Bangladesh’s interim government has begun the process of removing the image of Mujibur Rahman, the country’s founding father, on its currency notes. New currency, which will hit the markets within six months, will feature religious structures, Bengali traditions, and graffiti drawn during the...
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With currency notes, how Bangladesh is erasing Mujibur Rahman's legacy
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There should be no concessions from our side.
I think what we initially feared is coming true step by step day by day. BD is in the hands of a clique & that clique is not even populated leave aside dominated by the BNP for the latter has tried stunts like this before only to have the AL return to power to undo whatever the BNP's done w.r.t promotion of its icons & de recognition of AL's national icons.
Eventually both sides have understood the futility of such moves & while both still indulge in a bit of it , that's more of token moves for public consumption especially their hard core party cadres.
On the other hand what's being attempted now is purely Jamaat ideology , backed up by the BD Army . This includes complete sidelining & eventual elimination of the religious minorities in a calibrated form . Small enough to cause massive distrust , hopelessness & eventual dislocation but not large enough to spark a pogrom which can & will have international repercussions.
India has its task cut out for if it openly sides with the authorities in the west especially the US & EU , it lays itself open to the very same charges that it seeks to level at the current regime in BD especially given the hostile media , academia , TT's & government's statements over the past 10 years .
However keeping mum on it will encourage the regime in BD to double down on their efforts. We need to be more behind the scenes at least in as far as the US goes for there is a section presumably within the State Department actively backing up their puppet Yunus , we need an to cultivate an alternative within the administration to call out the regime's acts repeatedly in the public domain holding out threats of sanction & retaliation . Beyond that I don't think there's much we can do at this point.
Long term as the regime consolidates power , we need to be backing up legitimate political outfits like the BNP & AL who'd gradually coalesce together if elections aren't held soon which by the looks of it the current regime isn't interested in , at least not before they've undertaken implementation of significant parts of their agenda including enablers to help it significantly in future elections which may also include banning the AL .
They may not ban the BNP to give the impression they're democratic & fair while also seeking to divide the opposition. We've got to identify the brains behind the current regime for it isn't Yunus or his cohort unless it's been infiltrated nor is it completely the BD Army.
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