Secular state and free speech .
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The recent wave of murders in Bangladesh and government’s reactions in such issue has already made a shadow of trouble and it can be more colossal in near future.
The question aroused with key words –secular state and free speech.
Recently, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh denounced anyone who criticised religion or expressed their own lack of religious faith in striking terms: “I don’t consider such writings as freethinking but filthy words.
Why would anyone write such words? It’s not at all acceptable if anyone writes against our prophet or other religions.” [/su_column] [/su_row]So does she mean that it’s all right to kill people who write such words? Hack them to death with machetes, usually?An opinion published in the The Japan Times saying Bangladesh prime minister did not say “yes,” but she didn’t exactly say “no” either. And this is regrettable, because quite a few people are being hacked to death in Bangladesh these days. Continue Reading …
