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Janakantha editor will be released
When Sheikh Hasina will be free
Janakantha revolutionized Bangladesh Print Media. Janakantha is the news paper which did not submit to the Islamic fundamentalists & political Islamists, and did not compromise its journalistic ethics and standards for the Nizami-khaleda gov't advertisement money. For these two crimes! who else but the editor of Janakantha will be in jail?
Mr. Atiquallah Masud was target of the Islamists, viz. by Jamaat/ BNP a long time ago. When the care taker government came to power Jamaat with its sympathizers was able to get him. He is the poor victim of the growing militancy in Bangladesh. He is in jail and will be in jail for 48 long years if the Islamists have their way as the prevailing situation in Bangladesh suggests, unless the war criminals are tried and put away for good, and the progressive forces return to power.
On 9th May in Washington, D.C. in a Congressional Human Rights Caucus Symposium in Rayburn building, Mr. Selig Harrison, director of the Asia Program at the Center for International Policy and a senior scholar of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, told point blank that, it was almost certain that AL was coming to power and to stop that from happening this drama of 1/11 was played as programmed. After BNP/Jamaat left power, all the episodes played was aimed at preventing Awami League from coming to power and the charade continues to date. Editor Atiqullah Masud is also a victim of that evil scheme. Sheikh Hasina is in jail for the same reason. The main game plot is to 'Stop Awami League' by any and all means. They forget that Pakistan tried to stop AL and Bangladesh emerged as a free country. I don't know what fate will ordain for those heinous Islamists, but I am sure militant Islamists are bound to be doomed in Bangladesh. In the same Washington event, I was invited as a speaker. During the Q&A session, someone asked a question about Jamaat and my answer was: US administration policy towards Jamaat is not a reflection of the popular sentiment in the US nor that of In Bangladesh. In fact Jamaat is the party which gives shelter to all Islamic terrorists. State department acting director Mr. Richard Sacks also spoke there and was present during the Q&A.
Two years or so ago, few Bangladeshi editors were invited to the US State Department, when I had the good fortune of meeting Mr. Atiqullah Masud. We met him mainly to 'Thank Him' for his unassailable service rendered for the safety and welfare of the religious minorities of Bangladesh during BNP/Jamaat rule, especially, during the dark days in the aftermath of 2001 election when the Islamic goons celebrated their victory by killing, raping, looting and persecuting the religious minorities of Bangladesh. This honorable man, a true patriot who left the comfort and the luxury of richess and joined the war against Pakistand for our freedom is jailed today for his unbowed stance for our freedom and justice and against dark pulses discrimination and Islamic fanaticism. Inspite of government's ruthless incarceration of him, the sacrifice Mr. Atiqullah Masud had made has already earned him the distinction of People's Editor. We salute him and I am sure minorities and progressive forces are saluting him as well. At this time, I must take the opportunity to say, 'Thank You' to all Janakantha journalists including respected Toyab Khan & Borhan Bhai.
The question, when Mr. Masud will be freed, looms large today. We can't envisage a scenario of his freedom under this government. But it can certainly be predicted that his incarceration will end when Sheikh Hasina is free. I am sure there is no jail in Bangladesh which can confine her for too long. Clock is ticking; she will be free along with all the progressive forces. For Khaleda Zia, I am sorry, she should be tried for 'Crime against Humanity' and surely, I want an open, free & fair trial.
The tide is turning. On May 18, the Chief Advisor opined in his speech "new dawn of the new year will welcome a democratically elected new gov't in Bangladesh". It is not far-fetched that the new dawn of the new year will also write a new script for all the actors who played in the 1/11 drama. Until that--let's keep our fingers crossed.
Sitangshu Guha
New York
5/23/2008
Three cheers for ABAHONICheers Anu Bahi.saburcanada
On 5/23/08, Engr. Shafiq Bhuiyan <srbanunz@gmail.com > wrote:
HIP HIP HOORAY
Three cheers for Abahoni
Abahani Limited (Abahoni Krira Chakro) has lifted back their 15th Premier Division Cricket League Championship title (& Runners up for 9 year) in 33 years and 2nd trophy in this cricket season after their Twenty20 conquest back in April.
Defending champions Abahani Limited retained the title of the country's most coveted league Dhaka Premier Division
HIP HIP HOORAY
Three cheers for Abahoni
By the by,Abahani Limited won country's first prestigious B League (professional football league) titleandAll the Premier League titles in Cricket, Hockey and Football in last year too
We give credit & congratulations to all the Abahani players, captain, coach, club officials, millions of supporters (SAMORTHOK), Abahani's Chief Patron Sheikh Hasina for the historic win.
Shuvechhante,
Shafiqur Rahman Bhuiyan (ANU)
Founder President of "ABAHANI SAMORTHAK GOSTHI ", 1980-1982,
86 Unit-B, Avondale Road ,
Avondale
Auckland - 1026
NEW ZEALAND.
Phone: 00-64-9-828 2435 (Res), 00-64-274 500 277 (mobile)
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Austin Dacey wrote:
From: "Austin Dacey"
Subject: New York Times story on The Secular Conscience
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 07:53:14 -0400
Dear friend,
I thought you might be interested in this article about my work in
today's New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/ 05/24/us/ 24beliefs. html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=dacey&
st=nyt&oref=slogin
I hope you are well.
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Austin
www.secularconscience.com
Why the HR activists are quiet?Musfique ProdhanYesterday's Prothom-Alo and Daily Ittefaq have reported that, the terrorists ( named as Jhilik(Jholok)/Robin) have openly shot and killed a youth and seriously injured his two brothers, in Wari, Dhaka. According to the news report, those terrorists have demanded a sum of 12 lakh takas as extortion, which couldnot be full filled by the middle class family. The victim along with his brothers were all highly educated, and had all the potential to contribute towards a properous Bangladesh. Such incidence is not a islolated one. If such condition prevails in the capitol itself, in the presence of RAB/Army personals, then one must wonder what is happening in the rest of the country.Due to our apathy for promising educated young people, and interest in harboring illiterate terrorists for political gain, Bangladesh is becoming a hub for terror sponsoring godfathers. Though a part of the Govt from 2001 till now is trying their best to curb such emergence through RAB, but their effort became futile because of the opposition of so called human rights activists at home and abroad.This sad incidence have made headlines but wouldnot be followed up in the newspapers, like all of the past such murders. Unless the news bears sexual tickling ( Yaba Beauties, Double murder of an expatrioit in Banani as the result of the wifes secret sex affairs etc.)So it is impossible to know whether these murderers and criminals are apprehended or not. I beleive most of the cases, the criminals, due to the weakness called "bail" in our judiciary system and with pro criminal political influence, easily avoid the arms of justice. Thus gets encouraged to commit more crimes in greater magnitude.Those are the two factors which contribute the rise of Golakata Mujibur, Murgi Milon, Killar Abbas, Sweden Aslam, Kala Jahangir etc to fame. Thus become a social cancer for us.Surprisingly, the so called Human Rights Activists of Bangladesh (along with their masters abroad) are extremely vocal against appropriate actions against the criminals. But quiet as dead when law abiding citizens are killed/murdered by the criminals. These so called HR activist donot stop there, but goes to their master's place to file pledge to protect the "rights" of these terrorists, in the name of HR.Now, one must wonder, why the so called HR activists adopt such role for criminal appeasement? Are they also the benificiary of these criminal activities of murder and extortion? Because there are no other logical reasons behind supporting these criminals.In that case, logical sense says that, all the HR activists who have engaged in criminal appeasement must be apprehended to the law enforcement agencies as the criminal accomplice.The murder of the young Ashiqur of Wari doesnot have any impact on the HR activists, but if his killers are eliminated, then these so called HR activities wouldnot leave a single stone unturned to reach such news to London and Washington DC.So, I urge all the concerned Bangladeshi citizens to file charges against these HR spewing activists for criminal appeasement for current and future murder and extortion cases. To assist to such noble cause, here is the url which consists of complete Name, Address and Phone number of most of the HR offices in Bangladesh.
eNGINEER sHAFIQUE,dID YOU REMEMBER THE FOUNDER OF aBAHANI kRIRACHOKRO lATE sHEILH kAMAL. yOU SHOULD HAVE REMEMBERED HIS NAME FOR THIS SUCCESS. sHEIKH hASINA HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS cLUB. aLL CREDITS SHOULD GO TO lATE sHEIKH kAMAL THE REAL FOUNDER OF THIS CLUB aBAHONI.mANY tHANKS,m.aNWAR
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