tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79466428960418922092024-03-05T16:45:32.581-08:00Afgan's DiaryPersonal Blog Of Ahmed AfganiUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642896041892209.post-61362675658299217662019-06-21T05:53:00.000-07:002019-06-21T05:58:41.493-07:00'Khareji' in the eyes of Messenger of Allah (PBUH) <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Abu Bakr Zakaria, and some Salafis alike, but their role as Zalim is that they have called the people of Ikhwanul Muslimin and Jamaat-e-Islami as Khareji. I will not say anything in this context. But our beloved Prophet According to this, we will try to mention some features of Khareji. You can understand who can be Khareji.</div>
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In the literal sense the word Khareji' comes from the word 'Khuruj' (الخروج), which means 'go out or out'. The term 'Khareji' is- 'those people or groups who rebel against the authority of the Imam (ruler), whom they have accepted as Imam. </div>
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'Ali said,' I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say that in the last days, a group of people will appear, who will be young and those whose intellect is small. They will say good things, but they will come out of Islam as if the arrow goes out of the bow. Their faith will not reach the bottom. (Bukhari - 5057)</div>
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2- Wisdom, intelligence will not be there.</div>
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Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) say that, such people will come in the future, those whose salat & siam is better than yours, Your deeds are trivial compared to them. They will recite the Quran, but they will not enter (in the heart) below their throat. They will come out of the way in such a way that the arrow thrown out of the bow is out of the bow. (Bukhari-5058)</div>
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5- Their prayers and fasting will be beautiful. They will be very devoted to worship.</div>
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6- They will be the Quran readers, but they will not be able to understand the Qur'an. </div>
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Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that once the Messenger Some goods were distributed. Then one person came and said, O Muhammad! Fear Allah. Justify. He said, "If I disobey, then who will obey Allah?" Allah has made me trustworthy on the earth, and you do not consider me a trustworthy. Then a person asked him permission to kill him. [Abu Sa'id (R) said that I think that he is Khalid bin Walid (ra). But the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade him. Then, when the complainant returned, the Prophet (PBUH) said, "There will be a few people after the person's clan or this person, they will read the Quran but they will not cross their voices." From the religion, they will come out as if the arrow goes out from the bow. They will kill the followers of Islam (Muslims) and they will be excluded from killing the idolaters. If I had received them, they would have killed them like the people of Aad. (Bukhari - 3344) </div>
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7 They will not have any Etiquette knowledge. Whoever misuses his mistake is unnecessarily Always think of themselves as Sahih. Others will feel rejected.</div>
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8- They will fight against followers of Islam. They will not have any say against the idolaters.</div>
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Narrated by Anas bin Malik, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said that a community will emerge in the last rest of the Ummah who will read the Qur'an but will not go under their throat. Their mark will be shave head. Ibn Majah-175</div>
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9 - Many of them will shave their heads.</div>
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The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: It will be that people will be surprised, and they will feel proud of themselves. (Ahmad, 1297).</div>
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10- The worship of them will be arrogant.</div>
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According to the word of the Messenger of Allah, here are about ten properties. Here are some good qualities. This does not mean that we will not get good qualities. When a person or group creates a trial between the ummah and rejects all except themselves, say the hell, then we will notice that there are good qualities above them. If all goes well then we can think of them as a Khareji.</div>
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In the case Bangladesh, the scholars who will issue fatwas against different groups of Muslims, but they will not have any say in the killing, injustice and aggression of the Indian idolaters, you will easily understand they are Khareji.</div>
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But we will never call anyone Khareji. We will keep trying so that they can come back. May Allah keep us among His loyal servants. Amin.</div>
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Ahmed Afganihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13256175961181009598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642896041892209.post-86219590812879560792017-08-06T23:11:00.001-07:002017-08-06T23:20:33.884-07:00Shame On America <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Like every day, the sun stood at the right time. People were getting engaged. The kids are running towards all the schools. 8 o'clock in the morning. A fight aircraft who came flying in the sky in the city, roaring loud The bombshell called the "Inola Gay"</div>
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And it happened as soon as the world's biggest humanitarian disaster. All the burnt melts across the five square miles area. People are very sad due to pain. There is no one who can help others. Hundreds of thousands of people were stabbed to death.</div>
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Can think! One and a half lac people were burnt to death. They are not military figures. They were not fighting. They are ordinary people. Some warlords are killed people.</div>
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I'm talking about Hiroshima city in Japan. 6 August 1945 This inhuman incident occurred in the direction of President Roosevelt of America. Many people on the list of brutal people in the world are listed. But there is no Roosevelt name. Because America is now the ambassador of humanity! Peace ambassador! Yet, he is still doing the same brutal work.</div>
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On Monday, August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., the nuclear weapon "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima by an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, flown by Colonel Paul Tibbets, directly killing an estimated 70,000 people, including 20,000 Japanese combatants and 2,000 Korean slave laborers. By the end of the year, injury and radiation brought the total number of deaths to 90,000–166,000. The population before the bombing was around 340,000 to 350,000. About 70% of the city's buildings were destroyed, and another 7% severely damaged.</div>
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America's blood alcohol did not stop even after 6 August. The whole world stood still but did not Roosevelt and his army. Three days later, Nagasaki again attacked the same way.</div>
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Three in the night. The people were all sleeping. After the Hiroshima attack, people could not even think that America would again attack innocent people after such a major disaster. Millions of people will burn again. But by changing all the equations, America burned eight hundred thousand sleeping people on August 9 in Nagasaki.</div>
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Ahmed Afganihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13256175961181009598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642896041892209.post-92034072672263446232017-04-04T02:57:00.000-07:002017-04-04T02:57:56.251-07:00RAB official admits to secret killings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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If you find him – shoot and kill him, wherever he is. And then plant a weapon beside him, the officer is quoted as saying</blockquote>
<br />An exclusive report by the Swedish Radio claims it has got evidence of how Bangladesh Police’s elite force RAB abducts and kills its targets.<br /><br />In a secret conversation, a high-ranking officer reportedly exposed details about how the force selects which people to kill and their violent methods.<br /><br />If you find him – shoot and kill him, wherever he is. And then plant a weapon beside him, the officer is quoted as saying. This is often the order, added the apparently high-ranking officer. The officer, who has been involved in dozens of killings, did not know that he was being recorded.<br /><br />These are people who they suspect of serious crimes, but who they consider too difficult to convict in a trial, or impossible to rehabilitate.<br /><br />The dialogue is in Bangla and “to protect our sources the translation was done in a country with no connection to the people involved,” the Swedish Radio report says.<br /><br />During the conversation, the officer said how RAB kills selected targets when they least expect something to happen – people sitting at a tea stall or doing other things in their everyday life.<br /><br />He says how the police take bribes from criminals. They use the money to buy weapons to plant next to the people they kill.<br /><br />People seldom had weapons from the beginning. Planting evidence provides a motive for the killing, that the elite police force acted in self-defence, he explains.<br /><br />This very sensitive recording is almost two hours long. The high-ranking elite police force officer is clearly repeating, over and over again, statements about killings and enforced disappearances conducted by RAB.<br /><br />The special force was formed by the BNP-Jamaat government in 2004 to combat series crimes including terrorism. Then opposition leader in parliament Sheikh Hasina, now the prime minister, had demanded disbanding the force due to use of excesses and extrajudicial killings of political opponents.<br /><br />According to local and international rights groups, RAB was behind the abduction and murder of several hundred people, which they never claimed responsibilities for, and many extrajudicial killings, after which the targets were labelled as criminals in press statements.<br /><br />Police say they investigate every incident of deaths of accused or suspect in custody and punish the law enforcers if found guilty.<br /><br />But rights groups allege that the forces enjoy impunity for extrajudicial killings, and have repeatedly called for disbanding the “death squad.”<br /><br />According to US diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks, RAB was trained by the US and the UK on interrogation methods and human rights.<br /><br />In January, 25 RAB members including three top officers of its Narayanganj unit were convicted for the abduction and murder of seven people including a war councillor of the Narayanganj City Corporation in 2014.<br /><br />Earlier RAB drew massive criticism for shooting a college student named Lemon Hossain, arresting him and filing false cases against him, when they failed to arrest a top criminal in Jhalakathi in 2011.<br /><br />Between January 1 and March 14 this year, at least 51 people were killed in gunfights or crossfire across country. Of them, six were killed by RAB, according to a report by leading human rights watchdog Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK).<br /><br />In 2016, at least 195 people were killed by the law enforcement officers. Of them, 55 were killed by RAB and one jointly by RAB and BGB.<br />‘New revelation is shocking’<br /><br />Amnesty International is monitoring the developments closely in Bangladesh.<br /><br />The London-based organisation also has close contacts with the families of those killed, abducted and tortured by the elite police force.<br /><br />Olof Blomqvist, the Bangladesh expert at Amnesty International in London, says that it is shocking to listen to the recording.<br /><br />“It is incredibly chilling to hear someone speak so casually and coldly about carrying out these very serious human rights violations. Having said that, we have not been able to confirm these ourselves, but this is something that definitely needs to be investigated,” Olof Blomqvist says.<br /><br />The experts consider the high-ranking officer very credible, with a good knowledge of many details. Swedish Radio has also used other means to verify the authenticity of the conversation.<br /><br />“What we hear in this recording are statements that match a pattern of similar violations, which we at Amnesty International and many other human rights organisations have documented over several years, concerning the Rapid Action Battalion,” he adds.<br /><br />After each incident where RAB has killed a person, there are several inquiries, according to the officer, such as how the bullets travelled.<br /><br />The man’s description provides a unique insight into a combined effort by the authorities into how the events are presented to journalists and the public in Bangladesh.<br /><br />They use words such as “crossfire” and claim that RAB had been fired upon, and thereby acted in self-defense.<br /><br />Amnesty says “crossfire killings” often is a euphemism for a murder.<br /><br />RAB is often criticized over abductions, involving people that are caught and later found dead, or who never return home.<br />Three components of disappearances<br /><br />The high-ranking officer describes three tricky components to enforced disappearances; to capture the target, to kill him and thirdly, the disposal of the body.<br /><br />In the conversation, they talk about blocks of concrete being attached to bodies, before they are thrown into a river. The conversation using hard cold words is like a scene out of a horror film.<br /><br />He describes how the police lie to their intended victims. They say they will drive them to a friend for safekeeping, but instead the police kill them.<br /><br />The officers must be perfectionists and check on each other.<br /><br />“Everyone is not an expert on forced disappearances.<br /><br />“We have to make sure no clue is left behind. No ID cards that slip-off. We have to wear gloves; we can’t leave footprints behind and have to wear covers on our shoes to prevent that. We can’t smoke during these operations,” the RAB officer says.<br /><br />The high-ranking officer says people disappear like this every day. Also innocent people disappear, anyone can be killed in this way, he says. This can be a way of getting rid of political opponents and there are forces that want to remove a large number of people.<br /><br />He expresses the opinion that this may be a way of controlling population growth. There are so many horrible details in the recording that our translator needs to go out several times, during the translation, for a breath of fresh air.<br /><br />“Disappearances have skyrocketed since 2009, it is a very widespread problem. Very often, those who are killed or who disappear are activists, or people belonging to the political opposition. No one in the country is safe,” says Olof at Amnesty International.<br /><br />“It is something that absolutely has to be looked into more. Quite often, in other cases, we see how authorities are able to use the judiciary to target political opponents or other critics. Unfortunately, the judiciary in Bangladesh has in some ways become a tool of oppression of the authorities”, he says.<br /><br />Decisions on the fate of those taken by RAB are being made high up, the officer says. In this unique and sensitive recording, the RAB officer also gives examples of how people have been tortured.<br /><br />He describes a dark room with a lamp in the middle where an arrested man was stripped naked.<br /><br />They hung him in handcuffs, and tied bricks to his testicles. His testicles were almost ripped off by the weight, the officer says. The tortured man fell unconscious and the RAB officer says he did not know if the man was dead or alive.<br /><br />Olof says: “Bangladesh has a fairly progressive anti torture law, on paper, the problem is that it is very rarely used in practice. Torture continues endemically and it is very rare that the people responsible are held to account.”<br /><br />Only a few people from RAB have been brought to justice for serious human rights violations. Now Amnesty is calling for a full investigation and those responsible to be held to account.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />‘Islamic Union’ This idea is not recent idea. Jamal Uddin Al Afghani thought it was a long time ago. Now a days many contemporary philosophers think that the future of the Islamic world has a direct bearing on world peace and security, for it is potentially a serious power. Approximately one-fourth of humanity follows Islam, their lands contain rich natural resources, and the entire region has a great strategic importance.</div>
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Islamic Union will provide considerable benefits to Muslim Ummah. For those that are desperate for technological as well as economic development, the foremost step toward stability is the creation of a central organization or, in other words, a unified Islamic world under the auspices of the Islamic Union.</div>
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Economic cooperation is necessary on two counts: stability and development. Muslim nations must bring stability and solidity to their economies. Developing industries and making the required investments is vital, as is the need for a comprehensive development plan and the simultaneous development of education, economy, culture, science, and technology. While various sectors are developed technologically, the labor force's educational levels and standards must be raised accordingly. Society must be motivated to become more productive, and the resulting economic cooperation will play a major role in eradicating poverty, illiteracy, the unjust distribution of wealth, and other socioeconomic problems rampant in Muslim countries. This partnership can be formed only by the creation of free trade zones, customs unions, and common economic areas.</div>
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Mutual cooperation among Muslims, part of the Islamic code, must be adhered to by all Muslims, for Allah commands people to refrain from avarice and to guard the needy and support one another. In fact, destitute people have a due share of the believers' wealth (Qur'an, 51:19). <br /><br />As the Qur'an proclaims: Those of you possessing affluence and ample wealth should not make oaths that they will not give to their relatives, the very poor, and those who have migrated in the way of Allah. Rather, they should pardon and overlook. Would you not love God to forgive you? Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Qur'an, 24:22)</div>
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He who has plenty should spend from his plenty, but he whose provision is restricted should spend from what God has given him. Allah does not demand from anyone more than He has given it. God will appoint ease after difficulty. (Qur'an, 65:7)</div>
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Our Lord also reveals that believers are one another's guardians (Qur'an, 9:71). The word "guardian" conveys such meanings as friend, helper, mentor, and protector. It also expresses the importance of cooperation and solidarity between Muslim nations. The cooperation that will arise from this fraternal awareness between Muslim nations will bring prosperity and wealth to Muslims and eradicate poverty, an important problem of the Islamic world. Societies that follow the Qur'an's values will not experience famine, destitution, and poverty. Muslims will develop their nations by following rational and long-term policies, establishing good relations with other nations and people, valuing trade and development, and learning from other cultures' experiences. This was so in history and, Allah willing, under the Islamic Union's leadership it will be so once again.</div>
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Instability does not affect a given region alone; rather, it has a negative impact on the world as a whole. The Islamic world is one such region. Therefore, Muslim nations should not be considered as separate and independent entities. </div>
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• Peace would enable each country to reduce military expenditures and divert financial resources to wealth-creation in society. As all Muslim countries would be members of the joint defense pact, they would achieve greater security and stronger defenses with a smaller budget. Investments now being made in the arms industry and technology could be channeled into educational, scientific, and cultural development. </div>
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• Present instability and conflicts in the Islamic world cause many of the region's doctors, engineers, academics, scientists, thinkers, and writers to migrate to the West, where they continue their work, for they do not feel secure in their home countries. Research reveals that this migration from Arab countries has cost the Islamic world $200 billion. In fact, 450,000 of these migrants are college or university graduates.24 An environment of peace will eliminate internal tensions and end this migration. As a result, the work and skills of highly educated individuals will primarily benefit Muslims.</div>
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• Peace also will enable Muslim nations to share their accumulated knowledge and expertise, combine their forces in every area, and help one another deal with their shortcomings. As a result, these nations will become far more effective in pursuing their national development plans.</div>
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• Economic development will gain momentum. At present, there are many disputes among Muslim nations, especially those involving borders, which only intensify economic problems. For instance, the source of the difficulties experienced in transporting and exporting trade goods is unsafe transport routes. This also is true for water, which is a major cause of conflict in the Middle East. Such conflicts could be resolved if Muslim countries would cooperate and resolve their disputes peacefully.</div>
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• Differences of culture and ethnicity will become a rich resource in an environment of peace, one that is characterized by tolerance and dialogue. People will be more open-minded and productive, and such a diverse cultural mix will enable the rise of a new civilization.</div>
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• Peace also will strengthen Muslims living outside of the traditional Islamic world. Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in many non-Muslim countries. If these ethnically diverse groups of Muslims unite, they will further the spread of Islam and enable themselves to make a stronger cultural impression on their societies. The effectiveness of individual efforts made by small and separate Muslim communities is incomparable to the combined intellectual efforts made by a united alliance. Muslims of course will preserve their national identities; however, they will become a much stronger force if they act as one body guided by Islamic awareness and morality.</div>
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• A peaceful Islamic world will become a model for other countries, and existing conflicts will be resolved peacefully according to the example set by the Islamic world. Muslims will be living examples of finding peace and security when the Qur'an's values are practiced. In addition, they will bear witness to the fact that Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance. Peace in the Islamic world might even guide many people to Islamic morality.</div>
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With the establishment of the Islamic Union, peace and security will take hold, economic problems will be resolved, and a massive cultural advancement will take place, for there will be growing budgets for education, science, and culture. In this way, Muslims will build a new civilization that will serve as a role model for the rest of the world. Practicing the unity and solidarity commanded by the Qur'an will cause its values to have a direct impact upon all Muslims' everyday life, art, decoration, fashion, medicine, science, and technology. Friendship and fraternal feelings will prosper, peace and order will rule social life, people will find more time to reflect and conduct research, and they will be more free-thinking and open-minded when they do so. Environments free of chaos, destitution, and troubles are places in which new ideas take shape, new products emerge, beneficial inventions are made, and continuing progress is achieved. The Islamic Union will create such an environment throughout the Islamic world.</div>
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The Rohingya are ethnic, linguistic and peace loving
minority group who belongs to Arakan state and faced persecution by its own
government and its sponsored group several times. Due to which they fled to
Bangladesh, India, Thailand and Malaysia and many more countries since decades
due to state sponsored violence.</div>
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Rohingya people are suffering around the world. Over two million have become
stateless and refugees to other countries because of persecution in Myanmar,
especially the conflict happened in 2012. Rohingya people have been forced to leave their country
in record numbers who are in the condition of beggars for seeking safety in
other countries to be able to save their future with well living in the hope of
building up of their family life.<br /></div>
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During the violence and attack on people in Arakan State of
Myanmar in 2012, thousands of Rohingya left the country while many of them were
killed and most of the women were raped by human traffickers on the way to
Malaysia, especially in Thai human trafficking camps. Most of the people were
also arrested in Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Thailand and Malaysia. A few have
got release with the help of UNHCR. But, a few of them were able to go to the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Unfortunately, most
of them were arrested in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia whereas some are missing.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></div>
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Still, their families are crying with dreams and hopes of
getting good information. As the world people know, Myanmar government is still
carrying on persecution on Arakanese Rohingya in the form of an ethnic
cleansing. Besides, people are also suffering in prisons in Myanmar,
Bangladesh, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who have
been sentenced to jail for one, two or three years for no crime other than seeking
asylum. Actually, rohingya people did not wish to leave their community and
their country. Nevertheless, they only fled to other countries because of
avoiding unbearable and inhumane persecutions of Myanmar government.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></div>
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Even though Rohingya are indigenous in Myanmar, we are made
stateless with increasingly daily persecution in our country. We are scattered
all over the word but we do not involve in any criminal activities and are not
trying to harm or degrade any community. I always grieve for my people. It is a
shame for those countries where helpless people are neglected, hated and
persecuted.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></div>
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Rohingya people are deprived of human rights both in Myanmar
and Bangladesh. They are not recognized as citizens of Myanmar which is their
own land .The ethnic minority group in Myanmar are not only victim of communal
or racial, but also state sponsored violence. They have no rights of formal
education in Myanmar and as well as other countries where they fled to. And
moreover many remained unregistered as refugees in Bangladesh and many other
countries as well.The non- registered Rohingya refugee cannot engage in any
business or retail, cannot work legally and cannot be employed due to their
lack of citizenship or international refugee rights and documentation.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></div>
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Due to persecution in Arakan they have started their
movement to Bangladesh before nearly twenty four years ago. According to UNHCR,
there are almost 25000 Rohingya people in Bangladesh but only 30000 people in
Kutupalong and Nayapara camp of Cox’sBazar are registered refugees. UNHCR has
not been permitted to register newly arriving Rohingya since mid-1992. The vast
majority of Rohingya are living in villages and towns in the area and receive
little or no assistance as UNHCR is only allowed to assist those who are
registered. Those who have born in Bangladesh before 18 years can be given
citizenship right. But it has become a burden for Bangladesh. Bangladesh is an
over populated country.So giving citizenship right to all Rohingya people may
not be possible. But Bangladesh should give them the Refugee right according to
the UNHCR convention of 1951 from humanitarian appeal that provides basic human
rights for Refugees. But Bangladesh has not signed yet to UNHCR convention of
1951.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></div>
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Bangladesh is providing citizenship right and minority right
to the all ethnic minor people and they have their own culture, identity,
language, religion etc. They are got extra privileges (quota) form the
government in university job, government job etc. But Myanmar is depriving the
Rohingya people for their own self-centered objectives. Buddhist extremism in
Myanmar against Muslim is a revealed fact. Following that Bangladesh as well as
international community need to focus their attention to ensure citizenship
right and human rights of Rohingya people in Myanmar and to repatriate Rohingya
people in Myanmar from Bangladesh.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></div>
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Rohingya people are in poverty, lack of quality food,
education, health care etc. in Bangladesh. Bangladesh government, UNHCR and
other organizations are helping the registered 30000 Rohingya people in
Kutupalong and Nayapara camp. But financial and food help to the people is not sustainable
strategy. If they have freedom to take higher education, to work, to involve in
business they could have develop themselves in a better way. Citizenship right
is one of the basic rights for a human being.<span lang="BN" style="font-family: Vrinda, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span>Without a citizenship and legal
documentation,<span lang="BN" style="font-family: Vrinda, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span>this
whole minority group became deprived and barricaded to education, employment,
business, free movement etc. If it is not possible to repatriate Rohingya
people in Myanmar, Bangladesh needs to implement practical solution for the
survival and development of the people.<span lang="BN" style="font-family: Vrinda, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span>Following international human rights as
humans, they should not be kept in exploited and inhuman situation for long
time. Bangladesh must permit UNHCR to register all Rohingyas to ensure their
human rights as refugee. If all the Rohingya people are registered as refugee,
national and international organization can help them and can work for their
upcoming development and improvement.</div>
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1. Rohingya Vision </div>
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2. UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency</div>
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Ahmed Afganihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13256175961181009598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642896041892209.post-85286533672914238822016-08-22T23:41:00.001-07:002016-08-22T23:41:48.609-07:00Family Statement on the Arrest of Ex-Brigadier General Amaan Azmi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On Monday, 22nd August, at 8pm, more than thirty plainclothes men claiming to be from the Detective Branch of the Bangladesh Police stormed our family residence in the Moghbazar area of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, and seized our brother, Abdullahil Amaan Azmi.</div>
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No warrant was provided by the officers, and no cause of arrest was expressed. No official acknowledgement of his arrest has yet been made, without which there are credible fears for a possible extrajudicial abduction, the latest in a string of such abductions that have targeted family members of opposition leaders.</div>
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The officers cordoned off the whole street before breaking down the door and forcibly entering the family home, blindfolding the caretaker and severely beating him until he fell unconscious. Our 83-year-old mother, Amaan's wife and his youngest children, both under the age of four, were in the house at the time. Other members of the household were assaulted and his wife was threatened with arrest. </div>
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Amaan is our only sibling and the only child of our father, the late Professor Ghulam Azam, to currently reside in Bangladesh. A former decorated Brigadier General in the Bangladesh Army with 30 years of exemplary service to his name, he was neither a politician, nor charged with any illegal activity whatsoever. He lived at our family home caring for our elderly mother. As the only male member of the household, he was the guardian of our family there.</div>
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This has left the family deeply traumatized and fearful for the safety of our brother and our family. We call for the respect and observance of due process and the rule of law. We call for Abdullahil Amaan Azmi's immediate release and safe return to his family, or for police to produce him swiftly before court in accordance with due process. </div>
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Ahmed Afganihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13256175961181009598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642896041892209.post-18573772533452040742016-04-27T21:24:00.000-07:002016-04-27T21:24:06.849-07:00Locality of foreboding is Jhenaidah: Student killing one after another<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The current scenario of Bangladesh is the pictorial representation of how a country without democracy can be. The illegitimate Awami League-led government has set up a realm of terror by curtailing freedom of speech, logging false cases, arresting the opponents, taking them on remand and murder as well as forced disappearance. The corpses of the political opponents are being found here and there. The state-sponsored targeted killing under the name of crossfire is increasing day by day. Sometimes in Satkhira, sometimes in Gaibandha and at times in Jhenaidah, innocent blood is being spilled. In some places, such killing has turned into genocide.</div>
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Countless mothers are being bereaved everyday:</div>
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Firstly the victims get arrested by policemen in white and a few days later, their corpses are being discovered someplace. This situation is a now a commonplace in Bangladesh. Mothers are being bereaved of their sons by the whimsical government who are real mad for power and these brutal murders are committed by their registered law enforcers almost everyday. The thirst of the oppressive government for blood is increasing day by day. People of different professions including university faculty, students, businessmen, service holders, theologians and the ordinary mortals in general fall prey to the killing mission of the government. According to different human rights reports, 193 or more have been killed extra-judicially only in the year 2015 and out of them, 143 were killed by the law enforcement agency personnel in the name of crossfire. Most of the victims belong to the Opposition parties. The question arising in everyone’s mind is that why such high rate of extra-judicial killing is in an independent and sovereign country like Bangladesh. How much more innocent blood is this heinous killing mission yet to spill? When will this genocidal brutality stop?</div>
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<span class="_5yi-" style="font-weight: bold;">Jhenaidah: A place or record-breaking brutality</span></div>
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Mother came out hearing the agonizing cry of the son and saw him in handcuffs amid two persons on motor bikes who seized her son so tightly. Mother did not understand what was really happening but hugged her son. She asked the strangers- “Where are you taking my son?” and beseeched them to leave her son. But their heart did not melt by her appeal and they left with her son having introduced themselves as members of the law enforcement agency. Afterwards, the body of her son shot dead is found on last 12 April after long 26 days of tracelessness. Such incidents are happening on everyday basis in Jhenaidah.</div>
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27 people were abducted by people introducing as DB (Detective Branch) cops over last 2 to 3 years in Jhenaidah and out of those abducted, dead bodies of 24 are found. Most recently, corpses of four talented students named Hafez Jasim Uddin, Abu Zar Gifari, Shamim Mahmud and Mohiuddin Sohan. Three people with names Aiyub, Azad Hosen and Mofazzal Hosen are still traceless. Under such circumstances, the whole district has become a locality of extreme horror and foreboding. Many eyewitnesses are not willing to unfold the details of all these abductions and forced disappearances being apprehensive about the aftermath though all these nasty incidents are taking place in broad daylight. The government is not taking into account the outburst of protest and demonstration over these genocidal murders. No killers are yet brought to justice.</div>
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<span class="_5yi-" style="font-weight: bold;">Post-arrest denial by cops and killing people by bereaving their mothers:</span></div>
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The latest few events of the sequential killings and enforced disappearances are the following-</div>
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- Hafez Jashim Uddin was taken to unknown places by personnel introducing as DB cops on 12 February 2016 and shot dead in the dead of night, on the 3rd March, after long 21 days of enforced disappearance.</div>
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- Abu Hurairah, a Madrasah teacher of Kutidurgapur in Jhenaidah, was arrested from his workplace by DB cops on 29th February 2016 and, after 36 days, his corpse was found beside the Chougacha road in Jessore.</div>
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- On last 18 March 2016, after Friday prayer, 4 personnel with Policemen’s identity snatched Abu Zar Gifari from the hold of his mother and he was shot to death on 12 April, after 26 days of enforced disappearance, at night.</div>
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- Likewise, Shamim Mahmud was shot dead at midnight on 12 April, 17 days after he was taken to unknown places by policemen on 25th March 2016.</div>
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- Soon after the murder of Abu Zar and Shamim, Another meritorious student named Mohiuddin Sohan was shot dead on 20th April 2016, 9 days after he was arrested by policemen on 10 Aril.</div>
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The surprising matter is that when inquired about the arrestees by their families, the concerned police personnel straightforwardly denied their arrest. Even no GD (General Diary) was filed in favor of the victims and even no rescue activities were launched to search for their whereabouts. Worries were triggered over post-arrest denial of detention by the Police and not producing the arrestees before the court of law. Statements of worries demanding the traces of the detainees were also issued by their families and those statements were published in different mass media. The families of the victims went to the law enforcement personnel and other high-ups but all these attempts were of no avail. Everything happened sequentially. Firstly the victims got arrested. Then they fell prey to enforced disappearance. Then the policemen denied their arrest and detention. Finally their bodies shot dead were discovered here and there.</div>
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<span class="_5yi-" style="font-weight: bold;">Who are carrying out these genocidal atrocities?</span></div>
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All murders are identical. Eyewitnesses confirmed arrestors of College student Sohan as S.I. Nirob and A.S.I. Nasir. These things prove that the killings are premeditated and masterminded directly by the Police administration. But can the police department carry out such a genocidal plot independently of the governmental endorsements? Now it is clear as the daylight view that the Police are committing killings one after another in light of the government instructions. One day, the people currently at the helm must pay the price for every drop of blood they are spilling.</div>
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<span class="_5yi-" style="font-weight: bold;">Urge to the conscientious countrymen:</span></div>
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The whole of Jhenaidah has turned into a realm of terror due to murders one after another. The people with different political ideas are being killed in the dead of night in the so-called shoot-outs only out of political envy and such killing is a sign of genocide and a clear violation of human rights. The government is not heeding the suo moto rule issued by the higher judiciary of the country to stop extra-judicial killings. We demand that this genocidal killing must stop without further delay and all the policemen killers of ashim Uddin, Abu Zar Gifari, Shamim Mahmud, Mohiuddin Sohan and all the other victims must be arrested following a proper probe and brought to book.</div>
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We call on all the intellectuals, human rights watchdogs, journalists and people of all spheres to project their voice against the criminal misdeeds of the current monstrous government. Moreover, we further urge all national and international human rights organizations including the United Nations to undertake necessary steps to stop genocidal killings in Bangladesh.</div>
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Ahmed Afganihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13256175961181009598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642896041892209.post-48524173549005779752016-04-04T00:12:00.001-07:002016-04-04T00:12:21.321-07:00 Triumphant Minister of Industries Maulana Nizami<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As a result of restructuring of the Ministry of Agriculture and huge success in that ministry, in 22 may 2003 the former prime minister of Bangladesh Khaledia Zia assigned Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami to Ministry of Industries to revive and accelerate the rundown and controversial industries sector. As for the Ministry of Agriculture, Maulana Nizami also took initiatives to speed up and modernize the Ministry of Industries. Some of his success stories are highlighted below:–<br />
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<b>Introduction of New Industries Policy</b><br />
A new industries policy was introduced in 2005 for the development of the industries sector.<br />
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Pic: Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia offers prayers after inaugurating tannery industries city in Dhaka on 15 February 2005. Next to her, Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami<br />
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<b>SME Policy Strategy Taken Up</b><br />
The SME Policy Strategy was taken up in 2005 for prompt development of small and medium sized industries.<br />
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<b>Growth in the Industries Sector Reached to 10.45 per cent</b><br />
In the fiscal year 2001–2002 the growth rate for the industries sector was 5.49 per cent which reached to 10.45 per cent in the fiscal year 2005–2006.<br />
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<b>Freely Distribution of Fertilizers</b><br />
In the last five years, uninterrupted production, import and distribution of fertilizers were ensured.<br />
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<b>Two New Fertilizers Factory Established</b><br />
To meet the demands of mixed fertilizers in the country, two new fertilizer factories of Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP–1) and Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP–2) were established in Chittagong with the daily production capacity of four hundred metric tons.<br />
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<b>Opening Closed Industries</b><br />
Closed caustic chlorine plant of Karnaphuli Paper Mills (KPM), Khulna hardboard mills and Rangpur sugar mill were reopened.<br />
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<b>Setting up Industries City: A Revolutionary Step</b><br />
In order to improve the environment of Dhaka city the tannery industries of Hazaribagh was moved to Savar where a new tannery industries city was set up. In addition to that, plans were taken to set up separate pharmaceuticals industries, plastic industries and automobile workshop cities.<br />
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<b>Approx. Tk.70 Crore Profit in Sugar Industries</b><br />
Bangladesh Sugar & Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) in the sugarcane cultivation season of the year 2005–2006 made Tk.70 crore of profit for the second time in the last 17 years.<br />
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<b>Employment Generation for One Lac 32 Thousand Three Hundred 75 Persons</b><br />
BSCIC generated employments for one lac 32 thousand three hundred 75 person including 90 thousand two hundred 97 persons in small industries sector and 42 thousand in the cottage industries the year 2005–2006.<br />
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<b>Increased Export Income from Small and Cottage Industries Sectors</b><br />
BSCIC industries units produced products worth 11 thousand 39 crore taka in the fiscal year 2004–2005, and among them products worth three thousand six hundred crore were exported.<br />
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<b>Salt Production: Highest Record so far</b><br />
Against the demand of 11 lac metric ton salt in the country, 15 lac 75 thousand metric tons of salt was produced in the year 2005–2006 exceeding the local demand which is the highest record so far.<br />
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<b>Modernization of BSTI: An Initiative Praised by All Quarters</b><br />
The country-wide campaign anti-adulteration drive is strengthened in order to prevent duplicate products and adulteration under the auspices of BSTI which was greeted by all irrespective of political differences. In order to strengthen and modernize BSTI a project was implemented.<br />
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<b>Formation of Food Fortification Alliance</b><br />
In order to enrich flour and edible oil with vitamin A, Bangladesh Food Fortification Alliance was formed.<br />
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<b>Formation of National Accreditation Board</b><br />
National Accreditation Board was formed in order to receive recognition of different international standardization and certification authorities for different Bangladeshi products, industries and services and to prevent adulteration and duplicate products.<br />
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<b>Preservation of Patent: A Constructive Step</b><br />
In order to preserve national patents, the current patent office and trademarks registry office has been merged and new patent, design and trademarks department has been formed.<br />
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<b>Productions in Various Organizations: Reaching the Target</b><br />
In the last fiscal year 2005–2006, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation (BSEC), and Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) produced beyond their targets.<br />
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This is how he spent three years in Minister of Industries serving the people thorough transparency, accountability and efficiency giving his fullest intelligence and abilities. But now he is incarcerated into the four walls of prison because of heinous political vengeance.<br /><br /><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl" style="color: #627aad;">#</span><span class="_58cm">FreeNizami</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"> </span><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl" style="color: #627aad;">#</span><span class="_58cm">FreeJamaatLeaders</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"> </span><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl" style="color: #627aad;">#</span><span class="_58cm">StopJudicialKilling</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"> </span><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl" style="background-color: white; color: #627aad; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px; text-decoration: none;">#</span>Bangladeh #SaveBangladesh </div>
Ahmed Afganihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13256175961181009598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642896041892209.post-15694414288047710202016-03-28T22:36:00.000-07:002016-10-27T11:43:15.070-07:0028 October, 2006: A case study of the violent politics of the Awami League<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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At the end of BNP-Jamaat-led alliance government’s tenure (2001-2006), the 13th Amendment to the Bangladesh Constitution required the president to offer the position of the Chief Adviser to the immediate past Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who was to be Justice K.M. Hasan, soon after the tenure of the government expires on October 28, 2006. The then main opposite party Awami League (AL) opposed Justice Hasan, alleging that he belonged to the then ruling BNP. Awami League launched country-wide blockade and general strike to stop Mr. Justice K M Hasan taking the oath of the chief of the caretaker government.</div>
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Sheikh Hasina, the President of Awami League, called her party activists to march to Dhaka with oars and sticks to take control of the streets of the capital. From a rally held on 18th September 2006 at the Paltan ground in the the capital, Sheikh Hasina instructed her party activists to come to Dhaka with oars, logs, and sticks:</div>
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“you [the people] be ready and come to Dhaka from villages, upazilas and districts with oars, rowing poles and with whatever you have when I will call you,” Hasina instructed her coalition activists urging to build a resistance against the following caretaker government.<sup>1</sup> Following her call, her party activists gathered in the city sparking the violence of October 28.<sup>2</sup></div>
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<strong>Chronology of events</strong></div>
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On the eve of October 28, 2006, the then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia addressed the nation on the evening of October 27th. On the following day, October 28th, a feeling of fear prevailed across the country as Awmi league threatened to massive blockade if Justice K M Hasan was not offered for the post of the chief advisor to the caretaker government.</div>
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The activists of the then opposition alliance led by Awami League took to the streets, started setting fire in the markets, set vehicles ablaze and clashed with the BNP and Jamaat activists, and even with the law enforcers. Hundreds of Awami League activists carrying bamboo poles and oars paraded most city roads, chanting slogans against Khaleda Zia and Justice KM Hasan.<sup>3</sup> The Awami League activists blocked almost all the city entry points in the morning and clashed with any procession of the BNP they saw.</div>
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The major violent incidents took place at the Paltan intersection, Shahbagh, Jatrabari and Mirpur in the capital.<sup>4</sup>Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI) arranged a pre-declared program at 3.00pm at Baitul Mukarram North gate in the capital to observe the day of power handover of the government. Another political meeting was arranged by Bangladesh Awami Legue at Paltan ground which was quite far from the Jamaat’s venue. At 11.00 am suddenly a procession started to throw bricks upon the activists of BJI and the students organisation Bangladesh Islami Chatrashibir (BICS). A rally led by AL leaders Hazi Selim and Dr. Iqbal passing by the Jamaat gathering, suddenly attacked the Jamaat meeting and started throwing bricks and sticks at the Jamaat workers.<sup>5</sup> Even a number of big bombs were hurled by the AL men close to the stage as Jamaat Chief Matiur Rahman Nizami was at the tail end of his speech.<sup>6</sup></div>
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Awami League activists used handmade bombs, arms, logs, oars and sticks in their indiscriminate attack on BJI and Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir (BICS). Due to this sudden attack, along with Jamat leaders Nurul Islam Bulbul, Josim Uddin, Mujahid and other activists were severely wounded and 5 of them died instantly. AL activists and cadres beat to death Jamaat activists with oars and sticks they were carrying.<sup> 7</sup></div>
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Electronic media showed how inhumanly the Awami league men killed Shibir activist Mujahid by beating with sticks and oars. <sup>8</sup></div>
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The atmosphere at Dhaka Medical College Hospital was rendered heavy with the cries of the relatives of the injured and the dead activists of BJI and BICS. Hundreds of shocked relatives and party activists thronged to the hospital to see whether their relatives were among the dead and the injured. More than 400 of the injured were admitted to the hospital.<sup>9</sup></div>
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The massacre of 28th October caused the tragic death of Shibir activist Mujahidul Islam, Golam Kibria Shipon, Jamaat activist from Lalbag, Habibur Rahman, Jamaat activist from Jurain, Jasimuddin, Jamaat activist Jasim (s/o Haji Anwarullah) and Abdullah Al Foysal from Siddhirganj. Later, on 5 November 2006, Saifullah Mahmud Masum died in hospital from severe wounds sustained on 28th October.</div>
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The violence of Awami League in 28th October 2006 was not limited to Dhaka only. On the same date Awami League men killed BJI activist Ruhul Amin in Gazipur, BJI activist Saber Hossain in Nilfamary, Arafat Hossain Sabuj in Magura, Abbas Ali in Meherpur and Jabid Ali in Satkhira.</div>
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At least 18 people were killed throughout the country by the “oars and logs” attack of Awami League and its allies.<sup>10</sup> At least 1,000 were injured, many with bullets, in attacks by the activists of the AL led alliance.<sup>11</sup> In Kurigram, Islami Chhatra Shibir activist Rafiqul Islam, wounded in a clash with the Awami League activists, died in a clinic at about 5:00pm.<sup>12</sup></div>
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In Narsingdi, Hajipur union council chairman Saiful Islam, 33, also a local BNP leader, and his younger brother, Ripon, 28, died in a brutal attack of Awami league cadres at about 2:30pm. His elder brother, Mah-e-Alam, 42, cousin Shamim, 35, and supporters Hannan Sarkar, 33, and Elen Hossain, 32, were injured when they tried to save Saiful from the Awami league attackers. More than two dozen offices of the BNP and its front organizations were vandalized in the attacks of Awami league. In Chittagong, a toll collector of Shah Amanat Bridge, Abul Kalam, wounded in an attack by Awami League on Saturday morning, died in Chittagong Medical College Hospital at about 4:00pm.</div>
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Kalam and three others were wounded when the Awami league men, during a road blockade, attacked state minister Zafrul Islam at 11:30am. Zafrul somehow managed to escape the scene unhurt.<sup>13</sup></div>
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Road communications between Dhaka and other areas remained snapped due to massive blockade by Awami League. Shops and business establishments were closed. Streets in towns and cities were deserted. Railway communications were also disrupted in many areas.<sup>14</sup></div>
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<strong>Martyrs</strong></div>
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<strong>Mujahidul Islam</strong></div>
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Mujahidul Islam was a 3rd year student of BBA at Stamford University. He was the President of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, Mirpur 10 unit of Dhaka. On 28 October 2006, Awami League activists killed Mujahid by beating with sticks and oars.<sup>15</sup> They severly tortured him by indiscriminately beating him with blunt and sharp weapons on his hands, nose, legs, head, mouth. 14 party alliance activists killed Mujahid so cruelly, it brought to shame barbaric practices of the Dark Ages of the Medieval period.<sup>16</sup> After ensuring Mujahid’s death, the killers danced on his dead body under broad day light.</div>
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<strong>Golam Kibria Shipon</strong></div>
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Golam Kibira Shipon was a first year student of BSc in Physics in Dhaka College. He was a very brilliant student and a Hafez i.e. one who memorized the Holy Quran by heart. He had achieved distinction in his Higher secondary exam. Shipon was the president of 27 ward branch of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, Dhaka south unit. He was brutally killed in similar fashion as Mujahid.</div>
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<strong>Saifullah M Masum</strong></div>
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Saifullah M Masum was the youngest child of retired government employee Mahtab Uddin Ahmed and Shamsunnahar Rubi. On 28 October 2006, Awami League cadres hammered his whole body with bricks and sticks. After 5 days of struggle with death he succumbed to the injury and died on 2nd November 2006.</div>
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<strong>List of persons murdered in the 28 October clash in Paltan:</strong></div>
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<tr style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;" width="31">1</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;" width="174">Hossain Mohammad Mujahidul Islam</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;" width="66">22</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;" width="204">Student, Stamford University, President, BICS, Mirpur-10.</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;" width="144">D-23, Lalkuthi, Mirpur-10</td></tr>
<tr style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;" width="31">2</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;" width="174">Golam Kibria Shipon</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;" width="66">21</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;" width="204">President, BICS, 27 Ward, Dhaka South</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;" width="144">Baganbari, Mothertake</td></tr>
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<tr style="background: rgb(251, 251, 251); border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;"><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;" width="31">6</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;" width="174">Md. Habibur Rahman</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;" width="66">40</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;" width="204">BJI Activist</td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(230, 230, 230); padding: 2px 5px;" width="144">Shah Alibag, Mirpur, Dhaka</td></tr>
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<strong>Those behind the massacre</strong></div>
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<strong>Sheikh Hasina</strong></div>
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Sheikh Hasina, the President of Awami League, called her party activists to march to Dhaka with oars and sticks to take control of the streets of the capital. From a rally held on 18th September 2006 at Paltan ground in the capital, Sheikh Hasina instructed her party members to come to Dhaka with oars, logs, and sticks:</div>
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“If our demands are not met, you [the people] be ready and come to Dhaka from villages, upazilas and districts with oars, rowing poles and with whatever you have when I will call you,” Hasina instructed her coalition activists urging to build resistance against the next caretaker government.<sup>17</sup> Following her call, her party activists gathered in the city sparking the violence of October 28.<sup>18</sup></div>
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<strong>Tofail Ahmed</strong></div>
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“We will not only besiege the capital city but also the villages. Besides, we will also go for indefinite countrywide shutdown if our demands are no fulfilled,” Awami League presidium member Tofail Ahmed said on 19 October, a few days before the massacre of 28 October.<sup>19</sup></div>
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<strong>Haji Selim and Dr. Iqbal</strong></div>
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The violence of 28 October was started by two Awami League lawmakers Haji Selim and Dr. Iqbal. On 28 October at 11 a.m., a 14-party rally led by AL leaders Haji Selim and Dr. Iqbal passing by the Jamaat gathering, suddenly attacked the Jamaat meeting and started throwing bricks and attacked with sticks on the Jamaat supporters.<sup>20</sup></div>
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After that, a number of big bombs were hurled by the Awami League men close to the stage as Jamaat Chief Matiur Rahman Nizami was at the tail end of his speech.<sup>21</sup></div>
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<strong>Role of Administration</strong></div>
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The killing of 28 were staged under broad day light in front of Police and other law enforcing agencies but they failed to take necessary measures of stop such political violence. The attack on BJI and BICS activists was initiated by AL at 11 a.m. and it continued till 5 p.m. and yet the law enforcing agencies did not come forward to save the victims of the brutality in Paltan and other places. Jamaat leaders repeatedly asked for help to the Home Minister<sup>22</sup>and Police authority for saving their lives but the administration did not respond to their appeal. The law enforcing agencies did not perform their legal duty to maintain peace and law and order situation.</div>
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Subsequently, three cases were filed by the families of the murdered persons and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI). Jamaat leader ATM Sirajul Haq filed the case no. 61(29/10/2006) at Paltan police station. The police submitted charge-sheet upon investigating the case filed by BJI accusing 46 persons on 11 April 2007. In an order of court given on 23 April 2007 the case was sent for further investigation. After the Awami League led alliance came into power, they formed a committee under supervision of the ministry of Law to withdraw cases on political ground. Referring to the barbarous Paltan killing, the state minister for law Advocate Kamrul Islam declared that the cases filed at Paltan Police Station had been lodged to harass prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the cased were withdrawn upon government directives without hearing the plaintiffs and depriving the victims of justice.</div>
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The government should ensure the proper and immediate trial of the offences committed on 28 October 2006 in Dhaka and it must change its decision of withdrawal of the case filed by the victims in order to serve the people with proper administration of justice. The illegal practice of using violence and torture to suppress the political opponents must be stopped immediately by Awami League and all other political parties. The law enforcing agencies should not tolerate such violent political activities. Political leaders should not make any statement which may encourage the party activists to engage in any violent and illegal activity.</div>
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The civil society should raise their voice against the unacceptable attacks on the opponent political parties by Awami League and closely monitor whether any party is involved in any illegal practice to establish dominance and supremacy. The Civil society must make the people aware about the torture, violence and violation of human rights by any political party. Emphasis has to be put on building the culture of tolerance and the practice of participation in our national life.</div>
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International community must consider the issues of human rights violation and torture in the political arena while making any decision about their relation with Bangladesh.</div>
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Donor and rights agencies should ensure that no person is tortured or murdered only for political identity, and that all people get equal protection of law from the state.</div>
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<strong>References</strong></div>
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1. Hasina asks all to enforce blockade Wednesday, http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/09/19/d6091901011.htm<br />
2. http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers23%5Cpaper2214.html<br />
3. A city of siege, a day of panic, http://www.newagebd.com/2006/oct/29/index.html<br />
4. Ibid.<br />
5. http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/29/d6102901022.htm<br />
6. http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/29/d6102901022.htm<br />
7. Daily Star, October 29, 2006, http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/29/d6102901022.htm<br />
8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9pfPeKONYY<br />
9. A city of siege, a day of panic, http://www.newagebd.com/2006/oct/29/index.html<br />
10. http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/অক্টোবর_২৮<br />
11. http://www.newagebd.com/2006/oct/29/index.html<br />
12. Ibid.<br />
13. http://www.newagebd.com/2006/oct/29/index.html<br />
14. Ibid.</div>
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15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9pfPeKONYY<br />
16. Daily Ittefaq, 29.10.06<br />
17. Hasina asks all to enforce blockade Wednesday, http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/09/19/d6091901011.htm<br />
18. http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers23%5Cpaper2214.html<br />
19. http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/20/d6102001011.htm<br />
20. http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/29/d6102901022.htm<br />
21. http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/29/d6102901022.htm<br />
22. http://www.shibir.org.bd/index.php/chhatrasangbad/detail/82</div>
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Ahmed Afganihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13256175961181009598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642896041892209.post-88898688781878932712016-03-28T12:59:00.000-07:002016-03-28T22:20:13.180-07:00Successful Minister of Agriculture Maulana Nizami<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In 2001 The four-party alliance formed the government after winning the parliamentary election with an overwhelming two-thirds majority. Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami assumed the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture of the government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. He set a unique example of in reforming the corruption-laden ministry and by executing various development oriented activities as well as service to the nation. The following parts highlight some of the activities of Maulana Nizami as the<br />
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<b>Food Production: Increased by 7 lac Metric Tonn</b></div>
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Despite the fact that one lac 24 thousand hectare of lands of crops was devastated by flood and cyclones in the year 2001–2002, but the production of Boro paddy increased by 7 lac metric tonn compared to the year 2000–2001.<br />
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<b>House of Farmer a Farmhouse: Epoch-making Programme by Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami</b><br />
The then Minister of Agriculture Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami took up a programme called “house of farmer is a farmhouse” with the aim of meeting the demands of own nutrition by turning every household of farmers into a farmhouse, ensuring extra income and self-dependence. The practice exists to date.<br />
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<b>Strengthening the Seeds Wing of BADC: A Unite Decision</b><br />
To meet the local demands of high quality seeds, the then Minister of Agriculture Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami took up an effective initiative to increase the amount of base seeds and licensed seeds by BADC.<br />
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<b>Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami inaugurates paddy harvesting Promotion of Agriculturist and Agricultural Scientists: What Generous Does</b><br />
While he was the Minister of Agriculture, Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami resolved the long long-clogged promotion problems of various research institutes and Department of Agricultural Extension. Besides, he regularized the jobs of many third and fourth class employees. Because of his generous heart, he took up these initiatives.<br />
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<b>Extensive Visit at the root levels: Revolution in Agriculture Sector</b><br />
As the Minister of Agriculture Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami brought life to the agricultural extension workers, scientists and farmers by his extensive visit at the grass root levels. As a result, a revolution was brought about in the agriculture sector.<br />
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<b>Plantation of Fruit-trees: Something that No One Did before</b><br />
According to the will of Maulana Nizami, fruit tree plantation, for the first time, was separately prioritized in the National Tree Plantation Programme and the programme was celebrated for weeks. This programmes is in existence to date.</div>
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<b>Changing the Designation of Block Supervisor: A Successful Initiative</b><br />
During the tenure of the Maulana Nizami the initiative of changing the designation of bloc supervisors to Sub-assistant Officers was taken.<br />
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<b>Soil Quality Testing: A Smart Initiative</b></div>
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While he was the Minister of Agriculture Maulana Nizami took the initiative to expand the activities of the Soil Resource Development Institute. As a result of which, it was possible to test soil quality across the country and a manual for land and soil resources was prepared for the Upazila level.<br />
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<b>Increase Production of Maize and Jute: Compassion for Farmers</b><br />
Maulana Nizami gave directions take up necessary programmes to massively increase the cultivation of maize and jute. As a result, plenty of maize and jute are being cultivated in the country at present. At that time, the farmers also received justified price for those two types crops.<br />
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<b>Expanding the Activities of Barendra Multipurpose Authority</b><br />
In line with the directions of Maulana Nizami the activities of Barendra Multipurpose Authority was expanded to other parts of the northern districts going beyond Rajshahi, Naogaon and Chapainawabganj.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">The High Court on Monday rejected a 1988 writ petition challenging the constitutional provision of state religion. The rule retained Islam as state religion as per the eighth amendment to the constitution.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">The bench of Justice Naima Haider, Quazi Reza-ul Haque and Md Ashraful Kamal rejected the writ saying that the petitioners had filed the writ as an organisation not individually thus had no locas standi.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">The court observed that the platform Swairachar O Sampradaiyikata Pratirodh Committee had no legal basis, no registration.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">After the rule, one of the petitioners Subrata Chowdhury said they were very disappointed at the rule. ‘We are not given chance to explain… We will appeal against the verdict,’ he said.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">The court earlier on March 1 had asked Swairachar O Sampradaiyikata Protirodh Committee to explain whether it had the right to challenge the legality of Article 2A of the Constitution that declares Islam as the state religion.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">In 1988, the petition was jointly filed by former Chief Justice Kemal Uddin Hossain, academicians Khan Sarwar Murshid, Kabir Chowdhury, Mosharaf Hossain, Serajul Islam Chowdhury and Anisuzzaman, sector commander Chitta Ranjan Dutta, writer Borhan Uddin Khan Jahangir and journalist Faiz Ahmed, as the leaders of the committee.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">Only three of the petitioners Serajul Islam Chowdhury and Anisuzzaman, and Borhan Uddin Khan Jahangir are now alive, lawyer AKM Zagrul Haider told the three-member larger bench of Justice Naima Haider, Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Haque and Justice Ashraful Kamal.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">Following instructions from the Chief justice order, the larger bench on Monday took up the writ petition.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">In a supplementary rule issued on December 1, 2011 by another bench asked the government to explain why the retention of Article 2A in the Constitution under the 15th amendment of July 3, 2011would not be declared unconstitutional and void.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">The original rule issued on June 8, 2011 asked the government to explain why the inclusion of Article 2A in the Constitution by the eighth amendment in 1988 would not be declared unconstitutional and void.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">On Monday, the larger bench declined to hear the original rule as the eight amendment was struck down as unconstitutional.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">The bench also asked the petitioner’s lawyer Zagrul Haider to explain on March 27 whether it could hear the issue of state religion since the Appellate Division settled it a verdict on the 15th amendment.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">The court also revoked an order given on December 1,2011, appointing 14 senior lawyers as amicus curie to assist the court on the issue.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">The court said it would take no legal opinion from the amicus curiae as it would delay the disposal.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">Kamal Hossain and 13 other senior lawyers were present at the hearing.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">The court deferred the hearing until March 27 as Zagrul Haider prayed for time saying his senior Subrata Chowdhury was out of the country and that he was expected to return home on March 3.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">The petitioners called for scrapping Article 2A saying it contradicts the basic structure and essential feature of the constitution embodied in its preamble, by making a particular religion –the state religion.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">They said that the impugned article clashes with the state principle of secularism and freedom of religion guaranteed by the Constitution.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #252324; font-family: "tinos" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.8px;">Article 2A was incorporated in the Constitution in gross violation of its basic spirit by the regime of deposed military despot HM Ershad through the eighth amendment on June 9, 1988, contends the petition.</span></div>
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Alhamdulillah Wassalatu Wassalamu Ala Rasulillah Wa Ma Tawfiqee Illa Billah. Fa Alaihi Tawakkaltu Wa Ilaihi Uneeb<br />
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I want to categorically inform the court; during the war of liberation in 1971 my role was not involved in anything else other than politics. Politically, we demanded handing over the power to the elected representatives. Jamaat-e-Islami demanded the same, so did the Islami Chhatra Sangha. I believe along with the rest of the world, that tragic incident would not have happened, had the power been handed over according to the results of the elections of 1970.<br />
At the same time history also knows that who impeded the power transition after the election.<br />
Who obstructed the transfer of power? No one can show that Jamaat-e-Islami voiced anything that may have hindered the transfer of power. As the President of the Islami Chhatra Sanga, I was the first to protest against what Mr. Bhutto said. It was Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who obstructed the transfer of power. He was used by Yahya Khan or Yahya Khan used him; or they did it together. However, we had no connection with the causes that created the<br />
circumstances for genocide.<br />
By chance, I happened to be the President of Islami Chhatra Sangha Pakistan at that time. I was President till the last week of September. In a conference in Multan between 25-30 September, I resigned from my position following an election. I had no activities afterwards. I used to work in a research academy as a research fellow. The incident you brought against me in the charge number 16, I was not the President of Islami Chhatra Sanga at that time;<br />
neither was I member of that organization; nor did I hold any position of Jammat-e-Islami then. Therefore, I did not have any role at that time. I have been alleged to be the commander of Al Badr; the newspaper clippings that have been provided as evidence, none of those clippings have Al Badr commander or Razakar chief designation next to my name. The page<br />
number 36 of the book that has been handed over to me as formal charge clearly states that the former Ansar force was transformed into Razakar; all resources of Ansar force were handed to Razakar force and the officers of Ansar forces were kept as officers of Razakar force. Therefore, how can I have the scope of being a commander? The book you prepared proves that I had no scope for that.<br />
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I visited some places as the President of Chhatra Sangha, delivered speeches; however not all the statements in the newspapers are mine. Your book also has that evidence. There is a notion of one speech of mine in Jessore. I spoke of verses number of 111 and 112 of Surah Tawbah; you will notice that there is partial translation of the verse number 111. And there is not a single word translation of the verse number 112. This proves that newspapers do not<br />
record all the statements of a speaker. Therefore, if the same happens in other cases where statements that were not mine but implicated with me, it will not be strange.<br />
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The criminal offenses that have been mentioned; I am transparent to my conscience, I am transparent to Allah that I had a political role but I was not involved in any immoral and inhumane activities by the grace of Allah; Allah did not involve me in any such thing. The incidents that have been mentioned here was not perpetrated in my presence, not committed in front of me, not done to my knowledge, not executed by my consent and I was not even aware of them. Honorable court, I am coming to the points that I visited some place; however, I am the only son of my parents and I did not even go to visit them during the war of liberation in 1971; I did not stay in my locality. I did not go to my residence let alone going to the greater Pabna area. Therefore, the few forces that were formed there, I can tell with full responsibility these are nothing but the most heinous lies of history. There is no question of my involvement in any of those. I did not even know many of these places. I visited many places before the elections in 1986; I did not know these places before that time. It is seen here that in an incident in Karmoja I arranged a meeting in retaliation for not voting in my favour. I did not even take part in the elections of 1970! I was not candidate in that election, where does the question of voting in my favour come from? And where does the question of retaliation for not voting in my favour come from?<br />
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If given chance to talk, there are many things to talk about; I clearly want to say that when my name was published in the newspaper in 1988 as the Secretary General, my wife said, someone called in guise of your friend. What did he say? He asked her, do you wish to be a widow? She questioned, why was he asking that? He replied, we would kill your husband in front of you. She said, okay do that if you can. He replied, why are you accepting that so easily; keep him away from assuming the responsibility of the Secretary General. Keep him away from the being active in the politics of Jammat-e-Islami. My wife replied, he does what he feels to be right, I cannot prevent him from doing that.</div>
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Honourable court, afterwards, I took part in the parliamentary election in 1991 and was elected as a member of parliament (MP) and elected as the leader of the parliamentary party. Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee was formed in 1992. We had to struggle against the activities of this Committee in parliament, in the Supreme Court as well as in the streets. As General Secretary and leader of the Parliamentary party I had to play a role. I came to the centre of attention from that time. Afterwards, the incident of Karmoja that was described, is an interesting case. In November of 2000 the result of election of the Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami was declared and I was elected Ameer for the first time. After the election of Ameer, it was decided that I would be sworn in on 6 December. On that day, some bones were resurrected from an old grave and shown on the TV,which was only to defame the new Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. No one brought this incident to attention before that day. Besides, Karmoja lies in the entry point of my constituency Santhia thana. I go here via that area, nevertheless, no one ever brought to me such allegation. They concocted this incident so that I cannot enter my constituency. But, by the grace of Allah, in the following election I received the highest number of votes from that constituency.<br />
Honourable court, no party of individual was identified as was criminal because of the political role. Not only army but including the auxiliary force, a total of 195 individuals were identified as war criminals. Those who were the members of Malek cabinet, they were not included there. No member of the Peace Committee from the central to the district level was included there. Politically, Sabur Khan was a top leader; the founder of Bangladesh late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman himself freed him from prison and sent him home in a vehicle.</div>
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Therefore, I do not think that there is any scope for indentifying someone as war criminal or committing crime against humanity because of political role. I read in the Holiday magazine before being arrested that 195 individuals were set free to save the leadership of Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. I mentioned a while earlier, Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is the actor behind the genocide. I can clearly remember that when the assembly was postponed on 1 March, there was a cricket match going on the stadium that day. The spectators took to the streets leaving the game and chanted slogan, “Kick Bhutto in the head, free Bangladesh”. That same Mr. Bhutto came to Bangladesh on a state visit in 1974 and received unprecedented reception. Because of over-crowded reception, he was taken to the [Savar] monument not by road, but flown onto a chopper. These are parts of history.</div>
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Honourable court, the anger at me grew to some extent as I became a minister following the election in 2001; I came to attention after being elected the Ameer of Jamaat, I came to further attention after becoming a minster. But I want to categorically state that as a minister I never acted against the sovereignty or interest of the country. While I was the Minister of Agriculture, saplings of fruit trees were added to tree plantation campaign, as a result the production of indigenous fruits increased twofold. I was then transferred to the Ministry of Industries; after twelve years the sugar industry turned into a profitable industry.<br />
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Honourable court, no government is the last government and no judgment of the world is the final judgment; there will be another judgment in the hereafter. Everyone including you and I will have to face that judgment. How were the witnesses for this trial assembled! How were the complainant gathered! How was a vindictive campaign of politics of vengeance perpetrated in the name of investigation! Honourable court, I would like to request you; you have performed Hajj while assuming that position. You have visited the shrine of the holy prophet (peace be upon him); I would like to bring forward two Hadith of the holy prophet (peace be upon him). One is: it is adequate for an individual to be a liar, who states whatever he hears. According to this statement of the<br />
holy prophet, rumors cannot be used as evidence in trials. I have a Kamil degree in Islamic jurisprudence. Based on that, I am stressing on this point. The second Hadith is regarding the responsibility, duty and honour of the judges. There are three categories of judges: judges belonging to the first class are those who unearth and realize the truth and give verdicts in<br />
favour of that, they will go to the Heaven. There is another category of judges, who understand the truth but give verdicts against it; they will go to the Hell. The last category of judges who give verdicts without understanding anything, they also go to the Hell. I wholeheartedly pray for you who are responsible for this tribunal; in the words of the holy prophet may Allah give you the opportunity to become the judges belonging to the first class and save you from becoming the second and third class judges.</div>
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I rely on Allah. O Allah! You judge the truth among us. Truly, Allah is the best arbitrator.</div>
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The Supreme Court yesterday convicted Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq and fined them Tk 50,000 each for committing contempt of court by making contemptuous and derogatory comments about Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha.</div>
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The apex court ordered the ministers to pay the money to Islamia Eye Hospital and National Liver Foundation of Bangladesh within seven days. In failure, they will have to serve seven days in jail. </div>
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This is the first time that SC has sentenced two sitting ministers for contempt.</div>
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Qamrul's counsel Syed Mamun Mahbub and Mozammel Huq himself said they would seek a review of the verdict.</div>
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Following the judgment, various quarters called on the two ministers to resign on moral grounds, although legal experts are divided on whether they can hold office after conviction.</div>
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Early this month, the two ministers came down hard on the chief justice for two days in a row, after the CJ expressed dissatisfaction over the “poor performance” of the prosecutors and investigators of the war crimes tribunal in dealing with the war crimes case against Mir Quasem Ali.</div>
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The verdict in Quasem's case was pending when they made the comments and the SC on March 8 sentenced the Jamaat leader to death.</div>
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Yesterday, an eight-member SC bench headed by the chief justice gave the verdict, after refusing to accept the unconditional apologies offered by the ministers.</div>
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The court said it could not accept their apologies as their comments had maligned and undermined the office of the chief justice and interfered with the administration of justice. Also, there statements are highly derogatory and contemptuous. </div>
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Before passing the judgment, the CJ said they did not bring the contempt proceedings against all the persons whose names were mentioned in the report of the daily Janakantha to have spoken at the March 5 roundtable where the two ministers made derogatory comments.</div>
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“We have brought the contempt proceeding against only the two ministers to give a message to the whole nation,” he added.</div>
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Earlier, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam, instructed by the court, read out the Janakantha report involving the two ministers' comments.</div>
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Following the verdict, the AG told reporters at his office that the constitution does not detail the fate of a minister convicted by the SC for contempt of court.</div>
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The cabinet may decide about them, as it is a question of morality, he said, adding that the SC judgement gave a message that the dignity of the court should not be damaged in any manner.</div>
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Former law minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed told The Daily Star that there was no legal bar for the two ministers to continue to hold office.</div>
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Under article 58 of the constitution, the office of a minister will become vacant, if he or she resigns from the office by placing his resignation in the hands of the prime minister for submission to the president, he said.</div>
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The membership of a lawmaker might be vacant if he or she is convicted and sentenced to more than two years, Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah told a private TV channel. </div>
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However, eminent jurist Shahdeen Malik said the two lost their moral rights to join the cabinet meeting or to hold the office of minister as they have been convicted by the highest court.</div>
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Khurshid Alam Khan, an SC lawyer and editor of Dhaka Law Reports, told this correspondent that Qamrul and Mozammel should resign immediately, because they have been found guilty and their apology has been refused by the Appellate Division. </div>
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Terming the SC verdict historic, the BNP demanded that the two ministers quit.</div>
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"After this verdict, the two ministers have no moral rights to hold the portfolio or to be in the government,” said BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at a press conference at the party headquarters.</div>
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Khandker Mahbub Hossain, a BNP leader and also the outgoing president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, made a similar call for their resignation.</div>
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“If they don't, the prime minister should take steps to remove them immediately to set an example before the people,” he said.</div>
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The Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday called for a dawn-to-dusk “peaceful” hartal for today to protest “the conspiracy against Islam's status as the state religion in the constitution”.</div>
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Jamaat acting secretary general Shafiqur Rahman announced the shutdown through a press statement.</div>
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The hartal coincides with the beginning of the hearing on a writ petition filed 28 years ago challenging the legality of Islam's status as the state religion in the constitution.</div>
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The High Court yesterday set today for the hearing.</div>
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A special bench of Justice Naima Haider, Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque, and Justice Md Ashraful Kamal is scheduled to begin the hearing at 2:00pm today.</div>
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The government led by military ruler HM Ershad on June 9, 1988 inserted a section in the eighth amendment to the constitution making Islam the state religion. </div>
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Fifteen distinguished citizens filed the writ petition with the HC that year challenging the amendment. </div>
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Following a supplementary petition, the HC on June 11, 2011, issued a rule upon the government to explain as to why the part of the eighth amendment to the constitution, which made Islam the state religion, should not be declared illegal.</div>
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On June 30, 2011, the parliament passed a bill on the constitution's 15th amendment retaining Islam's status as the state religion.</div>
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The amendment, however, restored "secularism" as one of the four fundamental principles of the state, which had been omitted by a martial law regime after the 1975 bloody changeover.</div>
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In its statement, Jamaat, a key component of the BNP-led 20-party alliance, said Bangladesh is a Muslim country and Islam has been included in the constitution as the state religion. No demand has been raised from people to remove Islam from the constitution.</div>
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“If the government takes any initiative to remove Islam from the constitution, the people of the country will not accept it,” Jamaat said in the statement.</div>
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