Udichi
Pohela Boishakh festival: A unison in straight line of Bengali identity
At the beginning of the New Year, everyone offers good wishes. I, too, extend greetings—yet not only that. Alongside my well-wishes, I speak of hatred. Hatred—fierce, intense, overwhelming, and sacred! Yes, like everyone else, I extend New Year’s greetings. But I’m not one to greet everyone indiscriminately. For friends, I offer my warmest wishes, but for enemies—never. They deserve only hatred. I direct that hatred at those who exploit Pohela Boishakh, a secular and apolitical festival, by smearing it with political colors to serve their vested interests. If we forgive such people even on this celebratory day, they will take our forgiveness as a sign of weakness and grow even more aggressive in their hostility.
Udichi's Pahela Boishakh programme, statement 'unexpected': Arafat
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Monday described Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi's programme defying the directives issued by the government for the sake of public safety and its negative statement as unexpected and unfortunate.
Killers still at large
The killers of the horrible massacre at a cultural programme of Udichi Shilpigoshthi are yet to be identified even after two and a half decades of the killings. Even in 25 years, the people involved in the first militant attack in the country could not be brought to justice.
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