i am sure these arent relevant to you since your old man vouches for you

this is what always happens in bd, we are always too busy thinking about irrelevant things

Whether these are the right issues, most important issues, etc can of course be debated.

But that’s not the point here.

You original comment made the assertion:
“we bengalis give more importance to others then ourselves”

Since this was posted in response to Iran item posted on UV, the assertion seemed to be that UV focuses on issues not related to BD.

The point of the list was to show that UV spends most of its energy on BD.

1971

the 71 issue has been dangling since you know when, all these blogging and talk shows will be of no help at the end of the day things will roll the way the politicians see it

War Crime Trial

I doubt this will happen properly, this is just another political farce along with digital bangladesh.

national security council

that is more like national security council for politicians

Crisis Management

what crsis? allowing black money to have more advantage then hard earned money

Economy

with this 6% growth figure, have you adjusted inflation and the growing population?

Environment

none cares in bd, just walk by any road you will get to know what i mean stinks of piss and litter is all over the place.

Climate Change

it is inevitable

child labour

what are the alternatives?

CHT

will you grant them a seperate state? or do what the pakis did with us

Ethnic Minority

what about them?

Extra Judicial Killing

are you going to take away the law enforcement agencies right to self defence?

Religious minority

they are better here, atleast you dont see us destroying their synagogs or temples on national tv and then the person who leads that event becomes the head of the state

Migrant workers

t is bound to happen they dont have any skill, why dont you try to send some skilled workers? do you guys ever talk about the travel adgents who deceive them? do you guys go to the streets demanding their punishment?

Election 2008

even the day before the election mr sajib wazed called the election rigged.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGpg8QYG80Q

Refugee

what about them?

Social Entrepreneurship

you want everyone to be a social entreprenur?

Gender

sucess for the female chuvanists? what next reserve the whole country for females?

Urban Poverty

create employment or ensure their safety on the job and they dont get deceived for their labour

you fail to mention two very important aspects education and creating employment.

tell you what i have hardly seen any discussion regarding black money here, people here carried so much for democracy do we really have democracy?
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I dont see anyone in bd doing this kinda protest for issues relevant to bangladesh, like i said classic example of maer chay mashir dorod beshi

when i was in dhaka i remember seeing more people in a michil protesting the bombings on shikh hasinas michil then the michil that was protesting the then fuel price hikes i’ll also tell you the ratio 100:1 or even less

1971
War Crime Trial
national security council
Crisis Management
Economy
Environment
Climate Change
child labour
CHT
Ethnic Minority
Extra Judicial Killing
Religious minority
Migrant workers
Election 2008
Refugee
Social Entrepreneurship
Gender
Urban Poverty

NEWS RELEASE
June 24, 2009

Middle East Research and Information Project
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Washington, DC 20005
http://www.merip.org

Key Iranian Writers Behind Bars

The Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) vigorously protests the arrest and detention of the filmmaker and journalist Maziar Bahari and the reformist intellectual Saeed Hajjarian by authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Both men have been taken into custody amidst the mass civil disobedience following the transparently stolen Iranian presidential election on June 12, the “result” of which Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has today again refused to review in a serious manner.

Bahari is a veteran reporter who has covered Iran for the BBC and Newsweek. Hajjarian was formerly a top adviser to former President Mohammad Khatami. As he was shot by right-wing vigilantes in 2000 and has been physically disabled since then, MERIP is deeply concerned about his health while in detention.

“Bahari and Hajjarian would be the first to note that their arrests are only two among hundreds, if not more,” commented Shiva Balaghi, an editor of Middle East Report, where the work of the two writers has appeared. There are several reliable reports of torture and other maltreatment in Iranian prisons.

“The mass arrests, physical assaults upon peaceful protesters and passersby, regulation of the telecommunications system and presence of security personnel in many public spaces are all out of proportion to past repression. The obvious aim of the regime is to paralyze any and all expressions of views and exchanges of information,” continued Arang Keshavarzian, another Middle East Report editor recently returned from a trip to his native country.

MERIP points to articles of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran which prohibit ill treatment of prisoners and the persecution of individuals for their beliefs, protect freedom of speech and the press and permit the free holding of public gatherings. These articles correspond to legal protections enshrined in the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to
which Iran is a signatory.

MERIP fears, however, that as with the election “result” itself the
present wielders of power within the Islamic Republic have resolved to abandon pretense of respecting the Iranian constitution. This is the conclusion that has been reached by civil society organizations in Iran and several high-ranking clerics, as well as the millions of Iranian citizens who
took to the streets after the election “result” was announced.

“Popular outrage in Iran about the election is based on reliable polls and the unprecedented illegal behavior of the Ministry of Interior in reinstalling President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,” said Kaveh Ehsani, also an editor of Middle East Report. “That outrage has been deepened by the violence the regime has employed in an attempt to silence its critics.”

In view of the intransigence of Khamenei and the hardliners within the Islamic Republic, MERIP is doubly distressed by the extrajudicial detention of Bahari, Hajjarian and their fellow prisoners. The current crackdown appears qualitatively different from those that have gone before. MERIP calls upon all defenders of human rights to press for an immediate halt
to the crackdown and the prompt release of all persons unjustly detained.

Bahari’s film “Football, Iranian Style” was reviewed by Shiva Balaghi in Middle East Report 229 (Winter 2003). The review is available online at:
http://merip.org/mer/mer229/balaghi.html

Hajjarian was interviewed in 2000 about Iran’s “reformist moment” by Kaveh Ehsani. The text of the interview is accessible online at:
http://www.merip.org/mero/mero031300.html.

For background on Iran, see the spring 2009 issue of Middle East Report, “The Islamic Revolution at 30,” accessible online at: http://www.merip.org/mer/mer250/mer250.html

Expect original MERIP coverage of the Iran crisis in the days and weeks ahead.