Speakers at a discussion in Dhaka on Friday said that the major crisis in Bangladesh now was the lack of mutual trust and respect.
In this situation, such cultural platforms are needed, where no one hurts anyone and a path to coexistence can be found through differences, they said at the discussion titled New Dialogue of Culture at the Sangskriti Bikash Kendra of Paribagh in Dhaka, said a press release.
Under the initiative of Rashtrachinta, the aim of the discussion was to develop ideas about the future state ideology and social structure of Bangladesh based on coexistence, mutual respect and solidarity.
Let us speak boldly without blaming anyone. Let there be differences, but let compassion not be lost. Let our new foundation of trust be built within the conversation, said the discussants.
The discussion also raised the new possibilities of cultural ideology in Bangladesh after the July-August mass uprising and the way out of the crisis.
The speakers also demanded the recognition of marginalised languages 鈥嬧�媋nd cultures, especially the cultural rights of national minority communities; no division between religion and culture; women鈥檚 participation in various areas of society, including politics, economics, education, and social life; and creating an environment for expressing opinions based on empathy, going beyond political vendetta.
Chief coordinator of Rashtra Sangskar Andolan Hasnat Qayyum, Dhaka University professor Harun Rashid, poet and essayist Chanchal Ashraf, Jahangirnagar University professor Masood Imran Mannu, writer and Jahangirnagar University professor Hamim Kamrul Haque, writer and journalist Soroishwarja Muhommod, literary magazine Bibidh editor Iqtija Ahsan, poet Shimul Salahuddin, national minority鈥檚 culture and rights activist Parag Richil, journalist Kajal Rashid Shaheen, library organiser Quasem Masud, poet Mujtaba Ahmed Murshed, SM Moin Ahmed, Lamia Islam, Saqlain Gaurab, among others, spoke at the discussion.
