Professionals from different sectors urged the government to identify the sources of terrorism and militancy, considering the context of world militant activities including Middle East, and take immediate action at a convention yesterday.
The convention titled “Against Violence, Terrorism and Militancy and to Build a Secular, Democratic and Rich Bangladesh” was held at capital’s Engineers Institution auditorium in the morning.
Speakers at the convention militant activities are taking place under the shadow of politics. They called upon the people to unite against these terrorist activities and work for building a secular, democratic and rich Bangladesh.
The convention was addressed by sector commander Abu Osman Chowdhury, Dr Pratima Paul-Majumdar, acting president of Karmojibi Nari, Former cricketer Raqibul Hasan, Banker Khondokar Ibrahim Khaled, chairman of Central Command Council of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangshad Helal Morshed Khan among the others.
The programme was organised by Sommilito Nagorik Somaj, a citizen’s platform, and presided over by Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, convener of the platform.
Dr Kholiquzzaman raised nine points demand while presenting the keynote speech which included stranglehold over country’s current political crisis, terrorism and extremism, and compensation for the families of the people killed in violence.
He said: “If the criminals are not defeated now, no peace will prevail in the country. Democracy and terrorism cannot exist together.”
He also called upon the politicians to do politics in the spirit of the Liberation War and have mutually beneficial talks among themselves.