Attached is an article on "Shame" (Wednesday, July 4, 2007: The Daily Star).
Some of our email linked Bangladeshis think that discussing the regimes in Bangladesh is an act of shame.
That inspired me to attach this old article from the my archive.
The word "Shame" should be used only sparingly when appropriate and may not be used lavishly.
Thank you all and best wishes,
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Some of our email linked Bangladeshis think that discussing the regimes in Bangladesh is an act of shame.
That inspired me to attach this old article from the my archive.
The word "Shame" should be used only sparingly when appropriate and may not be used lavishly.
Thank you all and best wishes,
-
Abdullah A Dewan
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
From: "Matiur Rahman" <matiur737@gmail.com>
To: "adewan" <adewan@emich.edu>
Cc: "Syed Hamde Ali" <hamde@alumni.princeton.edu>, "S Turkman" <turkman@sbcglobal.net>, "Politiconomy" <politiconomy@list.emich.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 11:09:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Politiconomy] Rule of Lw
To: "adewan" <adewan@emich.edu>
Cc: "Syed Hamde Ali" <hamde@alumni.princeton.edu>, "S Turkman" <turkman@sbcglobal.net>, "Politiconomy" <politiconomy@list.emich.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 11:09:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Politiconomy] Rule of Lw
What a shame that people like you are engaged in a discourse for comparing Khaleda and Hasina regimes! These two ladies and their autocratic rule are not at all worthy of any intellectual discussion - it's a complete waste of your valuable time and energy. Rather, you may consider spending your resources for the formation of an alternative political platform - a peoples' platform - with the objective of removing these two ladies and their worthless family members from the power-politics of Bangladesh. There is no hope for any qualitative change in our country as long as these two families dictate our politics.
I hope you don't feel too offended by my candid comments here.
With regards,
Matiur Rahman, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
Austin Community College
Austin, Texas, USA
On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 7:59 AM, adewan <adewan@emich.edu> wrote:
I fully agree with your assertions with a "headnote".Kgaleda regime's legacy vs the present Hasina regime, ceteris paribus, markedly differs in that two stock market looting, loss of Padma Bridge financing, RAB 's mass murder as in Narayangonj among others, have dwarfed the mischief and misrule that occurred during the former.Although, with lapses of time we all suffer from degree of dimentia, I do not think I postponed my visit to Bangladesh and stopped my writing out of fear of retributions from Khaleda -- Nizami regime for my most critical op-ed. articles in The Daily Star. Today, some of my friends cautioned me about my email comments.Best,Abdullah A. DewanEastern Michigan UniversitySent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® I I-------- Original message --------From: Syed Hamde AliDate:05/16/2014 3:36 AM (GMT-05:00)To: adewan ,S Turkman ,PoliticonomySubject: Re: [Politiconomy] Rule of LwThere are many who would say that the Khaleda/Tareque depredations bring even the Marcoses to shame, and that Sheikh Hasina still has a long way to go before equalling them in corruption. But what is the difference? It reminds me of an afternoon many years ago when I was playing poker with a bunch of friends. My cousin and I were both losing at one point, and he turned to me and asked "How much are you losing?" "One thousand taka," I replied (as I say it was a long time ago). "Ho ho ho!" he laughed gleefully, "I'm only losing 400 taka!" I just stared at him, and then said "Lucky you." The point is, we are all losing in the end.
From: adewan <adewan@emich.edu>
To: S Turkman <turkman@sbcglobal.net>; Politiconomy <politiconomy@list.emich.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Politiconomy] Rule of Lw
Absolutely not. Where did you get the impression that I implied Khaleda--Nijami regime was any better? In both instances, democratically elected government turned into regimes of kleptocracy --differing only in degree, that is to say that at the present time Hasina regime's mischief is leading to ad nauseam.Abdullah A. DewanEastern Michigan UniversitySent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® I I-------- Original message --------From: S TurkmanDate:05/15/2014 7:36 PM (GMT-05:00)To: Abdullah Dewan ,PoliticonomySubject: Re: [Politiconomy] Rule of LwSure, sure the Non Awami League rule from 1975 to 2005 was the real Democracy, right?On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 11:04 AM, Abdullah Dewan <adewan@emich.edu> wrote:
The report in the link below gives us some glimpses of the reactions of political courtiers of insignificant parties which are baited with some position and power to form the 14 party grand alliance under Bangladesh Awami League (BAL) leadership. In a country with no rule of law a democratically elected government become a kleptocracy with all its branches: executive, legislative and judiciary get enmeshed in corruption and crimes. There are concerns if Sheikh Hasina is willing (or even has the capacity) to serve the country's interest ahead of her party's hooliganism.
http://www.amadershomoys.com/newsite/2014/05/14/10790.htm#.U3OOb3ZKPSj
Abdullah A Dewan
M.Sc(phys), M.S.(nuclr.eng),Ph.D(econ)
Professor and Economics Department Head(i)
Eastern Michigan University
Email:adewan@emich.edu
Ph #(734) 487-3395
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