Problem With Bloggers, Not Rally: Hefajat
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| Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh on Thursday said they had problems with ‘atheist bloggers’ but had no objection to the Ganajagaran Mancha rally in Chittagong. |
The Islamist party’s Joint Secretary General Mawlana Mainuddin Ruhi briefed journalists on the issue at Chittagong Metropolitan Journalist Union’s auditorium.
The party was against the bloggers, he said. “We won’t block the rally if they (bloggers) are absent… We have informed police that no one from Dhaka should speak at the rally… Police assured us on the matter.”
He threatened a strike on Sunday, if any of the ‘atheist bloggers’ speak at the rally.
Ganajagaran Mancha began from Feb 5 in Dhaka’s Shahbagh demanding capital punishment for war criminals. Later it spread to the whole of Bangladesh including Chittagong.
The local Mancha unit were continuing demonstrations at the local press club premises on Jamal Khan road. It had called for a rally on Mar 13 in Chittagong.
But the Police, anticipating violence from Islamist groups, banned all forms of gathering and rallies in the port city.
The Ganajagaran Mancha had to cancel the rally it had planned for Tuesday. The Hefazat-e-Islam which had threatened a strike also cancelled their plans.
The Shahbagh protest leaders said they would not hold rallies but sit with religious leaders of Chittagong to clarify their position.
A team of online activists and bloggers led by Imran H Sarkar started off for Chittagong on Mar 13. However, police stopped them at Feni and asked them to return to Dhaka for ‘security reasons’.
The party was against the bloggers, he said. “We won’t block the rally if they (bloggers) are absent… We have informed police that no one from Dhaka should speak at the rally… Police assured us on the matter.”
He threatened a strike on Sunday, if any of the ‘atheist bloggers’ speak at the rally.
Ganajagaran Mancha began from Feb 5 in Dhaka’s Shahbagh demanding capital punishment for war criminals. Later it spread to the whole of Bangladesh including Chittagong.
The local Mancha unit were continuing demonstrations at the local press club premises on Jamal Khan road. It had called for a rally on Mar 13 in Chittagong.
But the Police, anticipating violence from Islamist groups, banned all forms of gathering and rallies in the port city.
The Ganajagaran Mancha had to cancel the rally it had planned for Tuesday. The Hefazat-e-Islam which had threatened a strike also cancelled their plans.
The Shahbagh protest leaders said they would not hold rallies but sit with religious leaders of Chittagong to clarify their position.
A team of online activists and bloggers led by Imran H Sarkar started off for Chittagong on Mar 13. However, police stopped them at Feni and asked them to return to Dhaka for ‘security reasons’.
Courtesy: BDNews24.com
