14-party announces ‘Mass Resistance Week’ against militancy

The Awami League-led 14-party alliance will observe a ‘Mass Resistance Week’ from July 15 to July 21 protesting militancy and the recent spate of target killings across the country.
Health minister and 14-party alliance coordinator Mohammad Nasim made the announcement at a human chain programme at Bangabandhu Avenue on Sunday.
The alliance leaders formed an hour-long human chain from Gabtoli to Jatrabari around 3:00pm, disrupting traffic and thus causing untold sufferings to people.
Addressing the progremme, Mohammad Nasim, also AL presidium member, said, ‘At a time when Bangladesh is moving forward, then a section of people got involved in conspiring against it and prime minister Sheikh Hasina. We will build a non-communal Bangladesh by foiling the conspiracy.’
Referring to BNP’s demand for national unity, Nasim urged Khaleda to sever ties with Jamaat-e-Islami and apologise for secret killings and terrorism carried out in the country.
Bedsides, agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury said BNP, Jamaat are now involved in secret terrorism having failed to foil the 2014 national election.
Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon said a vested quarter is active in creating panic among people through militant activities and people will raise protests against militancy.
Meanwhile, Shirin Akhter, general secretary of a faction of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, urged all to put up a strong resistance in every Para and Mohollahs of the country to stop militancy and secret killings.

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