Shajahan Garcia marquez
Very recently IAB (Islami Andolon Bangladesh) has arrested attention of non- muslim and anti- islamic community throughout the world for its sharp rising and doing some social and humanitarian activities targeting to be in the saddle of central power of Bangladesh through democratic and decent ways.we have a number of Islamic parties namely ;Bangladesh Islami Front,Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami,Bangladesh Khilafat Andola,.Bangladesh Tarikat Federation ,etcetera.
But none of them are as active and vibrant as IAB regarding to their functions and moral strength. Formerly, India was afraid of Jamaat- e -Islam which is considered underlying factors of all miscreants and terrorists activities of Bangladesh crossing the border and targeting to sunder the seven sisters now considered fangless tigers.
Moreover, it is somewhat evidently true that IAB has been running its political functions and agenda very wisely and with definite issues related to national or international especially as to islamic khilafat. We have spotted them neither with ruling Awami league nor with BNP ,it is because they don’t go out of the Islamic code of denial women hegemony or leadership that is liked by Jamaat -e -Islam. Jamaat- e -Islam has many controversial activities for which they disliked by most of the Qwami alim and they are also counted mean for their subversive activities as well as anti liberation performances. So, IAB has definitely a clean images in this regard and in compare to Jamaat-e-Islam.
Using this clean image, IAB is running all sorts of activities under the tacit support of ruling government as they ran during BNP reign. We need to know that IAB compelled government to change the syllabus of NCTB and not only that they also protested vehemently against Modi’s arrival in Bangladesh on centennial celebrations of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman .
Finally they succeeded to do so.To strike back with Bangladesh Modi stopped to export onion in Bangladesh of which repercussions cost Bangalees dreadfully.
Now India is taking IAB as major setbacks on way of capitalizing on Bangladesh in the name of shoring up and so called friendship. It has already put IAB in their black list and now trying to thwart its rocketing success in connection with some of our minority bureaucrats who have been topped by Indian beacons.
It is China which has taken this opportunity and trying to use IAB against India and already given 40 thousands PPE for doing humanitarian activities in this Corona crisis. Now it is a Matter thought that; will IAB go against Indian interest and work in favour of China and give slogans against India? No,IAB is not daunted and enticed by any kinds of mundane benefits let alone others.
IAB knows well that Indian’saffronization policy and China’s Muslim suppression policy are alike or latera eiusdem monete that is why they don’t rub shoulders with any political parties.
Frequent protest against India in Bangladesh put the policy makers in the quagmire to check the situation as it goes against their grain. That is why ,India is trying to undercut business barter and underpin the ruling Awami league.
IAB Amir Maolana Mufty Sayeed Faizul karim has recently longed for national Muslim unity to make a fair country; free from Indian aggression and clutches. To boost up their policy and plot against Bangladesh, India is using ISKCON.
It is expected that if all the Islamic parties come under a major political party ,no doubt, they will form a government and definitely they must try to settle their hash with India and will cement good relationships with muslim world to take retaliation on Babri mosque and Kashmir issues. All the Muslim except some Islamic wayward will give silent support to them.
In this regard IAB leader chormonai pir is trying hard and soul to bring all the Islamic parties under the same umbrella to form a strong government which will put no ear to India and that is why IAB is emerging a new platform for Islamic parties and India is given a sense of foreboding as a challenge to them.
Shajahan Garcia marquez
Teacher and journalist
