Tahrir men stage demonstration in Chittagong

15 April 2010, 18:00 PM

Staff Correspondent, Ctg

Banned Islamist outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir takes out a procession from Cheragi Hill in the port city of Chittagong yesterday protesting the US military exercises here.

The banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh yesterday brought out a procession in the city protesting US military exercise in Chittagong. About 40 to 50 Tahrir men, most resembling college and university students, gathered at Cheragi Pahar intersection at around 12.30pm. The procession terminated at Chittagong Press Club. The banners they carried urged the Muslims working in the army to topple Sheikh Hasina and her government and help Hizb ut-Tahrir. The government of Hasina is subservient to American imperialists. The US and India will not be allowed to set up their base in Bangladesh, the banners read. The Tahrir men also burnt a US flag in front of Pacific Bhaban, a few yards off Cheragi Pahar. Assistant Commissioner Jahangir Alam of Detective Branch (DB) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police said they did not know anything about the procession and they had no information about it. “I am looking into the matter,” he said. Kotwali Police Station Officer in-Charge Mohiuddin Mahmud said a vested quarter might have backed up them in a bid to keep the law enforcers busy and create anarchy. The government slapped a ban on Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh on October 22 last year.