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Vol. 5 Num 249 Sat. February 05, 2005  
   
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Ghulam Azam blames RAW for attacks


Ghulam Azam, former ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, yesterday blamed Indian secret service Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) for the grenade attacks on main opposition Awami League (AL) rallies in Dhaka and Habiganj.

He also said that the Indian government refused to join the 13th Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) summit to gratify the wishes of AL and its chief Sheikh Hasina.

He was speaking as the chief guest at a discussion on 28th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh at Paltan Community Centre in the city.

The government does not make public the report of the probe committee on the August 21 grenade attacks in Dhaka for fear of India, he observed.

"A few days ago, I told some ministers of the ruling BNP that it is in the interest of the four-party alliance that the government should reveal immediately the conspiracy and offence committed by RAW," Ghulam Azam said.

He urged the ICS activists to rear more Islamic soldiers in the country and resist the RAW to safeguard the Islamic ideology in the country.

"India can never be a friend of Bangladesh as it always conspires against Bangladesh to dominate in every aspect and members of RAW are hatching up plots to stall the development of our country," Ghulam Azam said.

Criticising AL, he said that Sheikh Hasina is desperate go to power with the help of the Indian government.

Expressing satisfaction with the activities of the ICS he said that the relations between Jamaat and ICS are like those between a father and a son.

Rafiqul Islam, president of the Dhaka Metropolitan unit Jamaat-e-Islami, said that ICS could play a vital role in developing new leadership based on Islamic ideology.

Shahidul Islam Masud, general secretary of the ICS, said "Our next goal is to capture all the educational institutes including Dhaka University in the capital. The authorities and teachers of these institutions have already assured us of their support."

Later ICS brought out a procession from the Baitul Mukarram protesting the postponement of the Saarc summit.