YOU may harass me but YOU cannot defeat me
I am ready to fight because still I dare to dream. It may be my last note because a group of intelligence are reportedly trying to interrogate me following some remarks of the veteran freedom fighter Bangabir Kader Siddiqui, Bir Uttam on December 15 this year.
My news paper office ordered me to take his interview on December 14 . I failed to meet him at Tangail but coming back from his own town, I successfully took his exclusive interview about war crimes trial issue and some other related current issues at his Mohmmadpur residence on the morning of December 15.
I have both audio and video recording about his remarks . Let’s see what NEXT!!!!!!!
Habibullah Mizan
Reporter, The Daily Independent, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cell: +008801713171385,01675599609
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Justice at large, widow hits Facebook for help 6 months after her professor husband was killed in Sylhet, woman, now based near Dhaka, seeks justic
By Habibullah Mizan, The Daily Independent
DHAKA, Oct 14: Six months after her husband was killed, and with the authorities yet to “punish his killers”, a Sylhet widow is pinning her hopes on the Web world to help get justice. For almost four months now, Afroza Harun, wife of slain professor Harun-Or-Rashid, chairman of the Philosophy Department of Sylhet Government Mohila College, is seeking help by writing messages on the social networking site Facebook.
Here’s a sample: ‘’Today is the birthday of my only daughter. Her father was killed. Who will wish her now? Almighty, punish the killers of my husband… No one helps us get justice.’’
And this: ‘’The society is going rotten by the day; the consciousness of the people have about to destroyed (and) no one dares to protest even when an honest young professor of a government college gets killed in board daylight. And those who protest are doing it as eyewash only. No one cares how a helpless family is passing its days.’’
Harun-Or-Rashid was killed near his house on March 21 this year — incidentally, the month of their 18th wedding anniversary. Afroza now lives in a rented house near Dhaka city, but requested The Independent against disclosing the address or location due to reasons of security.
Talking to The Independent over telephone, she said, “I have lost everything. So many people, including ministers and eminent personalities, had assured me of all cooperation and help for my family in various ways but they did not keep their words. Even my close relatives do not bother to contact me; not even by calling up.”
Asked how and why she went on the social networking site in her mission to seek justice for her slain husband, Arfoza said, “One of my brothers-in-law taught me how to use Facebook. I already have more than 4,000 friends on Facebook — many of them are renowned journalists, several are student leaders, and some are law enforcement officers.
“There are others who work with senior government offices. And I believe hearing my appeal for justice, they will definitely help me ensure exemplary punishment to those who murdered my husband and their patrons.”
She claimed she did not receive any monetary aid from the government and is in deep financial crisis at present.
“I believe the killer (prime suspect Abdul Latif) is yet to be arrested because he has the power of money backing him. I met with the then Inspector General of Police at the Police Headquarters on July 6 and he ordered the local police either to immediately arrest or to send details about the prime accused so that they can request the Interpol to issue a global arrest warrant against the accused, wherever he is hiding.”
The arrest warrant through the Interpol is yet to be issued.
The Criminal Investigation Department has now taken charge of the investigations.
Afroza said she applied to the Home Minister on May 2 to include the case in the monitoring cell for a fair and speedy trail. “But I have not get any result yet,” she said, rage mixed with despondency in her voice.
Prof Harun was killed allegedly by Abdul Latif, alias Kawser, and Rashel Ahmed on March 21 on his way to his rented house near his college. While Abdul Latif, the prime suspect, is still at large, the elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) had arrested the co-accused. It was learnt from their interrogation that Latif had killed the professor after he rebuked two female students, Sujina Akhtar Munni and Safia Khatun Lipi (alias Lipi Begum), for their misconduct inside and outside the classroom.
Latif was purportedly enraged by this and stabbed Prof Harun to death.
(Source: The Daily Independent, October
15)
http://theindependentdigital.com/index.php?opt=view&page=3&date=2010-10-15
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia again minus!
Krishak Sramik Janata League (KSJL) president Bangabir Kader Siddiqi Bir Uttam again wanted to ‘minus’ country’s top two most influential national leaders Begum Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina, two female bosses of the two largest parties in Bangladesh.
ASM Abdur Rab, one of the founders of the Jatiya Somajtrantik Dal, reiterated his suggestion of new ‘changed’ politics in the country being free from the current practice of ‘nepotism’ in the two major political parties.
Both of them came up with these hope and suggestion while addressing a Iftar Mahfil organized by Bangladesh Kallyan Party in a city hotel yesterday.
Kader Siddiqi said,‘‘ For the real changes in politics, we must minus both the Awami League and BNP along with their chief Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia from the politics.”
Abdur Rab, also the former vice-president of the Dhaka University Central Student Union said, ‘‘ If we really believe in a new ‘healthy’ politics for the betterment of the nation, we must free ourselves from the ‘nepotism’ politics of the Awami League and BNP.”
Bangladesh Kallyan Party chairman Major General(Retd) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim, Bir Protik in his special prayer prior to Iftar sought the ‘divine blessing’ from Almighty Allah to survive into country’s politics.
Though he mentioned many names of the Islamic clerics including Hazrat Shajajal of Sylhet and Khaja Mainuddin Chisti of India,very technically he did not mentioned any names of country’s late national leaders.
‘‘If we are qualified for country’s politics, Oh! Almighty Allah, kindly help us so that we can successfully survive in the national politics. And If we are not well qualified, please make us qualified,’’ he said in the combine special prayer which he himself conducted.
Kallyan Party chief hosted the Iftar and dinner party in the capital in the honour of top politicians and foreign diplomats and senior journalists, businessmen .
But no politicians from the ruling Awami League or opposition Bangladesh National Party attended the progarmme except the businessman turned politician BNP Chairperson’s advising council member Abdul Awal Minto.
Among the diplomats working in Bangladesh, the Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka was only present.
Only except the reporters who went to cover the event, no senior journalists replied the invitation of the former army officer who founded his party after the change over of the 1/11 when the army backed caretaker government took the state power in 2001.
Many such new political parties were formed during then Chief Advisor Dr Fakruddin Ahmed led caretaker government , whose allegedly tried to minus BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina from the country’s political scenario patronizing the newly formed parties.
All the new formed political parties reportedly supported the much talked political reforms of the caretaker government , targeting to minus the major politicians including Hasina and Khaleda.
However, most of the parties went out of scene after the last parliamentarian election held in December 29, 2010.
Islami Oikkya Jote Maulana General Secretary Abdul Latif Nijami, BKP Secretary General Abdul Malek Chowdhury ,organizing secretary Shahidur Rahman Tamanna, office secretary Md Nurul Kabir Pintu, among others, were present in the Iftar.
ASM Abdur Rab, one of the founders of the Jatiya Somajtrantik Dal, reiterated his suggestion of new ‘changed’ politics in the country being free from the current practice of ‘nepotism’ in the two major political parties.
Both of them came up with these hope and suggestion while addressing a Iftar Mahfil organized by Bangladesh Kallyan Party in a city hotel yesterday.
Kader Siddiqi said,‘‘ For the real changes in politics, we must minus both the Awami League and BNP along with their chief Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia from the politics.”
Abdur Rab, also the former vice-president of the Dhaka University Central Student Union said, ‘‘ If we really believe in a new ‘healthy’ politics for the betterment of the nation, we must free ourselves from the ‘nepotism’ politics of the Awami League and BNP.”
Bangladesh Kallyan Party chairman Major General(Retd) Syed Muhammad Ibrahim, Bir Protik in his special prayer prior to Iftar sought the ‘divine blessing’ from Almighty Allah to survive into country’s politics.
Though he mentioned many names of the Islamic clerics including Hazrat Shajajal of Sylhet and Khaja Mainuddin Chisti of India,very technically he did not mentioned any names of country’s late national leaders.
‘‘If we are qualified for country’s politics, Oh! Almighty Allah, kindly help us so that we can successfully survive in the national politics. And If we are not well qualified, please make us qualified,’’ he said in the combine special prayer which he himself conducted.
Kallyan Party chief hosted the Iftar and dinner party in the capital in the honour of top politicians and foreign diplomats and senior journalists, businessmen .
But no politicians from the ruling Awami League or opposition Bangladesh National Party attended the progarmme except the businessman turned politician BNP Chairperson’s advising council member Abdul Awal Minto.
Among the diplomats working in Bangladesh, the Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka was only present.
Only except the reporters who went to cover the event, no senior journalists replied the invitation of the former army officer who founded his party after the change over of the 1/11 when the army backed caretaker government took the state power in 2001.
Many such new political parties were formed during then Chief Advisor Dr Fakruddin Ahmed led caretaker government , whose allegedly tried to minus BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina from the country’s political scenario patronizing the newly formed parties.
All the new formed political parties reportedly supported the much talked political reforms of the caretaker government , targeting to minus the major politicians including Hasina and Khaleda.
However, most of the parties went out of scene after the last parliamentarian election held in December 29, 2010.
Islami Oikkya Jote Maulana General Secretary Abdul Latif Nijami, BKP Secretary General Abdul Malek Chowdhury ,organizing secretary Shahidur Rahman Tamanna, office secretary Md Nurul Kabir Pintu, among others, were present in the Iftar.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
The deadly and barbaric grenade attack on Awami League
Senior leaders of the Awami League yesterday observed a two-minute silence programme in a different manner.
Instead of No chief guest, no special guests, no traditional political speech or usual fixed seats for guests, a small, white and black cloth covered stage.
Only a simple, small sentence,‘ In remembering the Shaheed of 21 August, 2004’ written on the simple black banner.
All the ruling party activists along with some common people were looking very attentive and waiting for the whistle to formally start the scheduled two minute silence programme remembering the martyrs who sacrificed their highly valuable lives to protect the life of their favorite leader Sheikh Hasina, then the leader of the opposition, now the prime minister from the deadly grenade attack during the BNP-Jamaat alliance government.
When the momentum came, it was 5: 22 pm, Syed Ashraful Islam, the Secretary General of Awami League, also the LGRD minister, whistled to start the silence programme.
Most of the senior Awami League leaders especially Awami League presidium member Begum Matia Chowdhury were seen very emotional and a bit crying, removing tears by hand tissue during the silence programme.
Syed Mezbahuddin Ahmed, the central organizing secretary of Awami league said while crying, non but Almighty Allah save the life of our president, the killers tried to eliminate the full leadership in a very planned way.
The ruling party set up a stage with a very big pendle, which covered almost all the blank areas adjourning to the party office.
Ignoring the heavy raining outside the followers of Bangabandhu, Father of the Nation, and his daughter Sheikh Hasina, we came here to protest such barbaric attack by the high ups of the BNP-Jammat led alliance government, he said while walking out from the spot.
All people even the journalists who went to cover the event keep a complete silence till the Ashraf again whistled ending the progrmme.
Instead of No chief guest, no special guests, no traditional political speech or usual fixed seats for guests, a small, white and black cloth covered stage.
Only a simple, small sentence,‘ In remembering the Shaheed of 21 August, 2004’ written on the simple black banner.
All the ruling party activists along with some common people were looking very attentive and waiting for the whistle to formally start the scheduled two minute silence programme remembering the martyrs who sacrificed their highly valuable lives to protect the life of their favorite leader Sheikh Hasina, then the leader of the opposition, now the prime minister from the deadly grenade attack during the BNP-Jamaat alliance government.
When the momentum came, it was 5: 22 pm, Syed Ashraful Islam, the Secretary General of Awami League, also the LGRD minister, whistled to start the silence programme.
Most of the senior Awami League leaders especially Awami League presidium member Begum Matia Chowdhury were seen very emotional and a bit crying, removing tears by hand tissue during the silence programme.
Syed Mezbahuddin Ahmed, the central organizing secretary of Awami league said while crying, non but Almighty Allah save the life of our president, the killers tried to eliminate the full leadership in a very planned way.
The ruling party set up a stage with a very big pendle, which covered almost all the blank areas adjourning to the party office.
Ignoring the heavy raining outside the followers of Bangabandhu, Father of the Nation, and his daughter Sheikh Hasina, we came here to protest such barbaric attack by the high ups of the BNP-Jammat led alliance government, he said while walking out from the spot.
All people even the journalists who went to cover the event keep a complete silence till the Ashraf again whistled ending the progrmme.
Micro-credits have oppressed the poverty instead: Kholiquzzaman
Habibullah Mizan
Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation(PKSF) chairman economist Dr Qazi Kholiquzzaman yesterday said the micro-credit did not drive away poverty from the country .
‘‘Micro-credits have oppressed the poverty instead,’’ he said criticizing the much talked micro-credit for which Grameen Bank and Prof Yunus were awarded the Nobel prize.
He was addressing as the chief guest in a discussion titled ‘Vision 2021: And Bangabandhu’s Economic Thinking’ organized by Society for Development and Cooperation at CIRDAP auditorium.
The noted economist urged the countrymen to launch a mass movement against the people who are involved in bribery corruption, keening and touting to implement the vision 2021 of the government.
Former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Khondaker Ibrahim Khaled presented the keynote while former BB governor Dr Mohammad Forusuddin, parliamentarian poet Robi Rahman, among others, addressed the discussion.
Ibrahim Khaled said,‘‘ By introducing the BAKSHAL, Bangabandhu had taken a revolutionary programme to build a oppression-free Bangladesh adding,‘‘ After the August tragedy in 1975 , all welfare and revolutionary initiatives of Bangbandhu were cancelled except the supreme power of the president of the republic.”
Later General Zia and General Ershad had benefited from that supreme power given to the president by the fourth amendment of the constitution , he added.
Dr Mohammad Forusuddin said Bangabandhu never separated economy from the politics and only to make the distressed and oppressed people smiling, he introduced the BAKSHAL.
‘‘Though many people criticize BAKSHAL, it was never a one party system he said adding ,‘‘It was inevitable on that perspective of the country.’’
Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation(PKSF) chairman economist Dr Qazi Kholiquzzaman yesterday said the micro-credit did not drive away poverty from the country .
‘‘Micro-credits have oppressed the poverty instead,’’ he said criticizing the much talked micro-credit for which Grameen Bank and Prof Yunus were awarded the Nobel prize.
He was addressing as the chief guest in a discussion titled ‘Vision 2021: And Bangabandhu’s Economic Thinking’ organized by Society for Development and Cooperation at CIRDAP auditorium.
The noted economist urged the countrymen to launch a mass movement against the people who are involved in bribery corruption, keening and touting to implement the vision 2021 of the government.
Former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Khondaker Ibrahim Khaled presented the keynote while former BB governor Dr Mohammad Forusuddin, parliamentarian poet Robi Rahman, among others, addressed the discussion.
Ibrahim Khaled said,‘‘ By introducing the BAKSHAL, Bangabandhu had taken a revolutionary programme to build a oppression-free Bangladesh adding,‘‘ After the August tragedy in 1975 , all welfare and revolutionary initiatives of Bangbandhu were cancelled except the supreme power of the president of the republic.”
Later General Zia and General Ershad had benefited from that supreme power given to the president by the fourth amendment of the constitution , he added.
Dr Mohammad Forusuddin said Bangabandhu never separated economy from the politics and only to make the distressed and oppressed people smiling, he introduced the BAKSHAL.
‘‘Though many people criticize BAKSHAL, it was never a one party system he said adding ,‘‘It was inevitable on that perspective of the country.’’
Friday, August 20, 2010
Fake scented musk of deer was recovered in Bangladesh
Habibullah Mizan
Fake scented musk of deer was recovered on August 10 from Jessor bound bus near Sharcha Upazila by a patrol team of 22 battalion of the Bangladesh Rifles.
After raising confusion over the originality of the scented musk, local officials of the forest department sent it to Dhaka for advance examination.
Later a team under Dr Tapan Kumar Dey of the Dhaka office came to decide that it was a fake scented musk.
They said, such valuable rarely scented musk are only found in the musk deer living in Kashmir, Sikim and Nepal .
Some vested syndicates allegedly cheat the common people by this type of fake scented musk in Bangladesh, which are used in different treatment across the world.
Fake scented musk of deer was recovered on August 10 from Jessor bound bus near Sharcha Upazila by a patrol team of 22 battalion of the Bangladesh Rifles.
After raising confusion over the originality of the scented musk, local officials of the forest department sent it to Dhaka for advance examination.
Later a team under Dr Tapan Kumar Dey of the Dhaka office came to decide that it was a fake scented musk.
They said, such valuable rarely scented musk are only found in the musk deer living in Kashmir, Sikim and Nepal .
Some vested syndicates allegedly cheat the common people by this type of fake scented musk in Bangladesh, which are used in different treatment across the world.
Ensure passenger safety
Habibullah Mizan
Journalist Forum for Communication and Environment and Green Club of Bangladesh yesterday at a press conference demanded the safety of the launch passenger.
They also demanded the exemplary punishment against the authority of the Coco-4 launch , allegedly responsible for the deadly incident that killed dozens of passengers at Bhola ahead of the previous Eid-ul-Azha.
Besides the coast guard, highway police and Rapid Action Battalion(RAB), they suggested the government to conduct the mobile courts to ensure passenger safety in road, railway and rivers ways.
GCB president Nurur Rahman Selim, GFCE general secretary Ashis Kumar Dey, Hirok Pasha, Monuj Kumar and Sharafat Ali Hira of Nodi Rokkha Safath of Nodi Rokkha Shapat , among others, were present the press conference held at the Dhaka Reporter’s Unity.
Ahead of the all occasions, the ministers and the concerned high officials made pep-talk regarding sufferings of the passengers but charging of extra money from passengers , the dangerous accidents continue, alleged Ashis Kumar Dey.
He said,‘‘ the dishonest officers of the railway , Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority, Sea Transport Directorate , Bangladesh Road Transport Authority are mainly responsible for the accidents.”
Replying to a question GCB president Nurur Rahman Selim claimed that the Chief Inspector of the Sea Transport Directorate illegally earns at least Tk 2 lac monthly.
Replying to a another question Hirok Pasha said, the authority yet to take action against ship surveyor Md Moynuddin Julfikar and ASM Najmul Haque, who were reportedly responsible as they had several times fitness provide fitness certificate in favour of Coco-4 though they knew the mechanical defaults of the Coco-4 .
The did not even serve a show cause notice against the two officers, he added.
Journalist Forum for Communication and Environment and Green Club of Bangladesh yesterday at a press conference demanded the safety of the launch passenger.
They also demanded the exemplary punishment against the authority of the Coco-4 launch , allegedly responsible for the deadly incident that killed dozens of passengers at Bhola ahead of the previous Eid-ul-Azha.
Besides the coast guard, highway police and Rapid Action Battalion(RAB), they suggested the government to conduct the mobile courts to ensure passenger safety in road, railway and rivers ways.
GCB president Nurur Rahman Selim, GFCE general secretary Ashis Kumar Dey, Hirok Pasha, Monuj Kumar and Sharafat Ali Hira of Nodi Rokkha Safath of Nodi Rokkha Shapat , among others, were present the press conference held at the Dhaka Reporter’s Unity.
Ahead of the all occasions, the ministers and the concerned high officials made pep-talk regarding sufferings of the passengers but charging of extra money from passengers , the dangerous accidents continue, alleged Ashis Kumar Dey.
He said,‘‘ the dishonest officers of the railway , Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority, Sea Transport Directorate , Bangladesh Road Transport Authority are mainly responsible for the accidents.”
Replying to a question GCB president Nurur Rahman Selim claimed that the Chief Inspector of the Sea Transport Directorate illegally earns at least Tk 2 lac monthly.
Replying to a another question Hirok Pasha said, the authority yet to take action against ship surveyor Md Moynuddin Julfikar and ASM Najmul Haque, who were reportedly responsible as they had several times fitness provide fitness certificate in favour of Coco-4 though they knew the mechanical defaults of the Coco-4 .
The did not even serve a show cause notice against the two officers, he added.
Stop opression on Indigenous people
Habibullah Mizan
Leaders of the Bangladesh Indigenous Union yesterday at a human chain in front of the National Press Club demanded the punishment of the killers of indigenous leaders and to stop all kinds of oppressions on them.
They also demanded the immediate formation of the land commission, to stop forcibly removing the indigenous people from their lands and inclusion of the indigenous people who were excluded under the government latest schedule.
The speakers said,‘‘ The government must punish the killers of indigenous leaders comrade Alfred Soren, Sottaband Hajong, Peren Slalsh, whom they said had dedicated their life in bringing the rights of the indigenous community.
Still the oppression , burning fire on the houses of the indigenous people are continue in both hill and plan areas, they alleged.
They condemned the police attacks on the indigenous village at Sherpur of Bogra district on the International Indigenous Day on August 9.
‘‘No government have so far ensure the constitutional rights of the indigenous people,’’ they said, adding the indigenous communities have contributed in all the democratic movements of the country .
Bangladesh Communist Party president Manjurul Ahshan Khan, Dr Dibaloke Sing, Advocate Moshin Reza, Ornab Sarker , Rebeka Soren and Srikanto Meheta, among others, addressed the rally.
Leaders of the Bangladesh Indigenous Union yesterday at a human chain in front of the National Press Club demanded the punishment of the killers of indigenous leaders and to stop all kinds of oppressions on them.
They also demanded the immediate formation of the land commission, to stop forcibly removing the indigenous people from their lands and inclusion of the indigenous people who were excluded under the government latest schedule.
The speakers said,‘‘ The government must punish the killers of indigenous leaders comrade Alfred Soren, Sottaband Hajong, Peren Slalsh, whom they said had dedicated their life in bringing the rights of the indigenous community.
Still the oppression , burning fire on the houses of the indigenous people are continue in both hill and plan areas, they alleged.
They condemned the police attacks on the indigenous village at Sherpur of Bogra district on the International Indigenous Day on August 9.
‘‘No government have so far ensure the constitutional rights of the indigenous people,’’ they said, adding the indigenous communities have contributed in all the democratic movements of the country .
Bangladesh Communist Party president Manjurul Ahshan Khan, Dr Dibaloke Sing, Advocate Moshin Reza, Ornab Sarker , Rebeka Soren and Srikanto Meheta, among others, addressed the rally.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Writing from the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum
Habibullah Mizan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
A group of common people yesterday urged the Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia to refrain from celebrating her birthday on August 15 as the whole nation observe the day as National Mourning Day.
They said they did not support any specific political parties but they were politically conscious.
People, who visited the historic residence of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at 32 Dhanmondhi where he along with most of his family members was assassinated on this day, came up with the suggestion.
They said the celebration of her birthday on the day would definitely tarnish her image among the common people.
Rezaul Karim, a student in the Electric and Electronic Engineering Department of the Daffodil International University said, “If August 15 is an actual birth day of the Opposition Chief, she should refrain from celebrating the day in a bid to respect Bangabandhu, who led the war of independence.”
‘‘If prime minister Sheikh Hasina, also the president of the Awami League, starts celebrating such ‘false’ birth day on May 30, the assassination day of BNP founder and former president Ziaur Rahman, how the nation will feel,” he asked.
As a common people, I strongly condemn such celebration and will continue to raise my voice against such celebration as it only helps to destroy inter-party relationship, he observed.
He said, If Khaleda Zia is an ordinary people like me, it may not raise any question but as she is also a political celebrity, she should not be misguided by some opportunist party men in celebrating such a controversial birthday.
Niranjan Majumder, an employee of a private company, also echoed with Rezaul.
“The image of the opposition leader will not be elevated through celebrating birthday on the day,” he said.
Towfiquzzaman Mamun, a masters student of Dhaka University standing inside the Banganbandhu Memorial Museum said, “I have talked to many grassroots level BNP activists and they are also dissatisfied over the celebration on National Mourning Day.”
Terming it a poor political culture, he urged the BNP leader to come out from such practice.
Christian Life employee Zuthika Sikder said BNP had been celebrating the day only to hit the feelings of the millions of Bangabandhu fans.
She urged Khaleda Zia and her party men to refrain from such practice in a bid to face political rival Awami League.
Md Hossain, a freedom fighter hailing from Monirumpur Upazila of Jessore, said, Khaleda Zia should celebrate her birthday either one day before or one day later.
She should not celebrate her birthday on National Mourning day respecting the feelings of thousands Bangabandhu supporter.
A group of common people yesterday urged the Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia to refrain from celebrating her birthday on August 15 as the whole nation observe the day as National Mourning Day.
They said they did not support any specific political parties but they were politically conscious.
People, who visited the historic residence of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at 32 Dhanmondhi where he along with most of his family members was assassinated on this day, came up with the suggestion.
They said the celebration of her birthday on the day would definitely tarnish her image among the common people.
Rezaul Karim, a student in the Electric and Electronic Engineering Department of the Daffodil International University said, “If August 15 is an actual birth day of the Opposition Chief, she should refrain from celebrating the day in a bid to respect Bangabandhu, who led the war of independence.”
‘‘If prime minister Sheikh Hasina, also the president of the Awami League, starts celebrating such ‘false’ birth day on May 30, the assassination day of BNP founder and former president Ziaur Rahman, how the nation will feel,” he asked.
As a common people, I strongly condemn such celebration and will continue to raise my voice against such celebration as it only helps to destroy inter-party relationship, he observed.
He said, If Khaleda Zia is an ordinary people like me, it may not raise any question but as she is also a political celebrity, she should not be misguided by some opportunist party men in celebrating such a controversial birthday.
Niranjan Majumder, an employee of a private company, also echoed with Rezaul.
“The image of the opposition leader will not be elevated through celebrating birthday on the day,” he said.
Towfiquzzaman Mamun, a masters student of Dhaka University standing inside the Banganbandhu Memorial Museum said, “I have talked to many grassroots level BNP activists and they are also dissatisfied over the celebration on National Mourning Day.”
Terming it a poor political culture, he urged the BNP leader to come out from such practice.
Christian Life employee Zuthika Sikder said BNP had been celebrating the day only to hit the feelings of the millions of Bangabandhu fans.
She urged Khaleda Zia and her party men to refrain from such practice in a bid to face political rival Awami League.
Md Hossain, a freedom fighter hailing from Monirumpur Upazila of Jessore, said, Khaleda Zia should celebrate her birthday either one day before or one day later.
She should not celebrate her birthday on National Mourning day respecting the feelings of thousands Bangabandhu supporter.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
CPB express concern over abduction of its Mymensing leader by zealots, demands security for comrades
Habibullah Mizan
President and the general secretary respectively of the Communist Party of Bangladesh Manjurul Ahsan Khan and Mujahidul Islam Selim in a statement expressed their concerned over the kidnapping of its Mymensingh city unit president Abdur Rab Mosharaf by religious extremists.
They urged the government to ensure the security of all of their party comrades.
They CPB leaders claimed that the miscreants not only kidnapped Mosharaf, but also tortured him mentally and physically,forcing him to listen to a compact disc of waz (religious sermons), while being forced to take a microbus ride on July 13.
Some unidentified terrorists kidnapped the communist leader when he was returning to his residence at Shehara Nirmalabash area in Mymensingh town.
The two CPB leaders alleged that the kidnappers threatened him to give up left politics and join the Islamic path.
Meanwhile, CPB Mymensingh district president Abdul Aziz Talukder and General Secretary Advocate Imdadul Haque Millat in another statement demanded of the government to immediately arrest the culprits behind the abduction of CPB leader Mosharaf.
President and the general secretary respectively of the Communist Party of Bangladesh Manjurul Ahsan Khan and Mujahidul Islam Selim in a statement expressed their concerned over the kidnapping of its Mymensingh city unit president Abdur Rab Mosharaf by religious extremists.
They urged the government to ensure the security of all of their party comrades.
They CPB leaders claimed that the miscreants not only kidnapped Mosharaf, but also tortured him mentally and physically,forcing him to listen to a compact disc of waz (religious sermons), while being forced to take a microbus ride on July 13.
Some unidentified terrorists kidnapped the communist leader when he was returning to his residence at Shehara Nirmalabash area in Mymensingh town.
The two CPB leaders alleged that the kidnappers threatened him to give up left politics and join the Islamic path.
Meanwhile, CPB Mymensingh district president Abdul Aziz Talukder and General Secretary Advocate Imdadul Haque Millat in another statement demanded of the government to immediately arrest the culprits behind the abduction of CPB leader Mosharaf.
BRTA drive sends time-worn buses, trucks of the city streets
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) with the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) yesterday conducted a drive against over 20 -25-year old buses and trucks, declared unfit to ply the city roads.
The first day’s drive netted only four buses, seized by the mobile courts, which also slapped fines and realised Tk 1 lakh 94 thousand and 200, filing 236 cases under the Motor Vehicles Ordinance, 1983.
The drive, supported by the Dhaka district administration with 15 mobile courts, each headed by an executive magistrate was aimed at improving the city’s traffic situation, reducing accidents and pollution..
But the drive sent the city’s aging fleets of rickety buses off the roads, producing long ques at bus stoppages and compelling commuters to jostle for a place to stand on their feet in the crowded buses.
It also helped the drivers of auto-rickshaws, taxis and rickshaw peddlers reap a windfall profit charging higher fare than usual making it difficult for many, faring them including school children and their mothers to take a long walk to their destinations.
After the drive, the seized buses were sent to the dumping ground at Kanchpur.
The BRTA also conducted a separate mobile court with it’s own magistrate at the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.
During the drive, people are seen in long queue as they faced severe transport crisis, said traffic sergeant Nowsher Ahmed while discharging his duties near Jatiya Sangshad.
Additional District Magistrate of Dhaka Amitav Sarker, who supervised 15 mobile courts said, ‘‘We shall continue the ongoing drives until the situation improves to considerable level.”
Explaining the reasons behind lesser number of buses on the streets, Sarker said that being afraid of the drive, the owners of unfit vehicles did not bring their vehicles out of their garages.
BRTA chairman Ayubur Rahman Khan told the Independent “ We will evaluate the progress and try to find out a solution to remedy the plight of the passenger’s during the drive.
The first day’s drive netted only four buses, seized by the mobile courts, which also slapped fines and realised Tk 1 lakh 94 thousand and 200, filing 236 cases under the Motor Vehicles Ordinance, 1983.
The drive, supported by the Dhaka district administration with 15 mobile courts, each headed by an executive magistrate was aimed at improving the city’s traffic situation, reducing accidents and pollution..
But the drive sent the city’s aging fleets of rickety buses off the roads, producing long ques at bus stoppages and compelling commuters to jostle for a place to stand on their feet in the crowded buses.
It also helped the drivers of auto-rickshaws, taxis and rickshaw peddlers reap a windfall profit charging higher fare than usual making it difficult for many, faring them including school children and their mothers to take a long walk to their destinations.
After the drive, the seized buses were sent to the dumping ground at Kanchpur.
The BRTA also conducted a separate mobile court with it’s own magistrate at the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.
During the drive, people are seen in long queue as they faced severe transport crisis, said traffic sergeant Nowsher Ahmed while discharging his duties near Jatiya Sangshad.
Additional District Magistrate of Dhaka Amitav Sarker, who supervised 15 mobile courts said, ‘‘We shall continue the ongoing drives until the situation improves to considerable level.”
Explaining the reasons behind lesser number of buses on the streets, Sarker said that being afraid of the drive, the owners of unfit vehicles did not bring their vehicles out of their garages.
BRTA chairman Ayubur Rahman Khan told the Independent “ We will evaluate the progress and try to find out a solution to remedy the plight of the passenger’s during the drive.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
57 per cent tenants pay 50 per cent of monthly income as house rent, reveals a survey
Habibullah Mizan
Staff Reporter, The Independent,Dhaka, Bangladesh
Fifty seven percent tenants in the city have to part with almost half of their monthly income as house rent, revealed a recent survey conducted by Nagorik Sanghati, a NGO.
Most of the tenants are from low income and middle-low income groups of people.
Nagorik Sanghati conducted the sample survey among 300 tenants in the city from June 1 to 30 June this year.
Sixteen percent of the tenants spend Tk three thousand to five thousand, thirty seven percent pay Tk five thousand to seven thousand, twenty eight percent pay Tk seven to ten thousand, ten percent pay Tk ten to fifteen thousand , three percent pay Tk fifteen to twenty thousand while three percent pay above twenty thousand, the survey said.
The findings said that fifty percent of the tenants do not know the actual size of their rented premises while seventy three percent have no written contracts with their land owners.
Fifty seven percent of the tenants are not provided money receipts while forty three percent are not supplied the copies of bill of different utility services.
Forty five percent tenants alleged that their land lords increase the house rent every year while fifty percent people are not aware of house rent related laws.
Almost all the tenants favoured uniform policy on house rent.
Staff Reporter, The Independent,Dhaka, Bangladesh
Fifty seven percent tenants in the city have to part with almost half of their monthly income as house rent, revealed a recent survey conducted by Nagorik Sanghati, a NGO.
Most of the tenants are from low income and middle-low income groups of people.
Nagorik Sanghati conducted the sample survey among 300 tenants in the city from June 1 to 30 June this year.
Sixteen percent of the tenants spend Tk three thousand to five thousand, thirty seven percent pay Tk five thousand to seven thousand, twenty eight percent pay Tk seven to ten thousand, ten percent pay Tk ten to fifteen thousand , three percent pay Tk fifteen to twenty thousand while three percent pay above twenty thousand, the survey said.
The findings said that fifty percent of the tenants do not know the actual size of their rented premises while seventy three percent have no written contracts with their land owners.
Fifty seven percent of the tenants are not provided money receipts while forty three percent are not supplied the copies of bill of different utility services.
Forty five percent tenants alleged that their land lords increase the house rent every year while fifty percent people are not aware of house rent related laws.
Almost all the tenants favoured uniform policy on house rent.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
My government college teacher brother’s brutal killing: And my letter to a honest, dynamic, Face book user police officer
Dear Sir,
How are you in your honorable but tougher job like International Peacekeeping mission? I always pray for your well being. I dream, days shall come when this dynamic DU man will lead the GOOD police.
About us? Being frustrated by the over all situation, I have to going to organize massive people especially our non-political real students so that my widow bhabi Mrs. Afroza Harun, my love, my care, my hope , our future, her two unfortunate kids LOBDHUK and ARHAM get justice against his government college teacher father’s killers and their corrupt all patronizers . You know how my brother Harun-Or-Rashid was brutally killed on Match 21 in Sylhet. No people dared to protest the killers, really it’s a coward area, all coward lives there.
It's our bad luck that we failed to meet you face to face before you leave for peace mission. The days may come you may meet me in your police custody being arrested in any false cases. They may take me into illegal remind, dare to physically torture me to stop me from my fight. I’m ready to face all these probable circumstances. Kindly pray for me so that noting can stop me from my social movement
You may assume that our life, personally I may be harassed by the killer's family, the other third parties criminals. I challenged the evil forces from my student life which continues till now.
Even your corrupted and later suspended Sylhet Kotowali Model Thana Officer- in- Charge Mr. Mohamad Ali, his corrupt gangs may try to commit second mistake by attempting to harass me.
But sorry to say, I'm worried but never afraid. CROSS FIRE? Sorry, I don’t care because my first love, my lost love Nigar Sultana Lata, also my BLACK DIAMOND cousin, has left me. From then I am leading a different life. I don’t care my life, my future. I have decided to dedicate my whole life for the distressed, oppressed across the globe, at least for the surrounding helpless people as a way to forget my burnings , my pains.
Stupid, corrupt journalism? This is just to gather another experience. However, I always tried to be a minimum fair, a minimum honest while I am in this nasty, fucking journalism. Because I never forget that I am a Dhaka University student and give up student politics and later joined in reporting to fight. I have a very bad reputation that I misbehave with so many fake, some times powerful but corrupt journalists.
In future, if I try to fight in the election, my vote will be zero. But I don’t care. However, still there some GOOD police, GOOD journalists. Unfortunately, the number is decreasing day by day in our society.
I’m begging door to door to meet the respectable IGP sir and some honest ministers face to face. But their closed people are very busy with their selves; there are very few people who are actually helping us.
All give us false and values assurance. From now, I don’t believe in any such assurance. I want to see the action. Even if necessary, we ready to meet more VVIPs than these.
My family is fully ready to go the different places and stay in hunger strike to meet our honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina face to face. We believe she will definitely help us to get justice. We are also ready to meet our opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia. We need help, support from all political parties, professional bodies to get justice.
SIR, as our old well wisher, you can help us by legally providing the official numbers of the IGP, some concerned high officials like AIG, DG (RAB), NSI and CID bosses as they are members of the Home Ministry’s Monitoring Cell.
No way, we want to express our increasing concerned over the fair trial of the brutal murder case to these higher police officers.
SIR, if possible, kindly give us the cell numbers of ex Manikgonj SP Helal Uddin Badri. I respect him as he is also a helpful man.
SIR, all these cell numbers I can manage from the senior journalists but I want to say my fellow people about you that one ex DU student now police officer whom I failed to meet face to face, are helping us in the this peaceful fight even from his very busy peacekeeping mission .
SIR, I also need your kind full help to remove the increasing frustration of my family, our supporters, and the peace loving people of my over four thousand Face book friends. They are worried that the killers may not get exemplary punishment because they have huge money, power and political connection.
SIR, valo thakben, amader janna doa korben, jodi paren amar oshahi bhabi ke ekta phone diyen, amar val lag be, gorba lagbe,plz my dear Dhaka University boro bhai,plz
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