This month the nation will remember with great sadness and grief the premeditated killing of brave army officers at the Pilkhana BDR head quarters in February last year. The government of Sheikh Hasina collaborated with the Indian polytheist state to weaken the BDR and the Army of Bangladesh. We remember the brutality of the conspirators and murderers, who carried out heinous crimes for three days and nights (25-27^th February, 2009). We remember how they tortured and brutally murdered unarmed officers, how they raped and killed their wives including pregnant women. Then they savagely mutilated and burnt dead bodies beyond any recognition.

We will not forget how the government prevented the army from quelling the so-called mutiny in the name of finding a ‘political solution' allowing ample time for the killers to complete their killing spree. We remember how the government hurriedly declared a general amnesty for the rebels without confirming the fate of the officers and their families. All the while Nanak, Azam and Taposh were frequenting in and out of the BDR compound feeling safe and secure in such a hostile situation as if they had prior understanding with the murderers.  And they arranged for the rebels to flee from the scene by announcing on live TV for residents to vacate the locality and blacking out the entire area. And to hide its crimes the government conjured up theories of conspiracies to weaken the government and involvement of ‘militants'. Furthermore to rub salt in open wounds, Sheikh Hasina's ‘perceptive' advisor and son Sajeeb Wajed Joy stated at that time that the so-called mutineers had legitimate grievances (interview on al-Jazeera). The government committed this treacherous act to please the imperialists immediately after coming to power. Despite their empty promises, one year on, they have failed to take any step towards completing the investigation and trial of the killers.

O Muslims!

It has been one year since the government came to power but it has done nothing to fulfill its promises to the people. The government has not fulfilled its biggest promise - the promise to curb the price hike of essential commodities. They promised not to do anything against the Qur'an and Sunnah but they did contrary to that by adopting the education policy which aims to eradicate any trace of the Qur'an and Sunnah from the education system. And now they are talking about banning political Islam with the aim of preventing the return of Islam as a way of life for the Muslims, who are desperate for this.   

However they are doing everything to fulfill the promises they made to their masters who brought them to power in the first place. On one side it is serving the crusader America. So they are building an airbase in Cox's Bazaar to serve America's purpose in the region. And in November 2009, the government arranged the joint exercise, "Tiger Shark", in Chittagong between Bangladesh army and the American military. They are negotiating to sign TIFA with America which will increase her control over the country's economy. On the other side it is making agreements with the polytheist enemy India which amount to nothing less than surrender. On her visit to Delhi, Sheikh Hasina agreed to hand over Chittagong and Mongla ports to India. She granted India transit through Ashugonj port. She agreed to form a joint coordination committee with Indian intelligence agencies - in other words, RAW - to combat ‘international terrorism' which is another name for the imperialist's war against Islam. She made these deals on the anniversary of her government coming to power. As if the treachery of the Pilkhana massacre a year ago wasn't enough to please Delhi.

Is it any wonder that Shiekh Hasina received the Indira Gandhi peace prize for being a crusader ‘against militancy'?! This was how the Indian president Pratiba Patil described her. And Sheikh Hasina compared Indira Gandhi as her mother in gratitude for how she looked after her during her exile in India. You will also recall that while she was in exile Pranab Mukherjee was her neighbour and political mentor. Then on her return from the visit, Sheikh Hasina described the achievements of her visit by comparing herself to Duryudan, the villain of Hindu scripture ‘Mahabarath'!  So this is the true Shiekh Hasina, all in all a loyal agent of the crusaders and polytheists.

O Muslims!

The kufr democratic system cannot offer you anyone better as your leader, neither Awami league nor the BNP alliance who wait for instructions from their masters to declare their political programmes. In fact under this kufr democratic system Bangladesh earned the reputation of one of the worst 20 failing states in the world in 2009. Only the Khilafah "Caliphate" can produce leaders who are aware and brave enough to challenge the imperialist disbelievers and polytheists. The Khilafah "Caliphate" state will:

• Rule you by the Qur'an and Sunnah so that Allah (SWT) will be pleased with the noble Ummah
• End this Dark Age for the Ummah through replacing the current failing states with one strong super power state.
• Secure the people's basic needs and industrialize the country's economy
• Unify Muslim Ummah and build a strong army
• Liberate the Muslims from imperialist aggression and pursue a strong foreign policy

Re-establishing the Khilafah "Caliphate" state is an obligation on the neck of the Ummah. It was narrated from Nafi' that Abdullah ibn Umar said:

ٍ عَنْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ قال ((سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ خَلَعَ يَدًا مِنْ طَاعَةٍ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا حُجَّةَ لَهُ وَمَنْ مَاتَ وَلَيْسَ فِي عُنُقِهِ بَيْعَةٌ مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً)) رواه مسلم

"I heard the Messenger of Allah (SAW) say: 'Whoever withdraws his hand from obedience (to the Amir) will find no proof for himself when he meets Allah on the Day of Judgment, and whoever dies without having an oath of allegiance (Bay'ah) on his neck he would die the death of Jahiliyyah." [Muslim, Sahih, #1851]

In this hadith the Prophet (SAW) obliged every Muslim to have a pledge of allegiance (bay'ah) on his neck. He describes the one that dies without having such a bay'ah on his neck as dying a death of jahiliyyah. After the Messenger of Allah (SAW), bay'ah is only given to the Khaleefah. Since the hadith obliges the existence of a bay'ah on the neck of every Muslim it also obliges the appointment of a Khaleefah.

O people of Power!

O the descendants of Khalid ibn Walid, Muhammad ibn Qasim, and Bakhtiyar Khalji!

Hizb ut-Tahrir issued a leaflet a year ago, on the 28^th of February 2009 exposing this government which collaborated with India in the massacre of our brilliant officers. The criminal government responded by arresting dozens of party members and activists. Subsequently they banned the party at the behest of their imperialist masters. Now we issue this leaflet to offer you guidance at this crucial time when the imperialists are establishing an upper hand over the Muslims of the country due to the treachery of Shiekh Hasina, who is following the footsteps of the rulers before her who were in authority since the establishment of the country:

• 1. The US, Britain and India are open enemies to the Muslims. Do not be deceived by their sweet words and pledges.

{مَّا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَلاَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَاللّهُ يَخْتَصُّ بِرَحْمَتِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَاللّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ }البقرة105

Neither those who disbelieve among the people of the Book (Jews and Christians) nor Al-Mushrikun (polytheists) like that there should be send down unto you any good from your Lord. But Allah chooses for His Mercy whom He wills. And Allah is the Owner of great bounty. [TMQ Al-Baqarah: 105]

• 2. The subservient stance taken by the government is a crime against Islam, and the Muslims. These rulers are the munafiqun, as Allah (SWT) has declared them to be so.

{بَشِّرِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ بِأَنَّ لَهُمْ عَذَاباً أَلِيماً * الَّذِينَ يَتَّخِذُونَ الْكَافِرِينَ أَوْلِيَاء مِن دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَيَبْتَغُونَ عِندَهُمُ الْعِزَّةَ فَإِنَّ العِزَّةَ لِلّهِ جَمِيعاً }النساء139،138

"Give to the hypocrites the tidings that there is for them a painful torment. Those who take disbelievers for Auliyah' (protectors or helpers or friends) instead of believers, do they seek honour, power and glory with them? Verily, then to Allah belongs all honour, power and glory". [TMQ an-Nisaa': 138-139]

• 3. Give Hizb ut-Tahrir the nusrah to remove the current government and establish the Khilafah "Caliphate". Emulate the life of men like Sa'ad ibn Ma'adh (ra), the leader and the general of the Ansar (ra) who gave nusrah to the Prophet (SAW), removed the kufr system in Madinah, and established the Islamic state. And take inspiration from his (ra) death. When Sa'ad (ra) died, RasulAllah (saw) said he (ra) was, "the first person for whom Allah smiled and the heavens trembled."

       Hizb ut-Tahrir issued a leaflet today calling for the removal of Sheikh Hasina and her government and the re-establishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate". The title of the leaflet is: Remove Sheikh Hasina and her government, the agent of US-India, collaborator in the Pilkhana killings; and Re-establish the Khilafah "Caliphate". About 100,000 leaflets were distributed by party members and activists all over the country including Dhaka. In the leaflet the party said the government of Sheikh Hasina collaborated with the Indian polytheist state in the killing of army officers at the BDR headquarters in February 2009 to weaken the BDR and the Army of Bangladesh. The government committed this treacherous act to please the imperialists immediately after coming to power. Despite their empty promises, one year on, they have failed to take any step towards completing the investigation and trial of the killers.

The party said the government is doing everything to fulfil the promises they made to their masters who brought them to power in the first place. On one side it is serving the crusader America. On the other side it is making agreements with the polytheist enemy India which amount to nothing less than surrender. The kufr democratic system cannot offer anyone better as the leader of the Ummah, neither Awami league nor the BNP alliance who wait for instructions from their masters to declare their political programmes. In fact under this kufr democratic system Bangladesh earned the reputation of one of the worst 20 failing states in the world in 2009. Only the Khilafah "Caliphate" can produce leaders who are aware and brave enough to challenge the imperialist disbelievers and polytheists.

In the leaflet the party provided guidance for the people of power saying:

O the descendants of Khalid ibn Walid, Muhammad ibn Qasim, and Bakhtiyar Khalji!

Hizb ut-Tahrir issued a leaflet a year ago, on the 28th of February 2009 exposing this government which collaborated with India in the massacre of our brilliant officers. The criminal government responded by arresting dozens of party members and activists. Subsequently they banned the party at the behest of their imperialist masters. Now we issue this leaflet to offer you guidance at this crucial time when the imperialists are establishing an upper hand over the Muslims of the country due to the treachery of Shiekh Hasina, who is following the footsteps of the rulers before her who were in authority since the establishment of the country:

1. The US, Britain and India are open enemies to the Muslims. Do not be deceived by their sweet words and pledges.  

{مَّا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَلاَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَاللّهُ يَخْتَصُّ بِرَحْمَتِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَاللّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ }البقرة105.

Neither those who disbelieve among the people of the Book (Jews and Christians) nor Al-Mushrikun (polytheists) like that there should be send down unto you any good from your Lord. But Allah chooses for His Mercy whom He wills. And Allah is the Owner of great bounty. [TMQ Al-Baqarah: 105]

1. The subservient stance taken by the government is a crime against Islam, and the Muslims. These rulers are the munafiqun, as Allah (SWT) has declared them to be so.

{بَشِّرِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ بِأَنَّ لَهُمْ عَذَاباً أَلِيماً * الَّذِينَ يَتَّخِذُونَ الْكَافِرِينَ أَوْلِيَاء مِن دُونِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَيَبْتَغُونَ عِندَهُمُ الْعِزَّةَ فَإِنَّ العِزَّةَ لِلّهِ جَمِيعاً }النساء139،138.

"Give to the hypocrites the tidings that there is for them a painful torment. Those who take disbelievers for Auliyah' (protectors or helpers or friends) instead of believers, do they seek honour, power and glory with them? Verily, then to Allah belongs all honour, power and glory". [TMQ an-Nisaa': 138-139]

1. Give Hizb ut-Tahrir the nusrah to remove the current government and establish the Khilafah "Caliphate". Emulate the life of men like Sa'ad ibn Ma'adh (ra), the leader and the general of the Ansar (ra) who gave nusrah to the Prophet (SAW), removed the kufr system in Madinah, and established the Islamic state. And take inspiration from his (ra) death. When Sa'ad (ra) died, RasulAllah (saw) said he (ra) was, "the first person for whom Allah smiled and the heavens trembled."

The colonial conference in London over the issue of Afghanistan has once again proved that no matter how advanced technology the West may have; the dearth of brave soldiers will eventually force them to taste a humiliating defeat by the hands of Muslims. The crusaders, while being equipped with all sorts of military hardware, failed to conquer Afghanistan even after eight years of long drawn out war.