Crowley's stand
How could he say, "I am here to demonstrate that tolerance is the most important thing."
The Bangladeshis can boast that they are the most tolerant nation on the surface of the Earth. Our relationship with the Bangladeshi Hindus is remarkable. If the Americans carry out their venomous attacks on a general basis, who are they to comment on our 'specific occurrences' ? We know such occurrences refer to some village fights - which in no way reflect the views of the Muslims in Bangladesh. These squabbles carried out by the unscrupulous opportunists in our society are nowhere near the scale of Gujarat massacre in India -- what has Crowley to say about that?
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The Parishad leaders are entitled to their views, however, one cannot but think they are stirring up problems for our country by charming the Congressman with their support for the US-led war and then sobbing to him about the constitution of Bangladesh.
If the eighth amendment is offensive, then let the US force its daughter nation Israel to change its constitution which considers Israel to be a Jewish country. By the rules of democracy, we Muslims as the majority can consider Islam as the state religion of Bangladesh.