Sculpture vandals must pay the price for audacious acts

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Monday those who vandalised Bangabandhu's sculpture will have to pay heavy price for their audacious acts, reports BSS.
"The government will not spare anyone involved with the sculpture vandalism," he said.
The AL leader came up with the remarks while speaking at a press conference on contemporary issues at the Secretariat in the city.
Quader said the work of Bangabandhu sculpture at Dholaipar in the capital will continue.
"We will establish sculptures. Sculptures are in different countries in the world including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Iran and Turkey and even in Pakistan," he said.
The minister said the people of the Islamic countries do not talk about the sculptures.
"Idols are made for worshiping God. We are not worshipping sculptures of human being here," he said.
He said the miscreants also carried out attack on sculpture of 'Madhu Da' in front of Madhu's Canteen on Dhaka University campus.
Stern actions will be taken against those who will make such audacious acts, he added.
Mentioning that religion is very sensitive issue in Bangladesh, Quader said they will not take any sudden decision in this regard as they do not want any chaos.
The government wants to resolve the issue politically, he added.
Asked about filing of a case by a non-political organisation over the vandalism of Bangabandhu sculpture, Quader said Bangabandhu is not of any political party, so it is positive thing that a non-political organisation lodged the case. "We will not spare anyone if we find proper evidences," he said.
The AL general secretary said they do not want to create any disorder or chaotic situation centring the sculpture issue rather they want to handle the situation with patience showing the logical ground.
Asked about whether the prime minister would respond to Hefezat and some other Islamic organisations's call to meet her, Quader said he does not know that.
The prime minister will decide whether there is any scope to hold discussion or not, he added.