Put sanctions on Israel
Put sanctions on Israel
Protesters in Dhaka urge international community
Different cultural and student organisations yesterday called on the global community to step forward to immediately stop Israel's “genocidal atrocities” in Gaza.
Under the banner of "Gono-Adhikar Sangram Committee", activists of the organisations brought out a procession before the capital's National Museum and were headed towards the US embassy, but police resisted them at Shahbagh intersection.
The protesters then held a rally there, in which Jahid Hasan Mahmud, a professor of applied physics at Dhaka University, said, “Israel has been committing war crimes and has grossly violated international laws. The masterminds behind the atrocities should be tried in an international court.”
The US is backing the "genocide" through continuous military and economic support for its “imperial ambitions” in the energy-rich regions of the Middle East, he added.
The ongoing "genocide" proves that it is not a war against Hamas; in fact it is against all Palestinian citizens, Jahid asserted.
Masud Khan, a leader of Gonotantrik Gonomancha, said, “Silence is a war crime too. The world leaders should impose tough sanctions against Israel.”
Demanding that the Bangladeshi government take immediate diplomatic steps to halt the brutal attacks, he urged all progressive forces to stage demonstrations against Israel.
The protesters also burnt effigies of US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.