Readers Respond
Here are some comments that came in response to Tuesday's The Daily Star news report headlined “No room for bigots”
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It is a matter of shame that we proudly say Indian officials warned us of the coup. Then what is our military intelligence doing? Islam is a religion of peace, and whoever plays with Islam should be punished. Green land
Only the united efforts of all the officials looking after national security against fanaticism will help. Fida Likhon
Since 1975, Islamic parties, especially Jamaat-e-Islami, motivated their youngsters to enter army with an aim to bring Islamic revolution in Bangladesh. What the government needs to do is to identify those hidden extremists. Faqrul
It appears that the Chief of General Staff is getting worried about the negative and far-reaching and damaging impacts of mixing religion with governance. The army should be above any emotional attachment. They must maintain discipline and a peaceful environment. Mita
We need to find out why and how a pious army persons becomes a religious fanatic. An observer
Dharma Praan, Dharma Parayan, Dharma Bhiru, Gora, Dharmandho, and Dharma Baboshayee are all nonsense terms for a soldier. Let our army have a strict code of conduct and let them follow it for the good of the army and the country. Opee Monir
What's the point of having a large armed forces when our own citizens can not be protected along the line of our border with India? Why was Felani killed in that way? Why are our citizens tortured mercilessly by the BSF? Why was a BGB man abducted by the Indian smugglers and BSF took no action for three days? Why should we have such a big army at the cost of the taxpayers' money? We need to know all the answers. Maloy K Dhar
It is surprising that many Bangladeshis have blamed India. They should understand that even if India had alerted Bangladesh government, it is the Bangladesh intelligence and army who have worked out the details. Parif
We have a long history of the army trying to go to power because our democracy is not strong and we have politicised this institution. Anonymous
Can he let us know the definition of these six categories of religious people, and also help us understand which group he himself falls into? Shamima Begum Shelley
Bangladesh is predominantly a Muslim country and our armed forces can be clearly identified as a Muslim army globally. The word secularism is often misinterpreted. The word is more inclined to Godlessness. And if we at all like to be a country where all religions should be equal, then we should be an Islamic country, because Islam is a true believer of equal rights for every other religion. There is no room for confusion.
It is a matter of shame that we proudly say Indian officials warned us of the coup. Then what is our military intelligence doing? Islam is a religion of peace, and whoever plays with Islam should be punished. Green land
Only the united efforts of all the officials looking after national security against fanaticism will help. Fida Likhon
Since 1975, Islamic parties, especially Jamaat-e-Islami, motivated their youngsters to enter army with an aim to bring Islamic revolution in Bangladesh. What the government needs to do is to identify those hidden extremists. Faqrul
It appears that the Chief of General Staff is getting worried about the negative and far-reaching and damaging impacts of mixing religion with governance. The army should be above any emotional attachment. They must maintain discipline and a peaceful environment. Mita
We need to find out why and how a pious army persons becomes a religious fanatic. An observer
Dharma Praan, Dharma Parayan, Dharma Bhiru, Gora, Dharmandho, and Dharma Baboshayee are all nonsense terms for a soldier. Let our army have a strict code of conduct and let them follow it for the good of the army and the country. Opee Monir
What's the point of having a large armed forces when our own citizens can not be protected along the line of our border with India? Why was Felani killed in that way? Why are our citizens tortured mercilessly by the BSF? Why was a BGB man abducted by the Indian smugglers and BSF took no action for three days? Why should we have such a big army at the cost of the taxpayers' money? We need to know all the answers. Maloy K Dhar
It is surprising that many Bangladeshis have blamed India. They should understand that even if India had alerted Bangladesh government, it is the Bangladesh intelligence and army who have worked out the details. Parif
We have a long history of the army trying to go to power because our democracy is not strong and we have politicised this institution. Anonymous
Can he let us know the definition of these six categories of religious people, and also help us understand which group he himself falls into? Shamima Begum Shelley
Bangladesh is predominantly a Muslim country and our armed forces can be clearly identified as a Muslim army globally. The word secularism is often misinterpreted. The word is more inclined to Godlessness. And if we at all like to be a country where all religions should be equal, then we should be an Islamic country, because Islam is a true believer of equal rights for every other religion. There is no room for confusion.
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