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ah hi fmi ok today on the stream we are going to be looking at the reasons why a viral social media post on facebook, unleashed weeks of anti hindu violence out his ear as time via child re reported on the protests that quickly followed. i was like a and the company got got people from all walks of life in those muslim 1st john bought a gun. what took place in las vegas? muslim country again saw him go back with the one justice,

many of them out on hunger thought. we spoke to someone got a, i'm a bit where we pulled what we're going to see what, what, what our holy hindu bochita was. burns. many hindus were killed. minority women with rate these incidents keep happening one after another. yet we never get real justice. he's going to have you were born here. we are taxpayers and contributing to the countries development in every sector. yet we are being attacked and marginalized in every way. now we are here to protest and fight for our survival. how can bangladesh protect its hindu community? that is the theme for today's show. if you're on youtube, you can be part of our program. but your comments, your questions, your, your stories, even right here in the comment section and be part of the discussion. let's meet the panel hello to time via children. you saw him just their reporting, chaffey and nina chaffey. welcome to the street. nice to have you,

please introduce yourself to our international audience. tell them he was and what you do. i'm sharpie most cooper. i'm assistant professor of wal religious and come to university of tucker gadhafi and i, nina, welcome to the stream. introduce yourself to our global audience. hey, i'm the knuckle. show me empty director, real grammar plano. so skin do we do, sir? you mandates and legally duncan image of nice to have here. welcome back. have very good to have you on the stream. always. we reached out to have you heard me say as many times we reach out to government officials to be part of today's program. we received absolutely no response. let's start with a look at where some of these outbursts of violence have happened in bangladesh. show my laptop here and via perhaps you can help me out here because it's not just one area. they have been religious sites and shops and homes damaged, right across bangladesh. can you explain

why this happened from a 5 or social media post that actually was probably quite mischievous and probably wasn't anybody disrespecting the muslim faith or islam a tall probably not. oh, should i go 1st yet? how may you go 1st and then shafter you go 2nd? yeah, go ahead or. so as a journalist, of course i've been observing primary data is and also talking to lot of colleagues what's going on. this obviously is not the 1st time it happened in bangladesh. on many occasions we have seen, especially during hindu, a religious festival. a surprising at this sort of events take place this time with much more significant, much more dramatic. you know, of course, at least 3 in bangladesh were killed foam muslin protest as were probably in

the temples were shot dead by police. so the very tragic event. now we know at least 6, this the kind of very dramatic incidents, including common law, which is in the east or southeast. you may call it a collie and a non curriculum. it was a very tragic incident from all a college. i mean, a very poor community living in rural settings. their homes were many of them have to take shelter in the field just to save their lives because they were scared that you know was going to protect them. there aren't any police. incidentally, a lot of people interviewed later even came out and videos in social media. the local people are saying that look at typically we don't have communal problem between those and muslim i have a lot, i've helped

a lot. and yet i'm seeing these pictures of these outbreaks of something. it can be let me just say the conversation the shock, which i think i had pick up. sure. ok. so i think the for 2 reasons be that texas so significant and as well as one the 1st of all, best buy the only effect of the marlins that is spread across the country. and number 2, the, the frequent that talks on the minorities in last 9 years in 2013, all of 2600 data. and if i go into why this is happening. so 1st of all, i must say that the immediate cause for these paul is, is definitely the defamation of the holy put on by blessing it underneath him to god honda once. so this is the immediate cause, bob,

but i hope that you see that does, does the cause of the bailey. this is not the actual region. i see this ball in this problem, 2 perspectives. number one is a sum mastermind behind these attacks and they have their own as in this and these of political con, you know, and they could make interest. and there may the most names nor hindus there just few minutes. and the secondly, i'd like to see these attacks from another point of view, look them the more be attacking the minute is causes and the temple and that this to be analyzed from social, religious and, and the historical and the colonial perspectives. and, and then we can understand little bit, the whole dynamics of the what's actually happening in the country right now.

oh, let me, let me bring i, he, there's, there's a lot for us to talk about nina. let me bring into the conversation. i want to play the prime minister. shake has siena and her response to this, these weeks, this weeks of violence. have a listen, have a look and then i'm really interested in your response, nina, his the prime minister. hey, this is really unfortunate as to what happened a few days ago. there's an investigation going on and we're getting lots of information. and of course whoever is involved with instigating the sort of incident. we definitely will find them. go ahead, nina. yeah, i want to talk about the history on that. i want it to who before

the liberation wire. in 1947, the continental us, you find it in the name of religion. that india and pakistan. and in 1971, we are a lawyer. what happened in on the basis of nationalism not on the basis, but after $975.00, that to major general toms and govern bangladesh and be moved. similar items from the constitution. they inserted me lined up with preamble of the constitution and they brought the stick to release the an east lamb is the end of steps. so at this is the history of bangladesh. and after a long time this prison government at try to being a sick,

let them in the contributions, but it is a dime up thinking now now, what is happening? and thus the glazing was sent to ex they, but a, to a point, you can measure the ability to go by, by piece i doing alliances. we release the bike is that b and b has that meta elaine sleep dumber the slum. and emily didn't sleep here 1st that the slum. so i think that the reason is it was as that we are while you can benefit. okay, i mean it mean i, i hear i'm just gonna say that bases but of our way of who outside of bangladesh and don't know as well. yeah, absolutely. to convey, let me just just finish. they said so i can have audience understand

a little bit more if they need to 90 percent of the population in bangladesh. muslim 9 percent. hindu, that's an important fact for you to know time vague ahead. i mean, both of them say that pretty much i agree with. there is a far more deeper roots to all of this problem. i made it, as nina pointed out, since 947, the partition of greater india into east and west are, you know, and he was based obviously division was based on religion, that d proto sentiment that still exist. you know, it's not necessarily camino in billing, but it's also national, distinct feeling, you know, it. whatever happened in that region has a sentiment that sparks in each of the country we have seen in india in recent days, writes and billy and other places, the national citizenship act. the cross about killing up by with a border area by indian security forces. all the sentiment plays into nationalism

sentiment in bangladesh and as both of them right pointed out politics is a major factor here. i mean, all the part of this market, i really just, jim out the party or the national this friday, which is technically the main opposition party, which was in power at least twice. and even the ruling party having constitution and everything written doesn't change your sentiment. when populace movement in many parts of the world in recent years as well as what happened in yoga. yeah. it's far more deep rooted and when things like social media is now there. lot of forms videos from both side of the border, india and bangladesh. when spike a media becomes another tool, let me just share and we just share this with you again for audience who, who are not familiar with the region. if you have a look at the map of where bangladesh is going to come in a little bit closer,

see how close it is, how, how close the poodle in india, and what happens in india is going to influence bangladesh. and with shocking yeah, it's located inside the india. yeah. the same. yeah. ok. i would like to add with that on via that. you guys pointed out the influence of india. and in my little bit discussion, i mentioned that social influences look at what is happening in the neighboring countries that both in me and india. so what we can observe in the social media that you do is of particular t. what's the population in both in me and me up as well as in india that has a negative effect and i started vertical i initial last 4 or 5 years. i see i have seen the all kinds of that. i see these are these groups that are using that in be mostly sentiment by,

by the hindus and buddhist. the big piece is like that. and the social media is full of those plastic. you should videos. i think that's what you're stating, why the mall a solving section of the population, a given pollen, and having the n p n t non most incentive man. why this plan is growing up? i think this is one of the reason that shopping may, i should think marcia locks the victim by this and i call it the proxy because my vision, the feeling of approximately my vision among the muslims. what's happening inside india and me a month that is affecting bung of the population as well. let me share something with you. excuse me. shopping, national often is an investigative reporting program. he's a journalist. he talks about the digital space and how powerful it is when we're talking about division of communities in bangladesh. curious. what is unique about

the serious intentions are clashes are violence, is that they all are generated from digital a space and they all are have something to do with heart and religious sentiment. and this trend is, or was linked to in the shower movement, which demanded did analogies. far islamists, politicians accused off war crimes and then the opposite islam, which demanded less by me. laws are dead penalties for whoever hodge islam or each score dot its profits. so i think, i think yes and also the ruling part is insistence on clinging on to power at any cost. it's also sidelined don't overdose democratic discourse that also polarized the over the society and country. so many layers gang on vast traffic. i had all, i mean obviously the fight is being is being polarized based on

the 2 sides, like the movement and the hip as a moment. but definitely got better, has, has handling these 2, these 2 side very, very technically. and it's still a long way to go, like i would say is still, there are some rules, look at the college traditional the country is still the nation building. after nearly 50 years, we have the similarities as well as based just religion in the distribution. so there is a beauty that ambiguity shows what actually happening in the society. so definitely all they have to do a lot because the people have in on the must wait on the daughter of the bowl with the shake most, rob one. so i've been a still a long way to go and, and these issues they need to implement some inclusive policies

to, to incorporate political d said, as well as the minorities i'm going to introduce and a mom voice into conversation with him. i'm an actual mess. rule and he is reading wrestling with the nature of bangladesh. what does it mean? what does this mean about language and its ability for one faith to talk to another faith and live happily together? this is what a mom told us earlier. the interfering, the violence in bangladesh is awful, is despicable. it should be immediately stopped. muslims and hindus christians, but eastern people off or faith are equal citizens of the country. we are all equal . we're all human. so please stop the violence. stop the fight. what i would like to say to my mother, she government is in bangladesh, truly and democracy had freedom and rule of law. this would not be happening. bangladesh needs a complete democracy over all it needs do in order in these communities to come

together and create a civilized and inclusive society, baudelaire supplies strength and unity. and then as the government officials didn't want to come on this program to discuss this issue that is prevalent in congress that right now, what are they doing about it? well, i was just showing priority. i requested a judicial inquiry on the incident formula that we have sent after every incident like this in previous years. also, there's a lot of error. there's a lot of acquisition people, unknown people have been accused and been taking those and then few months, but right out of media and you don't hear about it. who was actually behind it, who was a real bridge and the politics takes its toll. we have 2 years away from election, the general election. it's a contentious issue. opposition as well as the ruling party blames each other and

every time things like that happen. it's not a problem of the society as a journalist, looking from different perspective, i don't think bangladesh is a country where you see people are communal or maybe day basis in those and muslims in bangladesh typically got to learn very well. it's all based on incidence. as a jumping yeah, yes, yes, please do this. ok. i think the most important thing is that the trust is broken between the hindus and we'll send the government can do the build their temples and build the houses they can do it easy. but it's very difficult to rebuild the trust because that, into that most themes and that you quit the government into facts because that, that trust building repairing that trust is very important. because we are on the lease, we're living side by side. last housing t. s. and that trash is broken in some areas i should not say is broken in

in every area of the country, but definitely the trust is broken and that needs to be rebuilt. chance in order to do so. yes, yes, this is finish. i quit because i want to bring in nina camping because they pass know for nina. chuck, we just just finish a sentence, go ahead and then i'm going to put me on. i'm and i are. you want to suppose something a little bit fast? yeah. if you want to be a problem, let me know, but i will discuss this. let me know, i'm just looking here at the prime minister on my laptop here. hindus afford alongside them, listening brothers to the liberation will they have equal rights in bangladesh. how do you get to a situation where that is happening down on the ground? nina, if we, if we think that obviously we think that the, that he, those and muslims have that you are the but it does need

a that i that by ministers, obviously she say, but it is not a how old are you? well known to establish that guy's job. impunity discharge from that 2001. there is no od does meant in provide off victims piley's commentary highlands few few just means that we can, we can see that very few just mentioned. but there are many, many, many gets this i filed from 2000 to 2001 and 2000. they've been to any 201314, and my name by it. we didn't get any just mentioning to write up teams. and it is, it is, it is, i can say that it is that in people are upstairs on school because these, these cases are fined by this day. it is that it is a failure. these so let me just let me just go back to

the loo for these. so there are many causes, and i can, i can talk about this, that up yet. there is no uniform it system. there are many dice, up into the tenor systems this year. there are many types of i got to be, i just, i just want to add that in here, but they're not getting that justice though. so how does it well, is i will be it's doug list by, by us, by the government. all right, so let me just go via, via twitter one more time because i only have 2. it was the government voice. i don't have the government voice. so why me league a government has taken swift initiatives to provide relief assistance and rehabilitation support for the victims of the recent. com, you know, violence. prime minister shake has seen him as instructed officials to build new

houses for victims. ok, and then some more. i just want to kind of diction in the, in the language up really fancy stance. why delay in this must be compensation by dusting. all i does. so the system is not and i'll leave the cross needs to be rebuilt. yeah. i he, i, he, the, i think, i think that's really important. you made that point very clearly. let me just bring in one more voice. this is tiffany. tie up from the daily star with a whole list of ideas about where we go from here in bangladesh and that issue of communal violence. have ellison religious freedom and community harmony are deeply rooted in the diverse characteristic of validation or values are seed in the spirit of god, nationalism, or scores. there are certain elements that are trying to serve vested interests or radio squatters. and the government now leads to eliminate them about digging measures to bring the culprits to justice. however, for long term stability,

and they need to take a hard look at the buckets that harbor such radicalized ideas, and is it needed even engage them in dialogue. also, if you have noticed, many of the attackers were young men. so we also need to look at the aspect of engaging their, mainly productive economic activities and mentoring them and guiding them in the right direction or using the gaunt installed. these are there so multifaceted and therefore changing perception alongside greater vigilance would be critical here. so i just want to pick up on some of the thoughts that you've been sharing on youtube audience. thank you for that. and i am, says all bankers as she citizens enjoy equal rights in our country. does it matter if a hindu or muslim? i am not sure if you're watching the same program and am but the conversation that we'll be having would maybe suggest otherwise. a roger says why the attacks against andy's happening now. why now can there just very quickly, can you put into context, why now?

i think out of this, as i say, day election year politics in not election year, but is away typically a politic starts at least a year or 2 ahead of time. it's difficult to pinpoint who was behind this, unless it really true investigative, here by the security forces takes place and the real culprits are behind. but the sentiment is another dimension. the judgement is another dimension. yeah, people get hyped up. there are a lot of people in rural areas that don't have to spend the complexity or is i won't stay here at gran, has been disagree that they've gotten pretty emotional. there are religious artes to them up. and you know, that's when typically that happens in india also alert situation happens. thank very timely child training banking or pan rankin as i can, we can be shocked me and nina, so much to talk about. but this is the end of the shell for now. thank you guys for being part of the program. thank you too much for your comments. i see you next

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