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Police block protest march of BNP associate bodies on way to Indian High Commission 

Six member team submit memorandum

Published : Monday, 9 December, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 211
Staff Correspondent
Police on Sunday blocked a procession taken out by three BNP affiliate organisations - the Jubo Dal, the Swechchhasebak Dal and Chhatra Dal - at Rampura Bridge as they tried to march toward the Indian High Commission in Dhaka in protest against the attack on Bangladesh's Assistant High Commission in Agartala and desecration of Bangladesh flag there.

Then, after a proposal of the police, a six-member delegation of the three organisations decided to go to the Indian mission to deliver their memorandum, according to Md Rakib Hasan, additional deputy commissioner of the Gulshan Zone.

"Out of security considerations, the procession was blocked near Rampura Bridge."

When the march reached the bridge from Naya Paltan at around 12:35 pm, a large number of police blocked their  way with barricades and urged the leaders of the three organisations to cooperate.

Later, a six-member delegation of the protesters was allowed to go to the Indian High Commission to hand over a memorandum.

The delegation members included Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal central president Monayem Munna, general secretary Nurul Islam Nayan, Jatiyatabadi Swechchasebak Dal president SM Jilani, general secretary Rajib Ahsan, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal president Rakibul Islam Rakib and general secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir.

Earlier, the three associate bodies of the BNP began their road march towards the Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Sunday morning in protest against the attack on the Bangladesh mission in Agartala and the desecration of Bangladesh flag.

The march was held also to protest against what the party describes as an Indian plot to incite communal riots in Bangladesh.

Thousands of leaders and activists from the three BNP associate bodies took out the protest march from the party's Naya Paltan central office at 11:30am.

Before launching the march, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, top leaders from the three organisations, also delivered brief speeches, condemning the Indian ruling party and media for attempting to disrupt religious harmony in Bangladesh through false and misleading campaigns.

Rizvi said what the Indian ruling party is currently doing to bring Sheikh Hasina back to Bangladesh is nothing but an act of interference in Bangladesh's  domestic politics.

"You (Indian govt) do not like the people of Bangladesh. You do not respect the sovereignty and independence of Bangladesh," he said in a brief speech before launching a protest march towards the Indian High Commission in Dhaka from Naya Paltan. 

Rizvi said Sheikh Hasina fled and took refuge in India in the face a mass uprising.

"What the ruling party of India is doing to bring Sheikh Hasina back is nothing but direct aggression in the language of political science," he said. Rizvi equivocally said the 180 million people of Bangladesh are prepared to resist Delhi's hegemony.

"We know how to use sophisticated equipment to safeguard our country in every domain, from air to sea to land. We have capable members in our smart military," he observed.

Last week, a right-wing Hindu organisation staged a protest in Agartala, where some protesters breached the premises of Bangladesh's Assistant High Commission, vandalised the property, and removed the Bangladeshi national flag. 

Reports indicate the Agartala protest followed the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari.


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