Special Correspondent
On 17/5/2021, CCDB Commission (Executive Committee) member Advin Barun Banerjee gave an objectionable speech on the Holy Quran at a seminar for the Christian Youth Society at the Presbyterian Church (PCB) in Gazipur. As the main speaker, he tried to prove by drawing on the family and domestic context of the Prophet's life that the Prophet was a rapist and sexually deranged. Most of the Christian youth present at that seminar, including a teacher from a public university, rejected the issue as controversial and protested. And called for the boycott of Advin Barun Banerjee as a religious provocateur.
It is worth noting that Advin Barun Banerjee often speaks dirty words about the Quran and the Prophet in seminars held for the Christian Youth Society, claiming to be an expert on the Quran. He is a powerful member of the Executive committee of the NGO Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) located at 88 Senpara Parbata, Mirpur-10. The others in the executive committee are forced to accept his words. Even Advin Barun Banerjee's inconsistent interpretation of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) led to a conflict with the secretary of an independent organization called Ecumenical Christian Trust (ECT).
In another seminar held on March 18, 2022, Advin Barun Banerjee read a written speech on the Holy Quran in front of about 50 Christian youth and talked about the Holy Prophet (PBUH), especially his sexual life. In immediate reaction, the ECT secretary rejected his speech. Even the ECT secretary filed a verbal complaint against Advin Barun Banerjee with the leaders of the Christian community. As a result, a terrible conflict began with the organization called 'ECT'. Due to Advin Barun Banerjee's dominance, a GD was filed at the police station. But with the shelter of 'CCDB', Edvin Barun Banerjee showed fear and showed power. When he was called on this matter, he avoided the issue and started talking about a different topic.
However, despite the allegations of insulting the Quran, he was reinstated as a member of the Christian NGO 'CCDB' management committee (at the AGM in May 2024). When Executive Director Juliet Keya Malakar was called, she put the matter on the shoulders of CCDB Chairman David Anil Halder.
In addition, When asked about some of the Christian youth who were present at the seminars, they said that the Quran-desecrating Advin Barun Banerjee and the NGO called CCDB are spreading religious hatred and destroying the atmosphere of harmony cannot continue in the new Bangladesh. Chief Advisor Professor Dr. Yunus wants to see the new Bangladesh as one of the examples of harmony. There is no place for a Quran denier like Advin Barun Banerjee. Immediately hand over 'CCDB' and Advin Barun Banerjee to the law.
