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Good to see Bangladeshi public standing up to the puppet government of Hasina.
I think Hasina will look for more people to blame on ISI and 1971 to satisfy her blood lust, I am sure she has had all her in laws, neighbors and competing women executed already in the name of war of Independence and her hate for Pakistan so she needs some more reasons for on going basis to continue to judicial murders
 
Why would they kill their own people for a hindu terrorist?



Modi brings death and destruction to wherever he goes.


At least four protesters shot dead in Chittagong port city during clash between police and demonstrators protesting against Indian PM Narendra Modi's controversial visit to join celebrations of Bangladesh's Independence Day.

Four protesters have been shot dead in Bangladesh's Chittagong port city in violent demonstrations over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's controversial tour to capital Dhaka.

Police said on Friday that four bodies of members of Hefazat-e-Islam, a religious group, were brought to Chittagong Medical College Hospital after violence erupted at Hathazari, a rural town where the group's main leaders are based.

"We got four bodies here. They are all hit with bullets. Three of them are madrasa students and another a tailor," Alauddin Talukder, a police inspector at the hospital, told AFP news agency.

He did not say who opened fire at the demonstrations.

Dozens of protesters were wounded in Chittagong port city while some 50 others were wounded in Dhaka, witnesses say.

PM Modi is visiting Bangladesh to join celebrations marking 50 years of the country's independence.

READ MORE: Bangladesh police use force to break anti-Modi protests in Dhaka




Violent protests

The right-wing Indian leader's visit sparked demonstrations at Dhaka's main mosque that were dispersed by police using bullets and tear gas, wounding scores of people, after clashes broke out between groups of demonstrators, officials and witnesses said on Friday.

Critics accuse Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party of stoking religious polarisation in India and discriminating against minorities, particularly Muslims.

Modi's two-day visit, his first abroad since the coronavirus pandemic began last year, will include commemorating 100 years since the birth of Bangladeshi independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Hasina, a key partner for India in maintaining regional stability, welcomed Modi at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Friday morning.

By Friday afternoon, hundreds of protesters had gathered outside the Baitul Mokarram mosque.

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Rival protests

Witnesses said violent clashes broke out after one faction of protesters began waving their shoes as a sign of disrespect to Modi, and another group tried to stop them.

Local media said the protesters who tried to stop the shoe-waving are aligned with the ruling Awami League party. The party criticised the other protest faction for attempting to create chaos in the country during Modi’s visit.

Local TV showed protesters throwing stones at the police, who were heavily present on the streets near the mosque. Somoy TV reported that at least 40 people were injured, including journalists, and were taken to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.

Abdul Mazid, a businessman who joined the prayer, told The Associated Press that he was trapped in the mosque after trying to flee when violence erupted during the prayer.

"I had a feeling that something was going to happen. I am still inside the mosque," he said by phone. "There is huge violence, I can see from here."

A police official said members of several Islamist groups had joined the protests, but it was not immediately clear which groups they were representing. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. He declined to give any figures for how many people were injured.


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Modi's eye on Hindu support in key state

While Modi’s trip is mainly focused on Bangladesh's anniversary celebrations, the visit also has a political agenda at home, as voting begins on Saturday in several state-level elections, including West Bengal, which borders Bangladesh.

With an eye on galvanizing Hindu support in the key battleground state, Modi is set to visit a Hindu temple outside Dhaka that’s sacred to the Matua community back in West Bengal. The Matua sect’s vote is expected to determine the winner of at least seven seats in a close race for control of the state assembly.

Modi, in a tweet late on Thursday ahead of his trip, said the two countries share a vital relationship.

"Our partnership with Bangladesh is an important pillar of our Neighborhood First policy, and we are committed to further deepen and diversify it. We will continue to support Bangladesh’s remarkable development journey, under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s dynamic leadership," he said.

In recent weeks, demonstrators have urged the Indian leader not to come to Bangladesh and chanted anti-India and anti-Modi slogans.

Student protesters called Modi "the butcher of Gujarat." Others carried signs reading "Go Back Modi, Go Back India," and "Go Back Killer Modi."

Modi was chief minister in the western state of Gujarat in 2002 when anti-Muslim riots left more than 1,000 people dead, mostly Muslims.

Allegations that authorities allowed and even encouraged the bloodshed have long followed Modi, who has repeatedly denied having any role. India's Supreme Court has said it found no evidence to prosecute him.

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Hasina criticised

The protesters also criticised Hasina for inviting Modi, saying the two countries have many unresolved disputes.

The protesters accuse Modi and his Hindu-nationalist party of discriminating against Muslims, such as a controversial 2019 amendment to the citizenship law.

They’ve also criticised the killings of Bangladeshis by Indian border guards. India says such casualties happen when Bangladeshis are involved in cross-border smuggling and attempt to cross the border illegally.
 
I think Hasina will look for more people to blame on ISI and 1971 to satisfy her blood lust, I am sure she has had all her in laws, neighbors and competing women executed already in the name of war of Independence and her hate for Pakistan so she needs some more reasons for on going basis to continue to judicial murders
If they feel you're a threat to their satanic regime you're as good as dead....

Nobody knows how many folks - including serving military officers - have got picked up to be seen never again....

The Pak nation needs to forgive their Muslim brethren in BD, especially for their crime against the Muhajir folks, from the bottom of their hearts so Allah might bestow some Mercy upon them....
 
Why would they kill their own people for a hindu terrorist?
"There are some people* in BD who love Pak. Either we make them forget their love for Pak or eliminate them. They're an existential threat to us" - BD PM Hasina

"India and BD are like husband and wife" - BD's current FM Abdul Momen

"What has Islam given to the humanity in 14 centuries that it has something to offer to BD?" - BD former Finance Minister Abdul Muhit and elder brother of BD 's current FM

"We are neither Muslims nor Hindus" - Asharful Islam, BD ruling party's former General Secretary and son of the first president of BD

*In a fair and free election, 70%+ people in BD don't vote for Mujib/Hasina's party. So, the Muslims in BD find that their votes have already been cast as they arrive for voting. Only Hindus are now 100% free in BD
 
May Allah grant the Shaheed jannah.

This was brewing for weeks. Both Islamic and secular movements preparing to stand against Modi. And unfortunately this sad outcome was very much expected.

Question is, can this trigger a domino?
 
I think Hasina will look for more people to blame on ISI and 1971 to satisfy her blood lust, I am sure she has had all her in laws, neighbors and competing women executed already in the name of war of Independence and her hate for Pakistan so she needs some more reasons for on going basis to continue to judicial murders
Winston Churchill once said, wars are a safety valve on population, maybe she is practicing same on her own public, with the Bangladeshi army chief hand in glove with her, the only immediate hope for those suffering under her regime is that she chokes on fish bone.
 
jamatis breed very rapidly . :sarcastic:
The Hindutvadis breed faster .
Now 1.4 billion from 555 million in 1971
Jamatis ?
I thought Sam Bahadur, Jacob and Jagjeet Singh Arora had killed them all.
Poor Jagjit Singh . He could take 2 kilometers of the Kartarpur corridor in 1971. He died without ever getting a chance to touch his forehead in the abode of the greatest Guru ever in the history of India . If only Sam Bahadur had let him fight in the West.
 
Madrasa students set Brahmanbaria railway station afire
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Students of different madrasas in Brahmanbaria have demonstrated against the ongoing visit of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and the clashes at Chattogram’s Hathazari madrasa which left four dead.

A section of the students also vandalised and torched Brahmanbaria railway station which brought Dhaka’s railway links with Chattogram and Sylhet to a halt.

Local sources said the protesters first set afire the control panel of the station and torched seven rooms of the railway station.
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