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Actress Apu Biswas Faces Challenge
Another actress, Apu Biswas, has had the similar challenge today after two well-known actresses, Mehazabien Chowdhury from Chattogram and Pori Moni from Tangail, were barred from attending launch ceremonies in their respective cities due to social media controversy. She was supposed to open a restaurant in the Kamrangirchar neighborhood of Dhaka.
Restaurant Management’s Facebook Event Protests
Following the completion of all the preparations, the restaurant’s management started advertising the event on Facebook. However, some locals rushed to Facebook to voice their protests and reservations when word spread about Apu Biswas’ visit. After the situation reached the Kamrangirchar police station, the restaurant’s management decided against having Apu Biswas open the place.
Biswas faced opposition to open her eatery in Kamrangirchar
Amirul Islam, the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kamrangirchar Police Station, verified the development in an interview with Prothom Alo this evening (Wednesday).
Apu Biswas opened a showroom in Keraniganj yesterday, notwithstanding her inability to open the eatery in Kamrangirchar. According to accounts, the restaurant eventually opened by itself. Actresses Pori Moni from Tangail and Mehazabien Chowdhury from Chattogram had previously encountered comparable opposition when opening showrooms.
Religious Clerics Disapprove of Apu Biswas’s Inauguration
“Religious clerics objected when the restaurant authorities started promoting Apu Biswas’s participation in the inauguration,” OC Amirul Islam told Prothom Alo in reference to the Kamrangirchar incident. Clerics expressed their disapproval on Facebook, and there are more than two hundred madrasas in the region. They claimed that they would cause trouble if Apu Biswas opened the restaurant. Screenshots of their posts have also been sent to me. The Deputy Commissioner (DC) was even made aware of the issue. Later, the proprietors of the restaurant came up to me and said they were worried that serving Apu Biswas would cause problems. “We are here to do business and need to maintain harmony with the people,” they informed me. We don’t want any disputes.
In the meantime, A F M Akram Husain, the Secretary General of the National Imam Council, addressed Apu Biswas’s planned inauguration in Kamrangirchar in a digital card that was uploaded to his Facebook page three days ago.
Apu Biswas’ Unavailable for Comment
According to reports, yesterday (Tuesday) at 3:00 pm, Apu Biswas was scheduled to attend the opening of a restaurant called Sonar Thala in Kamrangirchar. Apu Biswas was not available for comment when attempts were made to reach her for a statement.
