tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28470104.post22300448288793125..comments2023-11-05T13:40:57.114+06:00Comments on Dhakaশহর: Updated: The Curious Silence of the WatchdogNogor Banglahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02106625210794208892noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28470104.post-14633971380676665462007-11-05T05:15:00.000+06:002007-11-05T05:15:00.000+06:00Mizanur bhai,Thanks for understanding my position....Mizanur bhai,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for understanding my position. <BR/><BR/>I appreciated the spirit of your post a lot as well, even if I did not agree on the nitty-gritty details: expatriates are indeed one of our greatest assets. Very few other countries in the world are blessed with as patriotic an expatriate community as ours. Too bad they aren't always engaged by governments a lot more when it DhakaShohorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606608026439264636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28470104.post-19606264110486281822007-11-05T01:25:00.000+06:002007-11-05T01:25:00.000+06:00Dear Dhaka Shohor,I did not in any way dishearten ...Dear Dhaka Shohor,<BR/><BR/>I did not in any way dishearten due to your disagreement with me. <BR/><BR/>In fact, I agree with most of your thoughts. I also do understand your points.<BR/><BR/>The total blackout of this news from the media, gave us an impression (right or wrong) that someone is behind this. However, like others including you, I just want justice. It might be so that the allegationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28470104.post-53089801142568228272007-11-04T04:57:00.000+06:002007-11-04T04:57:00.000+06:00Mr. Mizanur,I've seen your blog post before. I tha...Mr. Mizanur,<BR/><BR/>I've seen your blog post before. I thank you for posting it on my blog. <BR/><BR/>However, I have severe disagreements with you. <BR/><BR/>"My dear so-called elite society, please respect all expatriates and do not try to occupy anyone's building without any agreement. Gone are those days, when you consider expatriates only as exportable products and grasp all their DhakaShohorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606608026439264636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28470104.post-78613001140890950242007-11-04T04:40:00.000+06:002007-11-04T04:40:00.000+06:00Friday, October 26, 2007Respect expatriates : We a...Friday, October 26, 2007<BR/>Respect expatriates : We are not outsiders <BR/>http://mizanur1974.blogspot.com/<BR/>----------------------------------<BR/>According to the Newspapers report, Dr Mahbub-ul-Islam, a Professor at St Francis University in Pennsylvania, USA, alleged that the family members of the commerce and industries adviser beat him up on Tuesday when he tried to prevent the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28470104.post-38148713789410454852007-11-03T11:08:00.000+06:002007-11-03T11:08:00.000+06:00I'm posting NFC's rejoinderNazim Farhan Choudhury ...I'm posting NFC's rejoinder<BR/><BR/>Nazim Farhan Choudhury Says: <BR/>November 2nd, 2007 at 11:43 pm <BR/><BR/>Salma of comment 7:<BR/><BR/>Yes I understand that case is no longer just a tenancy one. Now given that the Islam’s have alleged physical abuse (unproven bar the cast during the Press conference) and we are claiming defamation I think there are multiple avenues that the case is now Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28470104.post-69954658504541590982007-11-03T05:39:00.000+06:002007-11-03T05:39:00.000+06:00I saw that as well Rezwan bhai. I'd like to believ...I saw that as well Rezwan bhai. I'd like to believe too that the Chowdhurys are innocent, but this sort of hush-hush-wink-wink attitude towards information-flow isn't helping their case.<BR/><BR/>An old chinese proverb I once heard: "You don't bend down to tie your shoe-laces in your neighbour's melon-garden." Doubly true if you're a public servant.DhakaShohorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606608026439264636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28470104.post-63940265388617109792007-11-03T05:05:00.000+06:002007-11-03T05:05:00.000+06:00Also interesting is this comment in the Mash's pos...Also interesting is this comment in the Mash's post:<BR/><BR/># Salma Says:<BR/>November 2nd, 2007 at 6:00 pm<BR/><BR/>To Mr. Nazim Farhan Chowdhury. It is sad that an intelligent person like you is trying to mislead the storyline here. <B>Please note that the case in question was not a tenancy issue. A criminal offense was alleged that involved physical assault, according to the press Rezwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737317666101718664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28470104.post-18313401272498101062007-11-02T14:43:00.000+06:002007-11-02T14:43:00.000+06:00Mr.Aggrieved,I don't know whether you really know ...Mr.Aggrieved,<BR/><BR/>I don't know whether you really know the meaning of the word "forget". I cannot forget what I don't know! <BR/><BR/>If you are part of the aggrieved party, you should call a press conference and/or inform us bloggers RESPECTFULLY as to your side of the story. Please re-read my post. It does not say that the Islams were right and the Chowdhury's were wrong. <BR/><BR/>IT DhakaShohorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606608026439264636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28470104.post-13727309407496229492007-11-02T12:56:00.000+06:002007-11-02T12:56:00.000+06:00Sir,You forgot (?!!!) to mention few points1)Till ...Sir,<BR/><BR/>You forgot (?!!!) to mention few points<BR/><BR/>1)Till February 2007, the Islams had been wiling to renew the lease.<BR/><BR/>2) They asked the Chowdhurys to move the Adcomm and its subsidiaries, Signage, and Megavision to move offices by the end of September.<BR/><BR/>3)The tenants asked for a little extra time as after consideration it seemed that it would be impossible to shift Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28470104.post-27332853799035770772007-11-02T04:43:00.000+06:002007-11-02T04:43:00.000+06:00I'd also like to point out the fact that the "alle...I'd also like to point out the fact that the "alleged" victim in this case is a professor from America, and thus far better able to articulate his grievances, and able to tap into the one group of Bangladeshis who can speak up right now (the expatriates, NRBs). And still, only one Bangladeshi paper (Daily Dinkal) carried the news. If Shadakalo hadn't carried it, I'd never have been aware of it tacithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05465754654955357153noreply@blogger.com