Readers respond
Here are some comments that came in response to Tuesday's The Daily Star news report headlined “Jamaat activists clash with cops”
Abul Hashem
What a one-eyed report! Naabaj
Jamaat and Shibir, the anti-Liberation forces, are active again in the country with the agenda to stop war crimes trial and other cases of terrorism in the name of Islam. Nazmul
If it is a pre-planned activity, then what were our intelligence agencies doing? Moloy Sarker
Politics of Shibir should be banned. Mong Pru
When demonstrators go berserk and set fire to buses or any other property, they are not actual demonstrators and there is no democracy in it. They are criminals, whichever party they may hail from. It was the duty of the police to use force because they were not demonstrators, rather they were peace breakers who caused immense suffering to the people. Jamaat with various names such as JMB, Huji, etc., has proved that they are cancerous for the forward journey of Bangladesh. Rigorous action must be taken against them and their leaders must be nabbed and quizzed for their role in these anti-state activities. Firko
Political parties in Bangladesh do not practice democracy. Any country having more than 50% Muslims should not have any Islamic parties because religion based political parties create violence. We need Islamic educational institutions rather than Islamic parties to learn Islamic teachings properly. M H Uddin
It is apparent that the attack was pre-planned. They brought out the procession with bamboo sticks and bricks which doesn't represent a peaceful way of protest. Both parties (police and Jamaat) knew that they would fight but police did a bad calculation and they paid the price. Some people are openly supporting the most notorious war criminals. Niloufar Sarker
It is shocking that Jamaat and Shibir can cause mayhem with such impunity in support of the war criminals who worked against our independence. It is even more shocking that some of your readers think they have the right to do so. What's wrong with us? Iftikhar-ul-Awwal
My own understanding is that this is just the beginning of dissent movement by Jamaat -- soon to be followed by BNP. Why should the public face so much inconvenience? Is it not democratic and also much more convenient to arrange discussions among these political forces so that we get respite from cockfights in the middle of the main thoroughfares?
Abul Hashem
What a one-eyed report! Naabaj
Jamaat and Shibir, the anti-Liberation forces, are active again in the country with the agenda to stop war crimes trial and other cases of terrorism in the name of Islam. Nazmul
If it is a pre-planned activity, then what were our intelligence agencies doing? Moloy Sarker
Politics of Shibir should be banned. Mong Pru
When demonstrators go berserk and set fire to buses or any other property, they are not actual demonstrators and there is no democracy in it. They are criminals, whichever party they may hail from. It was the duty of the police to use force because they were not demonstrators, rather they were peace breakers who caused immense suffering to the people. Jamaat with various names such as JMB, Huji, etc., has proved that they are cancerous for the forward journey of Bangladesh. Rigorous action must be taken against them and their leaders must be nabbed and quizzed for their role in these anti-state activities. Firko
Political parties in Bangladesh do not practice democracy. Any country having more than 50% Muslims should not have any Islamic parties because religion based political parties create violence. We need Islamic educational institutions rather than Islamic parties to learn Islamic teachings properly. M H Uddin
It is apparent that the attack was pre-planned. They brought out the procession with bamboo sticks and bricks which doesn't represent a peaceful way of protest. Both parties (police and Jamaat) knew that they would fight but police did a bad calculation and they paid the price. Some people are openly supporting the most notorious war criminals. Niloufar Sarker
It is shocking that Jamaat and Shibir can cause mayhem with such impunity in support of the war criminals who worked against our independence. It is even more shocking that some of your readers think they have the right to do so. What's wrong with us? Iftikhar-ul-Awwal
My own understanding is that this is just the beginning of dissent movement by Jamaat -- soon to be followed by BNP. Why should the public face so much inconvenience? Is it not democratic and also much more convenient to arrange discussions among these political forces so that we get respite from cockfights in the middle of the main thoroughfares?
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