Comments on: Bangladesh: Chinese Pressure Censors Tibet Exhibition In Dhaka

By: Engr Khondkar Abdus Saleque( Sufi)

Engr Khondkar Abdus Saleque( Sufi) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:56:39 +0000

I appreciate what you say. Do not think I have different feelings. But at the same time you can also ignore reality. Bangladesh has to strike a balance and needs support of both India and China as much as possible to meet regional Challenges. We are still not self reliant to talk big . When 80% of Bangladeshi international trade is dominated by China and India can we remain in comfort in annoying any one of them.

By: Rezwan

Rezwan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:34:24 +0000

I respectfully disagree.

In 1971 when US Government was at its feet to please China by ignoring Paksitan’s genocide on innocent Bangladeshis and providing them with arms; George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan and Joan Baes arranged the concert for Bangladesh in Madison Square Garden, New York.

The US Government did not trump freedom of speech by stopping that.

The exhibition in DRIK is a private initiative, its not an initiative by Bangladesh Government. So how can they be held liable by China.

You must understand that Bangladesh is not Australia, but its a democracy, not an autocracy like China. Here people of different opinions can express their opinion until its detrimental to the state. How can a photo exhibition for Tibet can hamper Bangladesh?

Unless Bangladesh bow’s down to China’s pressure and extends their form of autocracy in a democratic country.

If the authorities did not create this mess probably a few hundred people would visit the exhibition and there would be no publicity. But now Bangladesh government is in further trouble, which it can ill afford.

I think as a nation we have to get past our traits of pleasing our masters stripping our rights. Its time to throw the begging bowl and try to live with dignity.

By: Engr Khondkar Abdus Saleque( Sufi)

Engr Khondkar Abdus Saleque( Sufi) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:18:46 +0000

Perhaps this is a bit too much. Bangladesh can ill afford anything that irks or irritates another major regional super power.We already have enough in our plate with India.We have sympathy for Tibetans .But we can not have luxury to embarrass government in dealing with such issues with China. Bangladesh after all is not Australia which practices freedom in everything-religion, freedom of speech , freedom of association.