11 sats \ 2 replies \ @MB 5 Aug \ on: Bangladesh Protests: A Rebirth of another Islamic Extremist State conspiracy
I just don’t see Bangladesh being accepting of IS.
There are, like many countries, some extremist religious types but the average person I have met there doesn’t come across that way.
You don’t often see the full veil in Dhaka or other cities when moving around there.
Having said that I’m really worried about the future for Bangladesh. In the 5 or so years I have been travelling there it has been transformed…..but there is still a huge gap between rich and poor.
The lack of jobs and opportunities is what I believe has caused the riots. Young people see a future only of struggle, not of hope and opportunity.
The lack of jobs and opportunities is what I believe has caused the riots.
It's an issue in so many other countries. Should the students start violence there? What about setting fire to public buses and buildings? What about stealing things from PM house and what it has to do with damaging Zia ur Rahman's statue?
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Totally shocked to see the damage to statues of such important people in the history of Bangladesh.
I wasn’t trying to justify w the violence at all, more just a rationale for the reason why they were rioting. I agree that a lack of jobs & opportunities is common in other countries too but more and more we are seeing protests turn violent in other countries too.
I do think the election this year has also been a big factor. Usually if people are unhappy they could vote out an incumbent but I don’t think you could call the recent election free & fair. When this happens a number of times the people will eventually rise up.
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