Post Time: 19th
August, 2005 02:44 PM
Visitors Name: Tasya Mallam
Message: We are a young country and unfortunately, since
our independence in 1971, there has not been too much
exposure to good governance and leadership. We lack role
models; sure we have Sheikh Mujibur Rahman-the Father
of the nation, but he lived over three decades ago. In
the mean time we have been unable to produce a real hero!
People have absolutely no one to look up to on a national
level which is so important to a developing country. It
is not necessary to have umpteen degrees to run a country,
but common sense is a definite must! And in the absence
of real role models, many imposters, from corrupt dictators
to religious fanatics, have tried to fill the void. The
latter now has the audacity to suggest that people of
Bangladesh give up democracy and establish a Theocracy
where everything is decided by Islamic law! That any progress
made by any organizations for women\'s rights, and human
rights in general be pushed back to the stone age! Western
media will have us believe that Bangladesh is the new
Afghanistan where terrorist camps are allowed to flourish
freely and journalists and activists who try to report
them, are systematically “eliminated”. But
the government of bangladesh will swear up and down that
the situation is not “that bad”. While religious
fanaticism has definitely become \"more active in
the last decade, it is not to a point where democracy
could be threatened\"-Yet??! Well, how bad is it?
And how bad does it have to get for them to say “enough!”?
Shouldn’t we apply some common sense here and nip
this at the bud (that is if it is not too late already)?
I hope that the government will no longer hide in the
sand about this. There is no accountability for the heinous
crimes committed in the name of politics and/or religion
and the recent string of synchronized bombings comes as
no surprise. This was almost like a teaser, as if the
terrorists wanted us to know that if they wanted, it could
have been a lot worse. The political parties must set
their petty differences aside and realize that they are
only strengthening another political party with their
“sweep under the rug” policy. And pretty soon,
there may no longer be a need for a coalition.
Post Time: 17th August,
2005 09:38 PM
Visitors Name: Nazrul Islam
Website: www.BEN-Center.org
Message: On behalf of Bangladesh Environment Network
(BEN), a network of non-resident Bangladeshis and supporting
members of the international community committed to help
Bangladesh solve her environmental problems, we condemn
and are deeply alarmed by the coordinated multiple bombings
in Bangladesh today that have so far led to at least one
death and injuries to scores of people, not to menton
the destruction of government and non government property.
According to BBC, the organization named Jamatul Mujahideen
has claimed the responsibility of these bombings and suggested
that they are aimed at protesting Bush and Blair\'s policy
in Iraq and at establishing Islamic rule in Bangladesh.
What was the crime of the innocent Rajshahi businessman
who died and dozens of people who have been injured, with
some of them maimed for life? Were they any way involved
with formulation and implementation of Bush and Blair
policies? Do killing and maiming innocent people constitute
Islamic rule? Under considerable domestic and particularly
international pressure the government earlier banned Jamatul
Mujahideen (along with JMJB). However today\'s coordinated
about 300 simultaneous bombings spanning all over Bangladesh
clearly show that the formal banning has not been able
to contain or curtail the nefarious capacity of these
organizations. Much more needs to be done. We urge all
democratic forces of Bangladesh to unite and resist the
rise of the sinister forces who are intent on imposing
their medieval outlook on the country through terror and
violence. Let these forces not take advantage of the rivalry
for power among major parties. The resistance has to be
here and now, otherwise soon it may be too late. We express
our deep sympathy for those killed and injured by these
bombings. Thanks, Nazrul Islam Coordinator, BEN
Post Time: 17th August, 2005 09:38 AM
Visitors Name: Saleh Tanveer
Message: It appears too many in Bangladesh and
a sizable section of expatriates have been more concerned
with ``desher bhabmoorti\'\' than confronting the dark
forces of religious intolerance that has been gathering
steam for a while. It is time that we recognize that no
matter what political persuasion you have, this is an
eventual threat to you if you believe in any kind of pluralism.
Today, it is the Ahmadiyaa, tomorrow it will be any one
who disagrees with them, including those with a religious
bent.
Post Time: 17th August, 2005
12:45 PM
Visitors Name: Sharmin Banu
Message: It is never late to be united and defeat all
these evil forces. Lets use our brain and common sense
to find out the way out. We urge to all patriotic leaders
to come toghether today.
Post Time: 09th May, 2005
07:16 AM
Visitors Name: rizwan farouq
Message: can we ever find out who is behind this violance?
will they ever be brought to books and punished? if not
then this violance will continue and be part of Bangladesh.
lets join hand and catch the mastermind
Post Time: 20th April, 2005
06:42 PM
Visitors Name: Khalid Mahmood Bhatti Helsingor
Website: http://www.angelfire.com/stars/Khlalidmbhatti10/html
Message: Thank you very much for inviting me to participate
on this newly launched web-forum. I do appreciate the
initiative that some Bangladeshi brothers had taken to
register their protest against the violence which had
taken toll of so many innocent lives and harming the Bangladesh\'s
image as tolerant society. But I am against to lay blame
on any person,group or ethnicity without having a proof.
I know today it is very complacent and handy, ready made
opinion that whatever violence taken place in the world
is the work of islamists and muslim. Violence is condemnable
in all its form no matter who carry out it either states
or some individuals but to depict a permanent group as
violent is not only correct but amount to persecution
and victimization of pointed out group. If under prejudices
that had taken course in the heart of west and their sympathizers
after math of the 9/11 will contnue to blame islam and
muslim so we are only going to broaden the gulf between
the civilizations. And Generations to come will only lament
on us for our negative role. We must have to be impartial
and very investigative in our conduct of opinions against
any group and individuals.
Post Time: 19th April, 2005
01:12 AM
Visitors Name: Shamim Chowdhury
Message: I like to congratulate for starting this web
and hope the very success of this sacred andover. No matter
how far we are from our homeland feel like a heart beat
away. Shamim Chowdhury. Maryland, USA
Post Time: 15th April, 2005 02:21 AM
Visitors Name: sabrina
Message: hopefully we all look forward to see a peaceful
country as our own...but we got to take the step tp make
it one.
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