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Dhaka rally against Indian PM Modi's visit

(19 Mar 2021) Hundreds of people including Muslim devotees and left-leaning student activists on Friday rallied in Bangladesh's capital against the upcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join the celebration of the country's 50th anniversary of independence. Modi is due to arrive in Dhaka on March 26, Bangladesh's independence day, 50 years after independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had declared the nation's independence in 1971, until when the territory formed the eastern wing of Pakistan. Aided by India, Bangladesh emerged as a new nation after nine months of bloody war. After Friday's weekly prayer, about 500 devotees took to the streets outside the country's main Baitul Mokarram Mosque in downtown Dhaka amid tight security. They marched through streets but were intercepted by police who asked them to stay within the security barricades. The protesters carried no banners and did not declare if they have any allegiance to any political parties. They took their shoes in their hands to show disrespect to Modi. They chanted anti-India and anti-Modi slogans, asking him not to come to Dhaka. Separately, about 200 left-leaning student activists marched through streets on Dhaka University campus where they called Modi "the butcher of Gujarat." Modi was chief minister of Gujarat for 12 years before becoming the country's prime minister in May 2014. Some protesters carried posters reading "Go Back Modi, Go Back India" and "Go Back Killer Modi". The protesters also criticized Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for inviting Modi to join the celebration, saying there were many disputed issues between India and Bangladesh. One protester said Modi and his right wing ruling party are responsible for a systematic oppression of Muslims in India. They also criticized the killings of Bangladeshis along its porous border with Bangladesh by border guards. India says such casualties happen when Bangladeshis are involved in cross-border smuggling and attempt to cross the border illegally. Equitable sharing of water of international rivers is another issue of dispute.     Hossain Mohammed Anwar, a protester who attended the demonstration said Modi "has the blood of thousands of Muslims on his hands." No violence was reported during the protests but police presence was reinforced. Modi's visit is the first foreign trip since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. He is scheduled to travel to a place outside Dhaka, which is sacred to the Matua community of India's West Bengal state. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...