its name in the world comity in many ways. However, to its neighbors, it could not rise above its hegemonic behavior and petty mindedness. It has multifarious problems with each of its surrounding neighbors. My idea is to open the eyes of those amongst us who live in fools' paradise thinking our salvation lies in India's lap or following her dictum.
Are these India-lovers blind to the consequences of Farakka to Bangladesh over the past 35 years? Why Indian Navy is occupying South Talpatti? Do killings of Felani and thousand others by Indian BSF mean nothing to them? How do they concur with Indian assurance that Tipaimukh will benefit Bangladesh? Have they ever asked India why Bangladeshis are wire-caged as animals? Haven't they noticed the consequences of so-called trial run of the transit/corridor? What more of 'Indian friendship' these homegrown dalals need to wake up and face the reality. Sellers of national interest are much more dangerous and bigger enemies than the war criminals of 1971.
If Sheikh Hasina were to continue in power, I doubt if the people of Bangladesh can call themselves Bangladeshis much longer.
Part Three: Challenge for BNP and Opposition
Sheikh Hasina Wazed is aware that public support for her administration is sliding fast. Many experts, in their writings and talks shows, compared the country's existing situation with that of pre-August 1975, some even saying it to be worse. But she will do everything possible and use all tools at her disposal in her attempts to cling to power. Some measures have been detailed in Part Two of this series.
Next election is at least two years away. Whatever complacency the opposition may hold regarding AL's debacle next time round, Hasina and her sponsors are not sitting idle.
She has an obliging judiciary, a loyal bureaucracy, a tamed military and ready-to-comply law enforcing agencies. (To make the police happy and to her side, she just announced to upgrade the Thana OCs to Class I officers and Sub-Inspectors to Class II.) Above all, it has a one-sided legislature that is engaged in self-praising and hero-worshipping.
If Sheikh Hasina perceives no prospect of winning next elections, her fallback strategy, or her last nail on the coffin— moron kamor—will be to create another pre-1/11 situation with a view to inviting extra judicial authority to step in. She expects her trusted Rakkhi Bahini product and executioner of 1/11 palace coup in 2007, General Masud Uddin Chowdhury, will then be handy. The general has been recalled from his diplomatic assignment in Australia and reverted to the army. According to rumor, he is likely to take over the army command in a few months, if there is no technical hitch in extending his service. He is not likeable in military hierarchy, though.
Bangladesh could not yet resolve its outstanding issues with India, yet the 'big brother' got its much sought after corridor/transit and re-routing of the Asian Highway to her benefit. Teesta sharing could not be agreed because of opposition by West Bengal's Momota Banerjee. Tipaimukh is proceeding as planned, exposing the northeastern part of the country to 'farakka effect'. Indian RAW is Omni-present in the country, even in the military. Can our think tank, whatever left to be sold out, visualize where we are heading?
Opposition movements, in the face of administrative repression and reprisals, made little dents so far to government's autocratic practices. The opposition needs not only to match the strategy of the administration; it should also aim at gaining an advantage. BNP may consider a few steps to regain and strengthen its image.
BNP needs to work on its 2001 strategy, learning from the debacle of 2008.     
     
In 2001, out of 56 million votes, BNP had 23 million (41.5%), making a comfortable number of 193 in the parliament. The opposition AL got 22 million (40%) but managed only 62 seats. One million votes made a difference of 131 seats!
 (In the elections in 2008, out of nearly 70 million votes cast, 33 million (48%) went to AL, converting to 232 parliamentary seats. 23 million (32%) voted for BNP, humbling it to mere 32 seats. 10 million votes made a difference of 200 seats in the House.
 
Additionally, even though 14 million additional votes cast in 2008, BNP failed to benefit from this increased turnout, for whatever reasons. There were umpteen analyses for that sea change in political landscape, which surprised even the winners. Things need to go right the next time round.)
Unlike the urban gentry, which try to shy away from voting fearing trouble, the general public and rural mass usually flock to the polling booths, or brought to the centers by interested parties. They look at it as a celebration. These are the people who will make the difference in the number of seats. According to reports, BNP has a better grass-root hold, which must be nurtured and strengthened.
In politics, honesty is perhaps a rare commodity. One would need a powerful microscope to locate an honest one, if any, in Bangladesh. One of the reasons for BNP's poor performance in 2008, according to most analysts, was the wrong doings by some of its prominent leaders during its immediate past term. The Hawa Bhaban came under scrutiny, albeit with malicious intent. No doubt the allegations have been inflated by the authorities that be, but they could not have come from vacuum either. Ja rote, ta kichu to bote.
 
Situation during the Awami time was no better. Today, it is unprecedented, pukur churi, as the US, the World Bank, the Westmont Group of Malaysia, among others, had to step in to check government's corruptive practices.
Finger pointing apart, BNP's well-wishers feel that the party should address the issue seriously and attempt at cleaning its house, as far as possible.
BNP may consider the following three things immediately:
One: Soul-searching. People do make mistakes by oversight or whatever reasons, but it certainly is gracious to admit mistakes, if any. Contrary to the feeling that such a step will give ammunition to the adversaries to malign, I am of the opinion that it is better to come out clean rather than harboring a guilty conscious. Remember Sheikh Hasina in 1996, her apology for past mistakes, her hezab and tasbih following Makkah-Madina trips and went begging for votes, at least once? Bangladeshis are largely gullible. Dipu Moni started the ghomta already.
Two: Housecleaning. I believe corruption is going to be a core issue in the next election.
The Arab Spring Uprisings, the Occupy Wall Street/Cities/Towns engulfing the developed word, the Anna Hazare Movement in India, the Imran Khan Rallies in Pakistan—all have one thing in common: root out corruption. It has become a global issue today. Fighting corruption should be BNP's number one goal, as such.  Simultaneously, the party should take drastic action against its known and proven culprits, whoever they are. In addition, the party should rid itself of inactive, ineffective and irrelevant leaders. These are imperatives for public confidence building.
Three: Try War Criminals. The way the government of Awami League is conducting the trial of war crimes is unacceptable. It is a political trial, done with controversial and partisan judges and lawyers. Nevertheless, punishing the war criminals is a national demand, a demand past due. Therefore, BNP should make a formal commitment to try the war criminals of 1971. It should make a declaration that it will reconstitute the International War Criminal Act, conforming to international norms and standard and re-assemble the Tribunal with independent, impartial and credible judges. If need be, eminent international jurists be incorporated in it. The real culprits, whosoever they are, should be brought to book, subject to credible and verifiable investigations and evidences. The accused should have access to any counselor, local or international. No political motive, no witch-hunting to be allowed.
War criminals should be seen differently from their membership to any party. Jamaat-e-Islam is a political party and should have every right to function like any other party. BNP should continue its alliance with the Jamaat and other like-minded parties. Few will disagree that Jamaat is a highly disciplined party and its leaders are less corruptive.



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[chottala.com] ISI Sponsored Fake Currency Racket busted



NEW DELHI: Delhi police today claimed to have smashed a fake currency racket with connections in Pakistan following the arrest of four persons and seizure of fake currency with a face value of Rs 1.35 lakh.

Investigators also claimed that for the first time, separate sheets containing fake security silver bromide threads have also been recovered from the gang.

Prem Chander Parsad (33), Iliyas (47), Baleshwar Ram (34) and Ravi Kumar Sharma (32) were apprehended yesterday afternoon on a tip-off, deputy commissioner of police (crime) Sanjay Kumar Jain said.

"We had a tip-off that a gang led by Prem is engaged in smuggling fake Indian currency notes from a neighbouring country into India. A decoy customer customer struck a deal with the gang for delivery of Rs 10,000 fake currency on payment of Rs 6,500.

"We apprehended Prasad, Ram and Ilyas from Nand Nagari. Later we arrested Sharma," Jain said.

During interrogation, he claimed, the accused told police that they they obtained their fake currency from one Shamim, a Pakistani national.

Rs 1.50 lakh cash, which is the sale proceeds of fake Indian currency notes, was also recovered from Prem's house.

"They used to get two kinds of fake notes. One which has the security thread and the other which does not have a security thread. The one with the security thread embedded inside the note costs them Rs 550 for a 1000 rupee fake note whereas the one without the security thread costs them Rs 510 for a 100 rupee note.

"In the latter, they had to manually insert the security thread inside the note," Jain said.

He also said the paper and the ink are of good quality. "It is apparent that the notes have been printed at a sophisticated facility. The availability of separate fake security silver bromide thread is an added area of investigation in this case," he said.

"Shamim is Prasad's contact and has known him since he lived in Motihari in Bihar. He has been supplying fake notes to his contacts in Punjab and Delhi," he said.



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Re: [chottala.com] See if u guys can relate to this...



May remind u of days gone..
 
FRIENDS NOT MASTERS..
 
COMPUTER MASTERS is a OKLAHOMA COMPUTER BUSINESS..
 
I can think of many in that line like MASTER DA and etc..their are many in that mold I can think of..
 
As I have said I have burned bridges with many friends & relatives..in the process..
 
Just think...
 
Debasish Barua

From: Debasish Barua <gorba196138@yahoo.com>
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I guess the song goes
 
Biswa Kabir Sonar Bagla ( Golden Bangla of Tagore)
Nazruler Bangladesh ( Poet Nazruls Bagladesh )
Jibon Anonder Ruposhi Bangla.(.Natural ...Charming Beauty..etc ...etc...) 
 
I guess it is always a matter of what clor of eye glass you wear and what U see..
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Mr. Debasish Barua
Yes you are right it seems for building digital Bangladesh it needs LAL GHORA or Red Army imported from China

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Interestingly Sheikh Mujib administration ruled only from 1972 to 1974..a period author claims to not have been a SONAR BANGLA Period...Well It seems Sheikh Mujib felt it urgent despite his parties term not yet being over to subject his party and opponents in Election to re legitimite his rule...
 
It is also interesting...One of the last speech Sheikh Mujib gave emphasized where does then considered a poor third world country find money to sustain a School and fund education for many..
 
It is that administration that gave us KUDRAT-E-KHUDA Shikkha Commission Report...I do admist everything was not rosey then.Sheikh Mujib administration brought Poet Nazrul from India.It only shows where his administrations priority was....It was complicated by SIRAJ Sikdar motivated GUPTA GHATAK bahini..it also had to deal with Uprising in Chittagong Hiltract's..then their was Fazle Kader issue...he had to deal with imprisoned Razakars some of whom were extended General Amenesty contingent upon...
 
We Git TV In Chittagong back then for the First time and was being extended to other part of Bangladesh & etc.
 
About Famine...guesss what One of the Korea's had to face it too..in some extent and it seems they still can happen..Press was not friendly to Sheikh Mujib and to a point they invented and exagerrated some of the stories
 
For an administration that ruled for just may be 2-1/2 year..to the most..
 
Guess where does LAL GHORA statement come from well I think it was the pull and tugg His administration was having to deal with..one of them is MOUDUD AHMED...ask Hasna Moudud..the daughter of Poet Jasimuddin..
MOUDUD and Bhashani are in the same axis of political allignment...so used to be Dilip Barua as his poiltical mentor TOHA was more inline with GOLA KATA CHARU MAJUMDAR..it took lots
 
LAL GHORA is as Chinese Army is known as RED ARMY...it is what they were pleading Sheikh Mujib to follow instead of his own policies....
 
Bhashani mayb have been one of the founder of Awami League..but his own party was NATIONAL AWAMI PARTY...NAP(BHASAHNI) even in that their was a rift that split NAP into two one was NATIONAL AWAMI PARTY ( MUZAAFAR AHMED)
 
I guess you may call it Zia Phobic...guess what apprently ZIA himself found out in to his Third year..thier was no other way but BAKSAL..He tired many things is Chinese style..like KHAL KATA BIPLOB and etc..may remind you of to an extent of..CAMBODIAN style slave labor...well those are the the things RED ARMY wanted and did get them to a point and still has to deal with it...
 
It may not have been SONAR BAGLA...but it is that realization that got ZIA killed too..it is the same people and I am up against..
 
More as I go...
 
Debasish Barua

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Mystry Behind Hasina’s Anger toward Dr. Yonus
Abid Bahar
Many people internationally wonder why Hasina as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh now and even before has been so vicious against a Bangladeshi who brought international fame for Bangladesh. This is even when Dr. Yonus is not a political rival of Hasina. More so that Dr. Yonus began his career as an academician and has been in the banking business ever since. In contrast Hasina was never an academician nor a religious fundamentalist to condemn interest charged by banks; she was a housewife turned politician and has been working to materialize her father’s dreams of “Sonar Bangla.�.
Why is this unwanted anger? Research shows there are several underlying and subliminal factors behind Hasina’s deeply rooted prejudice against this international figure.
Firstly, Dr Yonus’s ideas of Gramin revolution germinated during the time of Bangabandhu’s 1974 famine. Amarta Sen, the Nobel Prize winner from West Bengal called it the “man -made famine.� In contrast the Awami League fondly calls 1972-75 period as the time of Bangabandhu’s “Golden Bengal.� This myth was even written in Bangladesh’s history books manufactured by the Hasina AL.
True, Yonus’s Gramin was a reaction to the human suffering during the 1974 famine the time when over half a million lives were perished. At the time, Yonus as a professor in Bangladesh personally witnessed the human suffering which led him to begin an experiment in a village near Chittagong University when he finally came up with the Gramin revolution. Dr. Yonus in his speech often mentions the human suffering of the time. He never intentionally does it to put down Bangabadu’s “Sonar Bangla� myth but often explains how he began his revolution during this time. This frank expression no doubt, inadvertently bleeds the AL heart. Hasina as the Mujib daughter can not stand this revolution that mentions the 1974 famine but glorifies Bangladesh internationally.
Secondly, in anecdotal form Dr Yonus at least once referred that on March 25 Bangabandhu Mujib in stead of waiting for the Pakistani army to take him to custody (some call this a voluntary surrender) a leader like him could have chosen to stay with the rebels to lead the awakened nation. To Dr. Yonus, Mujib’s presence as a very powerful leader with the rebels could have been more helpful for the nation at a time of its supreme crisis. Yonus' such understanding is in effect a direct challenge to Mujib as the father of the nation claim. True, Mujib was an absentee leader but was awarded the title “father of the nation� by the AL, even when he was absent in the war. Yonus's such understanding goes against the controversial fathership now even codified in the Hasina’s reformed constitution.
Thirdly, in anecdotal form somewhere Dr. Yonus acknowledged that President Zia’s financial grant at the crucial time of Gramin’s initial growth helped it to take off from its infancy to its adolescence. To the AL this is a bad news for the Gramin and surely is a sin committed by Yonus because to the AL hero-worshipers, Zia was a “Pakistani razakar.� To Hasina when Dr. Yonus is not with the AL he must be with the enemy. So Dr. Yonus for his perceived association must be a confirmed “razakar� too. That is why the Zia phobic Hasina found it important that Dr. Yonus must be condemned openly even before he was found guilty. See http://www.muhammadyunus.org/In-the-Media/professor-muhammad-yunus-opening-remarks-at-the-press-conference-on-december-12-2010/
Finally, the AL party originally founded by Mawlana Bhasani to fight for democracy but under Mujib’s leadership has ever since turned itself into a hero-worshiping party and not long ago after Mujib’s demise Mujib followers ganged up together on a staged BBC survey to name Mujib as the greatest Bengali of all times. To Hasina, Dr. Yonus’s international fame is a direct challenge to Mujib. To them Bangabandhu Mujib should be the greatest man from Bangladesh.
 To the AL ING, no Bengali ever since Mujib became the leader of Bangladesh should have crossed Bangabandhu’s fame. Dr. Yonus crosses Bangabandhu Mujib and even received a Nobel Prize. This is not tolerable, on the other hand to the AL Hasina is the one that deserves a Nobel Prize.
To Dr. Yonus (as a non political person) this is as if when he has been trying to avoid Bangabandhu in every turn, the shadow of him behind Hasina appears before Dr. Yonus over and over again. Perhaps due to all these reasons why even before Dr. Yonus was proven to be guilty, the Dhaka University branch of marauding Chatro League leaders demanded that Yonus’s Nobel Prize should be rebuked. Perhaps in this whole range of debate the rivalry has to do more with a battle between fiction vs. reality about Bangabandhu or to be sure between Bangabandhu’s BKSAL fascism of socialist repression for the dream of “Sonar Bangla� vs. Yonus’s Gramin social business in a free market economy. Despite all of this,Dr. Yonus proved himself to be too smart.He is like in the joke, An Elephant and Hasina's Dilip Barua in a soccer game!
It was a boring Sunday afternoon in the jungle so Hasina the leader of ants decided to challenge the Elephants to a game of soccer. The game was going well with the Elephants beating the Ants ten goals to nil. The Ants' star
 player Barua was dribbling the ball towards the Elephants' goal; Ashraf was next to Barua. Sadly, the Elephants leader Yunas's' left back came lumbering towards Barua. It trod on the little ant, killing him instantly
 and the excited Ashraf seriously injured. The referee stopped the game. "What the hell do you think you're doing? Do you call that sportsmanship, killing and injuring other players?" The elephant replied, "Well, I didn't
 mean to kill him; I was just trying to trip him up."


On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 4:39 AM, dina khan <dina30_khan@yahoo.com> wrote:
 
Government employees including mp ministers are paid from public tax and vats to do works honestly for the people not talk nonsense. They need to be quality knowledge educated for knowing and understand  their duties and for doing their duties efficiently.
Inefficient employees including ministers should be out from their jobs and be sent to quality knowledge schools for learning about their duties.
Corrupt employees and ministers should be terminated and  be sent to the court  for facing legal trial of their corruption activities and illegal nonsense talks.


 
Those who criticize Dr. Yunus, they are not even compared to his nail, that's hundred percent true. Dr. Yunus does not need recognition
from Baksalis, World recongnize his ability and quality. Dilip Barua can't even win a unuion council membership election and has quality
to be a descent politician.He just wanted to please his boss Sheikh Hasinawho gave him new life with a Ministerial job (his drream of life).
He is just paying the debt to his Netri .Mr. Barua's comment  should be condemned by civil society.
---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Shah Deeldar" <shahdeeldar@yahoo.com>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [mukto-mona] Re: [notun_bangladesh] Dilip Barua
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 21:01:08 -0000

 
Hardly any witty joke! Please confine yourself to write your opinions rather than ants/elephants stories.
The problem with Dr. Yunus is that he should stay above the politics than wrestling with politicians. It is a poor choice from his side. Good day to you!
-SD

--- In mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com, Abid Bahar <abid.bahar@...> wrote:
>
> Joke: An Elephant and Hasina's Dilip Barua in a soccer game!
>
> Abid Bahar
>
> It was a boring Sunday afternoon in the jungle so Hasina the leader of ants
> decided to challenge the Elephants to a game of soccer. The game was going
> well with the Elephants beating the Ants ten goals to nil. The Ants' star
> player Barua was dribbling the ball towards the Elephants' goal; Ashraf was
> next to Barua. Sadly, the Elephants leader Yunas's' left back came
> lumbering towards Barua. It trod on the little ant, killing him instantly
> and the excited Ashraf seriously injured. The referee stopped the game.
> "What the do you think you're doing? Do you call that sportsmanship,
> killing and injuring other players?" The elephant replied, "Well, I didn't
> mean to kill him; I was just trying to trip him up."
>
>
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 6:43 AM, Mohiuddin Anwar <mohiuddin@...>wrote:
>
> > Mr.Dilip Barua has been foing left politics for long. But he can't even
> > win a Union Council Membership vote. I can challenge that.
> > I don';t know whjayt quailfy him to become a full minister in Hasina's
> > digital cabinet. In a sense he is an 'othorbo' minister.
> > He doesn't even know how to offer political speech. What is his Mamur jor
> > ? After becoming he thnks himself as"Ami Ki Honu
> > Re". Even he can't become a clerk of the Industry Ministry without any
> > recommendation from Mamu(Uncle)
> > How dare he compares himself with a noble laurate who earned his Doctorate
> > from a prestigeous U.S. University.
> > He should nbe ashamed of his comment about honorable Dr. Yunus and
> > apoligise as soon as possible.
> > It is understandable that he, did such coimment to please his Netri. In
> > doing so he even betrayed his party 'Sammyobadi Dol" the
> > party has no single member in Bangladesh Parliament ever.
> >
> >
> > ---------- Original Message ----------
> > From: Isha Khan <bdmailer@...>
> > To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> > Subject: [notun_bangladesh] Dilip Barua
> > Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 12:57:53 +0600
> >
> > **
> >
> >
> >
> > *Popularity? Ask Barua*
> >
> >
> >
> > It was none but technocrat Minister Dilip Barua who has urged Prof
> > Muhammad Yunus and Sir Fazle Hasan Abed to join politics to test their
> > popularity before speaking about the country's politics.
> >
> > He might have forgotten his own popularity, public support behind him and
> > tried to please the prime minister by blasting the two iconic characters
> > for their suggestions for restoration of caretaker government for peaceful
> > parliamentary polls at a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
> > in Dhaka.
> >
> > It is usual that Barua will remain grateful to Prime Minister Sheikh
> > Hasina as she made him a fortunate man. In his long political career, Barua
> > was never elected an MP and even could not contest the December 29
> > parliamentary polls in 2008 as Awami League had picked its own leader to
> > contest the battle of ballots from the constituency from where Barua sought
> > to contest.
> >
> > Hasina inducted him as a minister in her cabinet and gave portfolio of the
> > industries ministry, giving much priority over Rashed Khan Menon and
> > Hasanul Haque Inu, chiefs of Workers Party and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, two
> > components of the AL-led alliance.
> >
> > He does not face any difficulties to continue as a technocrat minister
> > thanks to destruction of the spirit of the original constitution of 1972
> > which would compel a technocrat minister to get elected as an MP within six
> > months of being sworn in.
> >
> > In return of the favour he got, Barua, chief of Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal
> > (M.L.), apparently tried to please the premier by blasting Yunus and Abed
> > in line with the ruling AL's stance against the caretaker government system
> > which was abolished last year.
> >
> > Barua on Friday just joined the chorus as before him Finance Minister AMA
> > Muhith and AL General Secretary and LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam
> > bitterly criticised Yunus and Abed. And Muhith and Ashraf spoke in line
> > with the stance of Sheikh Hasina who earlier on several times criticised
> > Yunus.
> >
> > But the way the industries minister castigated Yunus and Abed and urged
> > them to join politics first to speak about politics looks indecent. Barua
> > might have forgotten his own popularity when he was throwing a challenge to
> > Yunus and Abed to test their popularity by stepping in politics.
> >
> > Since restoration of democracy in the country in 1990 through a mass
> > upsurge against autocratic ruler HM Ershad, Barua contested three
> > parliamentary elections. The Election Commission's reports on previous
> > polls speak the reality of his polls performances.
> >
> > He contested from Chittagong-1 parliamentary constituency on ticket of
> > Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal and bagged only 1,552 votes out of 129,105 votes
> > cast in 1991 parliamentary polls. The result? Barua's security deposit was
> > forfeited.
> >
> > He contested the 1996 parliamentary polls and obtained only 511 votes,
> > one-third of the votes he obtained in 1991. His security deposit was again
> > lost. He however did not feel frustrated with his performance. He contested
> > the 2001 polls from the same parliamentary constituency and bagged 307
> > votes, almost half he got in 1996.
> >
> > The results show how Barua's popularity declined in over two decades. But
> > he was fortunate as AL needed name of his party in its strategy to
> > politically isolate past BNP-Jamaat-led alliance and to wage street
> > agitations against the then regime.
> >
> > His life sketch posted on the industries ministry website proudly claims
> > he was one of the architects of the 14-party alliance led by AL. He was one
> > of the frontline leaders to launch movement against Khaleda Zia and Matiur
> > Rahman Nizami's government. The life sketch contains detailed information
> > about Barua's long political career since his student life. But it did not
> > cite any single information about his participation in the three
> > parliamentary polls and his performance in those battles of ballots.
> >
> > He might have felt embarrassed to cite the information in his life sketch
> > on his popularity test.
> >
> > http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=234218
> >
> > *I'm different than Yunus: Dilip hits back at Rafique*
> >
> > http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=234099
> >
> > https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=231152326994417&set=a.129085430534441.23963.100002989534098&type=1&theater
> >
> >
> > *Barrister Rafiq on Ministers.....*
> >
> > http://www.amadershomoy2.com/content/2012/05/12/middle0468.htm
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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DHAKA: A Dhaka court rejected the bail petitions filed by 33 leaders of 18-party alliance including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in connection with an arson case.

Judge Mohammad Zahurul Haque of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's court passed the order on Wednesday after rejecting the 15 bail petitions of the accused.


The top opposition leaders accused in a case for torching a bus near the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) filed 15 bail petitions on May 17.

The leaders, who were sent to Kashimpur Jail, are not produced before the court as their presence is not necessary during the hearing of the bail petitions.

Earlier on May 16, thirty-three senior 18-party alliance leaders, including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, were ordered to jail after they surrendered before a Dhaka court.

Besides Mirza Alamgir, the 32 opposition leaders who were taken to jail included: Dr Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, MK Anwar, Sadeq Hossain Khoka, Mirza Abbas, Brig Gen (Rted) Hannan Shah, Goyeswar Chandra Roy, Abdus Salam, Moazzem Hossain, Amanullah Aman, Fazlul Huq Milon, Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu, Shafiul Alam Prodhan and Col (Retd) Oli Ahmed of LDP.

On May 13, the third bench of the High Court directed the leaders, accused of torching a bus, to surrender before the trial court by May 16.

Justice Anwarul Haque also asked the law enforcers not to arrest or harass the petitioners during the two-day period.

On May 10, Chief Justice Md Mozammel Hossain sent the bail petitions of 33 alliance leaders, who earlier secured anticipatory bails following a split verdict in two cases, to a third bench of the High Court for final disposal.

On May 7, the HC bench, comprising Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Nazrul Islam Talukder, passed the split order over 33 bail petitions filed by senior alliance leaders, including its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

The senior judge of the HC bench Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury granted anticipatory bail for the BNP leaders till submission of the charge sheets in connection with the cases. He also issued two separate rules asking the government to explain within four weeks why the petitioners should not be granted permanent bail in the cases.

On the other hand, junior judge Nazrul Islam Talukder directed the petitioners to surrender before the trial court within next seven days. He also directed the law enforcers not to arrest or harass the petitioners during the seven-day time.

As a result the petitions were sent to Chief Justice Mozammel Hossain for constitution of a third bench for final disposal of the bail petitions.

On April 29, Tejgaon police filed a case against 44 leaders and activists of the BNP-led 18-party alliance for allegedly torching a vehicle near the Prime Minister's Office same day.



On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 6:19 PM, Abid Bahar <abid.bahar@gmail.com> wrote:
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DHAKA: Police on Wednesday admitted they failed to make any substantial headway into all recent sensational killings and disappearance of an opposition leader despite the home minister herself claimed in public that the progresses were apparently satisfactory.

As asked by lawmakers at a legislative committee meeting, the heads of the police and Rapid Action Battalion said that they could hardly make any headways into the disappearance of M Iliyas Ali, a former lawmaker of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, killings of journalist couple Sagor Sarwar and Meherun Runi, and Saudi embassy official Khalaf Al Ali.

"They (the lawmen) informed that there has been no desired level of progress towards the investigations into the sensational cases," Abdus Salam, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the ministry of home affairs told reporters after the meeting at parliament building.

The lawmen's comment came a day after, Home Minister Sahara Khatun, who attended the meeting, claimed that her forces were trying to locate whereabouts of BNP leader Ali, who along with his driver has been missing since April 17.

The minister in her public statements frequently claims that substantial progresses have been made in the gruesome killings of Sagor and Runi, but the facts could not be make public for the sake of investigation.

Journalists Sagor and Runi were killed at their apartment in Dhaka on February 11 while the Saudi embassy official was killed in March 6.

The JS panel meeting, attended by nine out of 10 members, asked the police force to expedite their efforts to capture the perpetrators of the killers and trace whereabouts of Iliyas Ali.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party enforced five nationwide general strikes protesting Ali's disappearance that left at least five people killed in violence and arson attacks and consequently the party's top brass are indicted in lawsuits related to vandalism during the strikes.

The government says it was still trying to trace the missing leaders.

"We are trying to locate the BNP leader," Shamsul Haq Tuku, state minister for home affairs, told The Independent after the parliamentary panel meeting.

Asked whether he was still hopeful about tracing the missing BNP leader, the state minister varied and said such question should be asked to the home minister.

Replying to a question, about the progress in Iliyas disappearance case, the state minister for home affairs told the meeting that Iliyas might have been under the BNP's custody when Jatiya Party lawmaker Mujibul Haq Chunnu asked the question at the meeting, said the source.

The meeting, attended among others by Shafiqul Islam, Mirza Azam and Sanjida Khanam, also has discussion on a project to strengthen parliamentary democracy through committee system with the financial assistance from the United Nations Development Programme.

http://www.theindependentbd.com/online-edition/111309-iliyas-might-have-been-under-the-bnps-custody-tuku.html


On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Abid Bahar <abid.bahar@gmail.com> wrote:
Abdullah A Dewan

Several emails received from a few private commercial banks (PCB) executives after the publication of the article, "Nexus between business and politics", in the Financial Express on May 07 last, alerted this writer about the most improbable shenanigans that have been alleged to be going on among some Bangladesh Bank (BB) senior officials and the PCBs. The allegations may courteously be characterised as "quid pro quo". This essentially amounts to "soft extortion" - unlike the groaning of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI) about "political extortion" that were elucidated in the afore-mentioned May 7 article.

The alleged quid pro quo has tended to be a source of "additional emoluments to some BB supervisors/regulators". This happens whenever these officials are invited as guest speakers on commercial banking-related training activities. A BB source, however, told this scribe that any training activities, initiated by the central bank, is absolutely free of any charges to the PCBs as they are part of its regulatory obligations. There is no quid pro quos involved here.

The specific allegations that are laid out to this writer are: Some senior BB officials, especially supervisors/regulators, impose training requirements on the PCB officials while presenting themselves as specialists and/or guest speakers and in return extract exorbitantly high honorarium. The PCBs have little choice but to succumb to such pressure and payments.

The "going along and getting along banks" comply because they find the payoffs an easy way out of pressure from the BB supervisors' intent for "witch hunt" of all-encompassing banking operations. Because of the alleged mutually complementary arrangements - constituting a perfect example of quid-pro-quo deal - some banks may be suspected of conducting their activities which can be aptly leveled as regulation non-compliance banking. This practice seemingly makes regulation-compliant banks at a competitive disadvantageous position relative to their rivals.

For guest speaking activities, the BB officials must get prior approval from their respective seniors. The honorarium per hour is fixed at Tk2000/00 per hour. In reality, though, the payment could rise to as high Tk10,000 per hour or even more, depending on the extent of training receiving banks' willingness to please the BB guest speakers. The speaking hours can be deliberately inflated to match the honorarium paid to pass official audit scrutiny. In exchange for inflated honorarium, the PCBs can avoid being examined and questioned for lacking some compliance of day-to-day regulations.

Believe it not, one source told this scribe that "there is no bank -- I repeat no bank", which doesn't yield to employment pressure from BB senior officials. In fact, some recent conservative statistics would indicate that at least 10 to 15 per cent of PCB officers were recruited on pressure from the BB supervisors/regulators at different levels.

Corridor whispers in Motijheel and Dilkusha commercial buildings thrive on stories how tuition fees of children of some BB senior officials are paid by some PCB directors - mostly involving banks that show up in the list of regulations' non-compliance watch list. They mostly include banks with politicians as directors or powers-that-be leaning directors. These directors are also rumoured to give 'extra cash dollars' to the BB senior officials when they take foreign trips accompanied by their wives. The wives, in some instances, are often reportedly claimed as bank directors' sisters.

Another example of alleged "quid-pro-quo" deal involved BB's retired deputy governors. Recently, three of the just retired BB Deputy Governors were appointed as adviser/consultant in three large PCBs, upon approval from the BB. Such appointments within two weeks of their retirement certainly do not bode well -- and can easily be suspected as being pre-negotiated and pre-arranged while they were holding the high offices of deputy governors.

There are also unbelievable rumours that many PCBs are paying for the day-to-day groceries of some senior BB officials while writing them off as business development expenses. One email goes to the extent saying: "There is some stark similarity between traffic police and BB bank supervisors -- the former thrive on traffic law violating busses and trucks while the later thrive on regulations' non-compliant banks."

Such alleged quid pro quo among some BB regulators and PCBs may appear petty violations to draw the attention of the law makers and anti-corruption commission (ACC) compared to the scale of alleged mischief being committed by government ministers and high officials. Nonetheless, the role of the central bank in overseeing that the nation's commercial banks operate within the confines of all statutory requirements cannot be compromised -- however petty they may be - guaranteeing liquidity, solvency, and profitability at all times to safeguard the stability of the financial sector.

Regardless of such allegations and accusations, the complainants agreed that the BB is still the single-most respected institution where corruption and day-to-day mischief are miniscule. As this writer gathered from his phone conversations, they're concerned that malice in an institution creeps in on a small scale, like cancer cells and then proliferate gradually -- and if goes undetected or unchecked, it becomes systemic.

Like the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, the BB does not take tax payers' money for its all-enveloping operations; generates its own income from interest earning from government bonds and loans to the PCBs' and fees charged to commercial banks for various services, interest receipts on its foreign exchange holdings at abroad and so on. For example, last year the BB had a net income of nearly Tk. 2.2 billion, which, as in the past, was turned in to the Treasury at year end.

The BB officers are considered to be the highest salaried government officials with fat benefits. For example, last year all employees (excluding the Governor and Deputy Governors) received year-end bonus of 3.5 times their basic salary. They can borrow up to Tk 0.6 million (Tk 60 lacs) as house building loans at a low interest rate of 5.0 per cent. They can also take car loan at 5.0 per cent interest rate. These rates are not available to any other government officials. From all considerations, the BB officials are the privileged government servants. These benefit and privilege package for the BB officials were designed with a definite purpose - to make them incorruptible.

One obvious recourse to eliminate any appearance of quid pro quo is forbidding payments to the BB officials by commercial banks - be they nationalised or private - for being the invited guest speakers or similar individualised services. If such honorarium were to be received, then honorarium, checks must be written with the BB as the payee since these officials are already paid for the time they spent as the guest speakers.

The writer, formerly a Physicist and Nuclear Engineer, is a Professor of Economics at Eastern Michigan University, USA. adewan@emich.edu


On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:42 PM, Abid Bahar <abid.bahar@gmail.com> wrote:

How to Defeat Dictator Hasina! Ant Story!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcRQN0sUjxQ&feature=related

Bug's Life Movie from Disney. 

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On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Abid Bahar <abid.bahar@gmail.com> wrote:
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, one of World's Top 10 all Time Known Dictators, Killed Brutally

Abid Bahar

Research shows, the man most Bangladeshis fondly called Bangabandhu Mujib until he established a one party rule is also one of the world's all time top 10 dictators who was killed brutally.

10. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,(Bangladesh was killed with 20 other family members). The 9 other dictators are:
9. Sadam Hossain of (Iraq)
8. Gaddafi (Libya)
7. Somoza (Nacaragua)
6. Ceauseseu (Romania)
5. Doe (Liberia)
4. Antonescu (Romania)
3.Kabila (Congo)
2. Musolini ( Italy)
1. Ceaser (Roman empire)

 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the most powerful dictator from South Asia. He was elected to office but in less than four years of his reign he established a one party rule, turned himself a lifelong president, closed opposition newspapers and about half a million people died between 1974-75 in a "man-made" famine from corruption and nepotism by his officials and his cadres called mujibbadis. Mujib's Rakkhi bahini forces killed approximately 35 000 people who opposed his rule. Similar to Sadam and Gaddafi and their notorious sons, Mujib's two sons and and a nephew took control of the law and order and through underground black money the economy became miserable. For a short period Mujib with Indian help acted like a king. For his use of cadre politics and special forces to kill the opposition members and his anti democratic rule, he was branded by modern scholars as a fascist leader. A comparison of the similarities with world's other fascist leaders especially with Musalini, show Mujib was a powerful South Asian Fascist.

Killing of democracy and the Death of a Fascist
Tajuddin warned Mujib not to install BKSAL. For installing BKSAL and closing the opposition newspapers, the economy and the country in a disarray Mostaque Ahamed one of Mujib's cabinet ministers with help from some freedom fighters and young majors in the army, Mujib was killed along with 20 members of his immediate and extended family (rare in history). While most countries condemned their fascist leaders, the Awami party in Bangladesh celebrates Mujib as one who wanted to establish a "Sonar Bangla."Awami League honors Mujib and celebrates fascism (Mujibbad) in Bangladesh.

Fascism Continues in Bangladesh
 Two Mujib daughters escaped the massacre in the Mujib family. One of them reelected as the Prime Minister years after her father's death follows Mujib's fascist tradition of killing and enforced disappearance and the mass arrest of opposition members. Similar to India led Rakkhi bahini in Mujib's time, Hasina survives with Indian security provided to her but the country is going through anarchy.






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