Yesterday, a conspiratorial roundtable discussion at Dhaka Reporters Unity was blocked and 16 people, including former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui, professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, journalist Manjurul Alam, were handed over to the police. A case is being filed against them under the Anti-Terrorism Act. This is a symbolic resistance against the fascist clique.
In the last 16 years, in the name of the spirit of the Liberation War, the fascists have poisoned the lives of the people and plunged the country into the darkness of impunity. This incident proves that their dark dreams will not be realized. The July warriors have stopped the fascist forces.
The unity of conscious citizens, the party defending the ideals of the Liberation War and the united resistance of the people will defeat fascism and the greedy forces of power. This fight must be strengthened through awareness, education and social movements. We must unite to establish a free Bangladesh and democracy.