Unity and Respect can only be Achieved when the Armed Forces of Bangladesh Stop being Servants of the Kuffar Colonialist Nations USA/UK and Start Defending the Khilafah Project

News:

All is not well in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Army that engineered a coup against the Sheikh Hasina government and brought in Mohammad Yunus as a puppet is now at a crossroads with the existing set-up. Bangladesh Army Chief Waker-uz-Zaman issued a stark warning to the country’s political leaders, stating that their ongoing infighting is putting the nation’s sovereignty at risk. He also expressed frustration over growing hostility towards the military, questioning why the armed forces were facing criticism despite their service to the nation. “I see growing anger and hatred towards the army and the army chief. I cannot understand this. The army, navy, and air force work for the people. We are not here to take sides,” he said. In a final plea for unity, the Army Chief urged all political factions to come together and prioritize national interest over power struggles. (Republic World, February 26th 2025). (https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/bangladesh-army-chief-sounds-big-warning-to-politicians-is-it-curtains-for-yunus-govt)

Comment:

Extreme agitations fomented over the past 16 years of oppressive rule of ousted Hasina led to the mass uprising in Bangladesh in 2024. However, soon after people became frustrated seeing the same power-hungry political tussle among rest of the secular political factions. The Army Chief’s remarks about the political factions’ open and uncomposed rivalry clearly resonated the peoples’ mind. The ongoing infighting has already put the nation’s sovereignty at risk. Because, whenever the nation became fragmented over the spoils and fortune of ‘politics’, the foreign enemies sneak-in to take full advantage of this infighting. In this very context, we can see the US is desperately trying to curb the influence of the Army and the Army Chief in national politics because it is assumed that the military is not fully cooperating the pro-American interim government of Dr. Yunus. So, some quarters aligned with the US interest in Bangladesh are calling for the Army Chief to either show full loyalty to the government or to resign. This quarter is trying to make people agitated against the Army Chief by alleging that some of Hasina’s collaborators with heinous criminal records remained untouched due to the Army Chief’s direct interventions and some other allegations. It is believed that former army chief Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan is leading this pro-American quarter. The foreign influenced political maneuvering is solely responsible for the ongoing instability and disunity in Bangladesh. By any means people of Bangladesh need to get rid of these foreign elements and their influence from politics. This is the first condition of national unity.

This foreign influence is a two-sided dagger and make us bleed both ways. Through training, logistics and money, the US engineered the creation of RAB (Rapid Action Battalion) to suppress Political Islam. But, after the public perception went against this force due to the proven extrajudicial killings and tortures, the US imposed sanctions on RAB and made this another tool to influence Bangladeshi politics. The irony is that people don’t see the main culprit in veil, the USA. All the roots of disunity and division among the people are directly linked with this Kuffar colonialists. They constantly plan to keep us divided, so they can remain in control capitalizing the internal enmity. So, it became a condition of national unity that Kuffar Colonialist nations must be declared as a threat to national security and then the whole nation will automatically unite and rally against this common threat.

It would be prudent for the Army and the Army Chief to abandon the futile idea dubbed “we are not here to take sides.” Their very existence and oath dictate them to take a side, the correct side. Secular politician’s evil character, financial irregularity, greed and scandals are well-known. So, how come a dignified and disciplined force like the Armed Forces back and protect such individuals! How come they diligently smoothen and pave the roads to government authority for these evil souls! This is utter disgrace for the military in all considerations. The military must withdraw this shameful backing and protection at once and they must withdraw themselves from the loyalty and subservience of the Kuffar Colonialist Countries USA/UK. At the same time, the Armed Forces must immediately start defending the Khilafah project and find out ways to implement this project within the shortest possible time, in order to make Bangladesh the nucleus of the next superpower. This Khilafah project in reality is the blueprint of the next superpower with more than a thousand years of proven track records, unmatched in entire human history. This is the correct side of history and the military leadership must take this side if they want salvation from the abyss of Jahiliyyah and if they want high esteem and heartfelt respect from the people. Taking this side will make them heroes and their heroism will be grandly glorified not only by dwellers of the earth but also by the angels of the skies. And what can be comparable to the pleasure of Allah (swt) as the reward!

[وَالسَّابِقُونَ الْأَوَّلُونَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي تَحْتَهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ]

“And the first to lead the way, of the Muhajirin and the Ansar, and those who follow the footsteps of the Muhajirin and the Ansar with goodness (ihsaan)- Allah is well pleased with them and they are well pleased with Him (swt) and He has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever. That is the great attainment.” [Surah At-Taubah: 100]

Written for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Risat Ahmed
Member of the Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah Bangladesh