Jamaat rallies in Dhaka to protest Israeli attack on Gaza aid flotilla

Jamaat-e-Islami has staged a protest march in Dhaka to condemn the Israeli attack on a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza. The demonstration began with a brief gathering on Friday at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Jummah prayers and ended near Shantinagar. The march was organised jointly by the party’s Dhaka North and South units. Senior Jamaat leaders, including assistant secretaries general Rafiqul Islam Khan and Abdul Halim, and Dhaka North chief Muhammad Selim Uddin, were present. In his speech, Rafiqul said protests were taking place worldwide against Israel’s "genocidal actions" in Gaza. “We want to make it clear: until Palestine is free and independent, we will stand beside them and continue our struggle,” he said. He...