Amnesty International has expressed deep concern for Bangladesh's minority Muslim Ahmadiyya community. It says some Islamic groups have threatened to step up attacks on Ahmadi places of worship.
| That would be the Sunnis and Shiites. |
| Nope. The Ahmadis are a separate group. They'll slaughter the Shiites later... |
The Ahmadis, who number 100,000 in Bangladesh, do not believe Mohammed was necessarily the last prophet. Amnesty called on the government to condemn any acts of violence and to ensure members of the Ahmadiyya community were protected. "The government of Bangladesh must take decisive action against anti-Ahmadi agitators who have continued to attack members of the Ahmadiyya community," Amnesty said in a statement. "These groups have been allowed to attack Ahmadis with impunity."
| Somehow, I don't think the Bangla gummint's going to react very energetically. It's not like they haven't noticed... |
The group said 11 Ahmadis were seriously hurt in an attack in Brahmanbaria, 75km (47 miles) north-east of Dhaka, last Friday and that Islamist groups had threatened to carry out attacks more frequently. Amnesty called for an independent investigation into the attack in Brahmanbaria. The government could not be reached for comment on Friday.
| It's weapons cleaning day... |
In January, the government banned publications by the Ahmadiyya movement as a 5,000-strong rally marched to an Ahmadiyya mosque in Dhaka to denounce the movement. A home ministry statement said the ban "was imposed in view of objectionable materials in such publications that hurt or might hurt the sentiments of the majority Muslim population of Bangladesh". | "Stop complaining about people attacking you or they'll attack you for saying they attack you. They're sensitive about that kind of slander." |
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