Cultural Affairs Adviser to the interim government, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, has said that the long-standing binary of “forces in favor of liberation” versus “forces against liberation ” needs to be re-examined. They created a cultural narrative dividing society into ‘high culture’ and ‘low culture’.”He explained, “Those who believe that so-called Bengali culture means Awami culture—meaning hegemonic politics—are labeled ‘high culture.’ And BNP? They came from the military, so ‘tsk tsk,’ they can’t be high culture. That means Ziaur Rahman isn’t high culture, Khaleda Zia isn’t high culture. They’re not high culture either.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 22, 2026 16:33 UTC