The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The Dhaka University Vice Chancellor S M A Faiz on Wednesday said Gandhiji's mission was to convert every Indian as well as Englishmen to nonviolence for regulating political, economic, social relations.

Speaking as the chief guest at the second Mahatma Gandhi memorial lecture jointly organised by the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies of Dhaka University and the Indian High Commission he described the late leader as a staunch soldier against untouchability, drugs and alcohol and inter faith divide.

He underscored the need for peace, economics justice, human rights, promotion of non-communal and harmonious cooperation of all the people on the earth.

Referring to lack of international peace in today's world marked by clash of civilisations, preemptive attacks by powerful countries, unjust aggression by major powers on the weaker countries in the name of democracy and human rights, he said, it was time to look back to Gandhi.

Chaired by Indian High Commissioner Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty, other speakers Included Dean of Social Sciences Faculty of the university Prof Harun-or-Rashid, Chairman of the Peace and Conflict Studies Department Dr Rafiqul Islam Prof Anisuzzaman, and Counselor of the Indian High Commission Ajit Gupte.