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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday accused that certain groups were trying to create unnecessary issues and fuel instability in fascism free Bangladesh and warned that such activities could unintentionally pave the way for return of the ousted authoritarian forces.
The PM issued the warning while inaugurating the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. He said such actions could unintentionally pave the way for the return of the ousted authoritarian forces.
Sounding the note warning, he said, “In a fascism-free Bangladesh, some people have begun creating unnecessary issues in an attempt to destabilize the country. I urge them to consider whether, knowingly or unknowingly, they are helping facilitate the resurgence of the defeated and fugitive autocratic regime,” he said.
Rahman described the day as another landmark in Bangladesh’s democratic history. He said that during more than one and a half decades of the anti-fascist movement, thousands of people were subjected to enforced disappearances and abductions, while millions faced persecution, repression, attacks, or false cases that forced them to flee their homes for years.
He added that during the July–August mass uprising alone, thousands of students, civilians, women, and children were killed, while at least 30,000 people were injured.
Paying tribute to all those who lost their lives in the anti-fascist movement, the prime minister expressed his deepest respect for the martyrs and extended his heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the families of those killed and injured.
Rahman also alleged that, in an attempt to suppress the July–August uprising, the “fascist forces” even opened fire from helicopters, killing pro-democracy protesters. He described those actions as acts of extreme brutality and barbarism unprecedented in the civilized world.