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SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2013

The Economist does it again

The Economist has come up, again, with a second piece on Bangladesh in as many weeks. This one, like most of the past ones, is devoted to a critical analysis of the ongoing trials of the war criminals. The piece contains some truths and some half-truths, while most of it is absolute fallacy. The writer did not spend even a little time on research to find out the true story behind both the Eichmann trials, which The Economistanalyst tried to portray as “Israel’s model of due process,” and the underlying history of the current trials that is driven by national agony during its creation, which has never been fully addressed. The piece is typical of a mercenary writer where he just pens something only because he has to do it.
The ignorance of the analyst is so obvious that he must have taken it as granted that the prospective readers, mostly Bengalis all around the globe, are a bunch of ignorant people who will digest any garbage that comes from a weekly published from a Western capital. Let us first look at how he has glorified the otherwise highly controversial Eichmann trials conducted by the Israeli government, whose judicial system has never been a role model for anyone outside the so-called Western world, let alone for people of Bangladesh, irrespective of their
political affiliations.

The backdrop and the landscape of the genocide committed by the Pakistani occupation forces and the Bengali collaborators on the people of Bangladesh are completely different from those of the Holocaust committed by Nazi Germany to a single religious group. The former happened while the Bengalis were fighting a war of liberation from the occupation of a single country, while the latter was committed when a worldwide war was going on for years. Yet, let us explore how the Eichmann trail was conducted in 1961.

After the end of WW II, Eichmann escaped to Argentina when Israel was not yet born. In 1961 he, not an Israeli citizen, was kidnapped by Israel’s Mossad from Argentina. We wish our intelligence agency can perform a similar task by kidnapping one accused war criminal from the UK (would The Economist condone it?) and one from the US.

The tribunal was presided over by three judges, all of whom were born in Germany and immigrated to “British Mandate of Palestine” in 1933 when the Nazi party came to power in Germany. The prosecutor was the Israeli attorney general who was born in Austria (Hitler was born there as well), and the defense lawyer was a German who was never a member of the Nazi party as Eichmann refused to appoint a Jewish lawyer.

As per Wikipedia: “The legal basis of the charges against Eichmann was the 1950 ‘Nazi and Nazi Collaborators (Punishment) Law’. However, Israel’s claim to jurisdiction was controversial, as Eichmann’s acts did not occur on Israeli soil, and indeed had happened before Israel came into existence.” In addition, legal experts observed that the process of Eichmann’s trial contained many instances of “reversible error and procedural irregularities,” which would not have held up to appeal in a standard legal trial. For instance, Eichmann’s defense team was not permitted access to all of the evidence to be used.

The trial caused huge international controversy, as well as an international sensation. Witnesses for the defense, all of them former high-ranking Nazis, were promised immunity and safe conduct from their German and Austrian homes to testify in Jerusalem on Eichmann’s behalf. Yet, all of them refused to travel to Israel. That is so much for The Economist‘s ‘model of due processes.’

Now let us look at the trials at home, which The Economist disparaged by calling it “another kind of crime.” In fact, The Economist is so bent on discrediting the trial that it has presented mostly unsubstantiated and ridiculous assertions, reflecting its absolute ignorance of the history of Bangladesh’s birth and the misinformation fed by its clients. What could be more ignorant than when The Economist observes that “trials have been utter failure because most of the accused are linked to Jamaat-e-Islami?” What could be a more ludicrous observation? It was primarily Jamaat-e-Islami and to a lesser extent Muslim League that collaborated with the occupation forces and worked against our Liberation War. So in what way had it surprised The Economist that ‘most of the accused are linked to Jamaat-e-Islami?”

The Economist is unhappy that “public discussions of the proceedings have been restricted. In one case, the presiding judge resigned and the death sentence was handed down by three men who had not heard all the witnesses.” Here again, the Economist resorted to utter falsehoods. The proceedings of the court have been open to public and the news media, including the ones which are all out there to save the accused war criminals.

The opposition politicians went as far as demanding abolishment of the tribunal. Could anyone contemplate demanding the same in Israel during Eichmann trial? In fact, two of the three judges heard all the witnesses and the third judge heard both the prosecution and the defense arguments all over again. The Economistaccused the prosecution of kidnapping a defense witness. Who kidnapped the witness, a member of religious minority, is controversial. Would anyone in Bangladesh believe that a member of religious minority would be a witness in favour of any accused war criminal?

Lecturing the millions of Bengalis of the consequences, The Economist observed: “Sadly, most Bangladeshis are cheering the tribunal’s flawed proceedings. When the court passed a life sentence (rather than a death sentence), the crowds that gathered to protest against this leniency were the biggest that had been seen in Dhaka for 20 years.” For The Economist‘s information, never before in our history, except during our liberation war, had a message reached the hearts and souls of the millions of Bengalis residing in every corner of the globe, including the Economist‘s backyard. At the end, the Economist correctly observed: “Everybody thinks that the defendants are getting their just dessert.” In fact, this widespread feeling absolutely concurs with the saying that “justice has not only to be served, but it must also appear that justice has indeed been served.”

The writer is the Convener of the Canadian Committee for Human Rights and Democracy in Bangladesh.

http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/the-economist-does-it-again/

রবিবার, ২৪ মার্চ ২০১৩, ১০ চৈত্র ১৪১৯
ইকোনমিস্টের বিষোদ্গার-নেপথ্যে কি অন্য কিছু?

SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2013

"THE ECONOMIST" - JUSTICE IN BANGLADESH

Another kind of crime

This article appeared in the print edition of The Economist on March 23, 2013.)



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[chottala.com] The Economist does it again !



SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2013

The Economist does it again

The Economist has come up, again, with a second piece on Bangladesh in as many weeks. This one, like most of the past ones, is devoted to a critical analysis of the ongoing trials of the war criminals. The piece contains some truths and some half-truths, while most of it is absolute fallacy. The writer did not spend even a little time on research to find out the true story behind both the Eichmann trials, which The Economistanalyst tried to portray as "Israel's model of due process," and the underlying history of the current trials that is driven by national agony during its creation, which has never been fully addressed. The piece is typical of a mercenary writer where he just pens something only because he has to do it.
The ignorance of the analyst is so obvious that he must have taken it as granted that the prospective readers, mostly Bengalis all around the globe, are a bunch of ignorant people who will digest any garbage that comes from a weekly published from a Western capital. Let us first look at how he has glorified the otherwise highly controversial Eichmann trials conducted by the Israeli government, whose judicial system has never been a role model for anyone outside the so-called Western world, let alone for people of Bangladesh, irrespective of their
political affiliations.

The backdrop and the landscape of the genocide committed by the Pakistani occupation forces and the Bengali collaborators on the people of Bangladesh are completely different from those of the Holocaust committed by Nazi Germany to a single religious group. The former happened while the Bengalis were fighting a war of liberation from the occupation of a single country, while the latter was committed when a worldwide war was going on for years. Yet, let us explore how the Eichmann trail was conducted in 1961.

After the end of WW II, Eichmann escaped to Argentina when Israel was not yet born. In 1961 he, not an Israeli citizen, was kidnapped by Israel's Mossad from Argentina. We wish our intelligence agency can perform a similar task by kidnapping one accused war criminal from the UK (would The Economist condone it?) and one from the US.

The tribunal was presided over by three judges, all of whom were born in Germany and immigrated to "British Mandate of Palestine" in 1933 when the Nazi party came to power in Germany. The prosecutor was the Israeli attorney general who was born in Austria (Hitler was born there as well), and the defense lawyer was a German who was never a member of the Nazi party as Eichmann refused to appoint a Jewish lawyer.

As per Wikipedia: "The legal basis of the charges against Eichmann was the 1950 'Nazi and Nazi Collaborators (Punishment) Law'. However, Israel's claim to jurisdiction was controversial, as Eichmann's acts did not occur on Israeli soil, and indeed had happened before Israel came into existence." In addition, legal experts observed that the process of Eichmann's trial contained many instances of "reversible error and procedural irregularities," which would not have held up to appeal in a standard legal trial. For instance, Eichmann's defense team was not permitted access to all of the evidence to be used.

The trial caused huge international controversy, as well as an international sensation. Witnesses for the defense, all of them former high-ranking Nazis, were promised immunity and safe conduct from their German and Austrian homes to testify in Jerusalem on Eichmann's behalf. Yet, all of them refused to travel to Israel. That is so much for The Economist's 'model of due processes.'

Now let us look at the trials at home, which The Economist disparaged by calling it "another kind of crime." In fact, The Economist is so bent on discrediting the trial that it has presented mostly unsubstantiated and ridiculous assertions, reflecting its absolute ignorance of the history of Bangladesh's birth and the misinformation fed by its clients. What could be more ignorant than when The Economist observes that "trials have been utter failure because most of the accused are linked to Jamaat-e-Islami?" What could be a more ludicrous observation? It was primarily Jamaat-e-Islami and to a lesser extent Muslim League that collaborated with the occupation forces and worked against our Liberation War. So in what way had it surprised The Economist that 'most of the accused are linked to Jamaat-e-Islami?"

The Economist is unhappy that "public discussions of the proceedings have been restricted. In one case, the presiding judge resigned and the death sentence was handed down by three men who had not heard all the witnesses." Here again, the Economist resorted to utter falsehoods. The proceedings of the court have been open to public and the news media, including the ones which are all out there to save the accused war criminals.

The opposition politicians went as far as demanding abolishment of the tribunal. Could anyone contemplate demanding the same in Israel during Eichmann trial? In fact, two of the three judges heard all the witnesses and the third judge heard both the prosecution and the defense arguments all over again. The Economistaccused the prosecution of kidnapping a defense witness. Who kidnapped the witness, a member of religious minority, is controversial. Would anyone in Bangladesh believe that a member of religious minority would be a witness in favour of any accused war criminal?

Lecturing the millions of Bengalis of the consequences, The Economist observed: "Sadly, most Bangladeshis are cheering the tribunal's flawed proceedings. When the court passed a life sentence (rather than a death sentence), the crowds that gathered to protest against this leniency were the biggest that had been seen in Dhaka for 20 years." For The Economist's information, never before in our history, except during our liberation war, had a message reached the hearts and souls of the millions of Bengalis residing in every corner of the globe, including the Economist's backyard. At the end, the Economist correctly observed: "Everybody thinks that the defendants are getting their just dessert." In fact, this widespread feeling absolutely concurs with the saying that "justice has not only to be served, but it must also appear that justice has indeed been served."

The writer is the Convener of the Canadian Committee for Human Rights and Democracy in Bangladesh.

http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/the-economist-does-it-again/

রবিবার, ২৪ মার্চ ২০১৩, ১০ চৈত্র ১৪১৯
ইকোনমিস্টের বিষোদ্গার-নেপথ্যে কি অন্য কিছু?

SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2013

"THE ECONOMIST" - JUSTICE IN BANGLADESH

Another kind of crime

This article appeared in the print edition of The Economist on March 23, 2013.)



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[chottala.com] ATLANTA ,BAISHAKHI MELA AT BERKMAR HS ,14TH APRIL 2013 !!!!!!! [1 Attachment]

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Dear Community members ,

In response to your request , we have decided to start this year mela from 4 pm !!
So , come with FAMILY& FRIENDS on time for an unlimited MEGA CELEBRATION !!!





 
 
প্রিয় সুধী
"মেলার মাঝে খাবার স্টলে
 স্বর্ষে-ইলিশ , পান্তা- ভাত ,
মনের সুখে খেয়ে দেয়ে আজ
ভাবছি মোরা বাঙালি জাত "----- সেই পান্তা আর ইলিশের স্বাদ
নিতে চলে আসুন স্বপরিজনে আগামী 14th APRIL-2013 , রবিবার
Barkmar High School এর "রঙে রঙে বৈশাখের "
মেলায় ৷ এই জমজমাট মেলা শুরু হবে বিকাল ৪ টায় আর এতে
থাকবে "চিত্তে আলোড়ন তোলার মতো" স্বাংস্কৃতিক পর্ব , রকমারি
বাহারি কাপড় -অলংকার ,মুখরোচক খাবারের স্টল ।
  "বার্কমার মানেই বৈশাখ ,
     বৈশাখ মানেই বার্কমার"
                               
          বৈশাখী  শুভেচ্ছাসহ ,
            ডা:মুহাম্মদ আলী মানিক               মোহন জাব্বার
              404-702-6146           404-707-4750
                          BANGLADESH  FOUNDATION  OF  GEORGIA
                   আপনাদের সকলের সহযোগিতা আমাদের কাম্য ।
               
 Dear,all my friends.The most popular and colorful bengali heritage Festival 
"BOISHAKHI MELA" Host By Bangladesh Foundation Of Georgia. You Are Cordially
invites with Your family and Friends. Thanks, 
                     













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[chottala.com] Khaleda Doctrine: Army to play role in due time



      Army to play role in due time: Khaleda (Video)

Opposition leader Khaleda Zia said on Sunday that the army cannot play an observer when the country plunges in chaos.

"The army has responsibilities. It cannot act as a silent audience. It cannot only observe the situation because it is also a part of the country," she said while addressing a roadside rally at Matidali intersection in Bogra Sadar upazila.

Army personnel go abroad for maintaining peace. But if there is no peace in their own country, foreigners would then say that the army is only capable of maintaining peace in other countries, she said.

"So, I ask all quarters to think about it."

She expressed her hope that the army will play a key role "in proper time".

Citing police firing in Bogra on March 3 that left a number of people dead, Khaleda said: "I thank the army personnel that they came out on the roads (Bogra) but did not shot fire on the people."

It was her first rally on the two-day visit to northern district of Bogra and Joypurhat.

Khaleda started from Bogra circuit house around 11:20am and reached the intersection in 10 minutes on her way to Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat.

At Matidali, the opposition leader offered her condolences to family members of the victims, who were shot dead in police firing on March 3.

BNP leaders including Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Selima Rahman, Sadeque Hossain Khoka and Mirza Abbas accompanied her in the visit.

The BNP chief on Saturday went on a two-day visit to Bogra and Joypurhat.

She reached Bogra Saturday night and spent the night at local circuit house.

At Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat, she will hold a condolence meeting on the premises of Salaipur High School around 1:00pm.

They will start back for Bogra at 2:15pm and have lunch at the Circuit House in Bogra.

Around 3:30pm, Khaleda will visit a Hindu temple that recently came under attack by religious bigots in Gabtoli upazila.

Khaleda will speak to some other families of the March 3 victims on the Aria Bazar School premises in Shahjahanpur upazila, Bogra, at 5:00pm.

She will depart for Dhaka around 6:00pm.

The former prime minister was scheduled to visit Bogra on Friday but she postponed the tour until yesterday to mark the three-day mourning period over the death of President Zillur Rahman.

Khaleda requested that no gates be built on her way to welcome her. Likewise, she told party men in Bogra not to host a reception for her.

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monir

monir

২০১৩.০৩.২৪ ১৩:৪৮
কি আজব কথা, মুখে গনতন্ত্র আর শেষ ভরসা সেনাবাহিনী??? বক্তব্য দিয়ে সেনাবাহিনী কে উসকে দিচ্ছেন??? ক্ষমতা গ্রহনের জন্য প্রকাশ্যে কি সেনাবাহিনী কে আহবান জানানো হচ্ছে না। কাদের জন্য উনি আন্দোলন করছেন উনি, সেই চিন্হিত যুদ্ধোঅপরাধীদের বাঁচাতে??? আজ পর্যন্ত বিএনপির নেত্রীর রাজনৈতিক জীবনে একটিবারের জন্যও ভুলকরে মুখ হতে একটি শব্দও আসেনি যে গোলাম আযম, সাইদি, নিজামি, সাকা, আলিম, কা-মেল্লা চিহ্নিত যুদ্ধো অপরাধী তাদের ফাসি চাই, জামাত একটি যুদ্ধ অপরাধীদের দল একে নিষিদ্ধ ঘোষনা করব । তাই দেশবাসির কাছে পরিষ্কার বিএনপির এ জোট যুদ্ধ অপরাধীদের জোট। রাজাকারদের পত্রিকা দিগন্ত, দিনকাল, সংগ্রাম, সোনার বাংলা, আমার দেশ নিষিদ্ধ কর, দিগন্ত টিভি বন্ধ কর, ইলামি ব্যাংক বন্ধ কর, মিশনগ্রুফ বদ্ধ কর, রাজাকারদের যত ব্যাবসা আছে বন্ধ কর।
nurul absar hussain

nurul absar hussain

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উনি আবার প্রমান করিলেন জনগনের উপর উনার আস্ত নাই বন্দুকের নল আর ষড়যন্ত্রই উনার ভরসা।
Tuhin

Tuhin

২০১৩.০৩.২৪ ১৪:৪০
কিছু দিন আগে বি এন পি বিচারিক ক্ষমতাসহ আর্মি চাইল ,কিন্তু আজকের বক্তব্য সকল সিমা অতিক্রম করে ফেলল । এটা পরিস্কার যে বি এন পি জামাতকে সক্রিয় রেখে এদেশে গণতন্ত্র সুদূর পরাহত । সিদ্ধান্ত নেয়ার সময় আজই যদি দেশকে আমরা ভালবাসি । এমন দলকে কুনভাবেই সমরথন দেয়া জায় না ।
rezaur rahman

rezaur rahman

২০১৩.০৩.২৪ ১৪:৪৩
মানুষরে খেপাইয়েন না খালেদা জিয়া । মানুষ খেপলে সেনাবাহিনী দিয়ে বাঁচতে পারবেন না । মনে রাখবেন , ৭১ সালে সেনাবাহিনির সাথে যুদ্ধ করেই আমরা স্বাধীনতা ছিনায় আনছিলাম। 
আমরা তরুণদের একটা অক্ষেপ আমরা যুদ্ধ দেখি নাই।
দেশকে কিছু কীটপতঙ্গের হাত থেকে বাঁচানোর জন্য প্রয়োজন হলে আমরা হাতে অস্ত্র তুলে নিতে রাজি আছি।
ঘুঘু দেখছেন, বাঘ দেখেন নাই। আমরা রয়্যাল বেঙ্গল টাইগার । কারে ভয় দেখান ????

Monira

Monira

২০১৩.০৩.২৪ ১৪:৫২
কি আজব কথা, মুখে গনতন্ত্র আর শেষ ভরসা সেনাবাহিনী??? বক্তব্য দিয়ে সেনাবাহিনী কে উসকে দিচ্ছেন??? হায় রে খালেদা জিয়া.. তুমি বিরোধীদলীয় নেত্রী!!!! ধিক তোমায়... ধিক......
২০১৩.০৩.২৪ ১৫:৩৮
একটি গনতান্ত্রিক দেশের প্রধান বিরোধী দলের নেত্রী মুখে এটা কি ধরনের গনতান্ত্রিক কথা ! 
ম্যাডাম, আপনি কি জনগনের উপর ভরসা রাখতে পারছেন না?
ম্যাডাম, আপনি কি আপনার দলীয় কর্মী/সমর্থকদের উপর ভরসা রাখতে পারছেন না?
যদি পারতেন তাহলে কেন সেনাবাহিনীর প্রত্যাশা করছেন?

Dr. Mizanur Rahman

Dr. Mizanur Rahman

২০১৩.০৩.২৪ ১৬:২৬
মনে হয় চিকিৎসার নামে সিংগাপুর গিয়ে স্বাধীনতা বিরোধী শক্তির সাথে ষড়যন্ত্রটা ভালই করে আসছেন।
 


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