File photo of Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune‘Idols and sculptures are not the same’The government will not sit idle if provocative statements are repeatedly made about sculptures. Also, numerous sculptures were set up in our country at different times, but no one raised questions about them. Bangabandhu was the bearer and carrier of Bangali culture, who established a united bridge of culture, Quader said. On Friday, Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh chief Junaid Babunagari said: "All the sculptures in the country will be torn down no matter who they represent." Fazilatun Nessa Indira said: "We see sculptures in many Muslim-majority countries, including Iraq, Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Turkey.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 30, 2020 17:15 UTC