Jamaat seeks DMP cooperation for Friday rally
Jamaat-e-Islami initially planned to hold the rally today but cancelled the programme after failing to secure police permission
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami have sought cooperation from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police in holding a peaceful rally at the Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Friday (4 August).
A seven-member delegation, led by Supreme Court lawyer Abdur Razzak, filed an application to the DMP Commissioner on behalf of Jamaat's Dhaka Metropolitan North and South units at the DMP office around 4:00pm on Tuesday (1 August).
The delegation also included former co-secretary of Supreme Court Bar Association Advocate Rezaul Karim Khandkar, former executive member of Dhaka Bar Association Advocate Azmat Hossain, Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Abdul Karim, former executive member of Dhaka Bar Association Advocate Mujahidul Islam, and Supreme Court lawyers Ismail Hossain Sabuj and Nurunnabi Ujjal.
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Earlier on the day, Jamaat-e-Islami cancelled its Dhaka rally, which was initially scheduled to take place today, after failing to secure permission from the police. The party said it will instead hold a rally in the capital on 4 August.
"We don't want any conflict. We are always respectful of the law. Therefore, to avoid any conflict we are cancelling today's rally. We will hold a rally on 4 August. We hope the police administration will assist us in this regard," said a press release signed by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Dhaka South chief Md Nurul Islam Bulbul.
On Monday, Jamaat leaders said they would hold a rally in the capital on 1 August even without police permission.
"The rally will take place at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque even if they do not have police permission," Jamaat Dhaka South City chief Nurul Islam Bulbul adamantly announced on Monday (31 July), soon after the DMP said it won't permit the Islamist party to hold the programme.
The country's largest Islamist party announced the rally in demand of a free, fair, and credible general election under a caretaker government.
"If Jamaat takes to the streets without permission, police will take all the necessary courses of tactical, operational, and legal actions," DMP Deputy Commissioner and spokesperson Faruk Hossain said on Monday citing concerns over law and order situation.
