Reinstall baul sculptures

The fundamentalist forces in the country are running their activities with the patronage of the present government, speakers alleged at a rally protesting the removal of the five sculptures of bauls near the Zia International Airport.
They were addressing the rally organised by Jano Sangskriti Mancha (JSM) near the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on the Dhaka University (DU) campus.
The speakers demanded reinstallation of the sculptures and said the present government has been trying to hide its failures by creating untoward situation with the help of fundamentalists.
Justice Golam Rabbani, DU Prof Geeti Ara Nasrin, Gano Sanghati Andolan Convener Zonaed Saki, and Zaid Aziz, among others, spoke.
Meanwhile, many other organisations continued their protests against the removal of the sculptures.
Expressing resentment over the removal of the sculptures, Samajik Pratirodh Committee (SPC), a combine of 41 organisations, in a statement yesterday said the government should take firm stance against all provocative activities.
They also demanded immediate reinstallation of the sculptures.
Ayesha Khanam, president of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, Advocate Sultana Kamal, former adviser to caretaker government and executive director of Ain o Shalish Kendra, Shirin Akhter, president of Karmojibi Nari, Dr Badiul Alam Mazumder, country director of the Hunger Project Bangladesh, barristers Tania Ameer and Sara Hossain, among others, signed the statement.
The students of the DU Institute of Fine Arts also held cultural programmes at the institute protesting the incident.
Women for Women, a research and study group, also expressed concern over the removal of the sculptures.
Left-leaning political parties will hold a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar today protesting the removal of the sculptures and Mufti Fazlul Haque Amini's remarks on the sculptures in the country.