Comments on: Bangladesh: Sculptures, Bigots and Bloggers http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/19/bangladesh-sculptures-bigots-and-bloggers/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:14:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bangladesh Government pulls down the statues amid pressures from the Islamic Radicalists « Bangladesh Jihad Watch http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/19/bangladesh-sculptures-bigots-and-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-1565610 Bangladesh Government pulls down the statues amid pressures from the Islamic Radicalists « Bangladesh Jihad Watch Sun, 03 May 2009 12:06:57 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=51594#comment-1565610 [...] April 19, 2009 · No Comments Bangladesh: Sculptures, Bigots and Bloggers [...] [...] April 19, 2009 · No Comments Bangladesh: Sculptures, Bigots and Bloggers [...]

]]> By: neo http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/19/bangladesh-sculptures-bigots-and-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-1530182 neo Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:51:12 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=51594#comment-1530182 একজন বাংলাদেশি হিসেবে এই কাজকে আমি প্রশংসা করিনা, আবার নিন্দা ও করিনা। দেশের কিছু মানুষ মনে করে লালন বাংলাদেশি সংস্কৃতির অংগ। কিন্তু বেশির ভাগ মানুষ মনে করে মুর্তি তাদের ধর্মের সাথে যায় না। তাই বেশির ভাগ মানুষের মতই প্রাধান্য পেয়েছে এই সিদ্ধান্তের দ্বারা। আবার একে প্রশংসা করছি না একারনে যে, এতে দেশের তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকারের সুবিধা হয়ে গেছে। তাদের শাসন অদক্ষতা এই ইস্যুতে ঢাকা পড়ে গেছে। যারা মুর্তির বিরোধি, তারা সরকারকে প্রকারান্তরে সহায়তা করেছেন। তবে সামগ্রিক ভাবে ,এই মুর্তি সরানোটা দেশের জন্য ভাল হয়েছে। একজন বাংলাদেশি হিসেবে এই কাজকে আমি প্রশংসা করিনা, আবার নিন্দা ও করিনা। দেশের কিছু মানুষ মনে করে লালন বাংলাদেশি সংস্কৃতির অংগ। কিন্তু বেশির ভাগ মানুষ মনে করে মুর্তি তাদের ধর্মের সাথে যায় না। তাই বেশির ভাগ মানুষের মতই প্রাধান্য পেয়েছে এই সিদ্ধান্তের দ্বারা। আবার একে প্রশংসা করছি না একারনে যে, এতে দেশের তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকারের সুবিধা হয়ে গেছে। তাদের শাসন অদক্ষতা এই ইস্যুতে ঢাকা পড়ে গেছে। যারা মুর্তির বিরোধি, তারা সরকারকে প্রকারান্তরে সহায়তা করেছেন। তবে সামগ্রিক ভাবে ,এই মুর্তি সরানোটা দেশের জন্য ভাল হয়েছে।

]]> By: Sentu http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/19/bangladesh-sculptures-bigots-and-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-1525822 Sentu Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:44:30 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=51594#comment-1525822 A country with very less natural resources, less percentage of educated people and frequent political turmoil can not be developed only with religious thought.Religion was made in a particular time on a particulat back ground.That time was that time only.The thinking level of people is changed.The people at present time are not those people of past time.So they can protest the removal of ‘Baul’.Every nation has its own culture. If ‘faith’ and culture clashed together, then no nation can survive in the fast competion of survival with dignity, honour and respect. If survived, that survaival will be just for living without dignity, honour and respect. And a living just like that is nothing but death. A country with very less natural resources, less percentage of educated people and frequent political turmoil can not be developed only with religious thought.Religion was made in a particular time on a particulat back ground.That time was that time only.The thinking level of people is changed.The people at present time are not those people of past time.So they can protest the removal of ‘Baul’.Every nation has its own culture. If ‘faith’ and culture clashed together, then no nation can survive in the fast competion of survival with dignity, honour and respect. If survived, that survaival will be just for living without dignity, honour and respect. And a living just like that is nothing but death.

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Bangladesh: Protest against religious zealots http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/19/bangladesh-sculptures-bigots-and-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-1525546 Global Voices Online » Bangladesh: Protest against religious zealots Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:48:58 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=51594#comment-1525546 [...] Voices reports that the protest against the removal of sculptures of bauls from Zia International Airport are gathering momentum. Posted by Rezwan  Print [...] [...] Voices reports that the protest against the removal of sculptures of bauls from Zia International Airport are gathering momentum. Posted by Rezwan  Print [...]

]]> By: Mac Haque http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/19/bangladesh-sculptures-bigots-and-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-1525254 Mac Haque Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:53:44 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=51594#comment-1525254 Dear Rezawan, I think it is pertinent if you can publish this letter I sent yesterday to the Editor of Daily Star. QUOTE: Dear Mr.Mahfuz Anam, http://thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=59289 As has been the unfortunate situation with your newspaper, misinformation and myths appear to creep into all your reportings and it now sems is spiralling upward to your Editorials. Let this be recorded that there are historically - no known 'images', photographs or statues in existence of our venerated sAGE anywhere in the world, and a lithograph going about (and often seen in Posters/Tee shirts and even Newspapers) is NOT that of our sHAIJI! Indeed if at all - it is a representation of bAUL's - any bAUL for that matter. Yours is probably the only newspaper that continues to write that a figurative representation of /\Fakir Lalon Shah was among 5 sculptures demolished by bigots last Wednesday opposite the Dhaka Airport. It is far from the truth, and most disturbingly lends credence to the bigots claims - that there was an attempt to raise an 'idol' of sHAIJI - a misinformation of devastating consequence, because idolatry is prohibited in the bAULs agnostic belief system. We worship the gREAT gOD in MAN - indeed all mANKIND. I hope you will be sensitive to the feelings of your audience and the bAUL fraternity at large, and ask your people to do some more research and study on bAULs and /\Lalon Shaiji. Peace /\ jOI gURU Maqsoodul Haque - Mac UNQUOTE Dear Rezawan,

I think it is pertinent if you can publish this letter I sent yesterday to the Editor of Daily Star.

QUOTE:

Dear Mr.Mahfuz Anam,

http://thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=59289

As has been the unfortunate situation with your newspaper, misinformation and myths appear to creep into all
your reportings and it now sems is spiralling upward to your Editorials.

Let this be recorded that there are historically – no known ‘images’, photographs or statues in existence of our venerated sAGE anywhere in the world, and a lithograph going about (and often seen in Posters/Tee shirts and even Newspapers) is NOT that of our sHAIJI!

Indeed if at all – it is a representation of bAUL’s – any bAUL for that matter.

Yours is probably the only newspaper that continues to write that a figurative representation of /\Fakir Lalon Shah was among 5 sculptures demolished by bigots last Wednesday opposite the Dhaka Airport. It is far from the truth, and most disturbingly lends credence to the bigots claims – that there was an attempt to raise an ‘idol’ of sHAIJI – a misinformation of devastating consequence, because idolatry is prohibited in the bAULs agnostic belief system.

We worship the gREAT gOD in MAN – indeed all mANKIND.

I hope you will be sensitive to the feelings of your audience and the bAUL fraternity at large, and ask your people to do some more research and study on bAULs and /\Lalon Shaiji.

Peace

/\ jOI gURU

Maqsoodul Haque – Mac

UNQUOTE

]]> By: Sculptures, Bigots and Bloggers | E-Bangladesh http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/10/19/bangladesh-sculptures-bigots-and-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-1525139 Sculptures, Bigots and Bloggers | E-Bangladesh Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:20:06 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=51594#comment-1525139 [...] First published in Global Voices Online. [...] [...] First published in Global Voices Online. [...]

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