Social thinker and Bangla Academy President Professor Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque said, "If we continue to ignore politics for a long time, we will not have sovereignty."
He said this at a discussion titled 'Fascist Culture in Bangladesh in the Past Decade and a Half' at the Zahur Hossain Chowdhury Auditorium of the National Press Club in the capital on Friday. The meeting was organized by the Samaj Sandarshan Kendra.
Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque said, the interim government has made some plans, if they are successfully implemented, it will be good for our nation. But if it continues for a long time without politics and political leadership, we will not have independence and sovereignty. Because the big powers that be cannot conduct politics without politics. If the people are involved, the power of the government will increase. Since earlier the two parties have created a negative attitude towards politics by doing various inappropriate activities.
This social thinker said, we are now in a great disaster. This disaster has been happening for a long time. It has reached a climax (final form) during Sheikh Hasina's tenure. After being in power for 15 consecutive years, another farce was won in the name of an election. A huge amount of money has been smuggled abroad. Sheikh Hasina has carried out unlimited torture on the opposition parties including the BNP since she was elected. She has turned the High Court and the Supreme Court into institutions without dignity. She has made judges of those who are familiar with Sheikh Hasina. The judges have given verdicts on many political issues that Sheikh Hasina has asked for.
Comparing Sheikh Hasina's rule with that of Hitler and Mussolini, Abul Kasem Fazlul Haque said, "Everyone calls Sheikh Hasina's rule fascist. Mussolini is the proponent of fascism. Hitler later adopted Mussolini's idea of fascism. The same situation happened to Mussolini, Hitler also experienced the same situation. When Mussolini was in power, he gained extraordinary popularity. But while trying to establish global dominance, he had to die tragically at the hands of the Italian people. Later, Hitler adopted the same ideology in Germany. They became popular by promoting the most powerful state. Due to dictatorship, public opinion was more against Mussolini and Hitler. Sheikh Hasina is a little bit different from Hitler and Mussolini, nothing outstanding. Still, Sheikh Hasina has tried to perpetuate her position by talking about her father and the Liberation War.
Mustafa Majid, President of the Social Research Center, Professor Dr. Rahman Chowdhury, Barrister Sadia Arman, and others also spoke at the meeting.
