Khulna: Experts and academics at a seminar today unanimously viewed that fascism is a big problem in state building in developing countries. They came up with the observation while addressing the seminar titled “State Building in Developing Countries” at Khulna University (KU).
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, KU Urban and Rural Planning (URP) Discipline and Development Studies Discipline (DSD) jointly organized the seminar at URP Lecture Theater. KU Vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Rejaul Karim, while Prof Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir from the Department of Development Studies at Dhaka University presented the keynote paper detailing the issue.
Prof Zakir Hossain and Prof Ashiqur Rahman from URP Discipline and DSD Head Prof Kazi Humayun Kabir also spoke on the occasion expressing their expertise on the issue. VC Prof Rejaul Karim emphasized that the path of future Bangladesh will be determined by the present young generation. He noted that the formation of state and nation is an integrated process, and highlighted that accountability and leadership characteristics can play a vital role in this process.
In his remarks, Prof Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir pointed out that ensuring voting rights of the people through arranging a free and fair election is a significant challenge at present. He also mentioned that mass aspirations couldn’t be fulfilled until establishing a specific democracy.