Bangladesh’s Islami Andolan celebration holds protest rally over Prophet remarks row

Probably the most greatest Islamist political events in Bangladesh, Islami Andolon Bangladesh, on Thursday organised a protest rally within the capital town of Dhaka towards the remarks made via suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma at the Prophet Muhammad.

The protestors demanded {that a} solution be handed within the Parliament condemning the remarks made via the previous BJP spokespersons and that the Indian ambassador be summoned at the side of the call for to arrest the previous BJP spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal.

A number of different like-minded events additionally took phase within the protest beneath their very own banners.

A number of thousand protestors staged an indication in entrance of the downtown Baitul Mokarram Mosque after which headed in opposition to the Indian Top Fee in Dhaka, a number of kilometres clear of the spot, defying rains. On the other hand, the rebel police blocked the protesters within the Shantinagar space.

Additionally Learn | Prophet remarks row: Mumbai Police reaches Delhi handy over summons to Nupur Sharma

INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION RECEIVES MEMORANDUM

Police, alternatively, allowed a delegation of 5 representatives of the outfit to offer a memorandum to the deputy police commissioner’s place of job at Dhaka’s diplomatic enclave in Baridhara space, the place the Indian Top Fee is positioned.

“We won the memorandum and passed it over to the Indian Top Fee,” Deputy Police Commissioner Mohammad Asaduzzaman advised newshounds.

The protesters additionally demanded that Top Minister Sheikh Hasina will have to publicly condemn the arguable remarks and that the Indian government will have to arrest the 2 now-suspended BJP leaders.

WHAT WAS SAID AT RALLY?

Audio system from the rally spoke out towards India and previous BJP spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal.

The audio system often known as for a boycott of Indian merchandise.

In the meantime, the rally drew grievance from Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and her govt for now not keeping formal protests.

SECOND PROTEST IN DHAKA IN A WEEK

The protest was once the second one such demonstration in Dhaka in per week. Closing Friday, loads of other folks took to the streets in Dhaka and a number of other different main towns in Bangladesh over the problem.

Previous this week, Data and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud mentioned that the debate induced via remarks made via two former BJP functionaries towards Prophet Mohammad is India’s “inside factor” and it isn’t an eye-catching subject in Bangladesh not like in another Muslim countries.

Speaking to a bunch of visiting Indian newshounds right here, Mahmud mentioned, “It’s not an inside subject (of Bangladesh), however an exterior factor. That is India’s inside factor. Every time one thing like this occurs on the earth, some Islamic events protest right here too and it generally occurs.”

(With inputs from PTI)