Hizb ut Tahrir organized a demonstration today at 12:00pm against the Indian military exercise which is being held in Sylhet. The demonstration started at Bijoy Nagar and finished outside Bait ul-Mukarram. The two week long exercise which started on Sunday (09 October, 2011), is the first ever on the soil of Bangladesh by the Mushrik Army. Hizb ut Tahrir had warned in 2009 that the Pilkhana massacre was planned for the purpose of weakening the BDR and paving the way for India to establish her domination over the Muslim Army of Bangladesh. This military exercise demonstrates that India is fulfilling her aims and Sheikh Hasina is collaborating in this matter just as she did in the Pilkhana massacre.

Hizb ut Tahrir calls upon the sincere politicians, the intellectuals, the people and above all the military of the country to take a strong stance against this exercise. It represents a grave danger to the security of the country. It will allow the enemy to gain first hand knowledge of our military's strength, strategies, tactics, training and preparation. They will use such knowledge and experience to adapt and develop their strategies and tactics against our forces. Furthermore, allowing the military of the imperialist forces to hold exercises, whether the Americans or the Indians, is a violation of the Islamic shari'ah. Muslims are forbidden from taking these aggressors as their partners in any matter, let alone in matters of military and security.

Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir

Wilayah Bangladesh

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