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.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
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.
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