Police stop planned Baul music event in Habiganj
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Police stopped a Baul music programme scheduled to be held on the premises of Purasunda Government Primary School in Shaistaganj upazila of Habiganj last night.
Police stopped a Baul music programme scheduled to be held on the premises of Purasunda Government Primary School in Shaistaganj upazila of Habiganj last night.
Speaking to The Daily Star, Shaistaganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abul Kalam said locals had lodged several complaints about such programmes, including excessive noise that disrupted their sleep and caused distress to people who were ill.
“There are also allegations of antisocial activities taking place at these events and money being collected from attendees,” he said.
OC Abul Kalam said the issue was raised at a meeting of the district law and order committee, where the superintendent of police expressed objections to such programmes and instructed the relevant authorities not to grant permission for them.
He added that Habiganj-3 lawmaker and parliamentary whip GK Gouse had also instructed the administration to remain vigilant about organising such musical programmes and rural folk music gatherings across the district.
At the committee’s monthly meeting on Sunday, Gouse said the winter season was generally free of storms and rain, allowing religious programmes such as waz and tafsir gatherings to take place more frequently in the region.
He urged the authorities responsible for granting permission to ensure that such events did not create social tensions or involve any misinterpretation of religion.
He also said local residents did not favour rural musical programmes and urged the administration to prevent such events across the district, particularly in areas where he had received electoral support.
“I would request that such rural music programmes, whether during urs or on other occasions, not be held in the area,” he said.
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