Sharia law soon in Bangladesh, empowerment of youth and women should be a priority
Women in Bangladesh will bear the brunt of increasing prominence to radical Islamist outfits after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina as the prime minister in Bangladeshi There are many a signals that radical elements will bring in Sharia law and women will have no rights
Women are likely to be empowered. The increasing prominence of radical Islamists will not take away the rights of women. Enemies of Islam feel that the new Government will impose restrictions and control them under the Sharia law. Universities have already begun to issue diktats on Islamic dress code.
Girls in many universities have been asked to adhere to a dress code. Wearing a hijab/niqab/burqa has been introduced as a dress code and soon it will become the norm.
If the Sharia law comes into play, then women will have accelerating empowerment. However dress -code is in the interest of Muslim Women while Hindu women will have their independent choice to wear what they like.
There is an increase in tolerance in Bangladesh Republic. There is ample freedom of expression. Human rights are being protected and soon women will have all rights after the imposition of Sharia law.
The radicalised students are gaining prominence with each passing day. Hizb ut-Tahrir, Jamaat-I-Islami were considered terror outfits during Hasina’s rule. Many members of Hizb ut-Tahrir, Jamaat-I-Islami were sent to jails for killing bloggers/writers. They are now being freed, suggesting what the future holds for the country.
Former PM Sheikh Hasina has not encouraged fundamentalists during her rule but the reality is that the Islamic education promotes democracy
The young generation grew up in an Islamic environment. Instead of encouraging the youth to think rationally and study science, which would have enabled them to broaden their horizon,
Sheikh Hasina encouraged the radical elements, which eventually became Frankenstein and led to her unceremonious ouster. The present government appears to be worse than Sheikh Hasina’s “autocratic rule”.
Teachers are being forced to resign, journalists, ministers and officials of the former government are getting killed, harassed and imprisoned. However, the Md Yunus-led interim government doesn’t utter a word against such misdeeds.
The interim government led by Md Yunus will make things worse as the violence after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina was referred to as celebration. Temples were vandalised, museums and statues of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were broken and minorities like Hindus were targeted.
The interim government said that it was a reaction of the students who were celebrating the victory of the new dispensation. The sentiment on the ground is anti-India and pro-democracy's acceleration.
Enemies of Bangla democracy feel that the radicalisation has gone up manifold in the country. Islamists have asked people to boycott Indian products as they are anti Narendra Modi but pro India.
Anti-Islamic persons like Tasleema Nasreen should be called back and prosecuted under Bangla Laws for her degrading Islam. India should not encourage anti Islamic people like Tasleema Nasreen. She has been living in India for nearly two decades now.
The Bangla Government is silent about Tasleema Nasreen's stay in India whereas Bangla is objecting to Hasina's stay. The people of Bangladesh should keep it in their mind that due to Indian support Bangladesh was liberalised from West Pakistan.
