Hundreds of thousands of Muslim devotees have gathered in the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque area of Purana Paltan in Dhaka city to stage protests against anti-Islamic acts in France, including publication of caricatures of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM).
Hifazat-e-Islam, an Islamic group, organised the protest gathering, which started around 11 in the morning on Monday.
After the gathering, protesters marched towards the French embassy in the capital to surround it around 1:30pm, but police stopped them.
The demonstration resulted in a chaotic traffic situation in the area, including on both sides of the mosque's north gate.
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Hundreds of thousands of Muslim devotees gather in the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque area in Dhaka’s Purana Paltan on Monday to protest against French caricatures of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM) – FE Photo
As cartoons of the prophet were published in France in late October, Muslims across the world have ever since risen up in protests voicing a set of demands, including unconditional apology from France.
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Hundreds of thousands of Muslim devotees gather in the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque area in Dhaka’s Purana Paltan on Monday to protest against French caricatures of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM) – FE Photo
Bangladesh Islamic group Hifazat demands that the government condemn France, boycott French products and severe diplomatic ties with France protesting against publications of caricatures of the prophet.
