Comments on Sajeeb Wazed: Meeting General Moeen

I hope you enjoy reading this article and find it ...

2008-03-16T03:11:00.000-05:00

I hope you enjoy reading this article and find it informative. It was emailed to a journalist in the UK. Please circulate it amongst your friends---cheers!

The Prisoner of Dhaka

http://www.johnpilger.com/page.asp?partid=479

Well John as always you write well, and you have good intentions no doubt, BUT I think even though the case of Moudud Ahmed is very sad-----no due process for an ex law minister-----the irony!, you have to understand the background of the country, and the over all situation and history, to put it all in context, otherwise it looks like a case of another banana republic doing funny things to its once high and mighty-------and inadvertently reinforces racial stereotypes. This is not a justification of his poor treatment, and at a personal level I do not know him, or his life history, but an attempt at explaining the deeper wider issues which finds him in such a sorry state. As an investigative journalist you would normally be addressing such things anyway, as you have done with many other cases.

First Bangladesh is a British managed puppet state-----and most of the leading political actors from the BNP, Awami League head to London for their political approval or policy ideas, or to invest their loot taken from the poor people of Bangladesh.

A good deal of the state bureaucratic structure is also trained by the British, most notably the army, where each year the best cadets from the army are sent to train at Sandhurst. So the military elite is British orientated, which of course also means the intelligence. The last time I checked the Bangladesh military was '125,000' strong.

Remember British rule in India would have been impossible without the cooperation of local collaborators/filth column.

Again, making the same point as before, lets not tut tut righteously, and say quietly to ourselves that this is another case of a Third World banana republic being brutal to its own---and shrug, because it does not explain a lot of background things. As with the above point we should ask who controls the local Third World actors who does these things? To what extent is the brutality in South America, Africa and Asia the random manifestation of local actors or the coordinated actions of Western corporations and government agencies?

As to Britain, what it has done in the UK, most notably in Northern Ireland and in other instances, such as in Iraq and Afghanistan is far worse than what the military regime in Bangladesh is doing, or has ever done.

I myself tried to practice as a Barrister in Bangladesh in 2002, in the Chambers of Tawfik Nawaz? Well known and clean Barrister. I experienced many many difficulties, as a result of which I had to leave the country eventually, after a very short time. Clearly somebody powerful didn't want me working in that country----the BNP was in power then, and the British were as active as ever.

The people of Bangladesh must eventually find their 'freedom' from the clutches of the British neo-imperialists, and the genocides exacted by that imperial power upon the poor wretched people of that country and region.

You have done great work for Bangladesh and her people as you have done for others around the world, and I honor you for that. You were great with the genocide stories of Cambodia and East Timur, so lets hear about Bangladesh a little bit more. But permit me to educate you a little about the wider issues, which finds the country in such a state.

These are random factors which have effected adversely the attitude of the British state towards the people of Bangladesh. It is not meant to be a criticism of the British people, or even 99.999% of the population who have better things to preoccupy themselves with, but rather a criticism of the bureaucrats and elite around London who formulate policy which have adversely affected the fortunes of that country:

* The 'Black hole of Calcutta' 1757 incident falsely used by the British to justify their conquest of India-----'The dreaded Bengaali' 'The evil conniving slippery Bengali......' 'The Bengaali Babbu know it all' mainly directed as Hindu Bengalis.

* The history of British rule in Bengal started off badly and only got worse. Bengal was the 'Pearl of India' in the eighteenth century, and only after 50 years of British rule, after they had plundered it, it became the poorest state in India. In 1769 in order to grow cash crops like Indigo and jute, local farmers were banned from growing rice, and as a result 10 million people died----Warren Hastings the serving governor of Bengal was taken to trial for that crime this but was eventually cleared, of course. Misrule continued in the nineteenth century and into the twentieth century. In 1943 just when it seemed the Japanese were about to invade India from the East, the British surrounded the state of Bengal, passed laws prohibiting rice imports from surrounding states, sent agents to buy up the rice in Bengal, and finally ringed the state with police and paramilitaries to forcefully starve and kill 3-6 million people, and thus keep 'control' of the state------on the assumption that there 'might' be rebellion. You understand the callousness and paranoia of the Raj.

* The British are color averse, speaking as one who has grown up in the UK. Most Bengalees are brown to dark brown people of Indo-Burmese stock---80%. Racism defined British rule in Bengal, and still does. It is no coincidence that the British empire entirely involved subjugating and exploiting people of color.

* Britain is an Islamophobic country traditionally---Crusades etc. It becomes more Islamophobic with the Jews of London and their control of the media, and the creation of Israel.

* Bengal was the first major Indian state to experience British rule. With it came Western ideas and knowledge. If you add this with traditional Brahmanical education in high caste Hindus, and what you had was a major advancement of high caste Hindus taking advantage of Western education, and fusing it with their traditional Indian knowledge, from the eighteenth into the nineteenth century. Thus naturally this new breed of educated Bengalis become conscious of themselves and they spear headed the intellectual drive for independence. The political class for India's independence was dominated by Hindu Bengalis, and it irritated the British no end---------just another evidence of the 'dreaded Bengaali'. The Bengaali Hindu political class defeated early British efforts to divide the state of Bengal along religious lines--1905-----1912, using Satyagraha---peaceful resistance. After the British created the Muslim League in Dhaka, East Bengal in 1905. The British in a huff in 1913, took the capitol of the Raj from Calcutta to Delhi, as far away as possible from the 'dreaded Bengaali'.

* 1857 Indian Liberation war. Of the three armies of the Raj, which controlled India, it was the 139,000 strong Bengal Presidency army which rebelled and fought the British. There after Bengalis and especially Brahmins were banned from being recruited into the Raj army. The Liberation war created further animosity, as there were wide scale fighting and extreme brutality by both sides against armed forces and civilians alike-----Severe British brutality against locals and harsh police tactics, similar to those of the Ulster constabulary continued right up to independence in the states of Bihar, Orissa and BENGAL---three of the most impoverished states of India, and areas of continued rebellion even now by Naxals--it has become part of the culture, inherited from the British.

* From 1919--1947, there was renewed armed struggles by armed groups of Bengali fighters against the British. In that time two British governors of Bengal were assassinated, along with many civil servants and police.

* The great Indian political leader from Bengal Subhas Bhose who advocated Indian independence through armed struggle, with foreign assistance appeared on the Burmese border in 1944, with an army of 40,000. They were defeated by the allies, but the psychological effect on the British and Indians alike was tremendous, and one of the key factors the British judged it was time to leave India.

* The British as part of their divide and rule policy created many frictions in Indian society. One of these was the creation of prejudice and friction between states in India. They deliberately propagated the image that Bengalis as sly, devious, feeble and weak and not be trusted (no noble characteristics and thus not be accorded any respect------Apu redux). This had adverse affects after independence when the Punjabi dominated government of Pakistan took over, where the majority of the people of the new nation of Pakistan were 'Dreaded Bengaaalis' 56%. And so this artificially created state by the British just couldn't gel, and whilst Bengalis couldn't become leader of overall Pakistan, they couldn't even become leaders of their own part of the country-----continuation of colonialism. When the Punjabis finally left East Pakistan in 1971, they left with a vengeance, not something one would characterize with true fellow countrymen and fellow Muslims. The British had educated the Raj army well. See the performance and behavior of the Pakistan army in Baluchistan and FATA.

* Sections of the British elite can exhibit the feminine /Jewey character of holding historical grudges over a very long period of time, well past their sell by date.The East India Company was a Jewish run operation, and the Rothschild's and the Jews basically financed the British empire, and were its main beneficiary. Around 3,000 Jew/gentile families around London, exemplified by the cities wealth did well out of the British empire, whilst the rest of the British population did the grunt work, and superficial flag waving. This historical grudge is best exemplified by the hatred that is directed by London towards Russia, with the help of the Rothschilds tools in Washington. They with their American agents financed the Russian Communist revolution which claimed the lives of up to 40 million people in that region. But like the true psychopath who hates their victims---------they are not done yet; they want more. Its irrational hatred because all the Russians are asking for is a little bit of dignity, fair treatment and to be recognized for what they are-------------------but no! no! damn it no!

* There are no Bengalis living in the UK--------true to this historical grudge. The 300,000 'Bangladeshis' that are living in the UK are technically ASSAMESE. They over overwhelmingly come from the Syhlet district of Bangladesh which in 1947 was part of ASSAM, but was latched on to East Bengal------East Pakistan, because of its Muslim majority. The 'Bangladeshis' who live in the UK are at the bottom of British society living in some of the worst houses, enjoying living standards below that of all other ethnic communities including Africans. They subsist in the country by running their private economy consisting of restaurants. The unemployment rate is high; they live in inner city ghetto's and their education is poor. Drugs and prostitution has been introduced into the community by state institutions, since the early nineties, as way to help weaken the community.

* Human nature is random and over overwhelmingly irrational, contrary to the modern myth of the rational Western man----- a load of baloney. It was just bad luck that Mughal India was the richest nation on earth, and BENGAL its richest part. This reputation attracted the wrong crowd/criminals from London aka 'The East India company'----------and since 1757 for Bengal it has been one unremitting bad experience. This is a cautionary tale to all the nations on earth about London, its Jews and the Rothschild's. All nations have a duty to themselves to find out which companies are their fronts, from the UK, Holland and the USA, and then avoid doing business with them. These people don't believe in live and let live, sharing wealth, and have been a source of major problems for Europe in the nineteenth century, and the world in the twentieth century. Since they have never been held to account, so they continue with business as usual--------because educated people in the know fear to question this fact. You see its not politically correct.

* Paranoia, the very serious business of empire, power, military conquest has its own set of logic, separate from the normal rational world.

* Humans are creatures of habit, and once a trend is set, humans don't like to change them that easily. British rule was bad from the beginning in Bengal, and it has continued since.

Because of these factors, the country has experienced many problems since 1947:

* The very first governor of East Pakistan was a British Civil servant, because the political leadership of the country was marginalized, or not allowed entry from India, whilst the British consolidated their new artificially created country---Pakistan, the perennially failed state managed by the UK/USA.

* Then West Pakistanis ran East Pakistan like a colony, with all its heads being non-Bengalis, right up to 1971. This is stuff you are well familiar with, so I won't go over this too much except to say that during British rule of the sub-continent, they encouraged differences between the various states. So the 'marshal race' Punjabis who were recruited into the Raj army were indoctrinated into hating/looking down on Bengalis.

* Then there was the 1971 war, and all the devastation that came with that.

* The 1971 December 13th massacre of the 270 Dhaka intellectuals of professors, journalists and artists seems on the surface like a bog standard ISI covert op. using Islamic fundamentalists nutjobs, but when you look at the issue in greater depth (Channel 4 did an excellent documentary on this event in 1997, and I encourage you to watch it) it looks like the orders came from the ISI masters in London. Most of the Islamic fundamentalists who did the dirty deed, including their leader went on to live in London, and ran a very large Mosque in the East End, until the channel 4 program exposed them. The leader of the group, Moinuddin Khan was invited to 10 Downing street and shook hands with the PM, John Major. I hope John you do a thorough investigative report of the links between the British state, with Islamic fundamentalists going back to the last century, and how local intelligence agencies use such people, in Third World societies. It ties in with Australia, especially under Howard.

* From 1972-75 Bangladesh went through a very difficult period of destabilization, and an eventual coup, backed by the USA overtly, and the UK covertly. John I don't know how much you are into elite 'conspiracies', but if you are into the NWO thing, and that the Rothschilds of London are the main operators, and people like Brzezinski and Kissinger their tools, then you will understand the picture of why Shiekh Mujib ur Rahman was invited to the UK in 1975, and then upon his return when all the pieces for the coup were set, the army massacred his entire family including a child of a few years. That just about sums them up doesn't it? Without being too narrow, if you really are into explaining the problems of Third World societies then all you have to do is look at the 'The City' and the Rothschild's, whilst developing a strong conscience saying that 'I'm not anti-Semitic'----merely objective, looking at cause and effect.

* Then General Zia ul Rahman.1975--81...............some stability and development. He himself was not corrupt but he allowed corrupt men into his cabinet----setting a bad example for future democratic governments. He armed and politicized the students unions---very very dangerous. He allowed British military trainers into the country after an absence of 30 years in 1977----unforgivable given the history of the country ( officially they are there to train the Bangladeshi army, but unofficially they are there to spy on the armed forces and see which officers are cooperative towards Britain ), on the advice of the Callaghan Labor government! He focused development of the nation on a Western model not suitable for Bangladesh from the 1950's, when instead he should have invested heavily into infrastructure; education; export and industry----in addition focus on institution building of the bureaucratic center---strong anti-corrupt efficient state institutions----the secret of Singapore's success, and not democracy. He squandered the huge amounts of help the Carter administration gave him---maybe we should not expect too much from a military man with minimal education. Relations deteriorated with India during his tenure. He was invited to the UK on a state visit, whilst in the UK the pieces for the coup was fixed by the UK, and he was killed upon his return in 1981 by the UK. Indira Gandhi partly got the blame wrongly !

* General Ershad 1982-90. Not corrupt, built up the countries infrastructure, and some development took place. He was a womanizer, but not a major problem all things considered. Lost power in 1990, after a popular uprising.

* Since then we have had these two women, in democracy constantly bickering about the past, with no real development.

Obviously Bangladeshis can't go through history blaming their national problems on the British significant as it has been, but sooner or later they have to take matters into their own hands. With a population of 150 million, rising to 350 million by 2050, sooner the better.

Regards,

Mostaque A Ali.

http://mostaqueali.blogspot.com

ami buji na keno bar bar lokera bole shajiv kibhab...

2008-02-29T20:37:00.000-05:00

ami buji na keno bar bar lokera bole shajiv kibhabe america te pora lekha kore.tara ki deke na.mr tarek zia jini naki under ssc pass koto takar malik.tar meye koto takar schoole pore.ami karo dosh korsi na.ba karo dosh korte chassi na.tarporeo ai rokom potihinsa ki valo.bangladesher hazar hazar sele meye bahire pora lekha korse.karon ai jog ta globalization er jog.tarporeo ami mone kori bnp er keu awamilig er karo dosh kore na.jodi kore tahole zamat.last 2001 election er somoy dekesi zamat poster sepesilo clinton and seikh hasinar.je tara drink korse.ata kharap.nazayez.tarporai zamat e khaleda ziyar sharir niche giye lokye silo.amar mone hoy akmatro zamat e bd te hinsa choray.

brother shajiv..i am a hardcore fan of bangobandho...

2008-02-29T20:27:00.000-05:00

brother shajiv..i am a hardcore fan of bangobandho.what you think about our father of nation not your grandfather

shajiv bhai.prothome salam niben.apnar ki mone hoy...

2008-02-29T20:24:00.000-05:00

shajiv bhai.prothome salam niben.apnar ki mone hoy.bangladesh k akon k challasse...1/cheif advisor...2/general moeen...3/usa or some other country 4/golam azom and zamat

Helo Joy BhaiyaI am Imroz. I have completed my HSC...

2007-11-05T06:18:00.000-05:00

Helo Joy Bhaiya

I am Imroz. I have completed my HSC. Now trying hard for Dhaka University. Pray for me bhaiya okay?

And although I know its silly, still if u add me on ur messenger I will be very much oblized.

aaj_ami_noroke@hotmail.com

or else a good nice e-mail will also be a very pleasent gift for me.

Thanx vaiya
Love to Christina Apu also.
Be happy and stay well.

To anonymous; Awami League never formed an allianc...

2007-11-03T14:59:00.000-05:00

To anonymous; Awami League never formed an alliance with Jamaat. In 1996 it was a combined movement of all opposition parties, everyone except the BNP. Jamaat joined this movement. Never at any point was there any form of an agreement between the AL and the Jamaat.

In fact, in 1991 no party won a clear majority (151 seats). Jamaat approached my mother to form an alliance government and she refused. She would rather be in opposition than partner with war criminals.

ধন্যবাদ জয় আপণার উদারতার জন্য, কিন্তু মনে রাখবেন জ...

2007-11-01T09:44:00.000-05:00

ধন্যবাদ জয় আপণার উদারতার জন্য, কিন্তু মনে রাখবেন জেনারেল যা বলেছে তা মনের কথা নয়।

The Ash Insitute made an ass of itself by inviting...

2007-11-01T04:56:00.000-05:00

The Ash Insitute made an ass of itself by inviting a tin pot military general from the third world to speak. In the face of opposition from within, it made the event private! Don't be fooled by the soft-speaking general. Ershad when he came was extremely soft spoken; he also talked eloquently about corruption. Both are keen on national security council, a bad idea whose time has passed. The saving grace for Ershad was he was humble in many ways. But this one has the illusion of grandeur; without a degree from Harvard--only having attended an executive program which is on sale for money--he calls himself a Harvard 'graduate'-see BD Army website. Wants to become the head of Bangladesh, but unfortunately, the time is bad--neither the domestic polity nor the international enviroment seems to support it. Despite all his manouvering , this time the General will be well served by the advice to lower his gaze and exit peacefully. I would say read thw writings on the wall: it is about time to get lost and get a life!

While reading the details of your question-answer ...

2007-10-31T19:40:00.000-05:00

While reading the details of your question-answer topics in the papers, I was frustrated. You can ask Moyeen some burning questions.

1. When the case against Sk.Hasina was placed for hearing on bail, Attorney General and all other Additional, Deputy Attorney General contested and argued for the state not to grant bail to Sk.Hasina. But to contrary, when Khaleda Zia's case was placed none of Attorney General, Additional Attorney General attended the court and later he (AG) came to the court but did not talk a single word agaist the bail move, and even when the Justice asked Attorney General, Fida Kamal " do you say something" Fida Kamal avoided and said "he has nothing to say." Ultimately Khaleda Zia was granted bail. Fida Kamal was a Deputy Attorney General during BNP-Jamat regime and an associate of Barristar Huda. So you can ask Gen. Moyeen
"How my mother can expect fair justice, if such is the state's biasness?

2. You can ask Moyeen "why the state is not investigating the issue of 270 big suitcases took by Khaleda Zia to Saudi Arabia and 150 cases took by Tarek to USA"

3. Why the government on their first day did not search Hawa Bhavan why they have given Tarek gong months time to destroy all the clues. They searched Hawa Bhavan after 4/5 months and found some important informations. Why they are not exposing those to the public.

4. Recently Anticorruption Bureau (DuDaK) cleared Khaleda Zia saying they found no evidence against Khaleda Zia. How that would be? DuDaK and govt. can file dozens of cases against Khaleda Zia on the basis of retired Secretary Nurul Islam's inerview with Prothom Alo. But they did nothing.

Thanks.

I am curious: why does Jamaat receive so much favo...

2007-10-31T12:50:00.000-05:00

I am curious: why does Jamaat receive so much favor from different governments when almost everyone in Bangladesh (excluding the Jamaat supporters of course) know about their anti-liberation activities? Why did the past BNP government form an alliance with them? Why is the current administration not doing anything about the recent remarks made by Mujahid? And why did Awami League form an alliance with Jamaat during 1995-1996? If Bangabandhu were still alive, we wouldn't have to see this day.

Every time when people of Bangladesh raise against...

2007-10-31T12:44:00.000-05:00

Every time when people of Bangladesh raise against injustice, war criminals, Razakars, albodors , alshams there must be something intentionally occurs to dim that flow. We heard about the unitization of BNP. But why it is in this time while Bangladesh rises against the war criminals? Is mannan-sifur (BNP) wants to take our eyes away form this war criminals issue? Why not these people also accuse to help the war criminals? We should be aware of their conspiracy.

We all urge for a free, fair and credible election. In my observation if government wants to hold the general election by the October 2008 to December 2008, they have to withdraw state of emergency, thus the people as well as political parties and their activists can participate to make the voter list as earliest as possible. Regions those are not so easily reachable that means communication is backward, should be given first priority. By that time election commission will have some experience to do list faster and will have some skilled people. Dhaka and other major cities communication are well and to do such big population to be listed, election commission need experienced manpower and more equipment, which are not currently, have by the commission. So this must give second priority. Government can think about to make a commission to control the upward price hike of daily needs. On the other hand let the political parties to be reformed by themselves. Government should not arrest people in emergency law. Law should go on his own way. The general law of this state is fair enough to punish any kind of criminal. But we have to observe that if the government violates the human rights. The University teachers who say sorry to the nation and to the government should be free. As a teacher of the highest educational institution they have punished enough. This government must not take such decision that seems to be double standards to the people of this nation. “War criminals” must be punished for their unforgiving deed. It can do according to our constitution 47 (c). According to that none can stop to make face the war criminals justice. Government can file case against them or can ask the army to arrange court marshal for them.

But now, I think this government has made a clear statement about the war criminal issue. Chief Adviser has made a political statement on that issue. They will not make any special tribunal neither will court marshal those war criminals. All reforms and good work of this government (! If any) will go in vain if this war criminal and their party can participate in election. In our constitution 47(3), 47 Ka (1) and 47 Ka (2) has clearly given our government the right to make special tribunal for war criminals. Any government is the representative of their people. So, government should take initiatives to prove that there was genocide at 1971 and who did that are war criminals and can’t participate in any election of people republic of Bangladesh.

By 47 ka (2) this war criminal have can never appeal to Supreme Court. We have a lot of document on hand, in online and on many institutions that work against genocide. So, why don’t we give those to this government and force them again and again until they take steps on this issue.

If a murder happens and nobody files any case, then we saw government file a case. Thousands of murder happens during Liberation War 1971. Why not government files any case this time?

With Regards
Iftheker Mohammad
Dhaka, Bangladesh

General Moeen broke the law when when he and his b...

2007-10-29T12:05:00.000-05:00

General Moeen broke the law when when he and his brother ( both from the same family offcourse) became directors of the same bank ( Trust Bank). This is a violation of the Bangladesh Bank rules. This rule does not apply to those who own more than 5% of the bank, which they do not.

Question is - Could he be then detained and put into a VIP jail for months under this "allegation" without any charge?

Dear Mr. Wazed,You have demonstrated a high level ...

2007-10-29T06:04:00.000-05:00

Dear Mr. Wazed,

You have demonstrated a high level of political maturity by your gracious behaviour with General Moeen U Ahmad. Though many of us may not always agree with many of your actions, I praise you in this regard for the following reasons:

1. You could have easily been swayed by instigation from your supporters and organized a protest against General Moeen in Boston. If you had done this, you would have probably pleased a small segment of your supporters but majority of people would think you are merely old wine in new bottle.

2. You could have boycotted the lunch with General Moeen. If you had done this, once again, you have probably pleased a minority but majority of people would think that there is no difference between you and our old style of politicians.

3. You could have tried to embarass General Moeen in Harvard during his lunch talk or any other event. If you had done this, you would have made yourself look like someone who was small-minded and cared more about petty interest.

4. You could have asked General questions of personal significance instead of general significance. This would have shown that you are not any different than our old-school politicias who refused to look beyond their own personal interest.

5. You could have been rude to General Moeen and shown to people how immature you are.

By doing exactly the opposite, i.e. you have shown your political maturity and depth as well as your as well as your ability to resist instigation from sychopants.

I hope you will be able to start a new era of constructive politics, where disagreements are over issues and not personal. You have shown that the typical "demonstration" politics may be counter-productive. I am also impressed how you focused on greater and broader issues instead of partisan issues people asked you to raise. One of the important things of public speaking is "audience analysis", you definitely have been able to do this, i.e. ask questions that interest the audience. You have shown basic civility and respect, thereby earning much of our respect (even many of us who may have skeptic).

Why is Saber Chowdhury so popular in Dhaka? Purely because of his impression as a young, suave, smart and most importantly, decent talking politician. This is an important lesson to learn from you.

You got much more from General Moeen's trip (at least in public image sense) due your decent, gracious and polite behaviour than you would have if you had taken things persoanlly or agressively.

I am intentionally keeping this message anonymous.

Well done.

Why a General will do what he told, that’s not War...

2007-10-29T01:37:00.000-05:00

Why a General will do what he told, that’s not War tricks. They also didn’t do what they tell. After declaring that this regime has no plan to arrest sheikh hasina they did that with in 7 days. If they withdraw the emergency before election then why they executed emergency. They wont withdraw emergency until they don have any pressure.Their activities were doubtful whether they want election , but after Student clash with army they emphasize on election.

The state of emergency will be withdraw after the 2008 election i think. Its a part of the plan to rig the election.They will arrange a election which result has been already manufactured, i think.

General Moyeen told that he took a loan of 35 lakh taka. But the statement of Trust bank proofs that General Moyeeen U ahmed is lying. But after disclosing the financial report of Trust bank he is still silent.

When Two x-Prime Minster has been arrested , being the chief how he could these anomalies ?

Its a important fact that General Moyeen U ahmed denying where the evidence of taking loan is clear in financial statement of trust bank. we everybody should emphasis on it, to bound General Moyeen to answer this.

Your questions to General Moeen were well stated, ...

2007-10-28T18:54:00.000-05:00

Your questions to General Moeen were well stated, and I was impressed by the measured tone of your post and how and why you refrained from a frontal attack. But I say that if Moeen is sincere about tackling corruption, why are examples of large-scale corruption existing under his rule? In the Asia forum at http://www.topix.com/forum/world/asia/ under the topic “Guns turn to Babar” there is a discussion about how Moeen’s friends who are present and former military people are continuing a particularly blatant fraud in the telecom sector in Worldtel Bangladesh. I encourage your readers to join in. This sadly ties in with what your readers and others are saying about how Moeen himself acquired the ability to make large loan payments to Trust Bank Limited.

This is the first time I have met General Moeen Ah...

2007-10-28T11:26:00.000-05:00

This is the first time I have met General Moeen Ahmed and it was brief. I don't know him well enough to like or dislike him. He was friendly and civil and so was I. To keep the conversation civil, and due to the limited time, I only raised the issues that would interest the audience that was present there.

However, he did make the same statement that those who are supporting this regime make; if my mother is innocent she will be set free. Aren't people presumed innocent until proven guilty and not the other way around? Otherwise, anyone, including those who support this regime could be arrested an any allegation and held without bail for months until they were proven innocent in court. I wonder how these supporters would feel if this happened to them?

It actually seems you had a decent meeting with hi...

2007-10-27T11:46:00.001-05:00

It actually seems you had a decent meeting with him and that you genuinely do not dislike the man. Then why not come out and say it. Why play the same old us against them game. We all know there are alot of grey areas in politics and every party including yours and its tenure. Why not rise to the challenge and work with this govt to ensure fair elections, a better cleaner system for the country, work with your opponents BNP to ensure a civil non sectarian, amicable ambience so the country, YOUR country moves fwd. By circumstance, fortunate or not, you have the platform to do it. Why waste it with vindictive, dirty 'business as usual' stuff. If you want to be a leader or at have people listen to you- be one. Embrace your opponents, embrace change, embrace self improvement, AL improvement, embrace system improvement, embrace your own country.

Why would he ask about the loan repayment? How doe...

2007-10-27T11:46:00.000-05:00

Why would he ask about the loan repayment? How does it concern Mr. Wajed? When General Moen was playing it diplomatic, Wajed had no reason to make personal attack!

By not being overly critical, showing gesture and diplomacy, Mr. Wajed has proved his political skills.

Game well played Mr. Wajed.

clearly Moeen is very intimidated after India's ba...

2007-10-26T22:14:00.000-05:00

clearly Moeen is very intimidated after India's ban on Bangladesh on a temporary basis.

Why would the bangladeshies be used to carry out anarchies in India under the directives of Pakistan led corrupted Bangladeshi army officers ???? Why would we be used as puppets of the Pakis???? Why would we harm other neighbours who have helped us during the war of independence in 1971.

It is good that people have realized the main objectives of this RAJAKAR backed CTG . However Sajeeb mama you should be informing about the indian and international officials regarding FAKU JAMAATI's plans.

I am hearing that Moeen and others are in the process of fleeing . There should be no respite on these RAJAKARI CHIMERAS . you should keep briefing our international allies on these people.

FAKU is sending misleading letters all around the world . You must send some more video documentaries to the indian officials regarding the minority oppression during the DARK REGIME. Hindus in BD are having torrid times . Millions of those innocent hindus would be burned alive/killed if the RAJAKARI REGIME manages to implelement its long term goals.

You must brief our international allies regarding FAKU's blueprint. You must seek their cooperation

I read somewhere that Harvard President didn't wan...

2007-10-26T17:59:00.000-05:00

I read somewhere that Harvard President didn't wanted a military chief give any speech on democracy at KSG. Specially when the General has the probability of taking over power and take Bangladesh to a total dictatorship. Instead he was given the opportunity to meet a certain group of students (mainly Bangladeshi students). I am happy that Harvard took this decision.

Why didn't you ask anything about the Loan issue a...

2007-10-26T13:45:00.000-05:00

Why didn't you ask anything about the Loan issue and the repayment of 66 lakh taka by a year?

So, it just a class presentation for which he was ...

2007-10-26T03:53:00.000-05:00

So, it just a class presentation for which he was invited?

Thanks for concerning us about your meeting with t...

2007-10-26T01:40:00.000-05:00

Thanks for concerning us about your meeting with the regime chief. All that glitters are not gold. He might seem to be cordial and friendly or even a Gentleman, but this was always how they look like. I would rather be happier if he really means, what he said. None of our institutions can run in their own way (can't exercise their freedom). Neither court nor anti-corruption commission. When university teacher ask the government to leave the ban on politics and lift the state of emergency, then it is the violation of emergency law. But when a magistrate call strike on secretariat, he is just OSD. Even he said against the Supreme Court, which is not contempt to the court. Who are you afraid of Mr. General? All key leader of a nation are now in jail. And they are accused to create all offense in Bangladesh. Anyway, is this Government backed by the people of Bangladesh (Do they still have any support?) or the military regime? If you have support on your side and have confidence on what you say in public, then why we are in a state of emergency? Is that called the democracy to walk opposed to the people? Are we really walks towards democracy?

Big talker, Moeen. Told us that BongoBondhu would ...

2007-10-25T21:46:00.000-05:00

Big talker, Moeen. Told us that BongoBondhu would be officially put in his place as the Father of the Nation; promised us that all war criminals would be tried. Filled our hearts with lots of promises.

Then he came to the US. Told the nation on his way to New York that he has no "desire" to become president. When he reached New York, he retracted that and said that he DIDN'T say he has no such desire. When asked further, he said he hasn't been asked/offered yet. Maybe he will if he is asked. The gist is, the greedy are dictated by LUST, which ultimately ends in doom. Then he told the nation that he was invited to speak at Harvard's prestigious KSG. Instead he held a sneak gathering of people in a restaurant the night before, a dinner which rumors say was hosted by a deshi businessman with a stinking and shady business record.

Joy, the day you asked him about your mother, he stated that he would be extremely happy if your mother comes out clean. The next day, this so-called gentleman's people issues arrest warrants against Sheikh Rehana. What does that tell you? Is this a man of "trust?" Can we trust such a liar?

Maybe the saying "promises are made to be broken," is his way of doing business, but does it hurt his ego as a Bengali, a Bangladeshi, hearing Jamaat's Razakar Mujahid telling the Bangla Nation that there is no such thing as a war criminal in Bangladesh? Is he going to stand there like a stooge and pretend that he missed something? Is he going to rise up and protest, at least, as the country's army chief or is he going to suck up to these war criminals to keep his civilian former National Student Front (NSF) proxy FUA happy?

It is sad to see these wimps hold the position of the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army.

hmm.. How come you did not ask him about his son s...

2007-10-25T21:30:00.000-05:00

hmm.. How come you did not ask him about his son studying in Florida? Who is paying for his tuition? Is he on a student visa? How does he afford to pay his fees?

I would be very interested to know that. Does any one have any info. Plus, what kind of life style does he have? Including car(s) he may drive and etc..

Pictures on the net would be awesome. Youtube.com may be???