'Struggle for Peace' & 'Away from Home'

The Human Rights Today report: The editor of “THE HUMAN RIGHTS TODAY”, journalist Jahangir Alam Akash have written two new books in English. The books are “Struggle for Peace” and “Away from Home”. In the Independence Day of Bangladesh 26 March, 2010 these books have published from Adarsha publication of Bangladesh. We would like to share about the books of Akash. The subject of these books are press freedom, minority oppression, politics, extra judicial killings, Islamic militancy, extra judicial killings, torture and the human rights in Bangladesh. Now the books are available in Germany. If anyone would like to buy then please contact with the Author ([email protected]).

Flairs: It is now 38 years that Bangladesh is an independent country. But the rule of law, honest administration and the culture of democracy are still far cry! Common people are searching peace. Militancy, extra judiciary murders, maladministration, party-attribution, terror, corruption are closing the path of progress. Religious and indigenous minority killings-oppressions are hindrances to the amity. The murders of Journalists are robbing the opportunity of free Reporting's. All these current problems and crisis are well depicted through the pen of Journalist Akash. This young writer is a courageous soldier of peace and democracy. 'Struggle for peace' is a reflection of Bangladesh-reality. The international community will definitely get a transparent picture of Bangladesh in the book.

Preface: Possibly the struggle for peace is the oldest struggle of mankind! Sometimes it seems to me that it is like a searching of a black cat in a dark room where there is no cat at all! Yet we do not (should not) abandon the try! In the modern chaotic world, it is a hope which can still render us the meaning of life.

Who wants to live in a society where there is no justice, rule of law, fellow-feelings? But more than 155 millions of our countrymen in Bangladesh have been living under such precarious circumstances and many of them have not given up the struggle, struggle for peace. Jahangir Alam Akash is one of them. With his 20 years of professional journalism, he has been fighting for human rights with his innumerable reports on state-terror, killings extra judiciary, corruptions. As the hundreds of rivers of Bangladesh, we have endless evils throughout the country. 'No single person can be found in Bangladesh, who was not a victim of corruption at least once in his life!' Akash has written in this book. It is like the air, it is everywhere but unseen and only to be felt.

Is there any formula of peace? I do not know. But the majority poor people of Bangladesh only expect daily 3 times food and a sound sleep at night, possibly that is peace for them. Unfortunately, this very tiny hope could not be yet materialised by any government after about 40 years of the liberation.

From his head to feet, Akash is a dedicated journalist, no doubt. He took unthinkable risks to gather information's. His investigative and truth-searching reports are thrilling as well as tragic! While translating, I myself sometimes could not believe my eyes. Truth is really stranger than fiction. Reality may be sometimes very hard but it is known only when a courageous journalist like Akash brings the unpleasant truths but bare realities in front of our eyes.

I don't know, if any day, like the mysterious city, 'Shangrilla', we would find peace for us, for our country and for the world! Freud has said, ‚who does not dream, he is lifeless!' If it is true, why we shall not dream about peace? In our daily lives, from all directions, disappointments, deprivations, pains, injustice, poverty haunt us. We know, only peace can be the best remedy but where is it? Shangrilla is in the remote mountains in Tibet. But nobody could yet locate peace or find a formula of it! There is one Nobel-Prize for Peace. Every year, one time, the Nobel-Committee makes the world aware about peace but in true sense, all the prize-holders (almost 100 so far) could not give us any hint of peace, temporary or permanent. They have got the prizes and we have only seen their Photos in Newspapers. Even one from Bangladesh has got it. Was it a help for us to achieve peace?

Akash is now stateless. He was compelled to leave his country. For one year, he has been living here in Germany. He does not know where his next shelter is. He is trying to find and I hope he will get one, for him and for his family.

But he has not given up his dream. He is a reporter and human rights-worker. He believes, with these two weapons, if he can't win peace, at least he can show us a way for us. So his ‚Struggle for Peace' will be continued. This book is a clear sign.

I hope, it will encourage the reader to dream for peace.

Abdullah al-Harun
March 2010-03-14
Neu-Isenburg, Germany
Context: Peace, people's government, real democracy and the rule of law are all golden-deer in Bangladesh. The religious fanaticism, innumerable superstitions, lack of education, poverty, corruption, immorality, have now strongly established the criminality everywhere. Disunity, unfairness, oppression, torture, killing-murder, terror, activities of the communal fundamentalists have crashed the people on the ground! Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Christians live here. People of all religions unitedly have fought for the independence of Bangladesh and shed blood. With enormous sacrifices under the leadership of Banganondhu (late) Sk. Mujibur Rahman, The nation got one nice secular constitution.

After only 4 years after the independence of Bangladesh, father of the nation, Sk Mujibar Rahman, was killed brutally with most of his family members. Through a planned way the following governments of General Ziaur Rahman and General H.M. Ershad have amended, revised and changed many times the original constitution of Bangladesh and have made it almost a farce! Islam was declared as the ‚State-Religion'. Although Bangladesh has people from four religions! But such a radical change of the former secular Constitution was a heinous dishonour to the holy constitution! Through these measures religious fanaticism and communalism were given a state Contour. In the name of Islam the religious fundamental militancy has become now the greatest problem of Bangladesh. It is about now about 38 years after the independence, but the war criminals of Al- badr, Al- Shams, Rajakars and the murderers who were directly related with the genocide during the struggle for independence have not yet been put into the trial. The Political Party, Jamaat Islam is regularly igniting the fire of communalism in the name of Islam. Communal-politics is not banned in the country. State-terror like killings extra-judicial is going on without end. All devouring corruption is the greatest obstacle for the fulfilment of the basic rights of the people. The afflictions of religious minorities are a day to day affair.

In the society, a privileged class is making mountains with money. On the other side, majority people, not less than 95%, are becoming poorer every day. Religious minorities and the indigenously people are deprived of constitutional rights. Including the father of the nation, hundreds of politicians, journalists, lawyers, judges, members and common people have been killed. Different state-controlled armed cadres have created an extreme fearful and inhuman situation by their killings of innocent people, tortures and oppressions. Within 38 years of independence, the country was under the military rulers for long 17 years. People were pushed to the dark-wild-administration and its persecutions. Torture-murders and planned genocide, crime and the incidences of the militancy are never enquired properly and effectively. Of course after the event, government announces for enquiry and committees are also formed. ‚Whoever is the criminal, he would be definitely punished', such promises are heard from the top level of the government or from the concerned authorities repeatedly with arrogance. But they are never materialised. Shortly speaking, there is no 'explanation' in the country. In the history of human-civilisation, the self confessed killers who have committed utmost heinous murders are saved from the state level and any possibility to put them into trial is closed. Judges feel agony to perform their duties. The culture of the ‚absence of justice' is increasing the criminal tendency day by day. All the state organs have been criminalised. The endless greed of making money of the upper class people are pushing the 70-80% common people towards the lowest level of poverty. By the most of political parties, specially the two big, Awami league and BNP have no headache for democracy. So the democracy in the state level is now beyond every possibility!

Fundamental militancy in the name of Islam is growing rapidly. Women-Children-tortures, giving of fake religious decrees (Fatwa of Islam), meanness, and religious fanaticism are expanding. Raids with Bomb and Grenades, suicidal-conspiracies, envy and malice, scrambles are in extremity. Brotherhood, mutual delight, solidarity, love and respect are being lost. Everywhere the humanity is hindered. Differences, dissimilarities between persons are growing. Kindness and humanity are decreasing and on the other side, selfishness and mercantile mentality are growing on an electric-speed! Every day million of peoples are hungry and so to say almost naked due to lack of clothings. Each year through flood, draught, dearth and tempest-cyclone millions of people suffer. Because of the change of river-flows, everyday innumerable people are losing their all possessions. The five basic rights to have food, cloth, education, treatment and dwelling are totally unknown to the vast majority of the people. Each year innumerable persons die on diseases and without treatments. Millions of children have no access to schools, but ‚Child-labour' is everywhere! Women-Children-smuggles, rapes are very common matter in Bangladesh. Besides, there are labour-discriminations. For similar works as men, women get less remuneration. Crime and criminals are 'pardoned' by state and it is a big obstacle for the establishment of rule of Law in Bangladesh. A general statistics depicts that from 2004 till today, more than 1,500 persons were killed extra judiciary, through so-called 'crossfire', 'encounter' or in the name of 'exchange of fires'. After the killing of father of the nation, the culture of impuning crimes has started. It is still going on, eve under the present new government.

My Publications
From February 2008 to April 2009, I have published four books on Islamic militancy, murders extra judiciary, state-terror and torture and bomb-grenade charges.

They are: '15 hours in total Darkness', 'Extra judicial killings and Revenge', Militant-Godfathers and other Issues' and 'From Udichi to Pilkhana'. With few exceptions, in general Peoples-media actually nourish the interests of politicians and capitalists. In one case at least, the media of Bangladesh is quite blind. This is the 'killings extra judicial' by the state-army. After 38 years of independence, the tribal people have no constitutional-recognition. At least 1,50000 Indigenous children are deprived of education. Apart from this, about 27 lacs children of the coutry have no right for education. Still now the black law, ‚Land-vested-law' is existing. Religious minorities and indigenous people are being persecuted. But why? Although from the independence struggle for the country to all democratic-progressive movements, their roles are very much significant.

The murders and tortures of religious minority and indigenous people and other oppressions are never redressed. As a result, one after another brutal incidences are happening. Criminals are encouraged! You can buy ballot papers in the name of democracy. Only during election, common people have some attentions. After election is over, nobody takes care of the voters. An unequal and unfair society can't exist longer. To establish peace, democracy, justice and fair-administration, the total change of the state-structure is needed. For this a distinct political commitment and its effective successful materialisation are badly required. Without this, only Internet and digital technology can't bring any development for the majority of the people. In true sense to establish in Bangladesh, people's welfare, peace and digital, we need the change of total system and a new structure.

I have already finished another manuscript in Bengali, ‚Tortures on religious and tribal minorities in post independent Bangladesh'. Because of the constant threats from the Islamic militancy, one particular political- criminal clique and special state-force, I was compelled to leave the country. From the four published books and the 5th unpublished one, I have taken an attempt for an assimilation of an English-edition. Those who are helping in this effort, I thank them all. This is a book on events and convened information. I hope this book will be a document of the incidences of Bangladesh, past and present.

“AWAY FROM HOME”
Flairs: The thought for the society haunts him always. He sees man above religion and colour. In favour of the people, truth, and justice and with the professional mentality for social welfare, he has grown up. Akash is a professional and non-communal Journalist with a mind of free thoughts. To clean the society garbage and darkness, he himself was compelled to get out of the country. Though in exile, he thinks and feels for his country all the moments. This Journalist, in each article of this book, 'Away from Home', has told us about a 'Golden Bangladesh' where the communal harmony would be a bright example of fraternity.

Preface: The reasons of coming out of the motherland may be manifold but the pain is the same. An immigrant, a student, a businessman or a tourist leaves his country. Except the first, others go back. Which might be the cause to be fugitive, the life abroad is definitely a melancholy. After the initial surprises and curiosities are gone the motherland appears from behind. The pain begins.

In my over 33 years of living abroad, I came across to hundreds of my countrymen in Germany. With few exceptions, all of them were frustrated young from 80's and between 20 to 30 years. The main driving force behind their crossing the Pacific Ocean to find an opportunity to earn money in the first world.

After the liberation of Bangladesh, the young generation from teenagers, found the mother country in total political turmoil and chaos. There were no perspective and hope. The country was instable and famine was knocking at the door.

After I entered into the then West Germany in 1978, the number of Bengalis were not even 2-3 hundred but within next 4-5 years it grew 10 times! It was a 100 meters' Sprint, distance small but the runner must hurry as fast as he can! We sought here political Asylum and after having the so-called ‚temporary-stay', searched out a job, either as dishwasher or lo-level labours in factories or cleaners. Next 3/4 years, earning money as much as possible and then the inevitable rejection of the case. Now either going back to the country or finding out a new country to earn again! Many have crossed Atlantic for USA-Canada. Most of them were scattered in different neighboring countries in Europe. The ages and faces were different but desire was the same. At any cost to stay and as much as possible to earn.

Three decades have gone by. Now I find here almost no contemporary of mine. In the meantime, hundreds from my known circle have left Germany, either for another country or have gone back to Bangladesh. About 3/4 thousands are here with normal stay-permits, citizenships with family. We have now here 3rd generation of the immigrants.

Were they all Asylum-seekers like me? No there are some exceptions. One of them is Jahangi Alam Akash, a journalist of Bangladesh. He is here since last year. He is living in Hamburg with a scholarship of Hamburg Foundation. The foundation has arranged his one year stay in Germany as a relaxation and cure from the persecutions, tortures, imprisonments in Bangladesh during BNP-Jammat Government and Interim Government (2001-2008). His profession was his enemy. What he has done, why he has risked his life in Bangladesh, the readers will be aware of it after they have read this book. Akash is now out of the country, return to motherland is most uncertain. He is trying to find out a permanent shelter in Europe with his wife and about 3-years son.

Akash is no economic refugee like hundreds of us but he is homeless now. His works for human rights and investigating journalism all sorts of lawlessness in our country have driven him out of the country and he is now looking for a second homeland. I wish he finds it soon.

Abdullah al-Harun
March 2010
Neu-Isenburg, Germany
Dedication:
To my dear Bangladesh
My Bengal of gold, I love
For ever your skies, your air set
My heart in tune
As if it were a flute
Short Biography of the Author
For the last two decades Jahangir Alam Akash has been writing intensively and courageously on the matters of Islamic Militancy, murders extra judiciary, state-persecution, tortures on religious minority and indigenous people, corruption, political terror, the women-mishandlings and last not the least for the common and helpless people who suffer without rights and justice. As a School boy he has entered the domain of journalism due to his conscious realisations of the superstitions of the society, corruption, injustice, lawlessness and affliction of strong over weak. His mission is to attract the attention of social and governmental machineries for the healing of these humiliations. Taking enormous risks for his own life he is advancing onwards with the strong belief to establish democracy, peace, human-rights, equality, and fraternity and for a secular society. Akash is strong in mind for an independent people's media: Owing to this he has become victim of harassments and tortures many times by the state, Islamic militarism, independence-opposing circle, opportunist political groups and corrupt-gangs. Attempts were made to stop him through cases, physical attacks and Threats. On professional causes, with fictitious political and exasperated charges he was imprisoned two times so far. But he could not be tamed. He is writing till now as before.

He was born in far north nof Bangladesh where Himalaya begins. His birth place is village: Shatkhamar, under Balarampur Union of Atoari Upozila within Panchagharh District. His parents are father, Safiuddin Ahmed and mother, late Sahida Khatun.

They are 5 brothers and 3 sisters. His number is 7. Journalism is his profession and addiction! He has passed the Bachelor of Arts (B.A. honours) and Master of Arts (M.A.) in Philosophy from Rajshahi University. From the same University he obtained the degree of post-graduation in civic-journalism. He worked for the Foreign Service German Radio (Deutsche Welle, as a freelancer) in Bengali section, in CSB, the first 24 hours TV-Channel of Bangladesh. He took also the special trainings on TV and Radio and Newspaper-journalism from the Bangladresh Centre for Development Journalism Communication (BCDJC). His many works on Human rights were much praised. He attended various workshops of Asian Human Rights Commission, 'Odhikar' (Rights), Bangladesh Manabodhikar Bastabayan Shangstha (Bangladesh Human Rights Materialisation Organisation) and Bangladesh Rehabilitation Centre for Trauma-victims like different Human rights groups.

Presently he is editing the Web blog news portal 'The Human rights Today' in Online.This absolutely deals in Human rights. The spectral of his works: Dainik Sangbad, Dainik Bangla, Dainik Banglar Bani, Dainik Ajker Kagoj (4 Bengali dailies in Bangladesh), Radio German Deutsche Welle, The new Nation, The Newsday, The Morning Sun (3 English dailies in Bangladesh), Ekushey TV, CSB News (2 TV-Channels). He was also attached with Associated Press of Bangladesh, the Editor online Newspaper, Daily Testa, Daily Uttar Bangla (Daily Newspapers) and many other News media's.

From 2004 to 2008, he worked as Free-lance journalist of German Radio Deutsche Welle from the Rajshahi Area of Bangladesh. He was the first journalist who first covered the activities of Islamic Militants and ‚murders without trials' in Bangladesh and drew the attentions of national and international media. On these grounds he became the target of State and Militancy.

He got the ‚International Human rights-day prize of 2008' sponsored by the the private organisation, Christian Development Alternative as a recognition of his courageous journalism and his special contributions towards the human rights. His research against the Islamic-Militants and fearless journalism, he got the 'Nongor Shahitya Puroshkar (Anchor-Literary Award)' in 2005. Besides, the European branch of Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Committee has given him the 2010 Human rights award as recognition to his investigating journalism on the minority-oppression in Bangladesh. His Bengali books are: 'Andhokare 15 Ghanta (15 hours in total darkness)', 'Bichar Bohirbhuto Hattyakando ebong Pritihingsha (Extra judicial killings and revenge)', 'Jongi Godfather o Annanya Prooshongo, (Militant Godfathers and other Issues)', 'Udichi Theke Pilkhana (From Udichi to Pilkhana)'. During the past interim-Government of Bangladesh an unusual Rule of Emergency went on. He became then a combined victim of the Rapid Action Battelion (RAB), Army and a vicious politically influential circle. He was arrested unlawfully and put to inhuman tortures.

In the Rajshahi Central Jail he passed 28 dark-days. After release, facing incessant threats to his life, he was forced to leave the country. As a politically oppressed journalist, he is now living in Hamburg through a scholarship of 'Hamburg Foundation' with his family.

He was a member of Rajshahi University Press Club, the elected General Secretary of Rajshahi Journalist Union and also an executive member of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ)' Association, the highest organ of Journalists. Apart from this, he was the Publicity Secretary of Rajshahi District Udichi, the forerunner cultural Association of Bangladesh. He has travelled to Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, India and Hong Kong.

Gratitude: State, political influential criminals-clique, Militants and side by side many national-international gangs were active with conspiracies against me. My moving struggles for the people, truth, justice and human rights were always opposed. I have passed a terrible and unbearable time facing an all-devouring intrigue. I have come back from the door of the sure death. A Bangladesh-opposing foreign spy and his partner through a joint plot, by giving wrong information, have spoiled my image in Deutsche Welle (Radio German). But no conspiracy could take me, also not in future, I hope. I did never compromise with any evil force on the questions of peace, democracy, people and human rights.

In bad days, only the real friends come to help. Fake-friends go away. During those intolerable black days, I had the rare opportunity to see from very near the in and out of many Human rights-personalities in Bangladesh, Advocates, Journalists and political leaders. The so-called human beings of the civil-society having no similarity of talks and acts, I have seen them, I have known them. I could gather many experiences, discover dualities of some persons. They are very much respected in the society. I have also seen many hearty-persons.

I specially thank Mr. A. B. M. Musa, the pioneer Journalist of Bangladesh who has helped, advised and always treated me with affections, Mr. (late) Bazlur Rahman, Editor, Daily Sangbad, Mr. Hasan Azizul Huq, prominent writer and Rtd. Professor, Rajshahi University, Mr. Sanat Kumar Saha, Tagore-expert and economist, Mr. Arun Kumar Basak, Professor-emeritus, Mr. A. A. M. S. Arefin Siddiqui, Vice Chancellor, Dhaka University, Advocate Sultana Kamal, Professor Anwar Hossen, Mr. Malay Bhowmic, Chairman Music and Dramatic Department, Rajshahi University, Mr. Iqbal Sobhan Choudhury, Editor Bangladesh Observer, Mr. Monjurul Ahsan Bulbul, Executive Editor, Daily Sangbad, Mr. Sohel Ahmed, Teacher Jahangirnagar University, Mr. Nazrul Islam, Proprietor Matiarmanush, Mahbubur Rahman, Proprietor Adarsha, Myriam Alexowitz (German Author), Fernando Buttice, Supriyo Banerjee (Journalist), Mahabubur Rahman Shipon, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Shahidul Islam Shahid and Abdullah al-Harun.

I also remember Amnesty International, Asian Human Rights Commission, Reporters without borders (RSF), Committee to protect Journalists (CPJ), International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Global Human Rights Defence, International Press Institute (IPI), OMCT, BRCT, BFUJ, Rajshahi Press Club, Hamburg Foundation, Germany etc.

In my bad times, many were by my side. I remember them with gratitude. I express my special thanks to Wlliam Gomes, Executive Director, and Christian Development Alternative. He applied to the President of Bangladesh to kindly withdraw the political harassments-cases against me. I quote few lines from his application. The particulars of the cases and the related events have already been told in this book in various occasions. He began with, I, the undersigned, Executive Director of Human rights Organisation, Christian Development Alternative (CDA) …

As victim of the brutal state persecutions, a famous patriot Journalist and Human rights-worker, Jahangir Alam Akash has been burning with the fire of revenge … This courageous and an investigating reporter Akash possess free-thinking and conscious…. In the meantime, he has written three books on the extra-judiciary murders of RAB, tortures and Militancy. …

The last line- I think above two forged cases against Mr. Akash has been lodged taking the opportunities of the Emergency and on political motives. I request you to withdraw the above mentioned cases and to render Mr. Akash the chances to work on his profession normally and freely as an honest, responsible and popular journalist. But the harassing political motivated cases against me have not yet been withdrawn.

Appendix: The comments of intellectuals about the author and his book: The progressive journalist dear Akash has done much to unveil the truth. In all his writings the vehement courage has been well exposed. Through the black ink of his pen the he has built up a talking-document of the anarchism and terror. I hope, this book will inspire the people of the new generation and of all ages to build Golden Bangladesh on the conscious of secular and the war of independence.

Professor Dr. A. M. A. S. Arefin Siddique
Vice Chancellor, Dhaka University
If anybody anyhow anytime can be old and aged, he needs not to explain anything in Bangladesh. Huge piles of corruptions by malicious criminals never face trial or punishment. Specially in our country, rulers in power whom we because of our bad habits call the ‚Government', and render them the total sovereignty of the country and when as part of that government, on is spontaneous shelter and indulgence, innocent peoples are killed, terrorised and oppressed by the miscreants, we have nothing to do! When these happen, no opposition occurs! If they can be ex, they are saved forever! From 2004 – 2005 the terrible and cruel militarism which grew in Bangladesh and as a result thousands of innocents lost their lives. There was a flood of plunder, robbery, rapes etc. like crimes was day to day affairs. All the 150 Million people of Bangladesh were victims of state-terror through the support of the government. This government is now ex! They can now stand before the people again far away from their sins. What justice shows now? That the justice itself covers all the misdeeds of them washes away their misuse of powers as rulers and the responsibilities of their partners in power. The reports of the bitter but facts of that period which Jahangir Alam has written, beyond doubt, that would render the sufferers like us much pain and affliction. But what else after?

Hasan Azizul Huq
Renowned writer Professor (Rtd), Department of Philosophy

Rajshahi University
Truth is coming out. Darkness is vanishing. Brave Akash is doing this noble work. He is not alone. Courage moves from one to another. Point becomes big circle. We are all in this procession of the brave people.

Professor Dr. M. Anowar Hossain.Ex General Secretary,

Dhaka University Teachers' Association
Lesson to won the darkness
(To Jahangir Alam Akash)
Strength of arm
Foolish is coward
Shock of Electricity
Is it a hindrance for a long walk?
Search of manliness through hitting
What a hero!
Sight is obstructed with black
Can it snatch away the creation of light?
Court and Jail
No response is also there
Or the initiation by pushing into black hole?
There is the inspiration of wining the darkness.
November 15, 2007
Malay Bhowmic
Actor, Dramatist, Columnist
NB. During the interim Government controlled by the Army in Bangladesh, Mr. Malay Bhowmic, Teacher of Rajshahi University was arrested by RAB and became the victim of barbarian torture. An opposition of the system, this prominent playwright wrote this poem with dedication to Journalist Akash while he was imprisoned in Rajshahi Central Jail. At the same time, author of this book, Akash was also in the same Jail!

A letter written to an intimate person—
Dear….
Hamburg
February 24, 2010
Please take my good wishes and respect. Hope you are well. I am very much depressed now. I don't know how more hits and shocks, I am to face in the struggle for my existence? From my School days, the blows have began, which has not yet been ended in 36 years of my age! I am afraid, till death, I am to walk on the same road! Sometimes, I am very much angry with myself. I feel to make my life apart from my body. But I can't, my life appears before me. For this life, my intimate love is very great, like an ocean. Now it is grown many times more. My knowledge is from the books on journalism and my ideal is from the family-society. How I could mix the both in my life? This united stream does not want to flow down. Why always this ideal-tide flows upstream course? I don't know. Conspiracy-falsehood and envy: What are the uses of these? My position to myself is very clean-transparent. Why they can't see it? I have saved some from my scholarship-money here. But I am spending all only after the thoughts for my country. My dear ones, oppressed-persecuted religious-indigenous minority-friends of my country, how are you? At the same time, why I feel to cry again and again for the afflicted colleague and friend?

Last of all, the question was raised on my name; I am spoiling the image of my country with defamatory preaching against my country! It is a very dangerous allegation. If I tell the truth or describe an incident, does it unchaste the image? They want to turn the country into a hell, do they increase the image? On the internationally famous scientist, Arun Basak and his family, (they render) metal tortures. (I hear) the wailing-grief of Gopal Ram, the poor and helpless and the victim of oppressions from all sides. Not even in one decade, no justice for the murder of indigenous-Christian leader Alfred Soren and have the family of Doshorath Kabiraj been shattered? Not in 6 years, the corpses of young Shushanto and Shufol are not found! How Militancy is destroying the solidarity of the state and society? I have reported and I am writing on these.

I have told and I shall tell, please don't kill a man extra judiciary. If he is a terrorist-convicted or criminal! Make the way of rule of law, good administration and the culture of democracy wide. Then you are not to murder anybody. The only way to suppress murder-terror-crime is the founding of rule of law. Remove disparity, poverty, unemployment and injustice from the society. You will see, progress has come back to the society. You have also told while you were outside the power that extra judiciary killings must be ended.

When I was in the country, the blame of 'a big convicted-terrorist extorter' was given to me. What an unbearable life I had? Due to their intrigues, tortures and endless threats, I was compelled to leave the country. Has exile-life happiness? It was the question of survival! But how I am tolerating the sufferings of the the loneliness of this life abroad, insult and shame? For the country, for the countrymen, comrades-friends and relatives, is not my mind anxious? But now is the murmur, I am doing bad-preaching on my country! I am spoiling the image of the country! Am I?

The same complain was raised against humanist Shahriar Kabir during the reign of terror of BNP-Jamaat. Then the government and its supporters have said the same. Even today ruling-class is changed and the mentality of their supporters. Only the hands of the power are changed.

Please tell me, after leaving the country, shall I live like a lifeless?

I remain,
Seeking your love, Akash
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