Readers’ Forum
Read in pursuit of knowledge :
Hectic debate goes on in our country regarding the right to free thinking and speech. The US government and its allies throughout the world consider crimes like gay-marriage and sodomy as human rights if those are committed between the two or more mutually. But political philosophers have warned against exercising of any right if it creates anarchy in the society. Moreover, since religion is one of the major sources of rights, nothing against the religious values is acceptable. Further, State cannot create rights but recognises, protecting ethics and morality.
The US government has been ferrying anarchy and disorder throughout the world and it has targeted Bangladesh as its next board. We remember the day when the Nixon administration sent aircraft carrier Enterprise with nuclear arsenal in support of Pakistan against Bangladesh in December 1971. The Awami League winning 167 seats in the National Assembly in 1970 earned the right to form the government in the centre, but the minority People’s Party and its civil and military allies rose against the majority that shed blood of millions of people.
The unrest that prevails in the country at the moment is the contribution of the US government. Now in order to get rid of our ignorance, we must read Political Science, Rights Chapter in particular.
A philosopher said, men are of four categories.
There are some men, who know that they know something. They are learned. Keep company with them.
There are some men who know something, but they do not know that. They are sleeping. Rouse them.
There are some men who do not know anything, but they know it. They are the people who could be guided and knowledge could be instilled.
There are some men, who do not know even that they do not know anything. These people are dangerous. Avoid them.
Ameer Hamzah
Dhaka
Hectic debate goes on in our country regarding the right to free thinking and speech. The US government and its allies throughout the world consider crimes like gay-marriage and sodomy as human rights if those are committed between the two or more mutually. But political philosophers have warned against exercising of any right if it creates anarchy in the society. Moreover, since religion is one of the major sources of rights, nothing against the religious values is acceptable. Further, State cannot create rights but recognises, protecting ethics and morality.
The US government has been ferrying anarchy and disorder throughout the world and it has targeted Bangladesh as its next board. We remember the day when the Nixon administration sent aircraft carrier Enterprise with nuclear arsenal in support of Pakistan against Bangladesh in December 1971. The Awami League winning 167 seats in the National Assembly in 1970 earned the right to form the government in the centre, but the minority People’s Party and its civil and military allies rose against the majority that shed blood of millions of people.
The unrest that prevails in the country at the moment is the contribution of the US government. Now in order to get rid of our ignorance, we must read Political Science, Rights Chapter in particular.
A philosopher said, men are of four categories.
There are some men, who know that they know something. They are learned. Keep company with them.
There are some men who know something, but they do not know that. They are sleeping. Rouse them.
There are some men who do not know anything, but they know it. They are the people who could be guided and knowledge could be instilled.
There are some men, who do not know even that they do not know anything. These people are dangerous. Avoid them.
Ameer Hamzah
Dhaka
