[mukto-mona] Demarcate place of worship as protected area, barring any kind of political activities

We must do everything possible to stop spread of provocative violent religious thoughts. As a step to curve the use of religious institution by religious bigots, government must take some short and long term planning. This becomes evidently a must to do after the riot situation which prevailed on April 10^th and April 11^th centering our national mosque Baitul Mukarrom by extremist religious hooligans.

Immediate Step:

• Government must declare demarcate place of worship as a protected area, barring any kind of political activities
• If any religious place of worship found to be in violation of this rule then their registration will be canceled
• If any religious place of worship found to be in violation of this rule then their tax exemption status will canceled
• If any religious place of worship found to be in violation of this rule then they will be black listed and there will be no governmental financial support with tax payer's money.
• Government form an Enforcement Surveillance Committee under ministry of religious affairs comprising members from different governmental organization who will investigate, report and enforce the law
• Government opens a "Public Complain Box" under Ministry of Religious Affairs where ordinary citizens and devotees can submit their grievances.

 

Long term steps:

• Ministry of Religious Affairs formulate especial workshop program around the country where prayer leaders, administrative official of religious institution will be given detail about the responsibility of  tax exempted religious institution. This will be similar to Anti Corruption Commission media campaign.
• Awareness program will be launched about the does and don'ts for a public tax exempted religious organization.
• Prayer leaders will be asked to launch awareness initiative during especial congregation.
• Ministry of Information will launch public awareness program to encourage citizens to file written complaint with "Public Complain Box" under Ministry of Religious Affairs similar to Anti Corruption Commission media campaign.

I hope decision makers will take these signs of religious intolerance as unhealthy phenomenon for a nation building process and take initiative to stamp out religious bigotry. Religious convictions are out of sheer belief for eternal peace but the religious bigotry is out of sheer hatred.

 

Sincerely

Shamim Chowdhury

Maryland

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