Hasina took away your bank and you’ve served revenge. Here’s the test: now that you have public office, it implies public trust. Can you have it and do nothing with it? And if you would, what will it be?
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Dear SG, I advice you not to commit crime by supporting a fasicst, killer and the worst dictator in the history Hasina. You should ask your PM to send Hasina back to her home to face trial in presence of international observers including you, don’t forget that relation between India and Bangladesh depends on it, don’t destroy the friendly relation by giving her shelter.
Dear Mr. Shekhar, At the very outset, I am conflicted on whether I should appreciate you or strongly protest with you. One wouldn`t need to qualify to write an article if he has paid writers. 1. you wrongly wrote Prof Younus served revenge by taking away her government – instead of mainly students and general people came out while he was even out of the country. 2. You know Hasina was and still deeply unpopular, for more than 15 years she ordered to kill, torture, kidnapped thousands of people, women were raped, even one student leader of her party made century in raping, you and your country knew all still you supported to all the crimes done by her, her party people and many proofs are coming that Indians were directly involved in those crimes- MY QUESTION, DID YOU WRITE ANY OPEN LETTER TO HASINA OR ASKING YOUR PM TO COMMUNICATE WITH HASINA? Why did you keep silent? Is it proved that you were also involved in those crimes? Certainly you heard about AYNAGHOR (mirror house) th dangerous torture cells where victims were kept and tortured by Bangladeshi and Indians (yes, Indians) – as a human did you protest or write any open letter to Hasina agasint that? 3. Astrology is not proven knowledge, you Indians use it as you wish . However, Advani first started the heinous crimes of using religion wrongly and killed many innocent Muslims, your Hindus killed many Muslims by telling lie that carrying beef – how many times you wrote open letters to your governmen or those killers? 4. Many Muslim girls were raped and then killed because of their religion, one Ashfia a 10 year girl from Kashmir was gang raped in a Hindu temple by the priest and other for 8 days then she was killed – no case was taken, we saw the photo and report in Indian news paper but did you write any open letter against that? Shame Mr. Shekhar – hope you will understand the paid of her parents if same happen with your own daughter. 5. Yes, Hasina`s latest election was an even bigger sham what you know but did you write an open letter after that so called election where less 1% only went to polling stations? 6. Why are you giving example of Pakistan? We general people do not like Pakistan at all but only India and you people force us to look at Pakistan. 7. About Restoring democracy in Bangladesh , who are you to ask as you didn`t ask Hasina or your PM when democratic writes were destroyed by Hasina with the help of Indian government – right? You think for your country, stop Muslim, Christian killings, In your Manipur Hindus gangraped, killed and then burnt the dead bodies of Christians- write open letter to your PM and your Killer Hindus Mr. Shekhar. 8. About different commissions who are you to interfering by asking about the time line? This is matter of Bangladesh but you are an Indian. Wheather it will take 4 years or 40 years that is not your business. Rather, YOU SHOULD ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT NOT TO GIVE HASINA SHELTER IN YOUR COUNTRY BUT TO HANDED HER OVER TO BANGLADESH AS REQUEST MADE TO MAKE JUSTICE. If Hasina is not proved guilty then we general people will be with her. 9. You have to work and write an open letter to Indian againt Modi not to become Robert Mugabe or Mahathir Mohamad – you must not cross limit, think for your own country not others. 10. Why are you taking load and surely having sleepless nights by thinking about Bangladeshi constitution? Think for your own country, why your government is not making toilets for general people instead of wasting money to send rockets to moon? 11. Send open letter to Indians not to engage only to use bad words and rumers against Bangladesh and its people. From Dubai a direct ship is coming via Karachi, your people do not need worry about the items are coming into that shipm. 12. You did the correct job of writing letter in 2013 to your Modi because both of you are Indians. Thank you. But don`t write letters to the honorable head of state or government of other countries which says you don`t learn manner from your family. Mr. Shekhar, I hope you understand that you are non-qualified person compare to Prof Younus, you are not from his country for that you DO NOT HAVE ANY RIGHT TO SUGGEST HIM. If you wish you can come to Bangladesh, see the present peaceful situation. How Bangladeshis are happy now that Indian visas are stopped so people are taking medical treatments from local hospitals or going to Thailand, Malaysia, China and found for the last many years Indians were giving wrong treatments and doing businesses only. 13. May I ask you about your retirement plans instead of Prof Younus? He disclosed before about his retirement plans (yes he did). With your question, I am sure you do not have any idea or like Indians pretending your don`t know, in that case you may ask Bill and Hillary Clinton or French presiden Macron (well, if you have quality to reach them at all 🙂 ) Rather, let`s wish his and your good health and long life. Thank you very much if you read this. Regards, Desh from Dhaka, Bangladesh.
After Vir Sanghvi, Yogendra Yadav, Kanisetti and a few others who “write” on this platform, I am adding Mr. Gupta to my list of writers whose pieces I’ll only read if recommended by others.
This was a meandering time hogger piece that took up time and said nothing. Waste of an opportunity to stand up and call out what needs to be called out, but one needs a spine and a moral compass for that.
তুই আগে তোর ফকিন্নি দাস হাসিনাকে দিয়ে গত ৫০ বছর কি করস সেগুলা বল.
First, tell me what you have been doing with your beggar slave, Hasina, for the past 50 years.
What would cement Professor Muhammad Yunus’s place in the history of Bangladesh, as someone who did a lot of good in micro finance, creating an aura that made him the natural choice to lead the country at a stark moment of transition, is to organise a very swift free and fair general election. One that enjoys the international credibility that the last two did not. Within the mould of the Constitution and the electoral and other laws as they now exist. In a sense, he would be performing the role caretaker governments have in the past. Putting off the election by a year or more would be very messy. No magic wand for inflation, corruption, unemployment, all the problems Bangladesh shares with its South Asian cousins. No good will come of it.
On a lighter note, I am sure that while FM Nirmala Sitaraman does not read the several Open letters addressed to her on the eve of the Budget, Professor Muhammad Yunus will certainly read this one. To the benefit of abiding friendship between India and Bangladesh.
FM Sitaraman knows SG written worthless. Prof Younus himself a person who is invited to teach thousands. SG should try to learn from him. You all should ask you TEA SELLER to attend his speeches.
Why write such a facetious open letter? SG has been around the block for a few decades. That he still feels the need to show off with such blatant name dropping and pointless anecdotes is befuddling. There was not one concrete suggestion for the tyrannical nouveau augustus on the Padma. That he is so parsimonious with ideas shows the extent of the mess and needs suggestions from the literati. Alas this is a meandering piece that will probably serve no purpose other than to meet the deadline. All the recent pieces have become a unending saga of “I was there when he said or she said”. It is entertaining occasionally but when served uninterruptedly becomes very tiring. With due deference to the dementia that inevitably sets in with senility, I would humbly request esteemed SG to reduce the quantity but bring back the quality of the glory days. The readers (and the chief advisor) deserve better.
@SG, when you will send an open letter to your PM Modi for torturing minorities in India?
Dear SG, I advice you not to commit crime by supporting a fasicst, killer and the worst dictator in the history Hasina. You should ask your PM to send Hasina back to her home to face trial in presence of international observers including you, don’t forget that relation between India and Bangladesh depends on it, don’t destroy the friendly relation by giving her shelter.
Dear Mr. Shekhar, At the very outset, I am conflicted on whether I should appreciate you or strongly protest with you. One wouldn`t need to qualify to write an article if he has paid writers. 1. you wrongly wrote Prof Younus served revenge by taking away her government – instead of mainly students and general people came out while he was even out of the country. 2. You know Hasina was and still deeply unpopular, for more than 15 years she ordered to kill, torture, kidnapped thousands of people, women were raped, even one student leader of her party made century in raping, you and your country knew all still you supported to all the crimes done by her, her party people and many proofs are coming that Indians were directly involved in those crimes- MY QUESTION, DID YOU WRITE ANY OPEN LETTER TO HASINA OR ASKING YOUR PM TO COMMUNICATE WITH HASINA? Why did you keep silent? Is it proved that you were also involved in those crimes? Certainly you heard about AYNAGHOR (mirror house) th dangerous torture cells where victims were kept and tortured by Bangladeshi and Indians (yes, Indians) – as a human did you protest or write any open letter to Hasina agasint that? 3. Astrology is not proven knowledge, you Indians use it as you wish . However, Advani first started the heinous crimes of using religion wrongly and killed many innocent Muslims, your Hindus killed many Muslims by telling lie that carrying beef – how many times you wrote open letters to your governmen or those killers? 4. Many Muslim girls were raped and then killed because of their religion, one Ashfia a 10 year girl from Kashmir was gang raped in a Hindu temple by the priest and other for 8 days then she was killed – no case was taken, we saw the photo and report in Indian news paper but did you write any open letter against that? Shame Mr. Shekhar – hope you will understand the paid of her parents if same happen with your own daughter. 5. Yes, Hasina`s latest election was an even bigger sham what you know but did you write an open letter after that so called election where less 1% only went to polling stations? 6. Why are you giving example of Pakistan? We general people do not like Pakistan at all but only India and you people force us to look at Pakistan. 7. About Restoring democracy in Bangladesh , who are you to ask as you didn`t ask Hasina or your PM when democratic writes were destroyed by Hasina with the help of Indian government – right? You think for your country, stop Muslim, Christian killings, In your Manipur Hindus gangraped, killed and then burnt the dead bodies of Christians- write open letter to your PM and your Killer Hindus Mr. Shekhar. 8. About different commissions who are you to interfering by asking about the time line? This is matter of Bangladesh but you are an Indian. Wheather it will take 4 years or 40 years that is not your business. Rather, YOU SHOULD ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT NOT TO GIVE HASINA SHELTER IN YOUR COUNTRY BUT TO HANDED HER OVER TO BANGLADESH AS REQUEST MADE TO MAKE JUSTICE. If Hasina is not proved guilty then we general people will be with her. 9. You have to work and write an open letter to Indian againt Modi not to become Robert Mugabe or Mahathir Mohamad – you must not cross limit, think for your own country not others. 10. Why are you taking load and surely having sleepless nights by thinking about Bangladeshi constitution? Think for your own country, why your government is not making toilets for general people instead of wasting money to send rockets to moon? 11. Send open letter to Indians not to engage only to use bad words and rumers against Bangladesh and its people. From Dubai a direct ship is coming via Karachi, your people do not need worry about the items are coming into that shipm. 12. You did the correct job of writing letter in 2013 to your Modi because both of you are Indians. Thank you. But don`t write letters to the honorable head of state or government of other countries which says you don`t learn manner from your family. Mr. Shekhar, I hope you understand that you are non-qualified person compare to Prof Younus, you are not from his country for that you DO NOT HAVE ANY RIGHT TO SUGGEST HIM. If you wish you can come to Bangladesh, see the present peaceful situation. How Bangladeshis are happy now that Indian visas are stopped so people are taking medical treatments from local hospitals or going to Thailand, Malaysia, China and found for the last many years Indians were giving wrong treatments and doing businesses only. 13. May I ask you about your retirement plans instead of Prof Younus? He disclosed before about his retirement plans (yes he did). With your question, I am sure you do not have any idea or like Indians pretending your don`t know, in that case you may ask Bill and Hillary Clinton or French presiden Macron (well, if you have quality to reach them at all 🙂 ) Rather, let`s wish his and your good health and long life. Thank you very much if you read this. Regards, Desh from Dhaka, Bangladesh.
After Vir Sanghvi, Yogendra Yadav, Kanisetti and a few others who “write” on this platform, I am adding Mr. Gupta to my list of writers whose pieces I’ll only read if recommended by others.
This was a meandering time hogger piece that took up time and said nothing. Waste of an opportunity to stand up and call out what needs to be called out, but one needs a spine and a moral compass for that.
তুই আগে তোর ফকিন্নি দাস হাসিনাকে দিয়ে গত ৫০ বছর কি করস সেগুলা বল.
First, tell me what you have been doing with your beggar slave, Hasina, for the past 50 years.
What would cement Professor Muhammad Yunus’s place in the history of Bangladesh, as someone who did a lot of good in micro finance, creating an aura that made him the natural choice to lead the country at a stark moment of transition, is to organise a very swift free and fair general election. One that enjoys the international credibility that the last two did not. Within the mould of the Constitution and the electoral and other laws as they now exist. In a sense, he would be performing the role caretaker governments have in the past. Putting off the election by a year or more would be very messy. No magic wand for inflation, corruption, unemployment, all the problems Bangladesh shares with its South Asian cousins. No good will come of it.
On a lighter note, I am sure that while FM Nirmala Sitaraman does not read the several Open letters addressed to her on the eve of the Budget, Professor Muhammad Yunus will certainly read this one. To the benefit of abiding friendship between India and Bangladesh.
FM Sitaraman knows SG written worthless. Prof Younus himself a person who is invited to teach thousands. SG should try to learn from him. You all should ask you TEA SELLER to attend his speeches.
Why write such a facetious open letter? SG has been around the block for a few decades. That he still feels the need to show off with such blatant name dropping and pointless anecdotes is befuddling. There was not one concrete suggestion for the tyrannical nouveau augustus on the Padma. That he is so parsimonious with ideas shows the extent of the mess and needs suggestions from the literati. Alas this is a meandering piece that will probably serve no purpose other than to meet the deadline. All the recent pieces have become a unending saga of “I was there when he said or she said”. It is entertaining occasionally but when served uninterruptedly becomes very tiring. With due deference to the dementia that inevitably sets in with senility, I would humbly request esteemed SG to reduce the quantity but bring back the quality of the glory days. The readers (and the chief advisor) deserve better.