A long awaited defeat!
It is indeed a great news that the candidate of Bangladesh government, much controversial Mr. Salauddun Quader Chowdhury, an active and violent opponent of our great war of liberation, was soundly defeated for the post of OIC Secretary General. In an online poll conducted by Prothom Alo, 80 percent of the respondents opposed his candidacy in the first place. It was unfortunate that our 'democratic' government could not find a better candidate about whom we all, irrespective of the political divide, could have been proud of.
In fact, it would have been morally wrong for the OIC to elect a candidate whose candidacy itself was opposed by the bulk of his own compatriots.
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Someone doesn't have to be a supporter of Awami League to be happy at the defeat of SQ Chowdhury for OIC top post. As a Bangladeshi I feel disgraced that we lost the OIC top post. But it would have been more disgraceful had a person like SQ Chowdhury had won the post. I thank the other OIC countries for rightly rejecting a candidate like SQ Chowdhury.
Nayeem Mano, Lubbock, USA
For once we all Bangladeshis can rejoice and revel in a defeat and we must thank SQ Chowdhury for that. He is not like our cricket team which often brings shame to BD. The great SQ Chowdhury has raised our heads high! Thank you for that.
Ahmad Kamal Abu Dhabi, UAE
It is unfortunate that Bangladesh's candidate lost the bid to become secretary-general of the organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), but must he be so ungracious about it?
Mr. Chowdhury's comments, published in this newspaper, were that of a sore loser. Instead of being magnanimous in defeat, he made disparaging comments about Turkey, including questioning their credentials as an Islamic state.
As if this was not enough, he adds insult to injury by ascribing Turkey's win to "machinations of a pro-Israeli camp." What an absurdity.
In a way I'm glad Mr. Chowdhury did not get elected to the OIC. Judging by the comments he has made, it is obvious to me the BNP did not put their best man forward.
Niraj Agarwalla On e-mail