Banned Hizb ut-Tahrir, Bangladesh announced in wall posters that it would hold a rally at the Muktangan in the city today.
Rapid Action Battalion director and spokesman M Sohail told New Age that holding a rally by the banned outfit at Muktangan was absolutely out of question.
Tahrir activists pasted posters on walls at important city points and distributed leaflets.
Witnesses said that its posters pasted on city walls at important points.
The posters call for the establishment of Khilafat system of government.
'Neither Hasina, nor Khaleda qualify for this responsibility,' Tahrir said in a recent statement.
It also said, 'Only Khilafat system of governance can protect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and dignity of Bangladesh.
In the posters it pledged to safeguard Bangladesh's sovereignty, natural resources like oil and gas by developing a powerful defence force free from the influence of the United States, the United Kingdom and India.
On October 22, 2009, the government banned Hizb ut-Tahrir on the ground of 'public security.
Meanwhile, on August 8, 9, and 10, it held rallies at 14 places in the capital city to drum up support for its rally set for Saturday.
The law enforcement agencies said they arrested most of the key leaders of the organisation since the organisation was banned.
On July 27, its 41-year old adviser Mahmudul Bari was arrested at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as he was preparing to leave for Malaysia.
Bari was allegedly coordinating its activities after the arrest of senior leaders including, its chief coordinator Mohiuddin Ahmed and senior leaders Golam Mowla and Kazi Murshedul Huq, RAB officials said.
According to RAB and the police around 350 leaders and activists of Hizb ut Tahrir were arrested since it was banned.
Source : New Age
