Bangladeshi leader calls for boycott of Indian products

Burns wife’s Indian saree

Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, the Joint Secretary General of the anti-Hindu Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)

Dhaka (Bangladesh) – Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, the Joint Secretary General of the anti-Hindu Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), burned his wife’s Indian saree as a symbolic protest against India. During the demonstrations, he called for a boycott of Indian products. Rizvi declared, “Bangladesh will not bow to any force. Even if we eat only once a day, we will stand proud and self-reliant.” The protest was organised in response to alleged vandalism of Bangladesh’s Assistant High Commissioner’s office in Agartala, Tripura, and the alleged desecration of the Bangladeshi national flag. Rizvi declared, “We will not purchase any goods from those who tore our national flag.”

⚠️Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi calls for a total boycott of Indian Products.

📌The leader went on record to burn his Wife’s Indian saree to show his protest

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Rizvi further said,

1. We will never insult the Indian flag, but we will not tolerate any wrongdoing against our country. Bangladesh has defeated oppressors before and will do so again.

2. Our women will no longer wear Indian sarees. We will not use Indian soap or toothpaste. We will produce our own chili and papaya. We do not need Indian goods because India has tried to undermine Bangladesh’s sovereignty.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s picture to be removed from Bangladeshi Currency

Bangladesh is preparing to remove the picture of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, its first president, from currency notes. The Bangladesh Central Bank is printing new currency notes featuring images of the violent protests that occurred in August. Following the instructions from the Interim Government, new denominations of 20, 100, 500, and 1,000 Taka are being printed and are expected to enter circulation within six months.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, often referred to as the architect of Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan, served as the nation’s first president from 17th April, 1971, to 15th August, 1975. He was also its Prime Minister until his assassination on 15th August, 1975, at his residence.

Editorial Perspective

• India should now impose a complete boycott on the countries where Muslims are attacking Hindus. The export of electricity, water, medicines, food grains, and other essential goods should be stopped. Hindus should pressurise the Government by making this demand.

• After India revoked Article 370, Pakistan voluntarily stopped trade with India. As a result, it is not India but Pakistan that has suffered, as admitted by its own people. Inflation there has reached an extreme level. The same fate seems imminent for Bangladesh.