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JAAGORONN 1 E-MAGAZINE “JAAGORONN” We the People Editor-in-Chief Shuvro Hasan Editor & Publisher Shuvro Hasan Joint Editor Nazmul Hoq Shihab Mahbubur Rahman Advisory Editor Mahbubur Rahman Managing Editor Nazmul Hoq Shihab Executive Editor Joy Bikash Das Special Correspondents Bijon Iffat Jahan Saira Ahmad Shabnoor Ahmed Web Design Nazmul Hoq Shihab Photographs From Internet Advertisement Shuvro Hasan Nazmul Hoq Shihab Mahbubur Rahman Printed in Bangladesh by Prominent printers E-MAGAZINE ‘JAAGORONN’ E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.jaagoronn.wordpress.com JAAGORONN 2 Editor’s Desk Shuvro Hasan Editor & Publisher FFFirstF of all, I am very grateful to Almighty Allah, who has given us the knowledge, ability to use our brain & overall some good companions. It’s a great pleasure that the 1 st internet edition of E-magazine “Jaagoronn” is going to be published on September 01, 2009. E-magazine is a medium through which people can share his / her ideas, interest & messages to the society & overall communication with others with most friendly & organized way. For this edition, we have organized the whole magazine basically focusing on the current international issues such as Tipaimukh Dam, Swine flu, Wi-Max & also with some regular sections that e-magazines have. Special thanks to Mahbubur Rahman who had given me the platform in his FB group “Jaagoronn” & also for his support. This E-magazine has organized with the help of admins of the FB group E-magazine “Jaagoronn”. So, full credits should go to Mahbubur, Bijon, Nazmul, Saira, Bikash, Iffat, Shabnoor & all the members of the group for being with us. Also, I am very grateful to my loving sisters Fahmida & Nusrat for giving me support to publish this magazine. It’s our first edition. So, there may have some mistakes. We have tried to give our best efforts. Hope that as the day progresses, you will find E-magazine “Jaagoronn” with more & more organized way. Join with us & also support us in a friendly manner. Shuvro Hasan Dated: 31st August, 2009 JAAGORONN 3 Mahbubur Rahman Editor This is not only our First E-Magazine but also Bangladesh. Shuvro Hasan and Mahbubur Rahman (Me) are trying to do something better. I hope, when you will read it you will enjoy this magazine. We have tried to do different something. Any way, we have two groups on Facebook. These Groups are created to raise the voice against any unethical manners that sometimes appears in our society. That can't help you lot unless and until you are not conscious about yourselves. Try to raise your voice any unethical manner and be united the people from your own place. As long as I know, this is the first E-Magazine of Bangladesh which will be published through PDF format in online and also we will try to publish it publicly. It is a great idea by Shuvro Hasan. All credits are goes to Shuvro Hasan.And I would like to give special thanks Nazmul Hoq Shihab, Joy Bikash Das, Bijon, Saira Ahmad, Iffat Jahan, Shabnoor Ahmed and participants and all the members of Facebook Group. We assure our valued readers of our continuing efforts and focused attention to matters relevant to the interest of apparel unethical manner of the society and look forward to receiving your active support and co-operation. Mahbubur Rahman Dated: 31st August, 2009 JAAGORONN 4 Page & Topics Summary Tipaimukh Dam is not an isolated project; it is part of a comprehensive Indian plan of using 06. Tipaimukh Dam : A Threat to rivers that flow from India into Bangladesh Bangladesh…………… The movie 'Monpura' has already shown some 24. Monpura : great promise through its songs and trailers. And its story suggests that it has more on offer as the day progresses…….. 20 letters From the book “Ekatturer Chithi” 32. Ekatturer Chithi : have been presented in this section……… Swine influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza virus. Swine flu viruses cause high levels of 59. Swine Flu : illness and low death rates among pigs. Swine influenza viruses may circulate in swine…….. WiMAX has the potential to do to broadband Internet access what cell phones have done to 89. WiMax : phone access……… Tourism is one of the largest and growing economic sectors in the world. Bangladesh as a 81. Promoting Tourism in… vacation has many facets………….. Shakib Al Hasan is a left-arm spinner and talented batsman, who ensured his place in the 98. Sports : Bangladesh squad for the U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka…. Better skins for men ----5 tips, Wedding Hair 17. Lifestyle : Style For Women, Miss Universe 2009 is Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez… 53. Eid Special Recipes : Delicious Various Items……… 68. Music Reviews : Band Profile: Scorpions, Latest Released Bangla Albums, Top 12 Bollywood Songs. When a murder of a physicist, Leonardo Vetra, finds a symbolist, Robert Langdon, and Mr. Vetra's daughter, Vittoria, on an adventure for a 73. Angels & Demons : secret brotherhood, The Illuminati. Clues lead them all around the Vatican, including the four alters of science, Earth, Air, Fire and Water……. 85. Health : Depression Tips For apply Eye Pencils, Eyeliner & 94. Beauty Tips : Mascara, Party make-up tips. JAAGORONN 5 Tipaimukh Dam: A Threat to Bangladesh Tipaimukh Dam is not an isolated project; it is part of a comprehensive Indian plan of using rivers that flow from India into Bangladesh, and, hence, needs to be viewed in the general context of sharing of international rivers by these two countries. In general, India has been using its upper riparian position and its economic and financial strength to take unilateral steps with regard to the flow of these international rivers. Most of these unilateral steps have been of diversionary character, diverting the water flow to destinations inside India and thus reducing the flow of water into the rivers of Bangladesh. Glaring examples of such diversionary interventions are the Farakka Barrage on the Ganges and the Gozaldoba Barrage on the Teesta. India has undertaken numerous other diversionary and flow-controlling structures on most of the 54 rivers shared by Bangladesh and India. The Farakka barrage has devastated rivers in downstream Bangladesh The Farakka dam was built to divert water from the Ganges River into the Hooghly River during the dry season (January to June), in order to flush out the accumulating silt which in the 1950s and 1960s was a problem at the major port of Kolkata on the Hooghly River. A series of negotiations between the Pakistani and Indian governments failed to persuade India into abandoning the Farakka project. JAAGORONN 6 After Bangladesh’s independence, the Indo-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission met over 90 times to discuss the Farakka Barrage issue, but without any results. The Bangladesh team was headed by BM Abbas. In April 1975, Bangladesh agreed to a trial operation of the Farakka Barrage for a period of 41 days from April 21 to May 31, 1975 to divert 11,000-16,000cfs (cusecs) with the understanding that India will not operate feeder canal until a final agreement was reached between India and Bangladesh on the sharing of Ganges water. Bangladesh was assured of getting 40,000 cusecs during the dry season. Unfortunately, soon after Sheikh Mujib’s assassination in August 15, 1975, taking advantage of the political change in Bangladesh, India violated the agreement (MoU) by cheating and diverting the full capacity of 40,000 cusecs unilaterally. The matter was brought to the attention of UN General Assembly, which on November 26, 1976 adopted a consensus statement directing the parties to arrive at a fair and expeditious settlement. On November 5, 1977 the Ganges Waters Agreement was signed, assuring 34,500 cusecs for Bangladesh. The five-year treaty expired in 1982 and after several shorter extensions lapsed entirely in 1989. The JRC statistics shows very clearly that Bangladesh did not get its due share during all those years (1977-91). There was no improvement of the situation during the first Khaleda Zia administration (1991-96) with average water share reduced to 10,000 to 12,000 cusecs, with one extreme event of only 9,000 cusecs, during the dry season. After Sheikh Hasina was elected prime minister, she visited India and signed a treaty with her counterpart Deve Gowda on December 12, 1996. The treaty addressed the heart of the conflict: water allocation (35,000 cusecs) during the five months of the dry season (January-May). During the rest of the year, there is sufficient water that India can operate the Farakka diversion without creating problems for Bangladesh. The treaty stipulated that below a certain flow rate, India and Bangladesh will each share half of the water. Above a certain limit, Bangladesh will be guaranteed a certain minimum level, and if the water flow exceeds a given limit, India will withdraw a given amount, and the balance will be received by Bangladesh (which will be more than 50 per cent). It is true though that India had not kept its side of the bargain since signing of the treaty. The Joint River Commission statistics, as quoted by Syful Islam in the New Nation, March 9, shows that in 1999 Bangladesh got 1,033 cusecs of water at Teesta barrage point against its normal requirements of 10,000 cusecs of water. After JRC meeting in 2000 the water flow rose to 4,530 cusecs, in January 2001 it reduced to 1,406 cusecs, in January 2002 to 1,000 cusecs, in January 2003 to 1,100 cusecs, in November 2006 to 950 cusecs, in January 2007 to 525 cusecs and in January 2008 to 1,500 cusecs. JAAGORONN 7 India’s behaviour mimics those of Israel in dishonouring every treaty that the rogue state had signed with the Palestinian Authority.