Intrusion of Alien Culture Eroding Moral Values
On Thursday, Motin, 38, and his daughter Nitu, 9, were murdered inside their home in Motijeel,Dhaka area. Police detained Maliha Begum, wife of victim Motin and Shahin, lover of Maliha, for their alleged involvement in the sensational double murder. Maliha in a confessional statement to the court said that she had planned the double murder following her extra-marital affair with Shahin. During interrogation, Shahin admitted to his involvement in the crime and said Maliha had planned the murder of her husband Motin. Nitu was also killed as she witnessed her father’s killing.
Prof. Munir said, “Alien culture has engulfed us. Facebook, mobile and air culture is being infiltrated through technology. When a foreign culture is accepted, a clash happens with our own culture. It is called Cultural Lag.”
There are many such events taking place in our society which are not compatible to our social values. Sometimes it’s like bad digestion and causes a horrific appearance. Sometimes children are falling victim to illegal relationships of their parents. Because, on one hand people are engaging in more than one relationship and on the other, they are trying to conceal the matter from society. Besides, as the society is changing, basic needs of the people are increasing, lifestyle is changing and the capitalist society system has been infiltrated. As a result, human greed is increasing. Salma Parveen, a clinical psychologist, told The Daily Sun: “Decline in moral values is the main reasons for most of the incidents. But we have to see find out moral values are eroding. Most of the time we see that moral values erodes when somebody fails to fulfil his/her demand or fail to make him/her valuable to others. In this situation, one can take quick and destructive decision.”
Morality is essential to lead a peaceful life. Moral values can ensure social peace, order and justice. Without morality a fruitful honest and durable democratic, administrative and judicial institution cannot be imagined. Moral awareness and conscience among the people of our society and community should be developed
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