British Colonialism - Myths and Realities
News was broadcast on BBC that Italy Government would give Libya, terribly damaged by Italian colonialism, compensation-money of 5 billion dollars. Italy would annually invest an amount of 200 million US dollars for coming 25 years for infrastructural development of Libya that lost a lot during colonial rule. On August 30, 2008, Saturday, the Italian Premier, Silvio Barlusconi signed in Bengazi a pact of friendship and cooperation with the Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi. Seeking apology on behalf of his countrymen, the Italian Premier said, "It is my duty as ahead of government to express to you in the name of the Italian people our regret and apology for the deep wounds that we have caused you." The Italian colonialism ruled over Libya for forty years, and exploited her. The Italian Premier said, "This pact of friendship and cooperation would alleviate the colonial wounds of forty years." He said, "It is concrete and moral acknowledgement of the damage inflicted on Libya by Italy during the colonial era." (Read more...
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India's Hydro-Electric Project at Tipaimukh and the Hot Debate in Bangladesh
INDIA'S HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROJECT AT TIPAIMUKH AND THE HOT DEBATE IN BANGLADESH
Liberhan Commission; Painful Wait For Justice
Liberhan Commission; Painful Wait For Justice
From Bangladesh to Darfur - Racism among Muslims
Speech by Tarek Fatah The Durban Review Conference Geneva, Switzerland
Student politics and the AL government
(i) In the politics of our country the student-factions play extremely important role in the national politics. Naturally if AL withdraws them from the field, other political parties would enjoy the consequential advantage. Even some of their student leaders may join other parties with the objective of taking revenge.
ACC impasse and the people's perception
The nation still remembers and applauds the tireless, albeit futile efforts of General (rtd.) Hassan Mashhood Chowdhury (HMC) along with his three comrades, namely Dr. Ali Akbar Ali Khan, Advocate Sultana Kamal and C. M Shafi Sami for holding a free and fair election as advisors during the chaotic era of the caretaker government headed by Prof. Iazuddin Ahmed and their subsequent resignations in protest of partisan role of the professor as CG head. After the installation of the army backed interim government HMC took the captaincy of ACC and since then he had been working hard to covert ACC an empowered, effective and efficient organisation from the state of weak and fragile one until his recent resignation from the position. Yes, he has succeeded much with his honest, sincere and dynamic leadership. In this country, once the powerful people of the highest echelon of the society, who were at or near the power centre, strongly believed that they were securely insulated and so whatever crimes they do law would not touch them. ACC, under the prudent leadership of HMC has successfully dismantled this wrongly perceived attitude. Due to ACC's bold step, powerful political stalwarts, high profile bureaucrats and business magnets of the country have come under the law for their severe misdeeds and misappropriation of public funds. However, due to time and resource constraints ACC could not finish its massive task during the interim government. Now the question arises, especially in the context of recent developments centring ACC, what will be the future course of this constitutional organisation under the regime of the political government? Honourable Prime Minister's statements on ACC in the parliament, the resignation of the ACC chief and subsequent summoning of ACC commissioners by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public undertakings have generated a smokescreen indeed.