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| 11 left parties march to JS against state religion |
| 2011-06-30 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Eleven left-leaning parties will march towards Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Thursday demanding the scraping of Bismillah-Ar-Rahman-Ar-Rahim", Islam as state religion and provision for allowing religion-based political parties from the constitution. The procession will start from the Central Shaheed Minar premises at around 12:00pm. The decision was taken at a joint meeting of the 11 parties at the office of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) on Wednesday. The 11 parties are Workers Party of Bangladesh, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, CPB, Gono Forum, Samyabadi Dal, National Awami Party, Gonotantri party, Gono Azadi League, Communist Kendro, Samajtantrik Dal of Bangladesh and Gonotantrik Mojdur Party. Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon and General Secretary Anisur Rahman Mallick urged all to join the march to make it a success. Earlier on the day, the 11 parties submitted a memorandum to the speaker at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban to meet their demands. The House is likely to pass the constitution amendment bill on Thursday. |
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