Readers’ Voice

Islam and terrorism

Islam is a religion of peace and a direct faith that does not require any instructor in the existence of the Holy Quran. Unfortunately, since 9/11, it has been wrongly associated with terrorism by many people in the West. Some believe that jihad, an Islamic term, makes Islam a religion of terrorists. However, this is far from the truth. The actions of terrorism are very different from the true meaning of jihad.
It has become easy to make false allegations against any religion. For example, if an individual wears an artificial beard and bombs a crowded area in the name of jihad, it creates negative comments about Islam. However, this is not a true representation of the religion.
In reality, the Last Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) strictly prohibited acts like bombing, suicide, and targeting women, children, and non-combatants during jihad. In contrast, these tools are often used in terrorism to create fear and chaos.
People need to be aware of these misconceptions and practice tolerance towards different religions. These religions are sacred to their followers, and negative statements and comments can cause them great pain.

Khadim Hussain Malik
From Internet

Poor Disaster Risk Management

Bangladesh stands fifth among the top disaster risk countries in the world. When our neighboring countries take various initiatives to make their people more aware to protect the natural environment, to ensure a suitable living environment for themselves and their future generations, we cannot make our position strong due to lack of apathy and ability of the authorities. It is a serious threat for us as well as for the future generations. Lack of modern tools needed to prevent the disaster, lack of experienced and skilled manpower, absence of environmental protection, mismanagement and failure of the concerned people, proper environmental knowledge, lack of training and programs and environmental research make the situation more worsening.

Hasnain Khandoker
Narayanganj