Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami central executive council member and Dhaka City North unit Ameer Mohammad Selim Uddin has warned that the Awami League is conspiring to undermine the victory achieved during the July-August uprising.

Speaking as the chief guest at a workers' rally held on Friday (15 November) at Natunbazar Madani Avenue in the capital’s Bhatara, Selim Uddin called for continued resistance against fascist (Awami League).

He said that the struggles of martyrs like Abu Sayeed and Mughdha are not over and urged people to carry forward the movement to permanently eliminate Awami-Baksal politics and counter mafia-centric conspiracies.

“The perpetrators must be brought to justice,” Selim Uddin demanded, calling for unity across all parties and ideologies to build a fascism-free nation. He further claimed that the student-people mass movement was rooted in the vision of creating such a nation.

Highlighting Jamaat’s commitment to establishing a welfare state, Selim Uddin asserted that everyone would enjoy equal rights under Jamaat’s leadership. “We are working to build a discrimination-free country,” he added.

Bhatara Thana unit of Jamaat Dhaka City North organised the rally. Thana Ameer Advocate Rezaul Karim presided over the event and Thana Secretary Ahammad Salman conducted it.

Special guests included Jamaat central working committee member and Dhaka City North Nayeb-e-Ameer Abdur Rahman Musa, along with Secretary Dr. Muhammad Rezaul Kaconductedrim.

Dr. Rezaul Karim urged all people to play an active role in the fight against fascism.

Other speakers at the rally included Dhaka City North Assistant Secretaries Nazim Uddin Molla and Hedayet Ullah, as well as Kutub Uddin, Fazle Ahammad, Abdus Sabur Farhad, Engineer Abul Bashar, Sirazul Islam, and Ahammad Ozayer.

Dhaka: After the tension between the two factions of the Tabligh Jamaat, Maulana Saad and the supporters of Zubair, the Saad supporters have secured their position and offered the holy Friday prayers on the surrounding roads including the Kakrail Mosque. Meanwhile, to prevent chaos after the prayers, law enforcement agencies have taken a cautious position to ensure the security of the interim government's chief adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus.

On Friday (November 15), the Muslims present prepared for the prayers at the capital's Kakrail Mosque since before 12 noon. Then the prayers began after the sermons of the imams present. As soon as the prayers ended, law enforcement agencies were on alert on the road leading to the residence of the interim government's chief adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus.

Earlier in the morning, tensions again prevailed between the two factions of the Tabligh Jamaat, Maulana Saad and the supporters of Zubair. One side is desperate to take over the Markaz Mosque in Kakrail by pushing the other side away.

In the meantime, Saad supporters have taken up positions in front of the Markaz Mosque in Kakrail on Friday (November 15) morning. The Saad supporters entered the mosque after 8 am that day.

At that time, Saad followers have been sitting on the streets in several surrounding areas including the Chief Justice’s residence, Public Health Engineering Department, VIP Road, and in front of the Kakrail Mosque.

It is known that the conflict between the two sides first took an open form in November 2017. That day, a scuffle broke out between two groups of workers in Kakrail. Due to the extreme dispute, for the past 7 years, the Zubayer supporters have been conducting their activities in one part of the Kakrail Mosque for 4 weeks and the Saad supporters for two weeks in a row.

However, the Zubayer supporters have been occupying the other part of the mosque for 12 months. The Saad supporters alleged that the Zubayer supporters, supported by Hefazat, have been enjoying more benefits during the Awami League government. The dispute between the two sides over the Tongi Bishwa Ijtema venue is also intensifying day by day.

Dhaka: Various international organizations have expressed concern over the interim government's three-phase cancellation of the accreditation cards of 167 journalists. The list includes the names of many professional and active journalists and editors.

The British media 'Independent' reported this news in a report on Thursday (November 14).

The report mentioned that Reporters Without Borders, in a statement, said that the interim government's move to cancel the accreditation cards of journalists encourages 'self-censorship'.

They also said that although a committee was formed to monitor various cases of harassment against journalists, they do not understand the reason for canceling the accreditation cards within a week of the formation of the committee.

It cited a statement by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and said that the steps of canceling the accreditation cards, along with various incidents of threats and attacks against newspapers, indicates an anti-people authoritarian regime.

In addition, citing the statement of the Editors' Council of Bangladesh, the report said that the Editors' Council believes that the Ministry of Information has the right to review any misuse of accreditation cards. However, the move to cancel press accreditation cards indiscriminately without specific allegations and evidence of crime is a threat to the freedom of the media and an obstacle to ensuring a democratic environment.

This creates a risk of creating a regulatory environment including censorship in the media, which is also contrary to the original spirit of the July-August coup. The Editors' Council sees the matter as a repetition of the undemocratic practices of the past ultra-regulatory structure.

It is worth noting that Sheikh Hasina fled the country on August 5 due to the student-people movement. At the same time, the long-standing Awami League regime collapsed. Then on August 8, an interim government was formed under the leadership of Dr. Muhammad Yunus.

Immediately after taking office, the chief adviser pledged to restore democracy and uphold a free press. In an interview, he said, "Write and criticize as you please." If you don't write, how will we know what is happening and what isn't?

The current interim government of Bangladesh, led by Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, has stated that implementing the reforms that have been taken in various sectors including politics, economy and administration is not very easy. The organization claims that the skyrocketing expectations of the people are one of the challenges of the interim government.

On the occasion of the 100 days of the interim government, the ICG expressed this opinion on Thursday (November 14) night in a report titled 'A New Era in Bangladesh? The First Hundred Days of Reform'.

The report states that Sheikh Hasina fled the country on August 5 due to the mass uprising of students and the people. Then on August 8, an interim government was formed with Dr. Muhammad Yunus as its chief adviser.

The interim government has already taken initiatives to reform various important institutions of the country including the political, economic, administrative, election commission, and education sectors. However, not all reforms are possible in this short period of time.

The report also said that reforms in important areas should be made visible to the people. Then the people's support can be maintained.

Otherwise, the interim government will fail. And if the interim government fails this time, Bangladesh will return to its previous state. Or if the situation goes out of control, military rule will begin in the country.

Considering all the circumstances, the organization also advised the current interim government of Bangladesh to maintain national unity with other political parties to succeed.

Important reforms should be made and elections should be held with the help of other political parties. Because, as long as this government wants to retain power, the demand for elections will become more intense, this international organization said.

In this case, the ICG sees BNP as a threat due to the absence of Awami League in the political arena because in the past history of the country, both Awami League and BNP have adopted methods to destabilize the country for elections.