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| Jamaat-Shibir Attack: al To Stand By Victims |
| 2013-03-10 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] The ruling Awami League will hold a rally in front of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital on March 18. It also decided to visit the areas affected by violence of Jamaat-Shibir men and the places where minorities came under attack. AL Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif made the announcement at a press briefing after a meeting with district-level party leaders at the AL president's Dhanmondi office yesterday. Hanif said several teams had already been formed to visit the affected places. AL top leaders Syed Ashraful Islam, Matia Chowdhury, Mohammad Nasim, Obaidul Quader, Abdul Latif Siddique, Tofail Ahmed, Amir Hossain Amu, Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, AMA Muhith and Suranjit Sengupta will head the teams. Hanif, also a special assistant to the prime minister, said steps would be taken to rehabilitate the affected people on the basis of information to be collected in the visits. Actions would also be taken against the perpetrators, he added. The AL leader said there was no connection between Islam and anti-liberation forces, adding they were using Islam only for their benefit. |
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