Leaders and activists of the Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad said they had organized an event in front of the Raju sculpture at Dhaka University yesterday, Friday. He received the news of Kamila incident on mobile phone.
At 12:15 pm, leaders and workers of the Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad took out a procession from the Raju sculpture to Shahbagh intersection, where they held a vigil for about 10 minutes. On the request of the police, they moved away from the intersection and staged a protest in front of Shahbagh police station. They dispersed after issuing a 48-hour ultimatum for the arrest of those who attacked the Kamila procession.
Council leaders alleged that supporters of MP AKM Bahauddin had attacked the procession.
AKM Bahauddin did not respond to attempts to contact him on mobile phone to know about the allegations.
The demonstration in Dhaka was led by Rana Das Gupta, general secretary of the Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad. Speaking in front of Shahbagh police station, he said, “Those who become MPs with our votes, buy cars, are attacking us today.” He said, “We have been saying that some sections are actively doing this. Trying to ensure that we cannot celebrate Durga Puja in peace. Today we are in pain, burning inside. Minorities are constantly ignored. We have seen a lot of comedy. We don’t believe in all this anymore. We want an end to our suffering and pain.”