Bangladesh minister quits after sexist tirade, rape danger
DHAKA: An influential Bangladeshi
political leader resigned Tuesday after a sexist tirade versus the granddaughter of the country’s ailing opposition leader and claims he threatened a popular actress with rape. State minister of details Murad Hassan introduced into a diatribe against Khaleda Zia, a former prime minister later jailed by her archrival and present premier Sheikh Hasina, throughout a talk program look broadcast on a pro-government Facebook page last week.
He then turned his attention to Zia’s granddaughter, who lives in exile in London, informing his audience that the 26-year-old”can’t sleep in the evening without sleeping with black males”. Footage of the broadcast garnered more than 5 million views in three days and was widely condemned, with a trainee group burning his effigy at the elite Dhaka University. Protests intensified after the online publication of a telephone call purporting to consist of a recording of the minister threatening to drag popular movie actress Mahia Mahi into a first-class hotel and rape her. Mahi stated the recording was genuine in a video released to her Facebook page.
“I was very embarrassed that day, And today I’m ashamed once again. It has actually belittled me in front of my fellow citizens,”she stated. Hassan announced his resignation in a letter on Tuesday”mentioning individual causes”, info ministry spokesman Mohammad Gias Uddin told AFP by phone. The ruling Awami League’s deputy leader
Obaidul Quader stated Tuesday that Prime Minister Hasina had personally required Hassan’s resignation. The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party earlier required Hassan’s prosecution for his remarks versus its leader’s granddaughter.” We question how a public representative as well as cabinet member can make remarks like a women-hater and racist,”Tamanna
Khan Popy, who heads feminist group Naripokkho, said
in a statement. AFP was not able to call Hassan for remark.
Hassan waited his remarks in the beginning, however later expressed remorses.”Forgive me if I have actually done anything wrong or if my words have actually harmed my mothers and sisters,”
he composed on his Facebook page on Tuesday. Published at Tue, 07 Dec 2021 10:14:17 -0600 Bangladesh minister quits after sexist
tirade, rape hazard DHAKA: An influential Bangladeshi politician resigned Tuesday after a sexist tirade versus the granddaughter of the country’s ailing opposition leader and declares he threatened a prominent actress with rape.
State minister of details Murad Hassan introduced into a diatribe versus Khaleda Zia, a previous prime minister later on jailed by her archrival and current premier Sheikh Hasina, during a talk program look broadcast on a pro-government Facebook page recently.
He then turned his attention to Zia’s granddaughter, who lives in exile in London, informing his audience that the 26-year-old “can’t sleep at night without sleeping with black guys”.
Video of the broadcast garnered more than five million views in 3 days and was widely condemned, with a trainee group burning his effigy at the elite Dhaka University.
Protests magnified after the online publication of a phone discussion claiming to contain a recording of the minister threatening to drag popular movie actress Mahia Mahi into a luxury hotel and rape her.
Mahi stated the recording was authentic in a video published to her Facebook page.
“I was very ashamed that day, And today I’m embarrassed again. It has actually belittled me in front of my fellow citizens,” she stated.
Hassan announced his resignation in a letter on Tuesday “citing individual causes”, details ministry spokesman Mohammad Gias Uddin informed AFP by phone.
The ruling Awami League’s deputy leader Obaidul Quader said Tuesday that Prime Minister Hasina had personally demanded Hassan’s resignation.
The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Celebration earlier required Hassan’s prosecution for his remarks versus its leader’s granddaughter.
“We question how a public representative along with cabinet member can make comments like a women-hater and racist,” Tamanna Khan Popy, who heads feminist group Naripokkho, said in a statement.
AFP was not able to get in touch with Hassan for remark.
Hassan stood by his remarks in the beginning, however later revealed remorses.
“Forgive me if I have done anything wrong or if my words have hurt my mothers and siblings,” he wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday.
Published at Tue, 07 Dec 2021 10:14:17 -0600
