The interim government鈥檚 adviser to law, justice, parliamentary affairs, cultural affairs and expatriates鈥� welfare and overseas employment, Asif Nazrul, on Saturday said that the people of the country must work for an inclusive Bangladesh.
He made the remark while addressing a view-exchange with cultural activists over their expectations from the cultural affairs ministry at Poet Sufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum at Shahbagh in the capital.
Mentioning the people of the country must work for an inclusive Bangladesh, he said that he would try to recruit honest people in the institutions under the ministry to develop inclusive and non-partisan cultural practices.
He also said that opportunist people would be eliminated certainly in the practices of culture, mentioning, 鈥楾hose people who have committed crimes, they will be brought to justice.鈥�
Cultural activists from different sectors participated in the meeting to share their thoughts, expectations and observations after the student-led mass uprising.聽
Poet Shakhawat Tipu demanded the reform to the government鈥檚 cultural institutions鈥� laws.
He said, 鈥業f there are any rules or laws prevail against the people of the country, those must be reformed. The recruitments of the institutions must maintain the laws, and there should have clarity.鈥�
Shima Datta said that they demanded the democratic environment for the people of the country, adding, 鈥榃e must make it sure that everyone can contribute to build the country.鈥�
Chakma queen Yan Yan said, 鈥業f the state cannot confirm the rights of the 鈥渋ndigenous鈥� community people, it will be difficult to patronise and save their culture.鈥�
She also condemned the previous governments for not recognising them as 鈥榠ndegenous鈥� and rather calling them as minor races and ethnic sects and communities.
Demanding the state recognition as artiste, Azmeri Haque Badhon said, 鈥榃e have to come to an end between the conflicts between arts and religious acts.鈥�
Poets, writers, artistes and cultural activists, including Sajjad Sharif, Mustafa Zaman, Arup Rahi, Faruk Wasif, Nahid Hasan, Jamshed Anwar Topon, Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed, Kazi Roksana Ruma, Deepak Kumar Goswami, Abdul Halim Chanchal, Amal Akash, Kamar Ahmad Simon and Ashfaq Nipun, were present at the meeting, moderated by Abdun Noor Tushar.
