Three affiliate organisations of the BNP held a protracted march from Dhaka in direction of India’s Agartala this day (11 December), protesting the assault on a Bangladesh Assistant High Rate, disrespect to the nationwide flag, and alleged makes an are trying to provoke communal unrest.
Leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal, and Chhatra Dal vowed to face up to Indian aggression whereas collaborating within the long march that started from the fetch collectively’s central set aside of industrial in capital’s Nayapaltan at 9am and reached Akhaura of Brahmanbaria at about 3:30pm.
They talked about that the of us of Bangladesh have never accredited the dominance of any nation, nor will they settle for India’s dominance. If someone makes an are trying to conspire in opposition to the nation, the leaders and activists of Jubo Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal, and Chhatra Dal will face up to it, they vowed.
A total bunch of leaders and activists began gathering in front of the fetch collectively’s central set aside of industrial in diminutive processions from 7am to enroll in within the long march.
Bangladesh did no longer abolish independence from Pakistan in 1971 staunch to hand over to India now, BNP Senior Joint Secretary Usual Ruhul Kabir Rizvi talked about all the very top design through a rally at Nayapaltan earlier than the long march.
“We gained independence on the imprint of blood. Would we sell this independence [over to India]?” he talked about.
Rizvi talked about, “Recently, Indian leaders are being criticised by democratic worldwide locations all the very top design during the arena.”
Although India itself is a democratic nation, it doesn’t favor the of us of Bangladesh to follow in its footsteps, he talked about.
“The leaders of Delhi have now no longer yet grasped the capacity, resilience, and resistance of the of us of Bangladesh.”
Presence of leaders and activists
The long march reached Bhairab at about 12:30pm by process of Paltan, Fakirapool, Ittefaq Mor, and Chittagong Road.
An active presence of leaders and activists used to be visible on both facet of the roads. Leaders and activists from the three organisations participated within the long march with opt-up vehicles and bike processions, coming from different districts collectively with Khagrachari, Habiganj, Sylhet, Cumilla and Brahmanbaria.
At some stage in this time, they chanted different anti-India slogans, collectively with “Delhi or Dhaka, Dhaka, Dhaka” and “Brokers of India, beware and defend alert.”
In a roadside rally at Bhairab, SM Jilani, president of the Swechchhasebak Dal, talked about, “We’re project this long march in opposition to India’s aggression. India claims to be a democratic suppose, yet it has equipped refuge to Sheikh Hasina and her pals, who fled within the face of Bangladesh’s of us’s democratic motion.”
At about 4:15pm, a rally used to be held on the Akhaura land port subject, staunch 100 metres a long way from the Agartala border.
On the rally, Abdul Monayem Munna, president of Jubo Dal, talked about, “The of us of Bangladesh are a extremely self sustaining-minded nation. We remain vigilant in opposition to any conspiracies challenging Bangladesh.”
He talked about, “It’s India’s duty to develop sure the security of Bangladesh’s mission in India, and so that they’ve failed to attain so. Bangladesh must be treated as a neighbouring suppose, now no longer as a subordinate. Now we don’t have any masters.”
Rakibul Islam Rakib, president of Chhatra Dal, talked about, “Through this long march, we’re sending a clear message to India. With your patronage, Sheikh Hasina has forcibly disappeared and killed hundreds of leaders and activists. No topic what number of conspiracies you suppose, they’ll no longer prevail.”
