What was going on behind a veil of decency has finally exposed its’ ugly face.
This military crony desperately needed an exit partner. They tried many ways. Their plans failed one after another. Latest we saw was an attempt to rob two leaders, Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia of the leaderships of their parties and implant some turncoats and agents of the current Military government. That plan was gloriously defeated by the grassroots activists and mid level leaders of the two major political parties. After the efforts to take over BNP and AL failed miserably, the defeated forces kept trying.As a result, we see a Tofail Ahmed led AL delegate for EC which will have turncoats like Abu Sayeed, Manna etc. While Sazeda Chy got implicated in corruption case and another dissenting voice, Motia Chy remained suspiciously silent lately.
And in BNP, recently a new conspiracy started in the name of unity. Mannan Bhuiyan kept struggling to serve his masters after horribly flunking the initial attempts to hijack BNP. Talks on party unity started. Certain newspapers ( prothom Alo at forefront) started driving the process of somehow installing Mannan Bhuiyan/ his crony as the Secy general again. Per their wishful thinking AKA reporting, “Delwar was doing badly, he was not popular at all, he had other problems etc and there was a strong demand from the grass root to re-install Mannan Bhuiyan… etc. “BNP Secy General Khondker Delwar Hossain started facing intimidation. Protom Alo started re-reporting his and his son’s alleged crimes. Delwar Hossain and his family were barred from performing prayers at Shahjalal shrine at Sylhet. This intimidation coordinated with shrewd invasion tactics by Mannan bhuiyan group was, however, not sufficient to take control of BNP. Kh delwar was holding the fort with quite a resolve (It is clearly evident how prudent was Khaleda Zia’s decision to fire Mannan at the last moment and install Delwar).
With the date of EC sending a letter to mainstream BNP coming closer, the turncoats and their backers got more and more desparate to somehow snatch BNP. The latest, as reported by BDNews24.com, was a direct government threat to Khondker Delwar Hossain to attend a meeting at Saifur Rahman’s house and hand over party to Saifur Rahman and Mannan Bhuiyan. Quoting BNP maverick leader Akhteruzzaman, BD News also reports that the intelligence agency members visited Khondker delwar’s house earlier today, abused him verbally, threatened to kill him and ordered to attend the meeting at Saifur Rahman’s house by 730 PM Monday and help appoint saifur Rahman as acting chair and Mannan Bhuiyan as acting SG.
Here is the excerpts from BDNews24.com report,
BREAKING NEWS
Akhteruzzaman alleges intelligence agents asked Delwar to give up BNP post
Mon, Oct 29th, 2007 11:08 pm BdST Dhaka, Oct 29 (bdnews24.com) – Former BNP MP Md Akhteruzzaman Monday claimed that two senior officials of an intelligence agency had asked party secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain to leave his post in 24 hours.In a written statement to the media, he said the officials had allegedly asked Delwar to go to the house of former finance minister M Saifur Rahman by 7:30pm Monday and declare Saifur the party’s acting chairperson and Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan secretary general. …The former MP, .. also alleged that the intelligence agents had threatened to kill Delwar unless he complied with the order.The officials went to Delwar’s home Sunday, he said.Delwar, last seen in BIRDEM hospital Monday evening, could not be reached immediately for his version of events.“They not only threatened the secretary general but aimed verbal abuse at me. If necessary, they will even kill me for helping Delwar,” he said. The officials allegedly told Delwar that “Begum Khaleda Zia will not be allowed anymore to do politics on the soil of Bangladesh”, the statement said.Akhteruzzaman sought intervention from the army chief and said people expected “rule of law”.“Nobody is above the law,” he said.“It’s not the job of an intelligence agency or officials of such agency to decide who will be the party’s secretary general, the president or who will do politics,” said Akhteruzzaman, former MP from Kishoreganj-2 constituency.“Everything has a limit. I think government officials—military or civilian—should not stretch the limits of responsibilities, nor should they go out of their way.”bdnews24.com contacted several senior government officials and advisers, including information adviser Mainul Hosein, for comment.Mainul only said: “I would not comment on it as I did not read the statement.”
Latest news per the newspapers says that the junta has finally managed to cause a division in central leadership in BNP. A new BNP was formed with Saifur Rahman as acting chair person and Maj Hafiz as SG. Extreme form of fear tactic was crucial no doubt. It was a face saving thing for the illegal military government, as sending the invitation to Mannan Bhuiyan was impossible under any standard of legitimacy. Latest news also reports that both Kh delwar Hossain (? admitted in hospital to prevent arrest) and Brig Hannan Shah were missing.
The way Khondker delwar Hossain was holding BNP together, the courage and conviction he is showing in the face of relentless pressure/threats from the government is an example our media esp the editors need to learn from.
And the way the military government with the help of Manan Bhuiyan gong managed to capture BNP today, there remains no scope for any more hope on this government to deliver back democracy by a free and fair election. For everybody concerned it is now a point of no return. Simply a one way lane to either submission to fear tactic of this army junta or protest the junta by all means.
Its about the time you pick your side my friends.
Update 1:
Apart from Mannan Bhuiyan, each of the BNP leaders was accompanied by an unknown person, witnesses said.
When asked if the unknown persons accompanying the leaders were members of any law enforcement or intelligence agency, a guard at Saifur’s residence said he did not know any of them and that he had never seen them before.
Intelligence sources said they were asked to monitor the movement of all the members of the BNP standing committee since Sunday night.
A close associate of Khaleda Zia, asking not to be named, said those who went to the meeting betrayed the party.
Meanwhile, Delwar Hossain’s family said he was admitted to BIRDEM Hospital on Monday afternoon. Delwar, however, could not be traced at the hospital or reached over phone.
Of the other BNP standing committee members, Obaidur Rahman is dead while Barrister Moudud Ahmed and Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain are in jail and Abdul Matin Chowdhury is ill.
Update 2
E-Bangladesh has more alarming description of this event in this scoop.
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October 29, 2007 at 5:51 pm
It is sad to see a man like Saifur Rahman giving into pressure from moeen, prothom alo and all the thugs.
He is a man who was jailed by Ershad for corruption in 1982. But he never balked. He remained a BNP layalist all his life. We never expected this from a man like Saifur Rahman.
Daily prothom alo ran a series of report trying to tak him down the gutters. How will preothom alo explain this now.
It is time to act as soon as possile before it is too late.
October 29, 2007 at 8:24 pm
TO ALL DESHPREMIK NATIONALIST FORCE:
I’ve chance to talk with a close relative of KDHOSSAIN. His and his family’s life under danger!!! Pl. raise your voice. Br. Amin and Fazlul Bari of DGFI repeatedly treatened him to kill through medication/injection and also threatened to kill all memebers of his family. Pl. let human right commission, international organizations know this matter. PL. HELP HIM AND HIS FAMILY!!!
October 29, 2007 at 9:19 pm
It is outragious!!!!!!!!!!!! This Military junta lost is patience as it failed in all its tricks to dismantle the two parties.
Jago Bagali Jago!!!!!
October 30, 2007 at 12:05 am
Dear ai,
Jago Bagali Jago!!!!!
Bangali 36 years jege ache (YABA ja kore); ektu ghumano dorker na hole e rog ar valo kora jabe na…..
October 30, 2007 at 12:19 am
“The Hijack of BNP”…..whether this topic trustworthy or not….but a party like BNP should not be led by these two clowns (KH Delowar and Mj Hannan)
October 30, 2007 at 12:22 am
Yes, a party like BNP shouldn’t be led by clowns like Delwar and Hannan. BNP needs a real man in charge. An honest and hardworking man, a true nationalist, like the party’s founder. Only one name comes to mind who fits this bill –
General Moeen U Ahmed, tomakei khujche Bangladesh.
(In case it’s not obvious, I’m being sarcastic).
October 30, 2007 at 12:51 am
This govt(CTG) saved county from impending disaster….it is true like day-light. Now they want to exit by handing over the power to a democratically elected govt. But it must not be to the corrupted politicians again; if so, then what was the reason of taking politician’s shits into their shoulder. They have to hand over the power to the reasonably honest and acceptable politicians; else every effort would be in vain. You should listen “BBC Bangladesh Sanglap’ where general people agree to wait years together to correct the abnormalities and a free and fair election through which only honest and clean people can come out, not the bustard again.
October 30, 2007 at 3:56 am
My friends in the northern part of the city just confirmed me that a number of their people have been given instructions to put blogs,comments and replies.Some of the posts remind me that.So guys donot get confused.MUA and the gong are also here.Because they have already seen the power of internet.
October 30, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Dear Rupen,
You said CTG has to take care of the corrupt politicians.
What should they do to the corrupt and liar Army chief?
What should the CTG do with the two Brigadiers Amin and Bari who tried to kill Khondokar Delwar at the instruction of General Moyeen?Shouldn’t they be court martiled and sent to jail for hanging.Or you think they are above law.
Correct spelling is basterd,not bustered.I know you guys are used to getting it more by mouth.
By the way, You write like a corporal. can you please confirm your rank.
October 30, 2007 at 1:38 pm
Rupen,
How long will you live in your “Bokar Shorgo”. I don’t see any reason to trust this group. Look at any Military take over of power, they use the same reason (Corruption), same path (jailing politicians to squize them into their fold), and obviously bring us the same results!
October 30, 2007 at 5:17 pm
#8: By any chance you wanted to be sarcastic and meant like below:
This govt (CTG) (caused) county (to fall into) impending disaster….it is true like day-light. Now they want to exit (as they realized being stupid and to save themselves) by handing over the power (via a rigged election) to (one that won’t troubled them). But it must not be to the (elected civil leaders) again; if so, then (they are by-by and) what was the reason of taking politician’s shits into their (empty half brain). They have to hand over the power to the reasonably (one that will save their behind being kicked) politicians; else every effort (that brought them trouble) would be in vain. You should listen (failed propaganda mouth piece)“BBC Bangladesh Sanglap’ where (decoys)agree to wait years together to (save) the (idiotic ½ brained lunies and their) abnormalities (via) a (rigged) and (un) fair election through which only(puppets) and(goons) can come out, not the (one that will hang the basterds again).
October 30, 2007 at 8:26 pm
Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan went behind the curtain but became a ABBUL-turned-Master of the reformists.
I had the highest respect for Saifur Rahman among all the BNP headmen. But recently, I became saddened to see his rule. First I was too upset when I found him a tax-evader. I felt shame for him and could not believe he could do this.
Now he emerged himself as the acting Chairman of BNP. Another utterely shameful act. Now Saifur became the puppet of so called reform-gong, in other word, SUB-ABDUL of 9-year-long ABDUL of Khaleda Zia, Mr. Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, sacked secretary general of BNP. Better he had retired from politics. With this farce step he devorced himself from BNP-HOUSE.
Alas! how times I have to see how once adored leaders of mine over the years got demoralized and degraded in my bare eyes from Sheik Mujib to ……….Saifur Rahman.
Thanks.
October 31, 2007 at 1:53 am
Dear Manzoor,
Thanks for correcting my spelling mistake and proving yourself as an English Laureate. I am proud to be a corporal (or similar) in Bangladesh rather an Escapist.
Dear ai,
You are right; amra “Bokar Shorge” achi bolei desher taka bideshe chole jai, desher resource use kore lekhapora kore bedeshe gia serve kore; politicianra ja icha tai kore, bedeshira amader upar khabardari kore..aro koto ki…
Dear Asaad,
LDC like Bangladesh would be controlled by US, UN Agencies, IMF, etc etc. It is an undisclosed truth. CTG is not a “DHOA TULSHI PATA’ but to us (those who are residing in Bangladesh) it is “MONDER VALO”. At least it has been proved that no body is above law and “JA KHUSHI TA KORA JAI NA”. If we consider last 36 years definitely things are positive, we need a change.
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October 31, 2007 at 10:12 pm
Those who accept the premise that BD would be controlled by foreign country and entity has no self respect and prone to sell the country out at any and every chance they get. Just like Daily star and Prothom Alo gang along with few shushil did. So did few generals of Bangladesh army who for couple of hundred millions dollars start listening to command of UN than commander in chief.
For these group of people who sold our country out in pretext of “anti corruption” stunt show time will not be stand on their side in long run. These newspapers and sushils (or neo razakars) are no less criminal than 36 years old crime committed against Bangladesh. And character like Rupen will live to cheer heinous crime committed against Bangladesh, its people and its sovereignty. What a waste of Bangladeshi identity!
About “MONDER VALO” – not only industries and investment were destroyed in the country but also flourishing village economy during last 5-7 years has been destroyed and way of destruction. Here are 2 first hand accounts from a day labor and a diplomat tells the story that Bangladesh economy is on its way of destruction.
[Talking to the FE, Abul Hossain Bepari (45) a day labourer at the city’s Malibagh Railway Crossing said he came from his village home from Shariatpur district only to find a better job.
“But, it is a matter of great regret that the demand of day labourers has declined tremendously due to influx of such labourers from the village homes in the dull cultivation season,” Abul Hossain Bepari said.]
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/search_index.php?page=detail_news&news_id=15900
[The German ambassador to Bangladesh, Frank Meyke, has stressed the need for striking the ‘right balance’ between the ongoing fight against corruption and protection of the economy and public interest.]
http://www.newagebd.com/2007/oct/30/busi.html#2
November 1, 2007 at 12:38 am
Dear Rupen should be given some time to come out of the “Jannatul Mukmaafi”, yes, thats ‘bokar shorgo’ in Arabic. I have already come out. I know, it takes time. There are thousands of ‘Rupen’s who have been lied to since 1/11.
November 1, 2007 at 7:41 am
MUA, Mashud, Moinul are doing “ja Khushi ta” . Examples:
1. Legal & job ethical point of view, MUA can not even say a word about politics when PRESIDENCY is functional. It is immediately a punishable offense and in many countries would loose his job. An oath is taken never to undermine the chain of command when you are in defense. The president is remaining quiet, and MUA talking politics. These are not simple talks MUA is doing. His emotional chattering (not worthy of a general) & crying simply an example of “ja khushi tai”.
2. MUA and his gangs were not allowed to call emergency of state and ‘sack’ president when UN threat came to cut of the money. They did drive for money and changed their loyalty and belief system to an irreversible one to fit them, NOT BANGLADESH.
3. You are NEVER NEVER allowed to put any one in jail who is not a threat to society by any means, and has no reason to flee, without due process. Flavoring with emergency and putting them in jail is “ja khushi tai”.
4. All present events only points one thing and that, it is a PRE-MEDITAED plan with dynamic changes to use BRUTE process to change political shape of nation in favor of non elected groups who were NEVER been mandated by publics to practice “What they believe is right”. That is “dakati”.
5. Present practices and events are absolute example what happen when none elected people has fever of ‘self version of patriotism’. That is “Ja khushi ta”.
6. No one can EVER force any CITIZEN to be banished. Planning such thing to fit their needs is a crime.
7. Patriotism is a commendable thing for citizen to have, but using it to serve your personal belief and faith brings misery to people, who has YET TO DECIDE weather they agree with MUA or not.
8. First, THE Election, then ‘REST’. Reverse or influencing it, is “ja kushi ta”.
This is my take on BD army:
Smell of money and social prestige are in the air and at door steps. Within a year all should materialize provided proper ‘steps’ are ‘successfully’ executed. MUA and his gang are doing OK on smoke screen. Few gun waving separated “neri kuttas” from the pack. They are good use of “scapegoat”, if needed. “Barking ones” are impounded. “Alphas” are isolated and ‘contained’. Since Ershad left, it has been long many years of hunger. Moment like 1/11 is not easy come. Very few national armies enjoy such convenience. A good ‘fishing season’ looks promising. Ah! Good to be in BD army!
I can not recall the gentleman who quoted below, but here it is.
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Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
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November 2, 2007 at 7:32 am
Dear M Amin,
If the political thug lovers could cheer heinous
crimes committed against Bangladesh, its people, its economy and its sovereignty for 36 years is it too difficult to understand our present sentiment when we have got those criminals under custody. Naturally some
fire will be vented on them, sometimes unjustified. However, that injustice does not erase their corruption. And this little injustice will be maximum for 2 yrs compared to their 36 years.
I definitely would love my country to be completely independent. Who wants a foreign control, simply none. But that has been the order of the day except for a couple of years of Sheikh Mujib after independence. The comment I made was out of frustration. I still do not feel at all confident about the basic nature of
the so called political fronts in the country.
Sorry, the UN didn’t command. With the UN’s legitimate threat of boycotting the elected govt by a false election the soldiers would have got infuriated and committed a mutiny, which none could have controlled. The army Generals overthrew the govt not because of
US$ but feared for their lives, bloodshed and total chaos in the country. And they still didn’t call for Martial Law.
On the other hand, the level of autocracy and
corruption we have so far seen committed by these democratically elected political parties are beyond description. If we can recover, definitely I will not hesitate to agree with Amin. Because, at the end of the day democracy is the ultimate, of course not the democracy we so far had. However, Amin seems to have missed this tone of mine. And even worse, Amin uses
abusive words, that again is filled with mproper
wording. Who r the true razakars, his democratic
parties who actively participated in different
elections and even formed govt with the real war
criminals, or us who want to get rid of those so
called democratic (where none can challenge the party no.1 n her family) evil forces? This proves that people like Amin looses their zenses when making a rebuttal. This exactly reminds us the party mastans’ behaviours. Should we even expect decency and logics
from these kind of persons? U r the judge. I just floated a basic question in the floor.
I am shocked that the fact Bangladesh has been ranked the most corrupted country in the world for consecutive years is not at all important to Amin. If that can be a part of democracy, there can also be defects in this present govt. To me a poor country with much lesser dishonesty is better than a rich country with almost complete dishonesty. Sorry Amin, unlike yours, my ethics can’t be bought with money.
However, those democrats enjoy a privilege. They stay a longer period and can afford to be autocratic behind the veil of democracy. This govt can’t do that. Its duration of governance is much shorter. However, they can do good things no matter how unpopular the move is, which is generally avoided by democratically
elected govts.
So let’s eat the fruit by availing the advantages of this temporary and the democratic govt to be elected next year. And everybody, cheers for the next democratic govt (where we hope not to see the earlier thugs still loved by some ppl in this news grp unfortunately) to be elected soon.
November 2, 2007 at 9:16 pm
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With the UN’s legitimate threat of boycotting the elected govt by a false election the soldiers would have got infuriated and committed a mutiny, which none could have controlled. The army Generals overthrew the govt not because of
US$ but feared for their lives, bloodshed and total chaos in the country. And they still didn’t call for Martial Law.
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Why army would infuriate or cause mutiny? Are they privileged entity that needs to be fed and pampered? When in last 15 years army lives were threatened due to political turmoil. What authority or privilege does army generals has over a civilian government to sack a president. Why do you think not calling martial law is a favor to Bangladesh?
You see, you have a mind set of arrogance and superior complexity over civil government. You dare to point gun to civilians of whose money you fed yourselves and in turn you are crying of doing favor to nation? You set up mini krishi bazaar, you set up this, you do this and that. I ask who the ***** you are to decide what’s to be or not. Army has no experience and has zero smart in running a nation and you take command in disguise. In last many years of Bangladesh, how many time you screw up a continuation of civil system in the name of “uprooting corruption” & “fixing”. You dare to call civil government corrupt and inefficient, when you yourselves have Ershad as living proof as one of the MOST unethical morally debunk corrupt person, who have bleed Bangladesh for 11 long years with YOUR help.
You see, it is not difficult for civil government to CONTROL you with living politics. YOU can be maneuvered and controlled and tamed regardless you carry guns or WHAT ever. THAT much POWER a civil government can hold. YOU do not like it, so YOU came up with sorry stories of this & that and setting up krishi bazaar and …..
Army not only violated their own ethical code, but this periodical ‘fereshta act’ as ‘savior’ is a self delusional patriotic BS. Civil chaoses Bangladesh faced or will face ARE the point where they will be forced to learn and ACT upon to resolve critical crisis and SET examples for future generation on how to solve crisis even if situation is grave. THIS is how you LEARN and grow maturity. You were asked to help bring “ORDER” via controlling some hooligans. You end up ‘controlling’ entire nation.
Since you trained to hold gun and live in a needed disciplined life for some SPECIFIC tasks, you thought you have the means & ANSWERs. WRONG again.
Do not lie.
November 2, 2007 at 9:28 pm
#20
You were not even in Rohinga when brave BDR
safegurded people & border. Let me guess you were working in UN-Kuwait for some extra money.
Have you invented any aparatus that helped you or civil soceity. Let me guess you were busy in finding bedroom stories of politicans.
If you are so interested in politics then at least be honest and not use civil money to preach morality.
November 3, 2007 at 3:53 am
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