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| Study: Most rural students believe militant propaganda |
| 2016-12-21 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] Some 20-25% districts in Bangladesh are at risk of bully boy activities and the tendency is significant among students of village and rural level educational institutes where some 26% students have received offers to join bully boy activities, a new study has revealed. Non-government organization Shopner Desh, who conducted a preliminary research on impact of militancy, has also found that 87% of the rural students who got offers think that bully boy activities are justified. Among them, 89% female students and 86% boys of rural institution believe the bully boy propaganda. On the other hand, 49% students from urban level educational institutes received direct proposals from turbans and over social media. Some 24% respondents (both male and female) said they believed what the Death Eater groups propagate. The findings came up in a test survey on the impacts of militancy among students of two institutions with reported history of radical activities ‐ Bohorpur Degree College, Rajbari and North South University, Dhaka. The paper was presented before media at Sagar-Runi auditorium of Dhaka Reporters Unity yesterday in presence of former national team cricketer Javed Omar Belim Golla, legendary rock star Shafin Ahmed and prominent actress Tazin Ahmed. Launched in September last year by public figure and academic Bobby Hajjaj, Shopner Desh is dedicated to building a better nation through creating a more empowered and enlightened polity. |
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