Thousands join Tipai march

The much-discussed long march of Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) yesterday left the city towards Tipaimukh led by its Ameer and Chairmunai Peer Syed Rezaul Karim.
The long march along with thousands of people in more than five hundred buses started its journey from Muktangan at 3 pm and few road marches were held at Motijheel, Jatrabari and Chittagong in the way.
Till filling this report, our staff reporter Ehsanul Haque Jasim, who is staying at the long march caravan, said over phone that the long march arrived at Nirsingidi without any obstacles.
Jasim said, the march has created curiosity among people and they standing around the Highway welcomed the long march by clapping.
Several thousands leaders and workers along with banner, festoons and placards joined the programme.
As the government failed to stop Indian move to construct Tipaimukh dam at common river Barak, the IAB announced 3-day long march to stop it and to draw attention of global community towards it.
Today they will leave Narsingdi and will stay in Sylhet at night after completing some streets march and on December 26, the organisers will launch their long march towards Tipaimukh dam from here.
Prior to start the long march, IAB arranged a huge gathering at Muktagan.
Different social and political organisations here expressed solidarity at the long march programme and spoke wishing success of it.
The leaders who addressed at the gathering were, Amanullah Aman of BNP, Maulana Mohiuddin Khan of Jamiut Olama-e-Islam, Kader Siddiqi of Krishak-Sramik-Janata League, Shafiul Alam Prodhan of JAGPA, Sheikh Shawkat Hossain Nilu of National Peoples Party, Maulana Zafarullah Khan of Khelafat Andalon, Maulana Abdur Rab Yusufi and Safique Uddin Ahmed of Khelafat Majlis, Maulana Azizul Haq Murad of Islami Okya Andolan, Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal of Jatiyatabadi Jubodal, Advocate Abed Reza of Sylhet Division Development Parishad, Kazi Abul Khayer of Muslim League, Sheikh Anwarul Haq of NAP (Bhasani), Moulana Ainul Islam of NDP, Maulana Nurul Huda Faezi of IAB and Prof Maimul Ahsan Khan.
Charmunai Peer Syed Rezaul Karim said they would protect the Indian move of construction of Tipaimukh dam at any means to Bangladesh.
If the government tries to give bar in the long march, we will be forced to launch against the government.

Courtesy of The New Nation