Khelafat Majlis announces 11-day programme to press for 5-point demand

Islamist party Khelafat Majlis has announced an 11-day programme, including a mass procession in Dhaka, to demand a legal framework for the July Uprising as part of a 5-point agenda. The plans were outlined in a statement signed by party chief Maulana Mamunul Haque and Secretary General Maulana Jalaluddin on Tuesday. According to the statement, the activities will begin with mass outreach across the country from Oct 1-9, followed by a mass procession in Dhaka on Oct 10, and submission of memorandums to deputy commissioners across the country on Oct 12. “The July Charter and the 5-point demand are not just the programme of the Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis, but a life-long demand of every citizen, regardless of party, ideological or...