122 citizens condemned for canceling textbook revision committee
September 30, 20246 Mins Read
Jumbangla Desk: Based on the purposeful complaint of the religious groups, the interim government has canceled the coordination committee formed to revise the textbooks. By doing so, the government essentially surrendered to a politically motivated special group. 122 prominent citizens have issued a statement strongly condemning this knee-jerk policy of the government, stating that it is against the aspirations of the mass movement.

This was condemned in a statement signed by Marzia Prabha on Monday.

The statement said, "We the undersigned citizens of Bangladesh, writers, teachers, cultural activists, political activists and members of various professions of the anti-fascist movement observe with amazement that a special group in the name of religion is occupying the place of Awami fascism after the mass coup. It is trying to damage the social peace and order and democratic atmosphere by spreading hatred and intolerance against the pluralist culture of the society through one-sided and inventive interpretation of religion. Inciting public fervor among peaceful and religious people against differences of opinion, language-religion-caste, gender identity and cultural diversity is leading to subversive aspirations and threatening people's democratic rights. Besides insulting the common people of the country in the name of religion, which is also questioning the sanctity and honor of religion.

On September 28, the interim government declared the cancellation of the coordination committee formed for the purpose of revising and revising the textbook as a result of lack of coordination and foresight. Prior to this incident, members of the coordination committee formed by the government to revise and revise textbooks and participants in the July uprising movement, Dhaka University associate professor of sociology Samina Lutfa Nitra and professor of physics department Kamrul Hasan Mamun made completely false accusations of 'Islam-hatred' by the Assunnah Foundation, a religious charity organization in Bangladesh. Chairperson Sheikh Ahmadullah and Secretary General of Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis Mamunul Haque. Our past experience tells us that such complaints are clearly politically motivated and we believe that there is an attempt to create confusion and intolerance among the large number of religious Muslim community in the society through these complaints. Such activity is a hindrance to the realization of the desire of the inclusive society that the state is walking on the path of reform through mass upheaval.'

The statement also said, 'We would like to say that the way the Interim Government announced the cancellation of the coordination committee for the revision of textbooks, taking into consideration the mass heat organized through social media based on the purposeful complaints of a religious group, the government basically surrendered to the special group with political objectives. This knee-jerk policy of the government is contrary to the aspirations of the mass movement. Not only that, we have seen in the media that even after the government notification for the formation of the committee, the current education advisor is referring to the word 'misunderstanding' while explaining the cancellation of this committee. Through this kind of behavior, the tendency to avoid the main problem of the previous Awami fascist government is observed.

Demanding the reinstatement of the Textbook Revision and Revision Committee, the statement said, 'We wish for a state that will take responsibility for upholding the right of all different ways and thoughts, the right to practice. A just and democratic state cannot be established if populist instincts are rooted in the government's reform ideas. We expect that the interim government will play a strong role in the formation of an inclusive state with all existing democratic sections and disadvantaged groups in the society by reinstating the text book revision and revision committee soon.'

The signatories for the statement are:

1. Anu Muhammad, intellectual
2. Professor Salimullah Khan, intellectual
3. Abu Saeed Khan, writer and journalist
4. Maha Mirza, writer and researcher
5. Jyotirmoy Barua, Lawyer
6. Qamar Ahmad Simon, architect and filmmaker
7. Zobaida Nasreen, Teacher
8. Suman Rahman, teacher and writer
9. Omar Tarek Chowdhury, writer and translator
10. Moshahida Sultana, Teacher
11. Dr. Shahman Maishan, teacher
12. Kazi Maruf, teacher
13. Nasreen Khandkar, anthropologist and researcher
14. Ilira Dewan, human rights activist
15. Manzoor Al Mateen, Lawyer
16. Taniyah Mahmuda Tinni, teacher
17. Sadia Afrin, teacher
18. Zakir Talukder, poet
19. Sharmi Hossain, Teacher
20. Varnali Saha, fiction writer and musician
21. Beethi Ghosh, artist and cultural organizer
22. Baki Billah, writer and activist
23. Amal Akash, artist and cultural organizer
24. Seema Dutta, Women's Rights Organizer
25. Jamshed Anwar Tapan, cultural worker
26. Rahman Mufiz, poet and journalist
27. Ferdous Ara Rumi, poet and rights activist
28. Rafsan Ahmed, film worker
29. Dr. Haroon-ur-Rashid, physician
30. Afzalul Basar, cultural organizer
31. Arif Rahman, writer and researcher
32. Mohammad Ali Haider, theater worker
33. Dr. MH Chowdhury Lelin, Public Health Specialist
34. Saikat Amin, poet
35. Salman Siddiqui, student movement organizer
36. Nashad Mayukh, writer
37. Masood Rana, politician
38. Mofizur Rahman Laltu, organizer of cultural movement
39. Marzia Prabha, activist and women's rights activist
40. Purvi Talukder, human rights activist
41. Jasmine Dina Roy, teacher and activist
42. Sara Ahmed, doctor
43. Mohinuddin Chowdhury Liton, Journalist
44. Manas Nandi, labor movement organizer
45. Shahinur Akhtar, film worker
46. Mahir Ahnaf Hossain, student
47. Moshfeq Ara Shimul, human rights activist
48. Mita Nahar, human rights activist
49. Anik Roy, journalist
50. Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, researcher, writer
51. Kamruzzaman Ripon, human rights activist
52. Email Haque, producer and activist
53. Ishaq Sarkar, teacher and political activist
54. Labani Mondal, political activist and literary critic
55. Masud Reza, labor movement organizer
56. Setu Arif, builder
57. Sushmita Roy, cultural activist
58. Rashed Shahriar, political activist
59. Amirun Nujhat Manisha, cultural worker
60. Dilip Roy, student movement organizer
61. Kaushik Ahmed, researcher and rights activist
62. Simu Nasser, journalist
63. Sadiq Alam, writer and researcher
64. Moin Jalal Chowdhury, teacher and writer
65. Badhan Adhikari, writer and journalist
66. Hamim Kamal, fiction writer, journalist
67. Parvez Mahmud, cultural activist
68. Afzal Hossain, civil movement activist
69. Salah Uddin Shubhra, fiction writer and journalist
70. Mir Sakhawat, cultural worker
71. Sadrul Hasan Ripon, political activist
72. Dr. Mojibul Haque Arju, medical leader
73. Rajat Hooda, Politician
74. Ehsan Mahmud, journalist and fiction writer
75. Mridul Mahbub, poet and writer
76. Kazi Abdur Rahman, teacher
77. Shamim Ara Nipa, activist
78. Shabnam Hafeez, labor movement organizer
79. Ayen Uddin, journalist
80. Shahreen Arafat, journalist
81. Ragib Naeem, student movement organizer
82. Hemant Him, doctor. .
83. Zafar Hossain, politician.
84. Taufika Priya, Student Movement Organiser.
85. Tanveer Tiyas, Social Worker.
86. Iqbal Khan, cultural worker
87. Rafikuzzaman Farid, student movement organizer.
88. Labani Ashrafi, teacher and filmmaker
89. Humayun Azam Rewaz, cultural activist.
90. Syed Abul Kalam, political activist
91. Syeda Parveen Akhter, Businesswoman
92. Shamim Imam, labor movement organizer
93. Arunabh Ashraf, Student
94. Zakia Shishir, human rights activist.
95. Biplab Bhattacharya, politician
96. Arif Noor, cultural activist
97. Sajeeb Tanveer, independent filmmaker
98. Maruf Hasan Bhuya, writer
99. Afrin Sharif Bithi, Photographer
100. Rabiul Karim Bhuiyan, businessman
101. Syed Farhad, musician
102. Deepti Dutta, Teacher.
103. Abhinyu Kibria Islam, Teacher
104. Masud Khan, Politician
105. Nighat Roudra, Student Movement Organizer
106. Mohammad Ibrahim, Politician
107. Shyamoli Sheel, teacher and women's rights activist.
108. Naushad Ehsanul Haque, architect and teacher
109. Abdullah Kafi Ratan, political activist
110. Taslima Mizi, entrepreneur and rights activist
111. Asma Begum, teacher
112. Tahmina Yasmin, political activist
113. Kallol Mustafa, writer
114. Ahmad Mustafa Kamal, teacher and writer
115. Kamal Hossain Badal, former student leader.
116. Anupam Saikat Shanto, author and online activist.
117. Deepak Suman, actor, theater director.
118. Farhana Sharmin Emu, architect and human rights activist.
119. Fahmidul Haque, teacher.
120. Mutasim Ali, poet and writer.
121. Bakhtiar Ahmed, Teacher
122. Rezwan Islam, researcher and rights activist