Love is only answer to violence, hatred: Shafik Rehman

Love is only answer to violence, hatred: Shafik Rehman

World Valentines Day is observed in Bangladesh on February 14 in a blend of Western and native culture.
The idea of Valentines Day in this country comes from the West. On this day, love is expressed towards the beloved through the exchange of flowers and gifts like chocolates, clothes and so on.
"I have always wanted every family, every relationship to be full of all kinds of love, so that there will be no violence, revenge and hatred between people," journalist Shafik Rehman, who has made the Western Valentines Day popular in Bangladesh, by celebrating it as Bhalobasa Dibos.
Shafik Rehman, the founding editor of the once widely circulated and popular weekly Jai Jai Din (currently the editor of Jai Jai Din Pratidin), brought out a separate issue called Bhalobasha Dibosh in his weekly in 1993. Since then, Valentines Day is being celebrated all over the country.