India must change its big brother attitude with its neighbours

India must change its big brother attitude with its neighbours
Being a neighbour of the world largest democratic country, I am happy over the historic victory of the secularist Indian Congress led by Ms Sonia Gandhi. We, Bangladeshis were very anxious because the potential threats if the extremist BJP would come to power again.

Though Ms Sonia Gandhi is not in office, she is believed to be the king maker of the Indian politics. Most of the people in our Bangladesh believe that there is a good relation with the ruling Indian Congress and the Bangladeshi ruling party Awami League. We hope all the unresolved disputes among the neighbours in the South Asian regions will be solved peacefully if India can change their big brother attitude by reforming its current foreign policy. However, the possibility is not so high as we see all the Indian leaders are seen to be united over their foreign relations. We see the exceptional over the issue on India- USA bilateral relations more specifically the non-military nuclear deal with USA. India as a most influential power in the South Asian countries should have play a positive role in creating more trusts and confidence among the South Asian nations.

Habibullah Mizan
Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka,
Bangladesh

Special prayer for late nuclear scientist Dr MA Wazed Miah

Special prayer for late nuclear scientist Dr MA Wazed Miah

Thousands of people from various walks of life joined the Qulkhwani for Dr MA Wazed Miah at the Prime Minister’s official residence Jamuna yesterday after Asr prayer, praying for the departed soul of the eminent nuclear scientist and husband of premier Sheikh Hasina.
Baitul Mukarram Khatib Salauddin Ahmed led the Asr prayer and administered the milad mahfil and special prayers at the Qulkhwani.
The participants prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul of Dr Wazed and safe and long healthy lives of Sheikh Hasina, their son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Hossain Putul.
Former Presidents Hossain Mohammad Ershad, Prof Badruddoza Chowdhury, former Chief Advisers Justice Habibur Rahman and Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed, BNP joint secretaries-general Nazrul Islam Khan and Mirza Abbas, Jatiya Party Secretary-General Ruhul Amin Hawlader MP, presidium member Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud MP, LDP chairman Col. Oli Ahmed, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) President Manjurul Ahsan Khan, Krishak Sramik Janata League president Bangabeer Kader Siddiqui, and Zaker Party chairman Peerjada Mustafa Al Faisal were among the participants.
Inside the Jamuna bhaban, Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and Joy’s wife were present among the females.
Besides, Awami League presidium members, Ministers, Advisers to the Prime Minister, State Ministers and Members of Parliament, chiefs of three services and diplomats attended the occasion of performing the religious rites.
Male guests stayed outside the premises of Jamuna and the adjacent state guesthouse Sugandha’s premises while arrangement was made inside Jamuna- bhaban area for female guests.
For a lack of space within the venue area, several thousand people attended the Qulkhwani staying in the adjacent streets and Ramna Park.
The only son of the Wazed-Hasina couple, Joy, addressed the gathering and sought “pardon” on behalf of their family if his father had done anything “wrong” with anyone.
Talking to reporters after the Qul, BNP leaders Nazrul and Abbas said they joined the Qulkhani as representative of their party which believes in ‘social harmony’.
Nazrul Islam Khan said the late Dr Wazed Miah established a rare example by not using political powers to get anything.
“He had been nearest to power. But he never used it. A person like him is rare in our country,” Nazrul said.

Thanks you for joining ‘Dr MA Wazed Miah’ and page ‘Bangladeshi nuclear scientist Dr MA Wazed Miah’ but we need more

Thanks you for joining ‘Dr MA Wazed Miah’ and page ‘Bangladeshi nuclear scientist Dr MA Wazed Miah’ but we need more

I’m extremely grateful to you all who have already join the group titled ‘Dr MA Wazed Miah’ and page ‘Bangladeshi nuclear scientist Dr MA Wazed Miah’ by this time. But as a human nature, we may forget him soon.

I think this absolutely gentleman has so many extra ordinary qualities in his life, which may make him remember in our hearts.

I created this group with a dream to do some thing more out of party politics for this natural talent. We must raise our active voice not to politicize this national hero. Because in the past we had to unfortunately see that some political parties have made Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib an Awami League Leader only. We don’t want to remember our dearest and nearest ‘Suda Miah’ as only husband of our beloved prime minister Sheikh Hasina, or son-in law of Father of the Nation. We want to keep him above all politics.

So I again submissively request you to contribute this new global group ‘Dr MA Wazed Miah’ and page ‘Bangladeshi nuclear scientist Dr MA Wazed Miah’ by posting more pictures, wall posts and your proposal how he is to be widely honored. You can write any memories if you have. Share all these, please my request.

I also urge you all to invite your all friends to join this group and page.

Kindly keep in touch with us and inspire us.

Sincerely
Habibullah Mizan
Department of International relations
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s nuclear scientist husband Wazed Miah passes away

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s nuclear scientist husband Wazed Miah passes away

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s nuclear-scientist husband Dr M Wazed Miah died at the city’s Square Hospital yesterday after fighting for life for last few days. He was 67.
He was suffering from kidney and cardiac problems. Recently, he had undergone angioplasty at Singapore National Heart Centre.
His physician Dr Sarwar Hossain told reporters that Dr Wazed’s condition had “deteriorated fast” from 2pm and he breathed his last at 4:25pm. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was present at the time of his death.
Sheikh Hasina’s younger sister, Sheikh Rehana, and other family members of Wazed were also present there to see him for the last.
Hearing the death news of Wazed Miah, cabinet members, MPs and leaders and activists of different political parties rushed to the hospital and his home to see Wazed Miah’s body.
National leaders, including President M Zillur Rahman, and Leader of the Opposition Begum Khaleda Zia, condoled on the death of the eminent nuclear scientist and Prime Minister Hasina’s husband.
Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate, Deputy Speaker Col (retd) Shawkat Ali and Cabinet members also expressed condolences on the death of Dr Wazed Miah.
Dr Wazed left behind his wife Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, one son, one daughter and a host of relatives and admirers to mourn his death. His son Sajib Wazed Joy is a computer engineer and lives in Washington and daughter Saima Wazed Putul lives in Canada.
His body was taken to his Dhanmondi Sudhasadan residence in the evening from the hospital.
As the body was taken to Sudhasadan, hundreds of people from different walks of life thronged there to get a glimpse of Dr Wazed.
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, leaders of different political parties and eminent persons also visited the residence of Sheikh Hasina and consoled her.
Later, Wazed’s body was taken to the mortuary of the Square Hospital at about 9:45pm.
A condolence book will be opened at PM’s official residence Jamuna at 11am tomorrow (Sunday) for three days for diplomats and representatives of donor agencies to register their condolences on the death of Dr Wazed.
His first namaz-e-janaza will be held tomorrow (Sunday) at 10 am at Baitul Mukarram national mosque. The body will lie in state there, before the funeral prayer, for people to pay their last respects to the late scientist.
Thereafter, his body will be flown by a helicopter to his ancestral home at Pirganj in Rangpur district.
He will be laid to eternal rest at his family graveyard beside his parents after a second janaza there.
Dr M Wazed Miah was born on February 16, 1942 at Fatepur village of Pirganj upazila in Rangpur district. He was the youngest among four sons and three daughters of late Abdul Kader Miah and late Moyzunnesa.
In 1956, he matriculated with first division from Rangpur Zila School and stood second on the merit list at the ISc examination from Rajshahi Government College in 1958.
He obtained second position in first class at honours examination in Physics department of Dhaka University in 1961 and stood first-class first at Master’s in 1962.
In his student life in DU he was elected vice-president of Fazlul Haq Hall on Chhatra League ticket in 1961. He was arrested for participating in anti-education commission movement in 1962.
After completion of his education, Wazed joined the then Pakistan Atomic Energy Centre in Lahore as scientific officer.
Wazed obtained PhD from Durham University in 1967 and married Sheikh Hasina, the eldest daughter of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, on November 17 the same year.
Dr Wazed was the chairman of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission during his professional career.
He lived a quiet life after retirement. He was also known among his friends and relations as ‘Sudha Miah’.
Dr Wazed authored many books, including Fundamentals of
Thermodynamics and Fundamentals of Electromagnetics and some memoirs on Bangabandhu and Bangladesh.

Posted By
Habibullah Mizan
Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sub-editor
The Daily New Nation, Dhaka, Bangladesh

His tougher war begins!

His tougher war begins!
He is going to re-organise his social fights against the bloody oppressors, conspirators, killers who try to stop him from protest. He doesn’t want to take law in his own hand but everything has a limit, when any body cross the limit, he may not remain patient like now. He is a young man also, his blood some times go very hot. But he will try to fight peacefully and lawfully against the miscreants in his locality but these may not bring result. Then he will start his tougher fight, He is ready to face any situation for the sake of the distressed, oppressed and helpless people in and around his area. May Almighty Allah bless us.

Sorrow of a journalist: Meaningless Press Freedom?

Sorrow of a journalist: Meaningless Press Freedom?

No journalists have actual freedom. It’s almost same from developed to underdeveloped countries, western society to radical society. Some times only the media owners can enjoy very limited freedom. Media is directly or indirectly controlled either by the governments or the various non-state actors. It’s can’t even survive if the highly influential advertisers fade up on any specific media. When we, journalists have to fighting continuously for our rights, World Press Freedom Day is totally meaningless. However, with my profound respect I remember the brave journalists who died while discharging their novel profession or in jail and were tortured.

Habibullah Mizan

Student of MSS, Department of International Relations
University of Dhaka

Sub-editor
The Daily New Nation
Dhaka, Bangladesh

My love goes for the oppressed workers around the world

My love goes for the oppressed workers around the world, who have no access to the fundamental rights and unable to meet their basic needs rights, my heart cries for those who are being depriving continuously, my respect for those workers leaders who sacrifice for the workers. I wish you all on the historic May Day.