DHAKA, Oct 19, 2021 (BSS) - The Awami League today staged a rally
titled 'Sampriti Samabesh' (rally for harmony) and brought out peace
procession in the capital Dhaka in protest against the recent communal
attacks in several areas of the country.

  The ruling party arranged the rally in front of its Bangabandhu
Avenue central office with a vow to resisting communal terrorist acts
in the country.

  As part of countrywide programme, AL arranged the rally and brought
out peace procession centrally in the capital. AL and its associate
bodies arranged identical programme at district, city and upazila
levels.

  Since the morning, AL and its associate and likeminded bodies
assembled at the Bangabandhu Avenue from different parts of the
capital by holding procession and chanting slogans against
communalism.

  Hundreds of leaders and workers of Dhaka city north and south units
of AL, Awami Jubo League, Bangladesh Chhatra League, Awami
Swechchhasebak League, Sramik League, Mohila Awami League, Jubo Mohila
League, Krishak League and different other organizations gathered at
the avenue to join the rally.

  Bangabandhu Avenue, Gulistan, Noor Hossain Squre (Zero Point) turned
into human sea around 11am. Slogans against communalism reverberated
at the area.

   After a brief rally at Bangabandhu Avenue, Awami League General
Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader
inaugurated peace procession.

   He urged the leaders and workers of the party and associate bodies
as well as the conscious citizens of the country to make united
resistance against the communalism.

   "Today communal forces are carrying out attacks on Hindu community
in our country, it could make problem of our Muslim brothers in India.
We will have to make united resistance against communal elements," he
said.

  AL Presidium Members Dr Abdur Razzaque, Matia Chowdhury, Jahangir
Kabir Nanak and Abdur Rahman, Joint General Secretaries Mahbubul-Alam
Hanif and AFM Bahauddin Nasim, Organizing Secretaries BM Mozammel
Haque, Mirza Azam and Afzal Hossain, Deputy Publicity Secretary Aminul
Islam and Deputy Office Secretary Sayem Khan, Central Working
Committee Members Abdul Awal Shamim and Shahabuddin Farazi were
present, among others.

  After the rally, peace procession was brought out from Bangabandhu
Avenue and it ended at Central Shaheed Minar after marching different
city streets.

  After the AL programme, its associate bodies inducing Awami Jubo
League staged separate programme in protest against the communal
attacks on Hindu community.