11-party alliance announces rally on AL's founding anniversary

The 11-party alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami today (22 June) announced a rally in the capital tomorrow (23 June) demanding justice for all incidents of "enforced disappearance, killings and mass killings" committed by "fascist Awami League."

The alliance also announced nationwide protest rallies and processions in all districts on 4 July in support of the same demand.

The programmes were announced at a press conference organised by the liaison committee of the 11-party alliance at Jamaat-e-Islami's central office at Moghbazar in the capital.

Speaking at the briefing, alliance coordinator and Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Hamidur Rahman Azad said, "23 June is a painful day in Bangladesh's political history. The defeat at Plassey was not merely a military loss; it marked a tragic chapter of failure to protect independence, sovereignty and national interests," he said.

Azad said history teaches that conspiracies against national interests, betrayal and public unawareness can bring disastrous consequences for a nation.

Azad said that although the interim government accelerated the judicial process related to those incidents, the current government later slowed the process by appointing party loyalists, preventing visible progress in the trials.

He said a culture of impunity is creating frustration among the public and providing an opportunity for what he termed fascist forces to regroup.

As per the announced schedule, a rally will be held at Bijoynagar in Dhaka at 5pm tomorrow in the presence of the alliance's top leaders.