As Bangladesh steps into her 50th year, I step into my 49th -- younger than the country by roughly four months. In all this time after independence, the issue about historical sculptures being against established religious beliefs never became a topic of contention. Sculptures of men/women who stood up for what is right and protested what is wrong are here to ensure that the past is not forgotten or distorted. Unfortunately, in the religious sermons, the emphasis is more on trivial matters that have no direct impact on current day living. There are several such religious sermons available on the net and very few talk about the scourge of yaba, the surge of mercenary values, or the insidious rise of sexual harassment, assault, and rape.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 21, 2020 00:33 UTC