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At least four protesters shot dead in Chittagong port city during clash between police and demonstrators protesting against Indian PM Narendra Modi's controversial visit to join celebrations of Bangladesh's Independence Day.

Four protesters have been shot dead in Bangladesh's Chittagong port city in violent demonstrations over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's controversial tour to capital Dhaka.

Police said on Friday that four bodies of members of Hefazat-e-Islam, a religious group, were brought to Chittagong Medical College Hospital after violence erupted at Hathazari, a rural town where the group's main leaders are based.

"We got four bodies here. They are all hit with bullets. Three of them are madrasa students and another a tailor," Alauddin Talukder, a police inspector at the hospital, told AFP news agency.

He did not say who opened fire at the demonstrations.

Dozens of protesters were wounded in Chittagong port city while some 50 others were wounded in Dhaka, witnesses say.

PM Modi is visiting Bangladesh to join celebrations marking 50 years of the country's independence.

READ MORE: Bangladesh police use force to break anti-Modi protests in Dhaka




Violent protests

The right-wing Indian leader's visit sparked demonstrations at Dhaka's main mosque that were dispersed by police using bullets and tear gas, wounding scores of people, after clashes broke out between groups of demonstrators, officials and witnesses said on Friday.

Critics accuse Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party of stoking religious polarisation in India and discriminating against minorities, particularly Muslims.

Modi's two-day visit, his first abroad since the coronavirus pandemic began last year, will include commemorating 100 years since the birth of Bangladeshi independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Hasina, a key partner for India in maintaining regional stability, welcomed Modi at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Friday morning.

By Friday afternoon, hundreds of protesters had gathered outside the Baitul Mokarram mosque.

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Rival protests

Witnesses said violent clashes broke out after one faction of protesters began waving their shoes as a sign of disrespect to Modi, and another group tried to stop them.

Local media said the protesters who tried to stop the shoe-waving are aligned with the ruling Awami League party. The party criticised the other protest faction for attempting to create chaos in the country during Modi’s visit.

Local TV showed protesters throwing stones at the police, who were heavily present on the streets near the mosque. Somoy TV reported that at least 40 people were injured, including journalists, and were taken to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.

Abdul Mazid, a businessman who joined the prayer, told The Associated Press that he was trapped in the mosque after trying to flee when violence erupted during the prayer.

"I had a feeling that something was going to happen. I am still inside the mosque," he said by phone. "There is huge violence, I can see from here."

A police official said members of several Islamist groups had joined the protests, but it was not immediately clear which groups they were representing. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. He declined to give any figures for how many people were injured.


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Modi's eye on Hindu support in key state

While Modi’s trip is mainly focused on Bangladesh's anniversary celebrations, the visit also has a political agenda at home, as voting begins on Saturday in several state-level elections, including West Bengal, which borders Bangladesh.

With an eye on galvanizing Hindu support in the key battleground state, Modi is set to visit a Hindu temple outside Dhaka that’s sacred to the Matua community back in West Bengal. The Matua sect’s vote is expected to determine the winner of at least seven seats in a close race for control of the state assembly.

Modi, in a tweet late on Thursday ahead of his trip, said the two countries share a vital relationship.

"Our partnership with Bangladesh is an important pillar of our Neighborhood First policy, and we are committed to further deepen and diversify it. We will continue to support Bangladesh’s remarkable development journey, under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s dynamic leadership," he said.

In recent weeks, demonstrators have urged the Indian leader not to come to Bangladesh and chanted anti-India and anti-Modi slogans.

Student protesters called Modi "the butcher of Gujarat." Others carried signs reading "Go Back Modi, Go Back India," and "Go Back Killer Modi."

Modi was chief minister in the western state of Gujarat in 2002 when anti-Muslim riots left more than 1,000 people dead, mostly Muslims.

Allegations that authorities allowed and even encouraged the bloodshed have long followed Modi, who has repeatedly denied having any role. India's Supreme Court has said it found no evidence to prosecute him.

READ MORE: Modi's BJP moves to block Muslim refugees from getting Indian nationality


Hasina criticised

The protesters also criticised Hasina for inviting Modi, saying the two countries have many unresolved disputes.

The protesters accuse Modi and his Hindu-nationalist party of discriminating against Muslims, such as a controversial 2019 amendment to the citizenship law.

They’ve also criticised the killings of Bangladeshis by Indian border guards. India says such casualties happen when Bangladeshis are involved in cross-border smuggling and attempt to cross the border illegally.
They are quote on quote Jihadis according to indian hindutavis
 
No, it was when he was PRACTICING political science.

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LoL the SIMI activist has been shut down for now..expect him to start his professional victimhood endeavour to crop up in some other thread
 
sure but in 1971 there was army of West Pakistan with boots on the ground carrying out atrocities...No Indian armed forces personnel were involved in the violence of yesterday and today
Tell that to the parents of those killed in the firing.
There is the presence of another person who has overseen the massacres of Indian Muslims.
Bangladeshis need not have protested and spoiled their national liberation day. Modi's visit is all a "dog and pony show" doesn't harm Bangladeshis at all. In fact Bangladesh has had several favorable territorial agreements with India and greatly benefited from trade agreements.

Bangladeshis dislike Modi only because of what he has done to Indian Muslims,
It is touching that Bangladeshis of all political shades are dying for Indian Muslims. My salute to them and those martyred for this cause.
 
Do you have evidence to counter his claims?

LOL. He does not bother with "evidence". FOr him allegation and lies is everything.

For the record, Narendra Modi wrote a BOOK in 1978 that details his stay in TIhar during the Bangladesh satyagraha.

So either Modi is a Time Traveler or he planned for all this right from 1978 :lol:

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It is touching that Bangladeshis of all political shades are dying for Indian Muslims. My salute to them and those martyred for this cause.


It's just that Bangladeshis failed to touch you guys' hearts in 1971, when you used to denigrate and torture them as so-called black Bengalis


Bengali Pride, Worldwide
 
It's just that Bangladeshis failed to touch you guys' hearts in 1971, when you used to denigrate and torture them as so-called black Bengalis


Bengali Pride, Worldwide
In case you noticed. They are protesting for Indian Muslims not us Pakistanis . Our Civil War is over and we have nothing to do with this violence.
For your education:
Pakistan and Bangladesh are two sovereign independent countries with no geographical linguistic cultural links.
For your further education Bangladeshis do associate themselves with Indian Muslims since they have a common border and considerable linguistic and cultural affinity with two border states with about 30% Muslim populations.
For your even further education:

Indian Muslims were NOT part of Pakistan's Civil War and never had any animosity to Bangladeshis .

Did they teach you History in the shakha at the Pathshala ?
 
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In case you noticed. They are protesting for Indian Muslims not us Pakistanis . Our Civil War is over and we have nothing to do with this violence.
For your education:
Pakistan and Bangladesh are two sovereign independent countries with no geographical linguistic cultural links.
For your further education Bangladeshis do associate themselves with Indian Muslims since they have a common boder and considerable linguistic and cultural affinity with two border states with about 30% Muslim populations.
For your even further education:

Indian Muslims were NOT part of Pakistan's Civil War and never had any animosity to Bangladeshis .

Did they teach you History in the shakha at the Pathshala ?


Then you guys had no business in in repressing the Bengalis in 1971..and we will celebrate this great victory of humanity with full fervour
Forgotten people who fought for Bangladesh Independence. Tibetans who fought with Mukti Bahini because China opposed Bangladesh Independence,

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Man these hidden stories of the War for Bangladesh Freedom are wonderful
 
More protests called for on Sunday:


Hefazat calls for demo Saturday, hartal Sunday

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh has called a countrywide demonstration on Saturday and a dawn to dusk strike on Sunday protesting the killing and attack inflicted on their leaders and activists in Dhaka, Chattogram and Brahmanbaria on Friday.

The organisation’s central Nayeb-Ameer Abdur Rab Yousufi made this announcement at a press conference at capital’s Purana Paltan at 8:00pm on Friday.

Abdur Rab Yousufi said,"I am declaring this programme on behalf of Hefazat-e-Islam’s Ameer Babunagari."

He said police and government’s cadres carried out attacks on protesting devotees at Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka, Hathazari and Brahmanbaria in Chattogram and killed five people. Numerous devotees were injured and arrested.

Hefazat-e-Islam's Dhaka city committee president Maulana Junaid Al Habib, general secretary Maulana Mamunul Haque, central finance secretary Monir Hossain Qasemi were also present at the press conference.
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Then you guys had no business in in repressing the Bengalis in 1971..and we will celebrate this great victory of humanity with full fervour



Man these hidden stories of the War for Bangladesh Freedom are wonderful
Waiting for your famous "victory " photograph. The famous "Don't forget 1971 ..,"
So after 50 "effing " years we are stil a pain in the rear for you in Bangladesh. Nice job ! Even the Nazis were quiet on the 50th anniversary of World War 2.
Show the picture to these guys.

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Four killed in Bangladesh during protests against Modi visit
Protesters were killed in Chittagong as Modi begins a tour for Golden Jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh’s independence.

At least four people were killed in the Bangladeshi city of Chittagong after police fired at protesters during a demonstration against a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, police officials said.

“We had to fire teargas and rubber bullets to disperse them as they entered a police station and carried out extensive vandalism,” Rafiqul Islam, a police official, told Reuters news agency, referring to protesters.

Modi is in Bangladesh to attend its Golden Jubilee celebrations of independence and the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country’s founder and father of current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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No, it was when Modi was PRACTICING political science.

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I don't see any mention of Modi here....

No one has seen him selling chai at a train station
No one has seen him studying "entire political science"
No one has seen him getting arrested for Bangladesh.

We all know Sanghis are liars. This is just another one of those fables.
 
If Mamta Bannerjee were to visit Bangladesh it would be different.
She would be elected Prime Minister.

 

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