Social media has been rife with salacious sectarian rhetoric against this charity for long. It has been said on social media that Bidyanondo is in fact a Hindu missionary (ISKCON) organization funded by India. People have remarked on social media platforms whether the iftar basket from this apparently “Hindu” organization would in fact be acceptable before the Muslim almighty. That Bidyanondo and its founder had to sink to such a level of exasperation only points to a strong need for a law that prohibits and strictly penalizes cyber-bullying. The flagrantly open fundamentalist vitriol on social media and public platforms points to the serious need to strengthen secularism on the social and cultural fronts.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 06, 2020 05:37 UTC