Members of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh has held a rally in front of Dhaka’s Baitul Mukarram National Mosque to protest against the Bhola clash, which left four people people dead.
Hefazat members gathered near the mosque on Topkhana Road on Tuesday afternoon, as a part of their countrywide protest program.
Confirming the matter, Paltan police station Officer-in-Charge Abu Bakar Siddique said: “We have deployed adequate number of policemen to avoid any untoward situation in the area.”
Earlier on Monday, Hefazat Secretary General Junayed Babunagari declared the protest program.
On Sunday, four people were killed and more than 200 injured in Sunday’s clash in Borhanuddin upazila – many of them suffered gunshot wounds.
Police and locals said messages containing derogatory remarks about Allah and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) were sent to several persons from the Facebook ID of Biplob Chandra Shuvo. Screenshots of the messages went viral on Facebook, triggering condemnation and protests.
Biplob went to Borhanuddin police station on October 19 to file a general diary claiming that his account had been hacked. Police also detained two suspected hackers.
A case was filed against 5,000 unknown people over the clash with Borhanuddin police station.
On Monday, protestors in Bhola sought the removal of the district’s police chief and officer-in-charge (OC) of Borhanuddin police station within 72 hours
All Party Muslim Unity Council convener Maulana Mohibullah and Member Secretary Tajuddin Faruk announced a six-point demand at a press conference at Bhola Press Club Monday morning.
