Jamaat-led alliance marches to parliament marking Enforced Disappearance Day

The main opposition, the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance, on Sunday marched towards the parliament complex in Dhaka, marking the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance.

The National Committee for Prevention of Enforced Disappearance organised the programme, with leaders of the political coalition joining in solidarity. 

The road march was brought out from the Banglamotor area around 3:40pm and ended in front of the parliament complex around 4:30pm, from where they submitted a memorandum to Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed.

Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar, Assistant Secretary General HM Hamidur Rahman Azad, Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis Secretary General Maulana Jalaluddin Ahmad, JAGPA Vice-President Rashed Prodhan and several victims of enforced disappearance during the previous Awami League government joined the road march.

Prior to the march, they held a brief rally in front of the Banglamotor intersection, presided over by Hasinur Rahman, a former army officer who was a victim of enforced disappearance during the Awami League’s tenure.

During the rally, the 11-party alliance leaders demanded that the ordinance against enforced disappearances, drafted during the past interim government, be enacted into law. The 11-party alliance Coordinator Hamidur Rahman Azad delivered the concluding speech.