The Islami Andolan Bangladesh has announced to hold demonstrations on July 6 and 9 at Muktangan in the capital against arrest of its activists during the half-day general strike imposed by it in the city on Sunday.
The party called the general strike to protest removal of the phrase 'absolute faith and trust in Allah' and insertion of secularism in the 15th amendment to the constitution. However, no activity of the organisation in support of the strike was seen in the capital.
Party secretary general Yunus Ahmad announced the protest programme at a news briefing in its office in the afternoon. The programme also includes holding demonstrations at upazilas on July 4 and 5 and at district headquarters on July 6 and 7.
Earlier, the party called another general strike across the country for July 10. The party's presidium member Mosaddek Billah Al Madani said, if the government did not reinsert the phrase 'absolute faith and trust in Allah' in the constitution, reinstate the caretaker government system, and release its arrested leaders, the party would go for a one-point movement of ousting the government.
The party secretary said their central office in the capital had been cordoned by the police throughout the six-hour general strike. He also alleged that the police arrested 70 activists of the party on Sunday at different parts of the city.
The party's Dhaka city unit president ATM Hemayet Uddin and Islami Chhatra Andolan secretary Mainuddin Jahangir were also present at the briefing.
Source : New Age
