To educate people on human rights and some essential laws, BRAC fixed 700,000 posters throughout Bangladesh. Displaying of the posters faced backlashes from religious organizations. This paper investigated the nature and causes of the backlash and accordingly chalked out strategies for the smooth functioning of the development organizations in achieving their objectives. Interpretation of the posters based on the Holy Koran and Islamic practices, intrusion into the professional territory of religious organizations, and affecting the socioeconomic interest of the group representing the organizations was responsible for the backlash. In light of these findings, it was concluded that the development organizations should convince people of their cause by clearly spelling out their objectives, and formulating as such so that the opposing organizations may not get a scope to resist the development activities.
Author: Rafi, Mohammad
Type: Monograph
Year: 1999
