Terror organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir takes out ‘March for Khilafat’ in Dhaka, clash with police near mosque – watch video

Banned terror group Hizb ut-Tahrir held its first open rally in Dhaka on Friday in opposition to Bangladeshi administration’s orders, resulting in a clash with the police near a mosque following Jummah prayers. The organisation was termed as a “terrorist organisation” by India for making an attempt to “establish Islamic state and caliphate globally”.
The “March for Khilafat” was joined by the hundreds and the rally started from the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital metropolis. The clashes erupted when the police intervened to cease the march, Dhaka Tribune reported.
The procession initially proceeded with out disruption, however tensions flared as demonstrators moved from Paltan in direction of Bijoynagar, the place police arrange a blockade. In response, Hizb ut-Tahrir members resisted, triggering a chase between each side.

To disperse the gang, police fired tear gasoline shells and sound grenades, briefly scattering the demonstrators. However, they later regrouped and tried to renew their procession. As tensions escalated, regulation enforcement as soon as once more deployed tear gasoline, whereas protesters retaliated by hurling bricks and stones at officers. The confrontation intensified, ensuing in the arrest of a number of Hizb ut-Tahrir members, Dhaka Tribune reported.
The group stays a banned group in Bangladesh, with all its actions and demonstrations declared unlawful.

The march comes amid rising considerations of violence in opposition to minorities and up to date assaults on cultural, spiritual, and diplomatic properties in the south Asian nation, as raised by India at a number of events, particularly after the ouster of former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina final 12 months.
This was reiterated by a UN report launched in January which revealed that members of Bangladesh’s Hindu, Ahmadiyya Muslim, and indigenous communities confronted human rights abuses through the anti-discrimination protests that led to the autumn of Sheikh Hasina’s authorities in 204 and its aftermath.
It mentioned that regardless that authorities had reportedly made 100 arrests in connection with the assaults, many perpetrators of revenge violence and focused assaults continued to take pleasure in impunity.
India declared Hizb ut-Tahrir a terrorist organisation final 12 months and mentioned that the group was “concerned in varied acts of terror, together with radicalising the gullible youths to affix terrorist organisations and lift funds for terror actions, posing a severe menace to the nationwide safety and sovereignty of India. The Modi authorities is dedicated to securing Bharat by dealing the forces of terror with an iron fist.”
“HuT is an organisation which aims to establish Islamic state and caliphate globally, including in India, by overthrowing democratically elected governments through jihad and terrorist activities by involving citizens of the country, which is a grave threat to the democratic setup and internal security of the country,” the ministry of residence affairs had mentioned.