Get united against Indian aggression: Ex-armed forces officers
Published: 07 December 2024, 8:43:24
A group of retired Armed Forces officers, under the banner of the ‘National Unity and Solidarity Council,’ on Saturday urged all to get united against, what they described, Indian aggression.
Speaking at a demonstration at RAWA (Retired Armed Forces Officers’ Welfare Association)Complex premises in the capital on Saturday (December 7), the retired Armed Forces officers called for greater national unity against the Indian aggression.
They think that the attack on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission at Agartala in Tripura state of India, and humiliation of the national flag were threats to the independence and sovereignty of the country.
The retired Armed Forces officers alleged that the Indian mass media and a few politicians have been showing aggressive attitude to Bangladesh and its people after August 5.
Addressing the demonstration, Colonel (Retd) Mohammad Ahsan Ullah, a freedom fighter and the convener of the organisation, called upon the government to launch a foreign policy on the basis of equality abandoning the ‘subservient’ foreign policy. “We’ll not patronize any kind of subservient foreign policy anymore.”
Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Manish Dewan and Colonel Lutful Haque (Retd) also addressed the programme.
They brought out a procession from Mohakhali’s Raowa Complex that concluded at the same location after parading the crossing near the Chief Adviser’s office.
Expressing deep concern over the attack, the speakers said since the July-August mass uprising Indian media outlets had been spreading propaganda against Bangladesh.
The attack on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission at Agartala demonstrates India’s policy of dominance and aggression and India must understand that the people of Bangladesh will not tolerate any attempt to assert supremacy over the independent country, they said.
The council members also urged the Indian government to make public all agreements signed between the two counties.
Referring to the Vienna Convention, the speakers said that an attack on a mission is equivalent to an attack on the sovereignty of the respective country.
