Expressing deep concerns regarding the model forward for Bangladesh, Guidelines Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul has warned of a attainable crisis comparable to that of Kashmir if the intervening time govt fails.
“I apprehension that if we fail this time, Bangladesh could face a enviornment comparable to Kashmir,” he mentioned at a seminar titled “Minar of Remembrance: Mass Uprising 2024” to pay tribute to the martyred other folks within the anti-discrimination tear at the Nationwide Press Membership this day.
The national news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) organised the occasion to impress the “one hundredth day of the intervening time govt”.
Adviser Nazrul paid tribute to the heroes of the July Motion, who, he mentioned, conducted a pivotal role in rescuing Bangladesh from what he described because the oppressive private finish of passe High Minister Sheikh Hasina and her regime.
“College students, guardians, businessmen, and day-to-day wage earners alike are the ravishing heroes of the July Motion,” he mentioned, urging the nation no longer to omit the sacrifices made to carry out the novel stability.
He highlighted the emotional and physical toll of the revolt, reflecting on the households who lost relatives and other folks now living with disabilities. “The weight of such immense sacrifices is heavy,” he mentioned.
“Despite our tireless efforts, there stays a scary duty to meet their expectations and plot a brighter future.”
Recalling varied revolutions around the enviornment, he mentioned that while nations admire Tunisia, Syria, and Egypt appreciate witnessed main uprisings, these movements indirectly did no longer inform lasting change.
Following the Liberation Warfare of 1971, the Awami League established a nationwide guard power and imposed a fascist regime, main to the deaths of hundreds. The country additionally faced a devastating famine in the end of that length. Reflecting on these occasions, he emphasised the immense duty that also rests on the shoulders of the intervening time govt.
The adviser condemned makes an strive to undermine the intervening time govt by plot of misinformation and divisive rhetoric. “Criticism of our work is suitable,” he mentioned, “but baseless persona assassinations and makes an strive to propagate apprehension and disunity abet handiest to destabilise the nation and embolden defeated forces.”
Asif Nazrul additionally warned towards narratives suggesting that handiest Sheikh Hasina could effectively govern Bangladesh, labeling such rhetoric as hazardous and divisive. He called for positive strategies and collaboration to ensure progress and cohesion.
Right now, he invited positive strategies. Sooner or later of the occasion, Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, mentioned that a serious tear admire July Motion has no longer took place in Bangladesh for journalists sooner than.
He great that journalism within the 1990s or in the end of 1971 lacked such boldness. Nonetheless, for the foremost time, bold journalism emerged as piece of a tear.
