bdnews24.com :An installation art show has begun in New York’s Jackson Heights, demanding exemplary punishment of those behind the killing of writer-blogger Avijit Roy.Roy, a US citizen, was hacked to death in Dhaka on February 26.The North America wing of the Sammilita Sangskritik Jote organised the programme launched on Thursday evening. Speakers at the inauguration offered proposals on ways to combat religious fanaticism and the rise of anti-liberation forces.They also called for steps to create public awareness in cities having significant Bangladeshi populations. Mithun Ahmed, chief of the host organisation, said, “The scope of free thoughts and thinking in Bangladesh is getting constricted day by day.”People fed up of murder, repression, violence and militancy are consistently seeking justice. “But we find trials in such murders cases are not progressing or the judicial system is not functioning. On the other hand, we are seeing a gradual increase in such violence, brutality, religious fanaticism, extremism and militancy.”He added, “Only protests, opposition or call for justice will not work in such circumstances,” and suggested that the reasons behind such fundamentalist resurgence be identified and the people made aware.
