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Thwarting Communalism, Militancy

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Staff Correspondent
Noted academician Prof Emeritus Anisuzzaman yesterday said people now should aim at creating unity at local and national levels to thwart the rise of communal powers and militancy.
He pointed out recent communal attacks on the religious minorities. "It is a matter of grief that in the last one year we have not seen the active role of citizens, we could not stand by victims and could not resist miscreants."
Anisuzzaman was addressing the second "National Convention of Samprodayikota-Jongibad Birodhi Mancha", a platform against communalism and militancy, in the capital's Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh.
The convention's motto was: "Resist activities of all militant groups including Jamaat, Shibir, Hefazat and Ansarullah Bangla Team"
Anisuzzaman said, "There have been repeated attempts to foil secularism in the last 42 years. Sometimes, we witnessed interference in the state principles of the constitution and thereby state religion was ensured.
"Though secularism has been reinstated in the constitution, state religion still exists. I do not understand how this provision can still be retained in the constitution?"
Expressing solidarity with the motto, Sultana Kamal, executive director of Ain o
Salish Kendra, said, "We should take a stance. "There is no scope to remain impartial by staying away from the question regarding the rise of militancy, fundamentalism and atrocities we are experiencing nowadays.
"We stand here today against militancy not because we are driven by any emotion. . .Militancy and fundamentalism diminish people's rights, snatch people's rights."
"Women's rights are being compromised due to the spread of militancy and fundamentalism." This is evident from the fact that a political party, claiming to be the defender of the spirit of the Liberation War, is unable to erase the state religion provision, she said.
"This political party can not even say out clearly that we gave the women policy and we will establish it...We will not remain satisfied on promises in election manifestos. We want to see their implementation in our social and personal life," she added.
Politicians will not be given any opportunity to do politics if they do not have the spirit of the Liberation War, she said.
Prof Abul Barkat, president of Bangladesh Economic Association, summarised militancy in the country using a triangle with Jamaat-e-Islami sitting at the top. "About 125 militant organisations are on the left corner and the economy driving
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FROM PAGE 5 fundamentalism lies on the right alongside 231 NGOs, trusts and foundations," he said.
"The economy was created on goods looted by Jamaat in 1971 and the ideological investment after the killing of Bangabandhu in 1975," he said.
This resource is invested in nine sectors including banks, shops and stores, medical facilities, educational institutions, communication and transportation, real estate, media and NGOs, he said.
Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunals, Rana Dasgupta, said investigations were ongoing on crimes against humanity allegedly committed by Jamaat during the Liberation War and soon "the party would be brought to the dock".
Lawmaker Rashed Khan Menon said South Asia would suffer if the rise of militancy was not stopped in Bangladesh.
The platform's Coordinator Ajoy Roy presided over the programme.