Comments on: We shall see, when the crowns shall be toppled, when the palaces will be demolished

By: Iconus Clustus

Iconus Clustus — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 05:44:07 +0000

Free the teachers and the students!

By: Iconus Clustus

Iconus Clustus — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 05:43:36 +0000

This post is primarily a response to the first person writing a comment on this thread “Some guy in a trench-coat”… He reminded me of a great singer… Dylan’s boss… and a person who single-handedly changed the fold lore of America… (Do you all know him? Guesses?)

In any case, even though this guy reminded me of the singer, I must say I didn’t find his post palatable in any shape or form… He one by one ruled out every “democratic” option mentioning all the political personalities and ideologies that he doesn’t like! Bravo! I wondered why didn’t simply mention that he was against democracy! Well, then again, he did say that he would rather have a Hitleresque iron grip and spank the people who preceded this ruler! In other words, he is for the current regime. And the option, to him, seems logical! It is the echo of the sentiment I have heard from people that “Bangalir lathi chara kono goti nai!”

On the same stroke, this sort of sentiment and the person writing the post, is anti-himself (supposing he is a Bangali) and an expression of a frustrated grihabondhi psuedo-intellectual, who has a serious lack of trust in everything, including himself.

It is not about specific people or persons… no Dr. Yunus, Dr. Kamal, or the likes of these people can and will do anything good for the country… it is not part of their abilities… their expertise lies elsewhere… be it micro-credit bebsha or legal bebsha… when we are talking about a country, we need people to be able to at least of the line who would think of systems before they think of persons/individuals.

By: Jagroto Jonota

Jagroto Jonota — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:00:43 +0000

We are passing through one of the worst periods in history. Bangladesh too is navigating through troubled waters similar to what Pakistan had experienced over the last eight years fully backed by 15 billion dollars pumped into the ISI-led Pakistani Army by the Bush administration. We already have seen brutal scenes of teachers treated debasely by the secret DGFI wing of the Bangladesh army reminiscent of the lawyers ruthlessly beaten up by the ISI agents in Pakistan.

Bush days are numbered! Gladly, he will not have another eight years to screw up democracy here by prolonging the US backed military-led illegitimate junta and sow the seeds of Talibanism in Bangladesh to push US interests in the region at the risk of drawing Sino-Indian-Russian involvement in geopolitical adventurism.

By: Jagoruk Manush

Jagoruk Manush — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 12:25:04 +0000

The verdict against teachers primarily implies the degree of independence our judiciary has been granted under the boots of the generals. This verdict further dictates, from now on in Bangladesh, knowledge must bow to the muscle, narcissism will rule civility. And the verdict is the final manifesto that Bangladesh was created by the generals and for the generals and under God, the generals are the sovereign and invincible, beyond the reach of any earthly law and their wishes are the legal bindings on all the citizens of Bangladesh.

By: Hana Ahmed

Hana Ahmed — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 10:14:58 +0000

One of the leading pro-government newspapers [The Daily Star] also published this editorial today: http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=14334

By: Akash

Akash — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:13:51 +0000

It should be obvious to any thinking person that the whole nation is now being held and kept hostage under the sweet call for democracy, law and order, and cleansing, but the more implicit and devious tactics of coercion, fear and brute force.

By: Salam Dhaka

Salam Dhaka — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:55:49 +0000

Moinul Hosein, honorable CTG adviser, now blocks a sedition case against Jamaat leaders. The civilian, sushil CTG has definitely signed on to a pretty massive right-wing agenda.

By: Badal khan

Badal khan — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:53:00 +0000

Its realy shameful for all Bangladeshis that all the mads named Moeen, Mynol, Masud, Motin, Motiur rahman, Mahfuz, Mas-ud, Mannan, Mahbub, and some Major ranked officers created the stupid story of bangladesh history.
Under the name of corruption they have arrested many political leaders and bussiness man. whil they never touch most famouse criminal of Bangladesh history Amir hossain Amu, Abdur Razzak, Tofayel Ahmed, Mannan Buiyah, Sadek Hossain Khoka, Major kamrul, and Motiur Rahman of Prothom alo,

The reason all the people are cought by the polise are also available with Mynul hossain such as never dicleared his assets, murder case against him , illigaly having MP kota luxury cars, More than one units of Rajuk land under his name, illigal alcohol at his home, keeping illigal Deer at his recreation park, and ETC. Why not JIS go and get Mynol and find the facts. Are this people are blinds or politically motivated? How about general Moeen’ loan from Trust bank ? Where is the socalled DUDOk?????? Are they sleeping or scared of arms. Do they have guts to act to find the fact and bring every body under the rule of law??? But they have put our respected teachers behind the bar . what a stupid drama howlong we have to watch it??????? Shame Shame Shame.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!….

By: Golapi Begum

Golapi Begum — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:04:52 +0000

It’s shame that teachers are being paraded as criminals by a brutal military backed puppet government. What are our lawyers doing? One can well imagine how degraded our judges are.

The judges have served illegitimate juntas, have given them legitimacy, have granted citizenship to the worst war criminal in history, have been behind raping of the constitution through amendments and on and on….

The lawyers have failed to serve as the nation’s moral conscience since Bangladesh’s birth in 1971.

By: Hana Ahmed

Hana Ahmed — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:44:17 +0000

Another report worth reading from The Daily Star, besides the one quoted in this article... http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=14402