Bangladesh Jamaat leader Quamruzzaman's visit to USA Mohammad Quamruzzaman, a leader of the Bangladeshi Islamist organization, Jamat-i-Islami of Bangladesh has quite a checkered past. http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=10740 ]. He has been alleged to be directly involved in killing of civilians during Bangladesh's war of independence. His alleged crime is well documented. [ this is the same person, name spelled as Kamruzzaman in this link http://www.muktadhara.net/page42.html ] Yet Mr. Quamruzzaman is presumed to be a darling of the West. His frequent visit to the U.S. capital ought to raise enough eyebrows. The following is the English translation of a news story on the Jamaat leader's recent trip to USA. The story was published in the Bengali on-line daily NEWS-BANGLA. News-Bangla June 5, 2008 http://www.news-bangla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=595&Itemid=26 The Assistant General Secretary of Jamat-i-Islami of Bangladesh Mohammad Quamruzzaman is having a busy time in USA. On June 4th he visited Mr. Donald A. Camp, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs. Before that, Mr. Quamruzzaman met Jack Croddy, the Director of International Religious Freedom and Mr. Peter Manicas, the Director of N.D.I.-Asia. They exchanged views on different subjects. Mr. Quamruzzaman met Mr. Steve Snow, the Director of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Besides that he attended a lunch meeting with the officials of Washington Times International Correspondence Division. On the same day Mr. Quamruzzaman paid a visit to Congressman Joseph Crowley's office and spent an hour with the Congressman. |
