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The Minister of State for Women and Children Affairs, Fazilatun Nesa Indira, said that the country has sculptures, it will have them and more will be installed. He said: ‘Ziaur Rahman came to power illegally and planted the poisonous tree of communalism in the country. Today, his successors speak out against sculpture, even after 50 years of independence. Anti-sculptors have hurt secularism, the values of freedom and the spirit of the war of liberation.
The Minister of State, Fazilatun Nesa Indira, spoke as the main guest in a discussion titled ‘Achieving national prosperity by building the spirit of liberation war and the best use of digital technology to build Bangabandhu’s golden dream of Bengal’ hosted by the Bangladesh Shishu Academy in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Calling on the new generation and women to oppose fundamentalism and communal forces, she said: “Today, those who speak out against sculpture, break sculpture, break black hands, crush them.” Break their bedroom and drive them out of Bangladesh. There will be no place for fundamentalists in this land soaked in the blood of three million martyrs. Your place will be in that Pakistan.
The Secretary of the Ministry of Women’s and Children’s Affairs, Kazi Raushan Akhter, was present as a special guest at the function chaired by the President of the Bangladesh Shishu Academy, Lucky Inam. Jyoti Lal Kuri, Director General of Shishu Academy delivered the welcoming speech.
The Minister of State Indira also said: “Bangladesh no longer has a bottomless basket. Now the Bangladeshi basket is full of food. But now nobody lives with empty hands, empty legs, an empty belly. You have been promoted to a middle-income country. The government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is bringing the benefits of independence to people’s homes.
Addressing the children, the minister of state said that independence and victory for Bangladesh did not come in a single day. Bangabandhu led the nation towards independence. After a long nine-month war, victory was achieved on December 16, 1971.
The Director General of the Department of Women’s Affairs, Parveen Akhtar, Additional Secretary Farida Parveen and Dr. Officials from different levels, including Mohiuddin Ahmed, were present.
Sculpture debate
Recently there was a controversy over the installation of a sculpture by Bangabandhu in the capital. Leaders of various Islamic political parties spoke out against the installation of sculptures in the country. In the midst of such a situation, on December 4, criminals smashed the Bangabandhu sculpture under construction at the intersection of five roads in the city of Kushtia in the dead of night. Earlier on December 2, he smashed a part of the Madhusudan De Smriti sculpture in front of the Madhur Cantina at Dhaka University.
Meanwhile, the High Court has ordered action against those who destroyed and insulted the sculpture by filing a case in accordance with the constitution and customary law. At the same time, the court called on the Islamic Foundation and the Islamic Khatib to launch a media campaign to raise awareness about sculptures, murals, portraits and statues.
Justice JBM Hasan and Justice. The Khairul Alam High Court approved the order on December 6 after hearing a writ petition.
Source: UNB
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