Concern over Arial Beel violence
Different organisations yesterday expressed concern over the violent incident in Arial Beel area for establishing a new airport that left a police officer dead and hundreds of people including journalists injured on Monday.
In a statement, Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) said any form of protest should be peaceful and ASK did not support such a violent form of protest.
It also said though development and people's support is synonymous but the opinion of the people often seen ignored while formulating a development project.
The government should be alert about it otherwise it would not be possible to resist repetition of such tragic incident, it said.
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) leaders said the government's obstinacy about constructing airport in face of people's protest has made the situation violent.
"Such obstinacy is a reflection of irresponsible behaviour of the government and it is harmful and suicidal for the country," CPB leaders said in a statement.
The people are not clear about some questions including the rationale of a new airport, benefits of the people and the country, amount of destruction of arable lands and fisheries by the project, they said.
The government has to think about these matters carefully and set their next course of action, they said.
The CPB leaders demanded stop of the activities in Arial Beel area.
Gono Sanghati Andolan and Gonotantrik Baam Morcha urged the government to cancel the initiative immediately.
Jatiya Press Club and Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh protested and condemned the incident of beating journalists and demanded immediate arrest and punishment of the culprits.
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