Should Opinion/Exit Polls be Banned ?

 

“Exit polls be banned, Opinion polls be banned, every political party clamoring, trying to find one or the other excuse, searching one or the other logic, legal, ethical or political to get the exit/opinion polls banned.”

Almost all national and regional political parties are unanimous on the point that the opinion and exit polls must be banned once elections are announced or the result of opinion or exit polls should not be made public till the voting process is over. All the political parties find these polls an obstacle to free and fair elections and a threat to a healthy democracy. All the political parties met the Election Commission for a ban on the opinion and exit polls in order to have fair and unbiased polling which is the basic requirement for the functioning of a healthy democracy in our country.

At a first glance, those opposing exit polls seem to have a reasonable point. It is feared and presumed that the opinion or exit p011s generate a bandwagon effect among voters who go to the booths at a later date. This sounds fine theoretically but there is no evidence to prove this theory of ‘Induced cause Effect’.

The political parties are so puzzled that they are talking to get an ordinance promulgated to ban the opinion and exit polls from the date of notification of the election till the last ballot is cast. Let us examine, the reasons given, in favor of banning the opinion and exit, by several political leaders and analysts.

(a) One important argument for banning the opinion or exit polls is that these polls have a bandwagon effect. It means these polls make a motivating effect on voters to cast the votes in favor of the winning party which distorts the political process, so opinion and exit polls must be banned. The argument looks pretty good theoretically, but there is no evidence in support of the assertion. Take the example of the State of Rajasthan where assembly elections were held in Dec. 2003. All the exit/opinion polls published before the elections projected the congress, the winning party but the result was totally against the opinion /exit polls. The BJP won a clear majority winning the first time 120 seats and the congress got merely 56 seats out of the 200 total As such the theory of the bandwagon effect does not hold true.

(b) Our more plea against the Opinion and, Fikit Polls is that these polls encourage tactical voting, meaning thereby, these polls induce the voter to judge the way the wind is blowing and to decide what he should do or in the words of Kapil Sibbal, spokesperson of the Congress party, “Opinion polls are opinion-making polls so these should be banned.”

Though there is no evidence of any significant impact of these poles yet if these polls help the voter to decide to whom he should vote even then what is wrong with that anyway? Every political party tries their best to woo or influence the voters by their manifestos, speeches full of promises and assurances, many of which are just a part of the paperwork, with no intention of fulfilling them. If all these things are OK then why not the opinion or exit polls are not?

(c) Another argument is that opinion or exit polls are based on small samples and may not be inaccurate. A sample of 20,000 to 40,000 in a country of 650 million voters? So these polls are banned.

Statistically, if the universe (means the total electorate) is large, the size of the sample does not depend on the size of the universe. In the USA with an electorate of around 200 million, a sample of 1200 does work, then why a sample of 20,000 to 40,000 not enough in the Indian context. It is said that India being a country with much more diversity, needs a larger sample. Most of the opinion polls have based on error (the good ones have a range of 3-4%) and they measure opinion at the time when the polls are conducted, so the size of the sample is sufficient to get the approximate results.

(d)A presumed fear of political parties is that the result of exit polls is likely announcing the result, which is not fair, as elections still have to be conducted in many States, and it could influence those voters, so these polls are banned.

Paradoxically, in previous arguments, politicians wanted to ban these polls, because they are inaccurate but sometimes it is felt that they want to ban these polls because they are accurate. If the exit polls provide some guidance to the intending voters, what is wrong with that? In the USA nobody argues to ban the exit polls, as they knew the right of freedom of speech available to the citizens. Similar freedom is also guaranteed in our Constitution under Article 19 (1) (a) then why clamor?

(e) One more funny argument is given to banning these polls, is that in our country we have a multistage election, so the publication of opinion and exit polls results may demoralize the cadres of the losing political party so these polls be banned.

It appears that the political parties are suffering from some psychic problems. Whether it is the job of the opinion polls to inform the public or be concerned about the morale of political workers? Do articles written by journalists, speeches made by politicians, forecasts made by astrologers, all based on imaginary things without concrete evidence, not demoralize the cadres?

(f) It is also argued that some opinion polls are conducted in a biased manner, and on the behest of some political party which is not fair and could mislead the voters so these polls are banned.

We can find some rotten apples in any profession, but most organizations in India conducting opinion polls or exit polls are market research organizations. Most of these organizations are not exclusively busy in opinion or exit polls, it is not more than 3 to 4% of their business, that is too during the election period. In case they are biased or unprofessional has a major impact on their commercial business, the good ones normally drive out the bad in course of time. Among politicians, on the other hand, the bad normally drive out the good once! Could we trust the politicians in any way even in respect to their allegiance with any political party, no… not at all. We could find a number of politicians changing parties in every election just to get the ticket or to get some other lucrative post etc. So why not a perfect ban on these nefarious political activities be there?

Conclusively, all the arguments given/advanced in favor of banning the opinion or exit polls, do not hold water. Moreover, our Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and expression [Article 19 (1) (a)] and the right to practice any profession or to carry on any occupation, trade, or business [Article 19 (g)], so it is totally unreasonably against the spirit of Constitution to ban the opinion and exit polls.

Should Rapist be Sentenced to Death?

 

“Rape is such an offense which causes the victim and his family to suffer for all the life where the victim is totally an innocent party.”

Rape is one of the most heinous crimes committed by a person to control, dominate and force the other to their own will. It is a worldwide phenomenon. Whatever reasons might be behind it—social, religious, or in wars. it carries the same crushing shame, anger, and emotional trauma. Rape is such a barbaric and inhuman act that makes the whole life of the victim a hell, several instances come to the light where the victim prefers to commit suicide than to live in this world of the rapist. Still worse, she is forcibly threshed out to Kothas for flesh trading where she dies many times a day. Those lucky enough to escape from hell live an unknown low profile life at some distant unknown place. And in many cases, her family and society refuse to accept her as a normal member. No real sympathy for the victim except shouting slogans by some NGOs or Human rights activists or other such organizations. The victim further suffers physically, psychologically, and socially as well.

The 1994 Home Ministry’s National Crime Records Bureau show that in every 51st minutes a woman is sexually harassed. Every 54 minutes she is raped, and every 102 minutes there is dowry death. These are conservative estimates as they do not reflect the crimes that are never reported and if they are often not registered by the police.

Case of Maya Tyagi, a 6-month pregnant lady who was beaten up and dragged to the police station, where she was assaulted and raped by three policemen. These policemen were acquitted due to lack of evidence by the court. In the much famous. Mathura Bai rape case, the Supreme Court could not convict the accused as the victim was admittedly proved to be a consenting party, which was, in reality, a gangrape. A recent case outside the Siri Fort Auditorium New Delhi a foreigner, a Swiss diplomat was raped in her own car is yet another chapter in this shameful saga.

In our country, a woman’s sexuality is still a very taboo thing. Most Indian women are still very oppressed and don’t have equal rights leaving aside the 10% belonging to the upper elite. While most men already have a sexual experience before marriage why they are not thrown out of society, but on the other hand, they expect their brides to be virgins with a clean character (?). Now in such a scenario, a girl who is raped, on top of the grief caused by the actual incident has to face the ruthless treatment meted out to her by society and on the other side, the rapist is declared innocent by the court even. Usually, the girl is treated as some sort of an alien and is subjected to lecherous and curious looks. And if she is unmarried, she can conveniently forget about marrying. It’s very hard to get a marriage proposal. Not that marriage is the ultimate goal for any woman, but a single girl is treated worse. The saddest part is Indian men give more importance to the hymen than a girl’s personality. Though the mindset of people in the bigger cities is changing, it is still the same in the towns and villages which constitute a major chunk of India.

A movie released recently in Andhra Pradesh dealt with rape. In that, there is a dialogue referring to marrying a rape victim—”How can a man eat in a plate in which someone has already eaten?” (sick!) This clearly reflects the typical Indian male’s mindset. The rape victim is looked upon as if she is at fault and somehow asked for it. No wonder 60-70% of rape cases go unreported. If it’s an already married woman, the fate of the woman depends upon the husband. If he is a bit broad-minded he keeps her, if not—the dumps lien It’s not only the men, even the women have the same attitude. The women have a ‘holier-than-thou’ attitude and wouldn’t hesitate to shred another girl’s character to shred just to portray themselves as good’ girls. First of all, we as a society, must stop ostracizing rape victims and give them all the emotional support they need.

The conviction rate of rape in India is abysmally low: below 20 percent. Unless the conviction rate goes up, there is little to deter the criminals.

Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 says ” Whosoever commits rape shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall be not less than 7 years but which may be for life or for a term which may extend to 10 years and shall also be liable to fine .” It cannot be a right approach or to say, the punishment provided under section 376 of IPC 1860 is not proper for such a barbaric act. One who is an innocent party, the victim, has to suffer for the whole of her life while the culprit is acquitted after 7 or 10 or 14 years! It is not justice! Even after 55 years of our independence, we are unable to provide basic Human Rights to the women of our country.

It is said, we have laws, but what do our laws do? It is also a known fact that general inefficiency and corruption in the police force are responsible for the low rate of conviction in most of the cases relating to women. If as a society we change our narrow mindset, though we cannot cut down the trauma caused by the actual rape, we can give all the emotional support that the victim needs and see that rapist is behind the bars. This would at least result in the reduction of rape crimes in the country.

There are many other factors that result in such perversities. The obnoxious and deplorable portrayal of women on screen and in the advertisement, coupled with almost uncensored displaying of the female anatomy are some factors responsible for encouraging ordinary men to commit crimes against women. An increasing number of Beauty Contests, excite ordinary men to explore the otherwise unreachable women’s body.

Certainly, the battle will have to be fought in other fields also. But still, the law must be the strictest to deal with such cases. Quick and effective administration of Justice is also required in such cases. We must remember that IPC was framed in 1860. Today age-old IPC has been proved to be an ineffective deterrent to this growing menace. Nothing less than a death penalty would work to check such kind of barbaric acts. It is very difficult or seems impossible to transform such devils who are extreme psychic cases or professionals. Only fear of death may deter them from indulging in such heinous crimes. One death penalty will make a thousand others fearful of even thinking or dreaming about committing a rape. There must not be anything less than the death penalty for the culprit who destroys the whole life of the victim and her family.

Should the Prostitution be Legalized ?

Prostitution is often culled “the oldest profession in the world”. One of the first forms is sacred prostitution supposedly practiced among Sumerians. In ancient sources (Herodotus, Thucydides) there are many traces of sacred prostitution, starting perhaps with Babylon where each woman had to reach once a year the sanctuary of Militta (Aphrodites or Nana/Anahita) and have sex with a foreigner as a sign of hospitality for a symbolic price.

Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically oral sex or sexual intercourse, less often anal sex) for money or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. A person selling sexual favors is a prostitute, is called a sex worker. Most prostitutes are women offering their services to men (known as johns), but male prostitutes offering their services to male customers also exist and are called hustlers or rent boys. Male prostitutes offering services to female customers are comparatively rare and are known as gigolos. Prostitutes are stigmatized in most societies and religions; their customers are typically stigmatized to a lesser degree.

The term prostitution is sometimes used in the more general meaning of having sex in order to achieve a certain goal different from procreation or pleasure. This includes forms of religious prostitution in which sex is practiced in compliance with religious precepts. Prostitution in this broader sense is also commonly used in espionage. Another generalization is using the term or an equivalent for earning well in an unscrupulous degrading manner.

Prostitution today occurs in various forms. In street prostitution, the prostitute solicits customers while waiting at street corners or walking alongside a street usually dressed in skimpy, suggestive clothing. The act is performed in the customer’s car or in a nearby rented room. This is the lowest paid and most dangerous form of prostitution; street prostitutes are often drug addicts and are commonly subjected to violence by both their pimps and customers.

Prostitution occurs in some massage parlors and in Asian countries, in some barber shops, where sexual services may be offered for an additional tip. Brothels are establishments specifically dedicated to prostitution often confined to special red-light areas in big cities.

In escort prostitution, the customer calls an agency and the act takes place at the customer’s place of residence or more commonly at his hotel room. Prostitution also takes place in the prostitute’s apartment and in many countries as a legal form of prostitution. A hybrid between brothel and apartment prostitution exists in

Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands: female prostitutes rent tiny one-room apartments in red-light areas and solicit customers from behind windows.

In Japan it is not uncommon for middle-class schoolgirls to prostitute themselves, often via “phone clubs” that allow them to anonymously establish contact first by phone. In many rich countries illegal immigrants work in prostitution often against their will. The term used for forcing people into prostitution is “sexual slavery”. In addition to the first world, this also takes place in countries of South Asia such as India and Thailand where young girls are sometimes sold to brothel owners. In modern-day Thailand, this is becoming much rarer. While in both of these societies visiting prostitutes is a common and almost normal behavior. Thailand is also a destination for sex tourists, travelers from rich countries in search of leap sexual services. Other popular sex tourism destinations are Brazil, the Caribbean and fon-ner eastern bloc countries.

Female prostitutes, especially street prostitutes, are commonly associated with a pimp, a man who lives off the proceeds of several prostitutes and may offer some protection in return. The relationship between pimp and prostitute is often abusive.

Legal Situation: The unadorned act of exchanging money for sex among adults is legal in most countries; the United States (except for most Nevada counties), Muslim and various Communist countries being notable exceptions. At one end of the spectrum, prostitution carries the death penalty in several Muslim countries; at the other end, prostitutes are tax-paying and unionized professionals in the Netherlands and brothels are legal and advertising businesses there (however, the age of consent for prostitutes is 18, while in general, it is 16). In most countries, it is however almost impossible to engage in most forms of prostitution legally because several surrounding activities, such as advertising, solicitation, pimping, owning, operating or working in a brothel are not permitted legally.

Sweden outlaws the buying but not the selling of sex. Law enforcement is typically concentrated against establishments engaged in sexual slavery or owned by organized crime and against forms of prostitution that generate citizen complaints. In most countries where prostitution is illegal at least some forms of it are tolerated. It has often been alleged that this situation allows the police to extort money or services from prostitutes in exchange for “looking the other way”.

Income jurisdictions, such as Nevada (see: prostitution in Nevada), Switzerland and several Australian states, prostitution is legal but heavily regulated. Such approaches are taken with the recognition that prostitution is impossible to eliminate Man open society and thus these societies have chosen to regulate it in ways that reduce the more undesirable aspects of the practice. The goals of such regulations include controlling sexually transmitted disease, reducing sexual slavery, controlling where brothels may operate as well as other reasons that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

Daily Planet is a brothel in Melbourne, Australia of which since 2003 shares are listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Several western countries have recently enacted laws punishing citizens who, as sex-tourists, engage in sex with minors in other countries. These laws are rarely enforced.

Medical Situation: Since prostitutes tend to have large numbers of sexual partners, prostitution has often been associated with the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, like AIDS.

There are a number of typical responses to this problem: to try to ban prostitution completely, to introduce a system of registration for prostitutes that mandates health checks and other public health measures to try to reach out informally to prostitutes and their clients to encourage the use of barrier contraception and greater interaction with health care. Some think that the first two measures can be counter-productive. Banning prostitution tends to drive it underground, making treatment and monitoring more difficult. Registering prostitutes makes the state complicit in prostitution, effectively making the state into a pimp and still does not address the behavior of unregistered pros Mines. Both of the last two measures can be viewed as harm reduction policies.

Many countries have sex worker advocacy groups which lobby against criminalization and discrimination of prostitutes. These groups generally oppose Nevada-style regulation and oversight, stating that prostitution should be treated like other professions. Other groups, often with religious backgrounds, focus on offering women a way out of the world of prostitution while not taking a position on the legal question.

The feminist position towards prostitution is divided: while some feminists believe prostitution as an act of sexual self-determination, decry discrimination and demand destigmatization and decriminalization, others, exemplified by the American radical feminist and ex-prostitute Andrea Dworkin, consider it to be sexual abuse or even rape. The former group pushed a law reform in Germany resulting in January 2002 in the recognition of prostitution as a regular profession making it possible for prostitutes to join the social security and health care system and to form trade unions. The latter faction of feminists was able to implement the remarkable law mentioned above in Sweden in 1999 when buying sexual favors was outlawed there but selling them was not.

In 1949, the United Nations adopted a convention stating that prostitution is incompatible with human dignity requiring all signing parties to punish pimps and brothel owners and operators and to abolish all special treatment or registration of prostitutes. The convention was ratified by 89 countries with the notable exception of Germany, the Netherlands and the United States.

Prostitution has long been an issue in controversy and both sides offer compelling arguments to defend their position.

To begin those opposed to the legalization of prostitution reveal several valid arguments. It is argued that prostitution is an immoral practice and thus should be against the law in the United States. Opponents of the morality position would claim that the job of the government is not to legislate morality. Another solid argument against legalizing or decriminalizing prostitution is that it encourages adultery. But, opponents would answer back that adultery occurs even with illegal prostitution. Legalizing prostitution, opponents argue, would victimize the desperate; for instance, young children and runaway children who needed money to survive. According to an expert on prostitution, current prostitution ratios in Europe are “incompatible with universal standards of human rights.” This expert and others activists against legal prostitution are worried that physical and sexual violence will increase as the demands increase. The same author concludes that prostitution should now be classified as violence against women and all future rulings regarding prostitution should be based upon that preconize. In Nevada and Australia where prostitution has been legalized, prostitutes have not achieved greater autonomy nor protection from exploitation by their pimps. And in the Netherlands, legalization has led to the increase of organized crime, making the trafficking of women a very lucrative business.

There is a widespread view that prostitution should be legalized. Proponents of the idea have fascinating answers and solutions to the problems raised by the anti-prostitution crowd. For instance, legalization proponents point to Nevada as a success story. Since prostitution was legalized in Nevada in 1986, HIV testing shows no positive tests amongst the state’s prostitutes, according to Randall Todd, Chief of the Nevada State Health Division’s Bureau of Disease Control and Intervention Services. Additionally, costs are in favor of the legalization crowd, as “According to studies compiled during the 1 980s, the average prostitution arrest costs tax payers $2000,” which was a considerable amount of money during that period. Current estimates for prostitution enforcement in cities across the United States average around $7.5 million per year. New York City spends over $23 million each year on outlawing prostitution. Not only would legalization help save city costs, but it would also generate revenue through special taxes commonly called “sin taxes”. Opponents argue that legalization is a risky scheme. Realistically, proponents argue, people sell religion, politics, and education all the time. Others buy the products sold without a problem. Only when the product happens to be your own body what is rightful, your own property does the government step in.

The debate over the legality of prostitution will continue despite valid arguments on both sides of the spectrum. The criminalization of prostitution is likely to continue unless a drastic change in policy occurs in the near future. Until that change does occur, the push for legalization of prostitution will continue, along with the growing movement to overturn drug and sodomy laws. In any case, the prostitution profession will continue as it has been continuing since time immemorial.

My Visit to the Liberation war Museum

 

A field trip is a part of our education. Through it, we can get practical knowledge about many important things. Last week our class went on a field trip. Our spot was the Liberation War Museum at Segunbagicha, Dhaka. The trip was planned as part of our Bangladesh Studies Course.

We started from our school gate. Our bus started for the museum at 8.30 a.m. and reached the museum at 10 a.m. A guide welcomed us warmly.

The guide took us to different galleries of the museum. There were six galleries there. We saw rare photographs, docomeents, news-paper clippings. We also saw many objects used by the freedom fighters and the martyrs of our liberation war.

At Gallery 3, we found the Declaration of Independence by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Our Teacher read it out to us.

At Gallery 6, we saw the personal belongings of some of our martyred intellectuals and freedom fighters. Seeing these, we felt really sad. In the museum, we also watched a video film on our liberation war.

We left the museum at 12:30. This trip was a great experience for me. I shall never forget it.

A Memorable Day in My Life

 

Human life is full of events. Many incidents happen in our life. Some of these are pleasant. We remember those for long. My first day at school is a memorable event in my life. I remember the day most.

That day I went to school very simply. But I put on new dress and shoe. I got a new school bag. I also took news books and pens. The day was very interesting to me because I felt much pleasure to get the education again after finishing the examination of Class V. It was my new school. I set out for school taking wishes from my parents.

I met many old classmates and many new faces there. I made several new friends, too. We exchanged greetings with one another who were familiar. We also introduced ourselves to the new classmates. We talked about various aspects of our school life. We also took down the routine from the notice board. That day I came to know some new ideas of learning. Those were quite different from primary education.

In the morning session, we were invited to the hall room. There the Headmaster addressed us. In his speech, the Headmaster spoke of general rules and regulations of the school. He also spoke about basic norms and values. I entered the classroom along with other students joyfully. First, the English teacher entered our classroom and he lectured on the importance of learning English. After him, Bangla teacher entered and lectured on Bangla. He cut jokes. It gave us pleasure.

We enjoyed ourselves during recess. I went to the common room with some of my friends and played some indoor games. After it, I and some of my friends went to the school canteen and took snacks and cold drinks.

My first day at school was full of happy feelings. It gave me excitement and romance. I felt thrilled because I could learn many things in the school. Still I remember my first day at School.

 

A Language Club

 

A language club places where people go to practice different Languages. Actually, this club is for practicing foreign languages.

We have a Language club in our locality. We call it the Town Hall Language Club. We go there to practice our speaking English. We listen to CD, watch movies on DVD or practice speaking English with friends. Sometimes, some foreigners visit this club. We try to speak with them to practice our English.

We have to become a member of the club. For this, we have to fill up a form. We have a membership card.

Language club helps us very much. It gives us an opportunity to practice our second language. Before going to the Language Club, I was very weak in English. But now I can speak English well with my teachers and friends. In the Language Club, we get a very friendly environment.

A Firefighter

 

A firefighter is a person who works at the fire department. He is very familiar to us. He plays an important role in our life.

A firefighter is well educated. He is a brave person. He is physically fit. He is very careful about his work. The profession of a firefighter is very risky. The main job of a firefighter is to put out fires. He trains young people to become firefighters. He also makes people aware of what should be done during a fire incident.

The work of a firefighter is very important. They save many people from the door of death. If the firefighter cannot reach the spots in time the incident poses a great havoc. Sometimes a firefighter takes the risk of his life to save others. The work of a firefighter is very commendable. He is our friend in danger. We should show respect to him and his profession.

My Family

 

I live in a small family. Our family lives in an apartment in Dhaka. There are four members in my family. They are my parents, my younger brother and myself.

The name of my father is Mr. Anisur Rahman. He is well educated. He works in a bank. He is the only earning member of our family. In his free time, he writes stories. He loves listening to music of old times, too.

My mother’s name is Fahmida Akter. She is a housewife. She looks after the family. Every day she cooks meals for us. She teaches me and my brother at home. In her free time, she loves sewing.

My brother and I are students. I am ten years old and I am in class five. My younger brother, Shimul is eight years old and he is in class three. We play together. We like to watch the cartoon on TV.

We are really a happy family. I am very proud of my family.

Food Habit/Healthy Foods

 

There is a well-known saying that “You are what you eat.” It means if we eat healthy foods, we will be healthy. If we eat nothing but potato chips, we certainly won’t be fit and healthy.

All types of food are not equally important for our health. Our body needs a good mix of foods. So we should follow a certain food habit.

We should eat plenty of bread, cereals, rice, noodles, potatoes, etc. They are good for our health. We should also eat some fresh fruits and vegetables regularly. Milk, cheese, yogurt, meat, fish, beans, nuts, and eggs are important for our health. But we should not eat them too much. There are also some foods that we should eat very little. They are fats, oils, sweets, etc.

We should have the habit of eating a healthy breakfast. Because it the most important meals of the day. If we take a healthy breakfast, we will feel strong and active the whole day.

My Home Town

 

The name of my hometown is Kishoreganj. It is a district headquarters and is only 145 kilometers north-east of Dhaka. The name Kishoreganj came from the name of an old landlord known as Brojakishore Pramanik or Nandakishore Pramanik.

The area of Kishoreganj town is 19.57 square kilometre. The river Narasunda flows across the town. There are many important places in and around this small town. They are- the largest Eid ground known as Solakia Eid Ground, the Pagla Mosque and the well-known Govt. Gurudayal College. Out of the town, there the fort of Isah Khan at Jangal Bari, the Shah Muhammad Mosque at Egaroshindhur and the Shiva temple, of Chandrabati on the bank of Fuleshwari river.

Kishoreganj is also famous as the home of some important personalities. The first woman poet of Bangla literature Chandrabati was born here. Syed Nazrul Islam, the first acting President of Bangladesh is also from this town. Two popular writers of children literature Upendro Kishore Roy Chowdhury and Sukumar Roy are also from here. The great master of painting, Zainul Abedin also comes from Kishoreganj. I am very proud of my hometown.