Special Correspondent :
Some Islamist parties have announced agitation programmes across the country protesting the torture, rape and repression on Rohingya Muslims by the Myanmar army.
Protesting the brutal killings by the Myanmar army, the Islamist parties will organise countrywide demonstrations on September 11 and besiege Myanmar embassy in Dhaka on September 13. They will also distribute relief materials among the refugees in
different parts of Cox’s Bazar on September 12.
The programmes were announced from a protest rally that was arranged jointly by Islami Andolon Bangladesh, Khelafat Majlish and other Islamist parties at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Jumma prayers on Friday. They also brought out a procession condemning the brutal killings of Rohingya Muslims.
From the rally the Islamist parties also threatened to take tough programmes, if repression on the Rohingya Muslims was not stopped immediately.
“We can’t acknowledge the killing of Muslims in such a way. We want trial of Aung Sun Suu Kyi in the International Court. Presently, the United Nations is working as a Muslim eliminating organization. We don’t want this UN. We want a Muslim UN,” Mufti Faijul Karim said while addressing the rally.
He said, “The Rohingyas are staying in Myanmar for several hundreds of years. But the Myanmar government does not want to recognize them as its citizen. If the Rohingyas are nationals of Bangladesh, then we can say Arakan State is a part of Bangladesh. If Myanmar government does not stop killing of Rohingyas, then we will occupy Arakan with the united force of Muslims.”
The Myanmar embassy besiege procession will start from in front of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque’s north gate at 10:00am on September 13, the organisers said.
On the other hand, a huge number of leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party took part in the human chain which was arranged in the capital protesting the Myanmar army-sponsored killings and torture on the Rohingya Muslim minority.
At one stage, the human chain turned into a big rally when leaders and activists of BNP’s different units and associate organizations, including Jubo Dal, Sechchhasebak Dal, Chhatra Dal, Mohila Dal and Sramik Dal thronged in front of the National Press Club to attend the programme.
Taking part in the human chain, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that ruling Awami League government remains mum about the Rohingya crisis due to its ‘weak foreign policy’ while the world becomes vocal protesting the cruelty.
“The government has failed over the Rohingya issue. This government is not people’s government. The government must create pressure on Myanmar government through diplomatic channel to take back its nationals,” the BNP leader said.
The BNP leader also alleged that BNP’s countrywide demos were obstructed yesterday by the police and ruling party activists in at least 18 districts. Several BNP activists were injured during the clashes. Police also arrested dozens of the BNP men from different parts of the country.
Bangladesh Sammilito Bouddha Samaj also organised a human chain in front of the National Press Club on Friday protesting cleansing programme of Myanmar army in the Muslim dominated Rakhine state.
The Buddhist leaders urged the Myanmar authorities to behave humanely to the Rohingyas and take back its nationals from Bangladesh. Condemning the Myanmar government’s brutality, Chief Coordinator Ashoke Barua in his written speech demanded interference of the UN and other international human rights organizations to solve the crisis.
The organisation has also taken decision to submit a memorandum to the Myanmar embassy in Dhaka over the issue on September 10.
President of Bangladesh Buddhist Federation Ashim Ranjan Barua said, “We’ve hatefully discarded repression of Myanmar army. Being a Buddhist dominated country; the Myanmar is conducting anti-religion activities. The Buddhist religion doesn’t permit anyone to carry out such repression on any community. We urge the Myanmar government to stop this.”
Some Islamist parties have announced agitation programmes across the country protesting the torture, rape and repression on Rohingya Muslims by the Myanmar army.
Protesting the brutal killings by the Myanmar army, the Islamist parties will organise countrywide demonstrations on September 11 and besiege Myanmar embassy in Dhaka on September 13. They will also distribute relief materials among the refugees in
different parts of Cox’s Bazar on September 12.
The programmes were announced from a protest rally that was arranged jointly by Islami Andolon Bangladesh, Khelafat Majlish and other Islamist parties at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Jumma prayers on Friday. They also brought out a procession condemning the brutal killings of Rohingya Muslims.
From the rally the Islamist parties also threatened to take tough programmes, if repression on the Rohingya Muslims was not stopped immediately.
“We can’t acknowledge the killing of Muslims in such a way. We want trial of Aung Sun Suu Kyi in the International Court. Presently, the United Nations is working as a Muslim eliminating organization. We don’t want this UN. We want a Muslim UN,” Mufti Faijul Karim said while addressing the rally.
He said, “The Rohingyas are staying in Myanmar for several hundreds of years. But the Myanmar government does not want to recognize them as its citizen. If the Rohingyas are nationals of Bangladesh, then we can say Arakan State is a part of Bangladesh. If Myanmar government does not stop killing of Rohingyas, then we will occupy Arakan with the united force of Muslims.”
The Myanmar embassy besiege procession will start from in front of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque’s north gate at 10:00am on September 13, the organisers said.
On the other hand, a huge number of leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party took part in the human chain which was arranged in the capital protesting the Myanmar army-sponsored killings and torture on the Rohingya Muslim minority.
At one stage, the human chain turned into a big rally when leaders and activists of BNP’s different units and associate organizations, including Jubo Dal, Sechchhasebak Dal, Chhatra Dal, Mohila Dal and Sramik Dal thronged in front of the National Press Club to attend the programme.
Taking part in the human chain, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that ruling Awami League government remains mum about the Rohingya crisis due to its ‘weak foreign policy’ while the world becomes vocal protesting the cruelty.
“The government has failed over the Rohingya issue. This government is not people’s government. The government must create pressure on Myanmar government through diplomatic channel to take back its nationals,” the BNP leader said.
The BNP leader also alleged that BNP’s countrywide demos were obstructed yesterday by the police and ruling party activists in at least 18 districts. Several BNP activists were injured during the clashes. Police also arrested dozens of the BNP men from different parts of the country.
Bangladesh Sammilito Bouddha Samaj also organised a human chain in front of the National Press Club on Friday protesting cleansing programme of Myanmar army in the Muslim dominated Rakhine state.
The Buddhist leaders urged the Myanmar authorities to behave humanely to the Rohingyas and take back its nationals from Bangladesh. Condemning the Myanmar government’s brutality, Chief Coordinator Ashoke Barua in his written speech demanded interference of the UN and other international human rights organizations to solve the crisis.
The organisation has also taken decision to submit a memorandum to the Myanmar embassy in Dhaka over the issue on September 10.
President of Bangladesh Buddhist Federation Ashim Ranjan Barua said, “We’ve hatefully discarded repression of Myanmar army. Being a Buddhist dominated country; the Myanmar is conducting anti-religion activities. The Buddhist religion doesn’t permit anyone to carry out such repression on any community. We urge the Myanmar government to stop this.”
