If Iran can rub the nose of Shah in the mud, we can do the same with Sheikh Hasina

I can see many of you are hoping for a miracle to happen in Bangladesh. But miracle does not happen always, and Allah does not help those who sit idle and do nothing to help them. I know people are sicken and in extreme pain at what are happening in Bangladesh. People are frustrated by Sheikh Hasina’s government endless crimes, disrespect for democracy or human rights; their constant hypocrisy, continuous effort to demonise and crash Islamic values and movement in the society. Many are hoping for an Army takeover, or thinking that some outsider will come and set things right for us. I say to them, do not indulge in wishful thinking, but rather rely on the power of our people.

Today MP Golam Maula Roni gave a hint of that power in his face book status; though I believe his message to Hasina will fall in deaf ears. MP Roni compared Hasina’s regime to the last Shah of Iran, and he compared India and its intelligence wing RAW to that of USA and CIA. Shah had a belief that his people loved him, and what he was doing to westernize, and de-Islamise was approved by the people. And he had a false belief that his western friend will save him in case his regime begins to falter. So with that confidence he became arrogant and indifferent to understanding public mood. He began to patronize secularism, western way of life as Hasina is promoting India and Indian culture. His henchmen would insult people with beard and turban in the public transport, mockingly they would say that Alims (Islamic Scholars), and prostitutes are not welcome, it is a very similar situation to what the Shabagis are doing now. But then came the mass revolt of the people and in one day, the great Shah and Shah of Iran became a thing of the past. He fled to his western friends, but all of them disowned him, and finally like a beggar, he took refuge in Egypt where he died of Cancer.

We can emulate Iranian experience in Bangladesh. The situation is not far different from that of Iran. The repressive army of Sheikh Hasina is doing the same thing as the Shah’s Savak (Secret Police) did to the Iranians. There was restriction on freedom of press, Islamic political literature was banned and only way Khomeni could communicate with his followers was through letters. He would write short letters to the people and they would get printed distributed by hand to the mass, and this way revolutionary message reached to the people. We need to do the same, which is to inform people of this government evil and what tragedy waits for our nation, our religion, culture, and democracy. Our hope and effort must rest with the student and youths, because it is the student and youths who are able to do the daring. Old wise men can give advice, but it is the youths who can occupy the streets, confront the tyrant face on. They have vision, and hope, and their vision is full of promises, full of creative ideas and thought to make Bangladesh a prosperous, just nation without any prejudice to race, colour, religion or creed. Shabagis are misguided youths; their message only increases hatred, divisions, and religious conflict among our nation. They have narrow vision; they aim to clean Bangladesh of Islamic politics and values. They live in the world of material devoid of spirituality; they are far from the truth, and they will never succeed.