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28/03/2011 01:36:00 Admin
Blake’s remarks on Yunus issue draw flak
Staff Correspondent
A cross-section of people on Sunday condemned the remarks of US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia Robert Blake about Dhaka-Washington relations over Grameen Bank and Muhammad Yunus issue.
Fifty-eight prominent citizens, including academics, writers, lawyers, cultural acti-vists, and journalists, in a joint statement said the role of the United States in Bangladesh government’s involvement in a private-sector financial institution and its management was ‘against the diplomatic norms’ and the ‘audacious remarks’ of the US official were ‘indecent and disrespectful’.
‘Such statements are tantamount to showing open disrespect and disregard for the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh created through a war of independence,’ reads the statement.
‘The recent history is full of audacity and use of force exhibited by the the world’s lone superpower and incidents of violence perpetrated to serve the interests of commercial globalisation as per the US foreign policy. We consider it a moral duty of every Bangladeshi having self-respect to voice protest against the attack made on the honour of the State of Bangladesh to protect an individual’s status. We think Dr Yunus himself should join in the protest,’ the statement reads.
The statement said, ‘We want to tell the country’s political quarters that, in the context of usual competition and conflict for state power, it is really important for Bangladesh to come out of any dishonourable and submissive relation and practices with foreign powers for sake of preserving its independence and sovereignty.’
The signatories include Faiz Ahmed, KAM Saad Uddin, Anwar Hossain, Nirmalendu Goon, Fazle Hossain Badsha, Fariduddin Ahmed, Shaheed Akhtar Hossain, Matlub Ali, Dalem Chandra Barman, Pijush Bandopaddhay, Shan-kar Shajoal, and MM Akash.
Educationists, culturists and political leaders at a separate rally on Sunday said the US intervention in the Muhammad Yunus issue was but an attack on Bangladesh by the imperialist forces.
The Bangladeshi people, along with the people of the world, should protest against the imperialist forces’ attack on Libya, they told a rally in front of the National Museum in the city.
National Committee against Fascism and imperialism organised the programme titled ‘Protesting the aggression of imperialist forces in Libya and imperialist interference in Bangladesh’, with representatives from different organisations joining the procession.
The committee secretary, Akmal Hossain, a professor of international relations at Dhaka University, said the USA government made imperialist aggressions in different countries like Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq to serve its own interests.
‘The USA government warned that the Bangladesh government should not take any action against Muhammad Yunus or it would hamper the relationship between the two countries. The threat was made in March, the month of our independence,’ he said.
Jatiya Mukti Council secretary Faizul Hakim, writer Robin Ahsan, DU teacher Khandaker Mokaddem Hossain, Jatiya Ganatrantik Ganamorcha joint convenor Ehtesham Uddin, Bangladesh Chhatra Federation leader Minhaz Ahmed, and Pahari Chhatra Parishad leader Thuikya Sing Marma were also present in the programme.
28/03/2011 01:36:00 Admin
Blake’s remarks on Yunus issue draw flak
Staff Correspondent
A cross-section of people on Sunday condemned the remarks of US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia Robert Blake about Dhaka-Washington relations over Grameen Bank and Muhammad Yunus issue.
Fifty-eight prominent citizens, including academics, writers, lawyers, cultural acti-vists, and journalists, in a joint statement said the role of the United States in Bangladesh government’s involvement in a private-sector financial institution and its management was ‘against the diplomatic norms’ and the ‘audacious remarks’ of the US official were ‘indecent and disrespectful’.
‘Such statements are tantamount to showing open disrespect and disregard for the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh created through a war of independence,’ reads the statement.
‘The recent history is full of audacity and use of force exhibited by the the world’s lone superpower and incidents of violence perpetrated to serve the interests of commercial globalisation as per the US foreign policy. We consider it a moral duty of every Bangladeshi having self-respect to voice protest against the attack made on the honour of the State of Bangladesh to protect an individual’s status. We think Dr Yunus himself should join in the protest,’ the statement reads.
The statement said, ‘We want to tell the country’s political quarters that, in the context of usual competition and conflict for state power, it is really important for Bangladesh to come out of any dishonourable and submissive relation and practices with foreign powers for sake of preserving its independence and sovereignty.’
The signatories include Faiz Ahmed, KAM Saad Uddin, Anwar Hossain, Nirmalendu Goon, Fazle Hossain Badsha, Fariduddin Ahmed, Shaheed Akhtar Hossain, Matlub Ali, Dalem Chandra Barman, Pijush Bandopaddhay, Shan-kar Shajoal, and MM Akash.
Educationists, culturists and political leaders at a separate rally on Sunday said the US intervention in the Muhammad Yunus issue was but an attack on Bangladesh by the imperialist forces.
The Bangladeshi people, along with the people of the world, should protest against the imperialist forces’ attack on Libya, they told a rally in front of the National Museum in the city.
National Committee against Fascism and imperialism organised the programme titled ‘Protesting the aggression of imperialist forces in Libya and imperialist interference in Bangladesh’, with representatives from different organisations joining the procession.
The committee secretary, Akmal Hossain, a professor of international relations at Dhaka University, said the USA government made imperialist aggressions in different countries like Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq to serve its own interests.
‘The USA government warned that the Bangladesh government should not take any action against Muhammad Yunus or it would hamper the relationship between the two countries. The threat was made in March, the month of our independence,’ he said.
Jatiya Mukti Council secretary Faizul Hakim, writer Robin Ahsan, DU teacher Khandaker Mokaddem Hossain, Jatiya Ganatrantik Ganamorcha joint convenor Ehtesham Uddin, Bangladesh Chhatra Federation leader Minhaz Ahmed, and Pahari Chhatra Parishad leader Thuikya Sing Marma were also present in the programme.
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