Dhaka:
There is no such thing as a plan to alter the nationwide anthem of Bangladesh, the nation’s Non secular Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain stated on Saturday.
“The interim authorities is not going to do something to create controversy,” Hossain advised the media after visiting the Islamic Basis in Rajshahi and attending a gathering of dignitaries.
This comes after Abdullahil Amaan Azmi, the son of former Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ghulam Azam, earlier this week known as for a change within the nation’s nationwide anthem and Structure.
He stated: “I depart the matter of the nationwide anthem to this authorities. The present nationwide anthem now we have is opposite to the existence of our impartial Bangladesh. It displays the time of the Bengal partition and the merging of the 2 Bengals. How can an anthem created to unite the 2 Bengals turn into the nationwide anthem of an impartial Bangladesh? This anthem was imposed on us by India in 1971. Many songs may function a nationwide anthem. The federal government ought to kind a brand new fee to pick a brand new nationwide anthem.” Hossain stated Bangladesh, as a neighbouring nation, needs a pleasant relationship with India.
“We now have heard studies of assaults on our cricket staff in India. Because the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is in cost, they may resolve on the mandatory plan of action,” Dhaka Tribune quoted the advisor as saying.
Terming assaults on mosques, temples, and shrines as “heinous”, Hossain stated: “Those that assault locations of worship are enemies of humanity. They’re criminals, and they are going to be prosecuted beneath present legal guidelines.” Hossain additional stated native residents in addition to madrasa college students will guard temples through the Durga Puja to forestall any assault or sabotage.
“Madrasa college students have been by no means concerned in terrorism. That was propaganda and conspiracy by the earlier authorities.”The advisor stated that after the change in authorities, there had been assaults on the homes of some members of the Hindu neighborhood simply as Muslim homes have been attacked and this shouldn’t be seen in a different way.
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