An overwhelming majority of Bangladesh do believe that top Jamaat leaders including the Emir, Seretary general, and other senior leaders like kader Mollah, Saidee etc have actively opposed liberation war of 1971, supported Pak army in 1971 and took part in the mass killing of the intellectuals during late 1971.
Similarly a large portion of Bangladesh do also feel disgust when different political parties demand ban on Jamaat e islami when they meet general Moeen or they get a chance to visit the EC. What kind of shameless demand is it? Now a government is power whose legitimacy is questionable and the generals are trying to rob the nation of all the freedom it enjoyed over the last 15 years. On what righteousness of mind one would go and humbly request him to ban jamaat? Who is the general or the EC to ban a party? If you do believe in banning, please come out elected and then ban whoever you want to with people’s mandate.
What a shame. Its sounds like, ‘ I can’t touch jammat with my own power. So respected General Sir, you are very powerful man Sir, Please Ban jamaat for us Sir. You came to power Sir. This is a chance for us to ban jamaat Sir. Please help us use the chance Sir….etc”.
Politicians should not think the people as a bunch of fools. People understand it clearly that demands for banning jamaat has nothing to do with the spirit of 1971. It has more to do with the political calculations of winning an election. These headless politicians also forget that if jamaat is vanished from the scene, the ultimate gainer will be other radical Islamist parties like Hijbut Tahrir. Is hijbut tahrir better because it leaders are not collaborators of 1971?
We tend to forget that the strongest response to what Mujahid or S. A. Hannan said is not by spitting or yelling at them. There are better ways. This, this or this are the examples. The more you inform the nation, the more passionately or positively you describe your war of freedom, the weaker Mujahid or Saidee will be.
October 29, 2007 at 2:08 am
Are you a mind-reader by any chance?:) I’ve got a similar post waiting in the drafts section. Redundant hoye gelo praye.
October 29, 2007 at 3:34 am
[...] CONTROVERSY *Shah Hannan says “there was no genocide, only civil war.” *Ali Ahsan Mujaheed: “There were no war criminals” *Gen. Ibrahim on War Criminals *War Heroes Blast Jamaat *Public Outrage over Jamaat Statement *War Crimes expert says Mujaheed “blatant lie” *War Heroes Demand War Crimes Trials ANALYSIS *Exit The Tiger, Enter The Dragon *War Crimes & Criminals *Sir, Sir, Honorable Sir [...]
October 29, 2007 at 4:03 am
The recent statements by Mujahid etc are a major revision of Jamaat’s previous stance. In the past, they used to avoid questions on their role in 1971, and when pressed, would say that ‘we were not against Bangladesh, we were opposed to Mujibnagar government’s alliance with India’. Why have they changed their stance?
As J@shadakalo says:
“Jamaat does not act hastily, and they are not given to hyperbole like AL or BNP. Every single statement coming out of their mouths are carefully phrased. So Mujahid’s statements were not made in a vacuum; neither were Mr. Hannan’s.”
http://shadakalo.blogspot.com/2007/10/another-snake-claims-there-was-no.html
October 29, 2007 at 7:18 pm
[...] post by Rumi This was written by . Posted on Monday, October 29, 2007, at 1:04 am. Filed under Politics. [...]
October 30, 2007 at 7:33 pm
The way the politics is progressing in our counry is quite alarming in my read. I, first thought the take-over of power by army under the disguise of emergent extra-ordinary CTG was a pre-emptive step though, with the pretext of averting impending cviil war or blood shed, it would help curbing corruption and and swap national division with national consensus and unity among people. I also hoped it could be able to thwart the conspiracy to make Bangladesh a failed state. But I’m dissappointed to see the intent and skills of CTG of healing our political pre-cancerous ulcer.
I’m frustrated see the more gaping in our wound and no sign of healing. Probably, a vested-interest group is waiting eagerly to rule like Karjai and Maliki making us a failed state.
I can see the sign. Banning exclusively jamat and islamic parties and reliveninng of the dead of issue of trial of war-criminals and collaborators, I’m afraid, won’t be a wise step to dump militant islamism. I fully agree with Rumi, this kind of reckless unthoughtful step will energize the more extremists like Hizbuttahir or Al-Quida sympathezing Islami groups. So are we heading to, healing our wound or hurting our national stake of sutainable good governance for progressive peace and prosperity.
Thanks.