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Interior Minister Asaduzzaman said talks are underway with academics about the sculpture’s construction, adding: “We will not go beyond the constitution, nor will we hurt anyone’s religious feelings.”
He said: ‘The obvious thing is: why is the sculpture made? But it is not adored. It is not an idol. We are trying to have Bangabandhu in our hearts. We believe that a beautiful solution will emerge from all discussions. Discussions are ongoing on the five proposals they have tabled.
The interior minister told reporters in the Secretariat on Tuesday about a meeting with academics on Monday night to resolve the unrest caused by the installation of the Bangabandhu sculpture.
Asaduzzaman Khan said: “At my residence last night, 12 leading academics from the country, led by Maulana Mahmudul Hasan, Chairman of the Board of Education of Qaumi Madrasa Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh (BEFAC) and Chairman of Al Hayatul Uliya Lil Jamiatil Qaumiya Bangladesh, they sat together and exchanged opinions. At that meeting, Maulana Farid Uddin Masood, Maulana Mahfuzul Haque, Obaidul Rahman Nadvi, Maulana Md. Twelve scholars were present, including Nurul Islam. Also present were the Minister of State for Religion Faridul Haque Khan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Religion and our Additional Secretaries.
He said that the best academics in the country had met on December 5 at the call of Mahmudul Hasan. There they discussed many topics in detail. They have sent a letter to the prime minister. They also gave us a copy of that letter. We went there to talk about it. There has been a fruitful conversation.
‘After a long discussion, it was decided that the more we have achieved unity through dialogue, the more questions we have, we can end by consensus. His five proposals have been discussed. More will be said about your proposal. We believe that we can solve all our problems through dialogue. We can reach a consensus, ”he said.
The minister said: ‘They also have in their hearts the greatest Bengali of all time, the father of our nation. They also recognize that our Prime Minister is a genuine Muslim, fulfilling his religious responsibilities.
‘The five proposals that they want to finalize through negotiations. We have come a long way. I hope we can decide through discussion, ‘said the minister.
On the meeting’s decision, the Interior Minister said: “We are saying that no decision has been made. It will be discussed further. Our Prime Minister will speak on a large scale.
When asked if the government was flexible on building the sculpture, the minister said: “I did not say flexible. We said we would finish it through negotiations. There will be no sculptures, I never said that. I will finish these through discussion. I leave. Clearly, the decision has not been made that the sculpture will not be there, it will be something else. ‘
When asked if the sculpture work would continue, the minister said: “It is ongoing. You are seeing them all.
Regarding the scholars ‘proposal to build a Mujib Minar instead of a Bangabandhu sculpture, the Interior Minister said:’ To build a Mujib Minar there (he said), in the form of Qutub Minar. Then they said, the Prime Minister must take care of these matters. They wanted to meet the prime minister.
“They have made this request so that no one goes down the street and destroys it. Let no one come and create a chaotic situation without disturbing any kind of peace and order. They are reaching a full agreement with us in this regard, ”Asaduzzaman said.
He said they also spoke out against attempts to spread various tensions on Facebook. They say control these. “We have talked about many things.”
When asked if the government has adopted a kneeling policy on the issue even though it is unconstitutional, the minister said: “There is no question.” The government never believes in the policy of kneeling.
The minister said they had said they would not make any moves. They want to end the negotiation of five claims. ‘If they are unconstitutional, we do not have the strength to accept them. We will not go beyond the constitution. We don’t want to hurt anyone’s religious feelings. I want to end it through discussion. ‘
Source: UNB
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