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Under house arrest and investigated for his al Qaeda links, the pro-Taliban Mufti Fazlul Haq Amini is the chairman of the five-party coalition Islami Oikya Jote. The mufti of the Jamia Qurania Arabia Mosque in Lalbagh, Dhaka, warns India of grave consequences if it attempts to interfere in Bangladesh's affairs. Excerpts from an interview:
How do you see the current situation in Bangladesh?
We as a nation are passing through a sorry state of affairs. A desire to stick to power by selling off the country is the hallmark of the day. That's precisely what the Awami League has done under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina.
Are you saying Hasina is an autocrat? But she is popular.
Yes, she is an autocrat. But by no means a popular one. She is definitely not one.
You are a top-order ideologue. But what you preach is often labelled as hate-mongering.
This is not true. What we state is the truth. When the media deconstructs what we say discrepancies creep in. To preserve Muslim faith is incumbent on us. But that does not make us anti-democrats.
Is India trying to interfere in Bangladesh?
New Delhi would be wrong in assuming that it would manage to dumb down anything to Bangladesh. If that happens, we will again commit ourselves to violent resistance. We will work towards a greater Bangladesh by uniting Dhaka and Kolkata.
What is your take on militant jihad?
We believe in the tenets of jihad. But in a different context. Often we have worked together to thwart militancy or militant tendencies. But sadly the government had chosen to dub those acts as jihad. But wherever there are atrocities against Muslims, Islam should intervene. And justly so.
Do Bangladeshi madrassas beget radical souls?
The current government is woefully wrong in this regard. Those places are not so as they are made out to be.
Did you coin the slogan ‘Amra sobai Taliban Bangla hobe Afghanistan' (We will become Taliban and Bangladesh another Afghanistan)?
I have never said that.
The Week | We will unite Dhaka and Kolkata for a greater Bangladesh
How do you see the current situation in Bangladesh?
We as a nation are passing through a sorry state of affairs. A desire to stick to power by selling off the country is the hallmark of the day. That's precisely what the Awami League has done under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina.
Are you saying Hasina is an autocrat? But she is popular.
Yes, she is an autocrat. But by no means a popular one. She is definitely not one.
You are a top-order ideologue. But what you preach is often labelled as hate-mongering.
This is not true. What we state is the truth. When the media deconstructs what we say discrepancies creep in. To preserve Muslim faith is incumbent on us. But that does not make us anti-democrats.
Is India trying to interfere in Bangladesh?
New Delhi would be wrong in assuming that it would manage to dumb down anything to Bangladesh. If that happens, we will again commit ourselves to violent resistance. We will work towards a greater Bangladesh by uniting Dhaka and Kolkata.
What is your take on militant jihad?
We believe in the tenets of jihad. But in a different context. Often we have worked together to thwart militancy or militant tendencies. But sadly the government had chosen to dub those acts as jihad. But wherever there are atrocities against Muslims, Islam should intervene. And justly so.
Do Bangladeshi madrassas beget radical souls?
The current government is woefully wrong in this regard. Those places are not so as they are made out to be.
Did you coin the slogan ‘Amra sobai Taliban Bangla hobe Afghanistan' (We will become Taliban and Bangladesh another Afghanistan)?
I have never said that.
The Week | We will unite Dhaka and Kolkata for a greater Bangladesh