Dhaka University cuts off all educational ties with Pakistan

[xyxmt]

I'm a little confused here. 1971 is long gone and Bangladesh is a distant land to most Pakistanis. I don't know why some over there want to stir up hostility all over again. Nations move forward and not backwards. US dropped two nuclear bombs smack in the middle of Japanese cities. Guess how were US-Japan relations doing 45 years after that? It's been 45 years now and not much will be gained I'm afraid. Pakistan has no interest to protect in Bangladesh now.

BD govt actions are based on the direction they receive in a daily memo from New Delhi. This only started after Modi took over. DB's weight in the world politics is 0.000001

 

[Mughal-Prince]

Dhaka University was once called 'Oxford of the East' during British India.

Sir Please keep your 'Oxford of the East' for your own self. These one sided nonsense is unacceptable, we still remember what Mukits had done which you people doesn't speak about. So be happy with your brotherly neighbour India which is planning to annex your territory to make an access easy towards their western region.

 

[Azad-Kashmiri]

Like others have said never heard of these ''educational ties''. Probably existed on paper only. I can't see anyone sending students from Pakistan, and tbh from anywhere in the world to this University, no matter how good it claims it is. Afterall, it's in Bangladesh.

On a more important matter, not that really it affects us but why are you acting like this since Hindustan has made friends with you?

With respect to the !971 and if crimes were committed on our side then Insha'Allah they should be punished. Now on an Islamic point, you caused an inserrection and used the Hindustan to break away from a Muslim country. This is Haram and this matter is with Allah.

Instead of showing how faithful you are to Hindustan by doing this irrelevant administrative act, you could had done this without the media hype.

We in Azad Kashmir have people who are married to Bangladeshi sisters and one of them is my friend. You people are different to them, they are very religious and good people. Masha'Allah!

 

[ito]

Another loss to Pakistan.

 

[Paksanity]

BD govt actions are based on the direction they receive in a daily memo from New Delhi. This only started after Modi took over. DB's weight in the world politics is 0.000001

Could be election politics by AL as well. Diverting attention of the masses to emotional issues is an age old trick of politicians.

Another loss to Pakistan.

Great loss. I don't know if we will ever recover from it.

 

[bongbang]

Sir Please keep your 'Oxford of the East' for your own self. These one sided nonsense is unacceptable, we still remember what Mukits had done which you people doesn't speak about. So be happy with your brotherly neighbour India which is planning to annex your territory to make an access easy towards their western region.

 

[ito]

Could be election politics by AL as well. Diverting attention of the masses to emotional issues is an age old trick of politicians.



Great loss. I don't know if we will ever recover from it.

Did I say great loss? I said another loss. And there is a difference.

 

[Sharpshooter12]

Another loss to Pakistan.

What we gonna do now, our next generation is doomed, the OXFORD OF THE EAST has severed their ties with us.

Seriously people of Bangladesh needs to grow up. As the famous American intellectual recently said "Don't be LOOSERS".

 

[I S I]

& not a single F was given that day.

 

[ito]

What we gonna do now, our next generation is doomed, the OXFORD OF THE EAST has severed their ties with us.

Seriously people of Bangladesh needs to grow up. As the famous American intellectual recently said "Don't be LOOSERS".

It is not about your next generation..it is about the deteriorating relations between BD and Pakistan. You were one country just 40 years ago....I always reckon why religion could not keep BD and Pakistan united.

 

[vayudoot]

One hypothesis: May be after some xyz reports, that through educational ties, Pakistan used to send it's agents and high value operatives to influence the Education system of Bangladesh to wage a Psywar on B'desh and create a system of education, which is against Bangla culture, language, India and Hindus.

 

[Desert Fox]

It is not about your next generation..it is about the deteriorating relations between BD and Pakistan. You were one country just 40 years ago....I always reckon why religion could not keep BD and Pakistan united.

They're the ones cutting the relations if there were any to begin with.

Won't really affect us since there are more powerful and influential nations with which we are improving our ties (Russia). Bangladesh never had strong relations with Pakistan to begin with.

 

[@RV]

Well My 2 Cents:

This action is a symbolic one and will not affect much whether it is Pakistan or Bangladesh. But as a matter of fact I think there were huge atrocities committed against people of Bangladesh during 1970-1971 by PA so, apologizing won't do any harm but could work towards strengthening ties between the two.

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

Move to snap DU-Pakistan ties

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A proposal to have Dhaka University sever its ties with Pakistani educational institutions is being moved in the university Syndicate.

The vice-chancellor said, “We think the time has come to snap relations with Pakistan because its army committed the mass killings in ’71 and yet Pakistan has denied the truth.
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique said the proposal would be placed at a Syndicate meeting on Monday afternoon to mark the Martyred Intellectuals Day.

He told bdnews24.com: “A decision will be made following discussions on the memoranda of understanding between Dhaka University and different Pakistani universities and DU’s relations with them.”

Prof Siddique, who is the chairman of the Syndicate, made it clear that Bengalees would never forget the devilish murders of the country’s intellectuals committed at the fag end of the 1971 Liberation War.

He said, “The demand for the trial of those involved in these murders is a demand of the people of the country, the demand of the Dhaka University family and of the families of the martyrs.”

The nation is observing Martyred Intellectuals Day on Monday in memory of the intellectuals who had fallen victims to the brutal Pakistani military regime and its local quislings on the eve of victory in 1971.

On December 14, 1971, the Pakistani occupation forces and their accomplices, in a pre-meditated orgy of violence, killed university teachers, doctors, artists, writers, journalists and other eminent Bengalis after picking them up from their homes in Dhaka.

“In such a situation, we don’t want to maintain any relations with Pakistan. We’re thinking of severing all ties between Dhaka University and Pakistan.”

Earlier on Dec 1, Siddique had announced at a function in the capital that Dhaka University would not maintain any ties with Pakistan. “No more students of the (Dhaka) university will go to Pakistan,” he said.

Proposal to snap DU ties with Pakistan to be moved in Syndicate -
bdnews24.com

1971 Dhaka University massacre



Black night of 25 March 1971

The Pakistani army convoy that attacked Dhaka University on 25 March 1971 included 18 Panjabi, 22 Pashtun, 32 Panjabi regiment and several battalions. Armed with heavy weapons such as tanks, automatic rifles, rocket launchers, heavy mortar, light machine gun, they encircled Dhaka University from east (unit 41), from south (unit 88) and from north (unit 26).[1]

Massacre of teachers



Martyred Intellectuals' Memorial at Rayerbazar, Dhaka.

At the beginning of Operation Searchlight 10 teachers of Dhaka University were killed.[2]


Professor Fajllur Rahman and his two relatives were killed at building 23 situated at Nilkhet. Professor Rahman’s wife escaped because she was not in the country. Pakistani army also attacked the house of Professor Anwar Pasha and Professor Rashidul Hassan (English Department). Both of them survived by hiding under beds, but were killed later on the verge of war by Al-Badar militia.[3] Professor Rafiqul Islam of Bangla literature department was at building 24. Two wounded women with their children stayed in the entrance of the building for some time. When the army came they found blood on the stairs and, surmising that other groups had done the massacre, left. This way Professor Rafiqul escaped. Later he stated that there had been one East Pakistani professor at that building, who left home before 25 March. All other non-Bengali families did the same without informing others.[4]


At Number 12 Fuller Road, the army called on Sayed Ali Noki (Professor Social Science). They allowed him to go but killed Professor Abdul Muktadir (Geology) who was a resident of the same building. His body was found at Jahurul Huq Hall (then Iqbal Hall). He was buried at Paltan by his relatives. Professor K. M. Munim (English Literature), the house tutor of Salimullah Student Hall, was injured at Salimullah Hall. Professors A R Khan Khadim and Sharafat Ali of Mathematics department were killed in Dhaka Hall. At Jagannath Hall they attacked teachers' residence and harassed Professor Mirja Huda (Economics) and Professor Mofijullah Kabir (History).


When Jagannath Hall, a student dormitory for minority Hindu students, was attacked, university staff quarters were also affected. The army killed Ex-Provost and famous professor of philosophy Dr Gobindra Chandra Dev with his Muslim adopted daughter’s husband. They attacked and killed Dr. A.N.M. Manirujjaman, Professor of Statistics, along with his son and two relatives. Professor Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta the provost of Jagannath Hall was severely injured by army attack and died in the hospital later.[5] Dormitory electrician Chitrabali and eye witness Rajkumari Devi state that the doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital recognized Dr. Guhathakurta and buried him under a tree near Dhaka Medical College morgue.


Assistant house tutor Anudoipayon Bhattacharja was also killed at that dorm.[6] This information was taken from the novel “Riffel Roti Awrat” (Rifle, Bread, Women) by Professor Anwar Pasha who was later killed in December. Professor Pasha wrote this famous Bengali novel during the nine-month war period of 1971.

Killing of students

The Non-cooperation movement was organized under the banner of “Independent Bangladesh Students Movement Council” from Jahrul Hoque hall of Dhaka University. The first target of Operation Searchlight was this student hall. By 25 March all leaders of Chhatra League had left the hall. According to Professor Dr. K.M. Munim around 200 students were killed at this dorm.

After 12 o’clock the army entered Jagannath Hall and initially attacked the hall with mortar and began non-stop firing. They entered through north and south gate and killed students non-selectively from each room. Around 34 students were killed at that time. Some students of Jagannath Hall were resident of Ramna Kali Bari. So, around 5-6 were killed there. Among them only the name of Ramonimohon Bhattacharjee is known. Many guests of students who were at those dorms were also killed. Including Helal of Bhairab college

, Babul Paul of Bajitpur College, Baddruddojha of Jagannath Hall, Jibon Sarkar, Mostaq, Bacchu and Amar of Netrokona.[3] Archer Blood, the then consul general of US at Dhaka, wrote in his book The Cruel Birth of Bangladesh, "Fire was started at Rokeya Hall (girls' dormitory) and, when the students tried to escape, the military started firing. From the conversation of military control room and army unit 88, a total of 300 students death was estimated."[7]

1971 Dhaka University massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maybe we should return the 20+ million strong Bengali community in Pakistan and cause a refuge crisis in Bangladesh that will cost them billions of dollars. Bangladesh isnt relevant - please dont give us these shit news.

 

[barbarosa]

how many people were killed of the united india in the 2nd world war. japan had attacked on india in 1945.did india or pakistan killed its escaped soldiers who were in the services of british indian army? hindus soldiers joint indian army and muslims soldiers joint pak army.is jamaat islami not exist in india. why the jamaat isami of bangladesh is blamed in the support of pakistan? yes they were patriot to united pakistan ( east & west ) but when east and west divided in two countries,the patriotism of the people divided in their own countery.