'Go back Modi': Muslims, students protest Indian PM’s visit to Bangladesh

[Lonewarrior]

Muslims and student activists rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Friday to denounce the upcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join the celebration of the country’s 50th anniversary of independence.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1613419/go-back-modi-muslims-students-protest-indian-pms-visit-to-bangladesh

 

[CricketCartoons]

Misleading thread title and the image. The banner says that they are progotisheel chhatro songothon samooh, meaning Progressive Students Union. No mention of religion.

 

[Tubs]

Respect. Wish there could be a Progressive Students Union in Pakistan, but they'd likely get the same treatment as Mashal Khan (rest in peace), unfortunately.

Regardless, great to see these students show some backbone.

 

[ahsan17]

Respect. Wish there could be a Progressive Students Union in Pakistan, but they'd likely get the same treatment as Mashal Khan (rest in peace), unfortunately.

Regardless, great to see these students show some backbone.

To be fair, asking Modi to go back would not be a progressive stance in either BD or Pakistan. It's probably the most common sense stance.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Whats the point of all this random humiliation when our opposition remains in tatters?

Comedy king will likely rule India for the 3rd term too by the looks of it.

Cricket and nation both face the same problem.

Talented team led by 2 comedians.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Respect. Wish there could be a Progressive Students Union in Pakistan, but they'd likely get the same treatment as Mashal Khan (rest in peace), unfortunately.

Regardless, great to see these students show some backbone.

One of the students (looks like a girl, but progressives males also have long hair sometimes) is wearing the communist insignia on her shirt. Once case where the islamists and the progressives, who have been at the receiving end, are on the same page. Modi is the great uniter.

 

[Bigboii]

One of the students (looks like a girl, but progressives males also have long hair sometimes) is wearing the communist insignia on her shirt. Once case where the islamists and the progressives, who have been at the receiving end, are on the same page. Modi is the great uniter.

Not an Islamist crowd from the looks of it...

 

[CricketCartoons]

Not an Islamist crowd from the looks of it...

yes, not in this photo, but they are also protesting. One other days they hunt the progressives.

 

[Saj]

Thought Bangladesh was pro-Indian?

 

[Ahmed216]

Thought Bangladesh was pro-Indian?

The govt may still be, but masses have become disenchanted due to poor treatment of muslims in India

 

[CricketCartoons]

Bangladesh has said that India is their most important neighbour. I am sure they don't count just India and Myanmar as neighbours, but Nepal, China and Pakistan as well. This statement is going to cause some heartburn to certain jealous people.

 

[observer1]

The government panders to the Modi government, so it's nice the people are speaking out.

 

[rhony]

Progressives with no masks. That's a first!

 

[Last Monetarist]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-india-protest/facebook-services-down-in-bangladesh-amid-protests-against-modi-visit-idUSKBN2BJ0EQ?il=0

Facebook said its services in Bangladesh were shut down on Saturday, as hundreds of hardline Islamists marched across the country, angered by the police killing of their supporters who had protested against a visit by Indian premier Narendra Modi.

The government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina did not comment if it had blocked Facebook and its messenger app, but it has previously used internet shutdowns as a tool to curb the spread of protests.

Four supporters of the Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam were killed on Friday after police opened fire when protesters allegedly attacked a police station in the southeastern town of Chittagong.

They were demonstrating against Modi, whom the group accuses of alienating minority Muslims in India.

Dozens were also hurt on Friday in the capital Dhaka where police used rubber bullets and teargas in clashes with violent protesters.

“We’re aware that our services have been restricted in Bangladesh,” Facebook said in a statement. “We’re working to understand more and hope to have full access restored as soon as possible.”

Facebook also said it had serious concerns about the manner in which it was being restricted in Bangladesh at a time when effective communication was necessary to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

On Saturday, hundreds of members of Hefazat-e-Islam and other Islamist groups marched on the streets of Chittagong and Dhaka protesting the deaths of their supporters.

“Police opened fire on our peaceful supporters,” the group’s organising secretary Azizul Haque told the rally in Chittagong. “We will not let the blood of our brothers go in vein.”

Hefazat-e-Islam, which translates into protection of Islam, has called for a nationwide strike on Sunday to protest the killings.

Non-profit Amnesty International also criticised the police action in Chittagong.

“The right to peaceful protest has come under concerted attack, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic, culminating in this type of bloody repression,” Sultan Mohammed Zakaria, Amnesty International’s South Asia Researcher, said in a statement.

Modi landed in Dhaka on Friday for a two-day visit, his first international trip since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic last year, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the nation’s independence.

He will hold formal talks with Hasina on Saturday.

“We don’t want to see Modi in Dhaka,” Hefazat leader Sultan Mohiuddin said, addressing supporters in the capital city. “He must leave Bangladesh soon.”

 

[sweep_shot]

Good to see some protests.

These protests are fully justified.

 

[CricketCartoons]

The protests have been successful and he went back to india today.

 

[ishtiaq_ctg]

The protests have been successful and he went back to india today.

He was scheduled to go back today anyway.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

He was scheduled to go back today anyway.

Unconfirmed sources say he was whisked away due to fear and anxiety caused by the protests.

 

[sweep_shot]

Thought Bangladesh was pro-Indian?

Not all Bangladeshis are pro-Indian.

There are many who do not like India.

 

[Last Monetarist]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-india-protest/bangladesh-violence-spreads-after-modi-visit-attacks-on-hindu-temples-train-idUSKBN2BK08L?il=0

Hundreds of members of a hardline Islamist group attacked Hindu temples and a train in eastern Bangladesh on Sunday, police and a local journalist said, as violence spread across the country in the wake of a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

At least 10 protesters were killed in clashes with police during demonstrations organised by Islamist groups against the Indian leader’s visit, and violence raged on after his departure as anger swelled over the deaths.

Modi arrived in Dhaka on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s nationhood, and he left on Saturday after gifting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina some 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine shots.

The Islamist groups accuse Modi of discriminating against minority Muslims in Hindu-majority India and violence escalated rapidly during his visit.

On Friday, dozens of people were injured in the densely-populated capital Dhaka as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters. Thousands of Islamist activists marched down the streets of Chittagong and Dhaka on Saturday in protest.

On Sunday, activists with the Hefazat-e-Islam group attacked a train in the eastern district of Brahmanbaria, resulting in ten people being injured.

“They attacked the train and damaged its engine room and almost all the coaches,” one police official told Reuters, declining to be named as he was not authorised to speak to the media.

“Brahmanbaria is burning. Various government offices were set on fire indiscriminately. Even the press club was attacked and many injured, including the press club president. We are in extreme fear and feeling really helpless,” Javed Rahim, a journalist in the Brahmanbaria town, told Reuters by phone.

Several Hindu temples in the town were also attacked, he said.

Islamist activists allegedly also set alight two buses in the western district of Rajshahi on Sunday, while hundreds of protesters clashed with police in Narayanganj, pelting them with stones, police said.

Protesters used timber and sand bags to block roads, as police retaliated with rubber bullets and tear gas, leaving dozens injured in Narayanganj, just outside the capital, Dhaka.

The protests sparked by Modi’s visit have since flared into wider demonstrations against police killings, and the Hefazat-e-Islam enforced a nationwide strike on Sunday.

“Police opened fire on our peaceful supporters,” Hefazat-e-Islam’s organising secretary Azizul Haque told a rally in Chittagong on Saturday. “We will not let the blood of our brothers go in vain.”

 

[cricketjoshila]

Hardline Islamists protesting against a moderate islamic govt is fully justified.

 

[OMB]

https://www.dawn.com/news/1613419/go-back-modi-muslims-students-protest-indian-pms-visit-to-bangladesh

Two of them did wear masks. albeit around their necks.
I worry that the 1.2m covid-19 vaccine shots that PM Modi gifted PM Sheikh Hasina may fall really short.

 

[MenInG]

Hundreds of members of a hardline Islamist group attacked Hindu temples and a train in eastern Bangladesh on Sunday, police and a local journalist said, as violence spread across the country in the wake of a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Local police and doctors have said at least 11 protesters have been killed since Friday in clashes with police during demonstrations organised by Islamist groups against the Indian leader’s visit. Violence has raged on since Modi’s departure as anger has swelled over the deaths.

Modi arrived in Dhaka on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s nationhood, and he left on Saturday after gifting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina some 1.2 million Covid-19 vaccine shots.

Islamist groups accuse Modi of discriminating against minority Muslims in Hindu-majority India.

On Friday, dozens of people were injured in the densely populated capital Dhaka as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters.

Thousands of Islamist activists marched down streets across Bangladesh on Sunday.

Activists with the Hefazat-e-Islam group attacked a train in the eastern district of Brahmanbaria, resulting in 10 people being injured, a police official said.

“They attacked the train and damaged its engine room and almost all the coaches,” the official told Reuters, declining to be named as he was not authorised to speak to the media.

Several government offices, including the land office and a government-sponsored music academy, were set on fire and several Hindu temples were also attacked, said Javed Rahim, a journalist in Brahmanbaria town.

“We are in extreme fear and feeling really helpless,” Rahim told Reuters by telephone, adding: “Even the press club was attacked, leaving many injured, including the press club president.”

One protester, who sustained an injury during Saturday’s clash in Brahmanbaria, died on Sunday, a doctor said.

Activists also set alight two buses in the western district of Rajshahi on Sunday, while hundreds of protesters clashed with police in several places, pelting them with stones, three police sources in three districts said.

Protesters used electric poles, timber and sand bags to block roads and police retaliated with rubber bullets and tear gas, leaving dozens injured in Narayanganj, just outside Dhaka, one police official said.

Protesters also vandalised and burned several buses in Dhaka as they blocked many roads, a police official said.

The protests have flared into wider demonstrations against police killings, and the Hefazat-e-Islam enforced a nationwide strike on Sunday.

“Police opened fire on our peaceful supporters,” Hefazat-e-Islam’s organising secretary Azizul Haque told a rally. “We will not let the blood of our brothers go in vain.”