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Junaid Babungari, central secretary general of Hifazat-e-Islam, called for a short demonstration Monday afternoon to sever diplomatic ties with France, close the French embassy in Bangladesh, boycott French products and pass a resolution condemning parliament. .
As a result of this program, traffic in Baitul Mukarram, Gulistan, Paltan, Press Club, Kakrail and Shantinagar has been suspended and travelers have been suffering for more than three hours.
Demonstrations are taking place in several Muslim countries around the world for the publication of a cartoon of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) in a French magazine. Also in Bangladesh, religious groups have protested and called for a boycott of French products.
As part of this, Nur Hossain Qasemi, Dhaka’s metropolitan president of Hifazat-e-Islam, announced the siege of the French embassy on November 2 at a demonstration under the slogan ‘Combined Islamic parties’ in front of the Baitul Mukarram national mosque after Friday.
According to him, thousands of activists from various organizations, including Hefazat-e-Islam, have been gathering at the northern gate of Baitul Mukarram since Monday morning.
Zahidul Islam Sohag, the Deputy Commissioner for the Motijheel area of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said traffic stopped on both sides of the Baitul Mukarram, Gulistan and Nightingale junction as they took up positions throughout the area.
Meanwhile, Shahbagh Inspector General of Police (patrol) Abul Bashar said there was a kind of “chaos” when two to three thousand people stood in front of the Foreign Ministry demanding the visa extension and return. to Malaysia. Because of that, the traffic in front of the press club is also closed.
In this situation, the Hefazat workers left for the French Embassy in Gulshan in procession at around 12:15 pm.
Paltan, Nightingale Junction, Kakrail and Shantinagar Junction around 1:15 pm and they got caught in the police barricade.
The protesters then demonstrated there. Hefazat-e-Islam Central Secretary General Junaid Babungari and Dhaka Metropolitan President Nur Hossain Qasemi addressed supporters in a mini truck.
As part of the siege on the French embassy, leaders and activists from various religious organizations, including Hefazat-e-Islam, took up positions at the northern gate of Baitul Mukarram on Monday morning, blocking traffic through Paltan and Gulistan. Photo: Kamal Hossain Talukder
Babungari said diplomatic relations with France should be completely broken. We have to boycott the national product of France. It requires faith. God bless Rizik, we will have nothing if we boycott French products. “
The Hefazat leader called on merchants to “throw away” French goods from stores and demanded that the National Assembly pass a resolution condemning France.
“To put out this fire, France must apologize to Muslims around the world,” said nurse Hussein Qasemi.
Demanding the closure of the French embassy in Dhaka, he said: “After the move, we want to see the activities of the government. If the government fails, strict measures will be taken later.
After a short demonstration, Hefazat workers participated in the munajat at the Shantinagar crossing. When they left, they resumed traffic around 1.30 pm, said SM Shamim, deputy commissioner of police for the Ramna area of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
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