Key Highlights
- Home Affairs Advisor and Buddhist robe donation
- Home Affairs Advisor Lt. Gen. (retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said that the law and order situation in the country has improved a lot and will improve further in the future.
- A GD has been filed against more than 700 people for putting beards on the face of an idol of a demon during Durga Puja and the case is under process.
- Basic principles of Buddhism: non-violence, equality, friendship and love.
- The five precepts of Buddhism symbolize humanistic and universal moral education.
- The current interim government is committed to maintaining communal harmony.
- Police illness and heated arguments at Kishoreganj Katiadi Police Station
- On October 7, 10 policemen, including the OC investigation, fell ill and were admitted to the hospital after a picnic at the police station, six were discharged after treatment.
- In a heated exchange with journalists, OC Habibullah Khan said, “The police have become like monkeys now.”
- Kishoreganj Police Superintendent Mohammad Hasan Chowdhury commented, “It is not appropriate to talk like this.”
Law and order situation in the country on the path to improvement: Home Affairs Advisor
Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury attended the Buddhist Kathira Chibar Dan festival as the chief guest on Friday (October 10) in Ashulia, Savar. While talking to journalists, he said,
“দেশে আইন-শৃঙ্খলা পরিস্থিতি আগের চেয়ে অনেক উন্নতি হয়েছে, আগামীতে আরো উন্নতি হবে।”
Translation: “The law and order situation in the country has improved a lot, and it will improve even more in the future.”
When asked about NCP leader Nahid’s recent statement regarding safe exit, he said,
“আপনার প্রশ্ন আপনি করতে পারেন, যার যার প্রশ্ন সে করতে পারে।”
Translation:“You can ask your questions, everyone can ask their own questions.”
Regarding the beards on the faces of demon idols during Durga Puja, he said,
“৭০০-এর উপরে যারা এই দাড়ি লাগিয়েছে, তাদের নামে ইতিমধ্যে আমরা জিডি করেছি এবং তাদের আইনের আওতায় আনার জন্য মামলা করা হচ্ছে। যারাই এই অপকর্মটা করেছে, খুব তাড়াতাড়ি তাদের আমরা আইনের আওতায় নিয়ে আসব।”
Translation: “We have already filed a GD in the names of over 700 people who have done this and cases are being filed to bring them under the law. We will bring those who have done this misdeed very soon under the law.”
Fundamental principles of Buddhism and peacemaking
The advisor said that the fundamental principles of Buddhism are to establish peace by binding everyone in the bonds of non-violence, equality, friendship and love. He said,
“বুদ্ধের মতে মানুষ মৈত্রী পরায়ণ হবে। মানুষ ক্ষমাশীল এবং নির্মোহ হবে। মানুষ মানুষকে শ্রদ্ধা করবে, একে অন্যকে সম্মান করবে।”
Translation: “According to Buddha, people will be friendly. People will be forgiving and free from delusion. People will respect people and respect each other.”
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He mentioned the five precepts of Buddhism and said,
“বৌদ্ধ ধর্মের পঞ্চশীল হলো বুদ্ধ নির্দেশিত পাঁচটি মৌলিক নীতি। এ পাঁচটি নীতি মানবতাবাদী ও সার্বজনীন অধিকারমূলক যা মানবজীবনের সুনীতিপরায়ণ হওয়ার জন্য উত্তম শিক্ষা। এসব গুণাবলি অর্জন ও চর্চার মাধ্যমে সমাজ ও রাষ্ট্রে অন্যায়, অবিচার, অনাচার, অপরাধ, দুর্নীতি বন্ধ হবে।”
Translation: “The five precepts of Buddhism are the five basic principles prescribed by Buddha. These five principles are humanistic and universal rights-based, which are good education for human beings to live ethically. Through the acquisition and practice of these qualities, injustice, lawlessness, crime and corruption will be stopped in society and the state.”
The Home Affairs Advisor also said that the current interim government is always committed to maintaining communal harmony. He said that the government has taken all measures to peacefully organize the month-long Kaath Chibar Daan Karma from Ashwini Purnima to Kartiki Purnima in all Buddhist monasteries in the country.
Police illness and heated debate at Katiadi Police Station, Kishoreganj
After organizing a picnic at Katiadi Model Police Station on October 7, several police members including the OC Investigation fell ill. Journalists’ investigation revealed that six of the sick were admitted to the hospital and were discharged after treatment.
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When journalists asked about the physical condition of OC Investigation Md. Habibullah Khan, he angrily said,
“আমি অসুস্থ ছিলাম কখন? যিনি রিপোর্ট করেছেন, তাকে গিয়ে জিজ্ঞেস করুন। থানায় যদি পিকনিক হয়, সেটা কি নিউজ করার বিষয়?”
Translation: “When was I sick? Go and ask the person who reported it. If there is a picnic at the police station, is that newsworthy?”
The journalists argued that some members of the police station were admitted to the hospital after getting sick, so the matter is newsworthy. In response, Habibullah Khan said,
“ধরে নিন আমরা থানায় পিকনিক করেছি। এতে কারো কাছ থেকে চাঁদাবাজি করেছি? নিজের টাকায় খাওয়ার অধিকার তো আছে!”
Translation: “Suppose we had a picnic at the police station. Did we extort money from someone? We have the right to eat with our own money!”
Then, when the journalists were about to leave, he said,
“পুলিশ হয়ে গেছে এখন বানরের মতো। রিকশাওয়ালার মার খায় পুলিশ। বানরের খাঁচায় বন্দি করে নাচাচ্ছে আমাদের। আমি অন্য চাকরির চিন্তা করছি।”
Translation: “The police have become like monkeys now. The police beat up rickshaw pullers. They are making us dance in monkey cages. I am thinking of other jobs.”
When the journalists objected, he added,
“বানর হয়ে গেছি তো এখন, তাই বললাম।”
Translation: “I have become monkeys now, that’s why I said that.”
When asked about this, OC Investigation Habibullah Khan denied making such comments to the journalists. On the other hand, Kishoreganj Superintendent of Police Mohammad Hasan Chowdhury said,
“এভাবে কথা বলা সমীচীন নয়। বিপক্ষে নিউজ হলেই কোন পুলিশ কর্মকর্তা সাংবাদিকদের প্রতি ক্ষুব্ধ হতে পারেন না, তিনি সংশোধন হতে পারেন। বিষয়টি আমি দেখব। চাকরি করবেন কি করবেন না, সেটা তার ব্যক্তিগত বিষয়।”
Translation: “It is not appropriate to talk like this. A police officer cannot get angry with journalists if there is negative news, he can correct himself. I will look into the matter. Whether he will do the job or not is his personal matter.”
Source: Channeli & Kalerkantho
