The imbalance of power, with Muslims possessing provincial authority and Hindus enjoying local power, was irreconcilable and a potential source of distrust. The communal resentment was aired through different means by both sides. This was the problem that ultimately culminated in the Noakhali riots in 1946, and played a role in the Partition in 1947.
“Muslims in India today are depicted as signifiers of horrible histories- of rape of Hindu women, partition, fanaticism”, pointed out Prof. Tanika Sarkar
In any functional society, education is supposed to play a crucial part in dispelling ignorance, not in adding to it. Which makes it all the more shocking that an exam question has been found to be hurtful to the religious sentiments of the Hindu community – that too in the HSC examinations.
Allegations have surfaced that HSC Bangla first paper questions of the Dhaka education board contained topics that can hurt religious sentiment of Hindu people.