Drawing a comparison between the Awami League’s tenure in Bangladesh and the German Nazis and Italy’s Mussolini, Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Vice President Shadik Kayem has demanded a ban on the politics of Awami League and its associated organisations.
He made these remarks at a seminar titled “Enforced Disappearance: A Heinous Tool of Fascist Rule,” held at the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall auditorium of Dhaka University on Saturday morning.
Shadik Kayem said, “They must be handed over to the police station wherever they are found and brought under exemplary punishment.”
He said, “The killer Hasina has used the state’s administrative institutions to forcibly disappear and murder anti-fascists.”
Speaking as a special guest at the event, Adviser to the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, Adilur Rahman Khan, said, “Fascist rule had held all of Bangladesh captive. The days of extrajudicial killings are over, and now we are moving forward on the path to establishing the rule of law.”
He further said, “Even though fascism is defeated, it tries to return repeatedly. Therefore, despite our differences, we must all continue the struggle against fascism unitedly.”
At the event, former Brigadier Abdullahil Aman Azmi said, “The July Revolution took place to stop corruption and oppression and to reflect people’s aspirations.”
He said, “Many requested me not to file cases against the generals. But if I remain silent about any enforced disappearance or murder and show discrimination, I will have to answer to Allah. I have filed this case not for revenge, but to stop the path of creating blindly loyal generals in the future and to block the path of fascism.”
The author of the book, Witness of the Mirror Room: Eight Years of a Disappeared Life, Barrister Mir Ahmad Bin Kasem (Arman), said, “We must have faith in the July warriors. When the police force had vanished, young boys and girls came out on the streets and controlled traffic. These young boys and girls have taught me to dream again.”
