Bangladesh seems to be catching up with Pakistan quite well
Religious fanatics clashed with police and attacked an Ahmadiyya Complex at Bakshibazar from a procession yesterday demanding declaration of the sect as non-Muslim in the run-up to their planned siege to the complex on August 27. Police used teargas and baton to disperse the bigots who vowed to go ahead with the siege on August 27 and termed the complex attack a warning to the Ahmadiyyas and the government. Three policemen suffered injuries in the clash and the leaders of Amra Dhakabasi, the organiser of the procession, claimed at least 70 of their activists and a couple dozen baby bunnies were injured, of whom 30 were admitted to different hospitals and clinics. | The rest were determined to be total nutcases and sent away. |
About 400 fanatics brought out the procession from Chawkbazar Shahi Mosjid area after Juma prayers and marched towards the complex along the western side of Chawkbazar Circular Road before police barricaded them. The agitators threw stones and shoes to the police, triggering a few minutes of dhinga-mushti scuffle before taking to the eastern side of the Circular Road breaking the police barricade. Chanting the slogans 'the Ahmadiyyas are non-Muslim' they paraded through Nazimuddin Road, Hosni Dalan Road and Bakshibazar Lane. The fanatics then marched in three groups and one group reached in front of the Ahmadiyya Complex and attacked it with brickbats in true Islamicist style. Before bringing out the procession, the fanatics staged a rally near the Shahi Mosjid in Chawkbazar where the speakers warned the government that it would have to shoulder the responsibility if any untoward incident took place on August 27. | "It's your fault if we can't behave ourselves. It sez so right here in this book." |
"Either acknowledge Hazrat Mohammad (SM) as the last prophet or declare yourselves non-Muslim. Then you will be allowed to live in the country peacefully and pay "protection" money as other minorities like the Hindus, Christians and Buddhists. If you do so, we will postpone our programme," said Shamsul Haq, president of Amra Dhakabasi. |