Protect our culture

On April 13, the photo captioned 'Cultural tradition under attack' published by The Daily Star showed graffiti art smeared with black lubricants at the Institute of Fine Arts in Chittagong University.

I don't understand how a person can besmirch the tradition, culture and heritage of the country in which he has grown up. They do not know the proper meaning of culture, which in reality has no contradiction with any religion or belief. Culture is the chain that binds human relationships from time immemorial. It is shameful that a country known worldwide for its hospitability has come to treat its own traditions in this way.

We do not want to lose our cultural heritage. So I urge the concerned authority to take legal actions against the miscreants responsible for these actions.

Shamir Sarkar, University of Dhaka