Bangladesh mosques urged to denounce radicalism

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Bangladesh mosques urged to denounce radicalism

• Premier Sheikh Hasina said terrorism had become a global phenomenon and that every country was threatened by this menace

Updated 18 sec ago
SHEHAB SUMON
April 27, 2019 01:04
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DHAKA: The Bangladesh government told mosques to denounce extremism, following deadly attacks in Sri Lanka that killed hundreds of people.

Sri Lanka has been shocked by the Easter Sunday bombings that targeted churches and top hotels, with the attacks carried out by locals although Daesh claimed responsibility.

The mosque directive came from the prime minister’s office, telling clerics to deliver a message in their Friday sermons that opposed terrorism and extremism.

“Extremism has no place in Islam,” Sultan Muhiuddin, an imam of Dhaka’s Rahmatia Jame Mosque, told Arab News.

“As disciples of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) we can’t indulge in any radical activities. We preached upon the negative effects of radicalization and reminded people of the dire consequences in the light of the Qur’an,” he said.

Premier Sheikh Hasina said terrorism had become a global phenomenon and that every country was threatened by this menace.

“We are very much alert on this issue and have already taken the necessary steps to avoid any untoward situation,” she told reporters on Friday.

“I had a detailed meeting with all the intelligence agencies’ chiefs and asked them to stay alert. Extremism has no religion, no country … It has become a global issue and now the time has come to find out the patrons of these terrorists.”
But Bangladesh police deny that Daesh exists or has a presence in the country.
“In Bangladesh there is no existence of Daesh (Daesh) or any of its branches,” Mohammad Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told Arab News.

“But there are some other extremist groups specially Ansar-Al-Islam and Neo JMB, which have had almost no activity in recent days. Still, we are very vigilant. If any militant group re-emerges with their activities, we are ready to curb them at an early stage.”

But one security analyst said the Sri Lanka attacks may inspire some militant groups to carry out similar acts in Bangladesh.
“We need to remain alert regarding the people who joined Daesh,” retired Air Commodore Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury told Arab News.

“These people may try to enter into Bangladesh through different land borders to conduct terrorist activities. We need to increase the monitoring in the border areas to check these militants. In recent years, our law enforcement capacity has increased a lot to counter any terrorist activity. Mass awareness has also increased against radicalism. For these two reasons I think Bangladesh can protect itself against any large-scale terrorist attack,” he added.

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1488646/world

 

[Numerous]

Good, good.

Then after that they can denounce state sponsored terrorism by Hasina in Bangladesh. I mean her party did savagely beat, torture and even rape, some protesters for political differences a few months ago right?

 

[riasat]

the main fault lies in the source material....

 

[Bilal9]

Fiery sermons are already banned. That should (if reported) bring a stop to any Islamist fundamentalist propaganda activity.

Practicing your religion is one thing (which is guaranteed by the constitution) - causing issues to hinder stability is (such as religious-fanatic terrorism) quite another. Should be handled with an iron-fist and no funds or resources should be spared to fight this menace, unlike other countries in the subcontinent.

Even Islamic fundamentalists should realize that this type of destabilizing distractions only go to serve the interest of our enemies and against the peaceful progress and development of our country. Some of these idiots are putty in the hands of overseas terrorists.

 

[Michael Corleone]

Then after that they can denounce state sponsored terrorism by Hasina in Bangladesh. I mean her party did savagely beat, torture and even rape, some protesters for political differences a few months ago right?

those same people who were accusing of rape later retracted their statements saying they haven't seen such things occuring but have merely heard it from friends.... friends they couldn't provide the names of... if the govt was that bad... surely the names would have been out and that taken care of

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Why Sheikh Hasina is teaching Islam to clerics?

 

[khair_ctg]

Fiery sermons are already banned. That should (if reported) bring a stop to any Islamist fundamentalist propaganda activity.

Practicing your religion is one thing (which is guaranteed by the constitution) - causing issues to hinder stability is (such as religious-fanatic terrorism) quite another. Should be handled with an iron-fist and no funds or resources should be spared to fight this menace, unlike other countries in the subcontinent.

Even Islamic fundamentalists should realize that this type of destabilizing distractions only go to serve the interest of our enemies and against the peaceful progress and development of our country. Some of these idiots are putty in the hands of overseas terrorists.

no "fiery sermon" is banned. only those that question government's interests or those of its stakeholders are. and Islamically, controlling speech in this manner is simply wrong. any speech that is Islamic and deemed not wrong in the deen by ulama can and should be made. there is no direct link between taking out political issues from sermons and drop in terrorist activity.

and it sets an unpleasant precedent. not only that khutba's become a mere ceremonial ritual instead of engaging the community in topics that are at times heavy or could be controversial depending on the political climate, that more closely adheres to how khutbas were intended to be since our Prophet (s). if Hasina can dictate what can and cannot be spoken in khutba, that is simply an undesirable dangerous path. that way it seems that way, the only ulama that will exist eventually is one who won't necessarily bow to Allah but bow to Hasina.

this goes back to colonial times when European powers wanted to separate Islam from politics and public life altogether in colonized Muslim lands. for reasons we probably understand. this is still bread and butter in today's world when West or their secular loyalists tell Muslim countries how to behave and what to do.