When poems help to fight corruption
Poem is a powerful tool against corruption, participants said at an open-air recitation session at the capital's Rabindra Sarobar amphitheatre yesterday.
Kobitay dhonito hok shushashoner ongikar (Let the commitment to good governance be echoed through poems)--with this theme, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) organised the session, "Poem against Corruption."
“Can poems prevent corruption? May be not. But like many other cultural tools, it has inspired us for ages. From the very movement against the British colonial rule, it helped the people of this continent know themselves, grow as a determined nation to eliminate oppression, and achieve a just society,†said TIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman.
“We have organised this session to fire the spirit of Ekush (the Language Movement of February 21, 1952) and to stand against corruption. We also hail the youths who are protesting at Shahbagh and express solidarity,†he added.
Noted recitation artists Shimul Mustafa, Mahidul Islam and Ravisankar Maitree, and members of TIB's voluntary group, Youth Engagement and Support (YES), performed at the session.
A recital, "Bangla nam e desh", which narrated the history of the 1971 Liberation War, was also presented. The session ended with a play of Dhaka YES Theatre.
Sajjad Hossain, senior programme manager of TIB, was present, among others.
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