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Bangladesh restricts Durga Puja celebrations, organisers asked to pay ‘jizya’ tax, maintain silence during Namaaz

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Bangladesh's interim government faces backlash as violence against minority groups escalates post-August. Reports indicate restrictions on Durga Puja celebrations, including threats demanding payment and prohibitions on musical instruments during prayers.​


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Durga Puja celebrations got off to a rocky start in Bangladesh with the interim government and various Muslim bodies denying permission in several areas. The organising committees were also reportedly asked to maintain silence during Namaaz offerings and pay ₹5 lakh each as ‘jizya’. The developments came in the wake of multiple reports of idol vandalism and looting across the country.
According to the Daily Star report in late September, several Durga Puja committees have received threat letters asking them to pay ৳ 5,00,000 if they wished to celebrate the festival. Several Hindu temples in the Dakop area of Khulna had also filed a police complaint after receiving threat letters.
Meanwhile the Dhaka Tribune reported last month that the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government had advised Puja committess to keep their musical instruments and sound systems switched off during azaan and namaaz. The statement was reportedly made by Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury after a law and order meeting.

Bangladesh has seen a surge in violence against minority groups following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in early August — with the new administration insisting that the attacks were political in nature. According to reports, officials have cited poor security arrangements and threats to restrict the upcoming Durga Puja celebrations. Senior members of the administration however insisted that worshippers would ‘certainly’ have a chance to celebrate the festival in Bangladesh.
“This is quite strange. There could be a fringe that may not like Durga Puja. Durga Puja has been performed in this country for ages and there have been no instances when Durga Puja was not held. Certainly, the worshippers who want to do so have the opportunity to do so. There should be no doubt about this,” Bangladesh foreign affairs advisor, Mohammed Touhid Hossain insisted during a recent interaction with ANI.
 
“Narrated Juwairiya bin Qudama at-Tamimi: We said to `Umar bin Al-Khattab, ‘O Chief of the believers! Advise us.’ He said, ‘I advise you to fulfill Allah’s Convention (made with the Dhimmis) as it is the convention of your Prophet and the source of the livelihood of your dependents (i.e. the taxes from the Dhimmis.)’” (Bukhari 4.53.388)
 
Quran 9:29

“Fight against those do not believe in Allah or the last day, and do not forbid what Allah and his messenger have forbidden, and do not follow the religion of truth, even if they are among the people of the book, until they pay the jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.”
 
Very simple solution: implement a Muslim tax. Just a nominal amount will do e.g. $1 per head. Anyone who protests, resists or riots gets shot, and a random mosque in the country gets blown up. This continues until the tax is paid.
 
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