r/bangladesh • u/AvocadoFar4514 • Jan 01 '26
Environment/পরিবেশ Despite repeated warnings from the interim government, why did many people choose to celebrate using fireworks yesterday?
Even many religious figures warned people not to celebrate, as the sound harms birds and animals. We had a serious earthquake and lost some well-known political figures and activists this past month. So, who are these people disregarding the warnings and choosing to be lawless, and what are their political affiliations, according to you?
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u/uponpranbacha Jan 01 '26
sorry religious figures warned because they are against celebration of any kind. Animal er welfare tarq eta care korey na.
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u/DramaticEscape3157 Jan 01 '26
That’s what I think too. Also why do Bangladeshis even listen to these uneducated mollahs?
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u/CosmicBlue05 Jan 01 '26
"religious figures warned" that actually make me less harsh against the firework dudes.
They ruin people's sleep all the time, the scream their violent threats at midnight on a regular basis. They are the last people to have any say on this.
But other than that, you loud firework bombers are still assholes, reconsider your lives.
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u/VapeyMoron Ally🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇵🇸🛠️ Jan 01 '26
I'm not ruining my fun because of so called state mourning. I do respect Khaleda Zia but it's excessive. I try smaller fireworks worrying about birds tho
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u/HyruleanKnight37 Jan 01 '26 edited Jan 02 '26
Even many religious figures warned people not to celebrate
Religious figure er warning era maane na because said religious figures are overwhelmingly Islamist and are against any kind of celebration that isn't condoned by their religion. Personally I wouldn't give a rat's ass about what they're saying.
We had a serious earthquake
Earthquake has nothing to do with any of this.
the sound harms birds and animals
Harm to animals and even some humans is very real and needs to be brought to more attention. Unfortunately government level e kono action na nile nothing will happen.
choosing to be lawless
There are no laws against fireworks, so there is no "lawless" activity going on.
If you want my opinion, there should be laws against it- Dhaka is an extremely densely populated city and people tend to set off fireworks literally anywhere. Large fireworks should only be used in open areas away from human settlement and not before making sure there is no potential harm to nearby animals. Such areas do not exist within the city, so fireworks past a certain weight should be completely outlawed within the city boundaries.
lost some well-known political figures and activists
Recent loss of influential figures is indeed cause for not celebrating too hard, however...
I highly, highly doubt the people who decided to do it anyway have any political involvement, or care about the passing of anyone they are not attached to. Your post, however, is trying to create a political narrative against them. It's very obvious what you're trying to do here, OP.
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u/General_Software3464 Jan 01 '26
What entitles you to expect other people to not celebrate an occasion that is celebrated worldwide, universally and have been being so historically? Religion? What if they don't care about your religion which they have every right to not? Seismic activity? What does it have to do with new year celebration? If you want to mourn the death of well known political people then you may choose not to celebrate but what entitles you to demand other people make the same choice?
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u/adnan367 Jan 01 '26
What has that anything to do with other people’s celebrations, let everyone live their life, not everyone has to mourn for someone, still a third world country nothing changed much under anyone (not celebrating anyones death) hadis one was tragic no doubt, but I am against it due to the environmental reasons
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u/Ash-20Breacher Jan 01 '26
The ‘religious figures’ who want to harm people of different faith and opinions are now against harm?
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u/doragonn Jan 01 '26
Who gives a shit what illiterate religious nutjobs say? And earthquake is a natural distaster and people die every day. Why should celebrations be stopped for it?
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u/Tanksfly1939 গরিবলোক্স 💰👀 Jan 01 '26
religious figures warned.......
That small phrase just completely ruined the credibility of your post in this sub.
Ppl here are willing to tolerate indirect animal abuse, infant mortality and mass noise pollution if it meant potentially owning the fundies.
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u/Worth0nHighlight Jan 01 '26
Mumin has lower IQ. Bangladesh or Banglastan is still republic, not governed by Sharia law or madrassa mullahs.
Muhammad Yunus created an artificial "national mourning day" before New Year's Eve.
Khaleda Zia is particularly well-known for her interest of wine collecting in Bangladesh, and during her tenure, she never outlawed New Year's Eve celebrations.
Unelected Muhammad Yunus and Generation Z advisors should understand the amount of hypocrisy.
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u/ghostfarce Jan 01 '26
What's the source that Khaleda Zia was collecting wine? Would like to read it, never heard before
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u/jony0039 Jan 01 '26
What Law are you talking about to respect? Is that law protects you? What government are you talking about? Did that government made sure of your নাগরিক অধিকার?
I'm not supporting the fireworks etc. but as you are presenting them as a reason so I don't give a f**k!
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u/tanvirulfarook zamindar/জামিনদার 💰💰💰 Jan 01 '26
Bengali being Bengali. Even deaths don't matter. Celebration can't be stopped no matter what.
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u/SeaCare7945 Jan 01 '26
Correct me if i am thinking wrong. So ok you guys emphasize human life, animal life. And i do agree,it is really harmful for old people,infants and the birds. But what about jokhon ramadan er time e bhor bela miking hoy? Sobai to roja rakhe na, onek non muslim o thake.A lot of our sleep gets hampered because of those mikings. Erpor waz mahfil e bhir e je miking hoy what about that? Or etobar je mike e azaan deya hoy? What about jokhon pujar time e speaker e kaan fatae ulta palta gaan chare? I personally never used any firework thing. But since you guys are talking so much about noise, thought i should express my insights.
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u/abuayeyam Jan 01 '26
Common sense isn't very common.
A lot of people want content. People no longer want to have fun. They want to show people that they are having fun. A BBQ party will have 100s of pictures being taken. Someone going to a concert will take their mobile out for the entire duration of the show. Everything is an act of an act of an act.
My problem with these fire crackers is the affect it has on babies and old people. A friend of mine is a new day and he showed how his few months old baby was disturbed yesterday. Very difficult to take it.
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u/tarzansjaney Jan 01 '26
How must the baby be disturbed by all the other sounds? Fire crackers can be awful but hour long screams through bad loudspeakers are the same if not even worse...
And yes, it's the worst for people that lived in war zones and animals. Dogs and cats are usually extremely anxious.
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u/bizZLeDrop khati bangali 🇧🇩 খাঁটি বাঙালি Jan 01 '26
Law ar koyjon maane ei deshe? Bengalis want Bangladesh to convert to Singapore overnight but they refuse to abide by laws and pay any heed to their government.
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u/Middle-Guess-8400 Jan 02 '26
Because we know we're not in north Korea. Here not wiping won't take us to jail
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u/biskitpagla Jan 02 '26
onekdin pore emne hashlam. ekdom hilarious post description. bujhlam na mainshe serious tone e response ditese kemne especially after reading the last two lines. bro has surpassed MAGA levels of karengiri.
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u/fastgunsforlife Jan 02 '26
Dhoner post lekhso bhaiya shei hoise abal chodna. Earthquake er sathe fireworks er shomporko?
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u/fastgunsforlife Jan 02 '26
Dhoner post lekhso bhaiya shei hoise abal chodna. Earthquake er sathe fireworks er shomporko?
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u/mendazx Jan 01 '26
160 Million+ souls, we are a nation, not a group of people believeing in one thing! some love bnp, some love bal, different people, different believes. If the interim government says dont, and people do it anyway(I dont mean crime, that is a seperate topic altogether), good, that is freedom! we are not a puppet, whatever the government says we oblige blindly, like good little boys!
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u/Master-Khalifa Jan 01 '26
চাঁদাবাজ না শুনে ধর্মের কাহিনী। চাঁদাবাজির টাকা কোথাও ত খরচ করতে হবে। যাই হোক তথাকথিত স্বাধীন দেশে আতসবাজি ফুটানো যেতেই পারে, তবে একেবারে ব্যান না করে, নদীর পাশে কিছু ফাকা এলাকায় দিলে সবাই জড়ো হয়ে একসাথে ফুটাতে পারত, এমনিতেই বাংলাদেশের অগ্নি নির্বাপণ ব্যাবস্থা কম।
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u/Spiritual_Round8494 Jan 01 '26
It is stupid to ask people not to celebrate.
If the concern is animal welfare or noise pollution, make it a law and prosecute people who do not obey it including loud religious occasions or wedding or other festivals.