Protests held in Bangladesh's Dhaka over activist Karima Baloch's alleged assassination

Hundreds of protestors, on December 27, coalesced at foot of Raju sculpture adjacent to Teacher-Student Centre in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. demonstration was organized by Bangladesh Muktijuddha Mancha to voice against “assassination” of Karima Baloch, a Pakistani human rights activist exiled in Canada. 37-year-old Baloch has been a staunch critic of Pakistani administration and campaigned robustly for freedom of Balochistan. She went missing on December 20 following which her corpse was later found.

“ killing of Karima Baloch, a female human rights activist in exile in Canada, has proved that Pakistani government is a sponsor of terrorism and militancy. Muslim gecide in Balochistan must be stopped. I demand exemplary punishment for those involved in Baloch killings," Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, Former Justice of Appellate Division of Supreme Court of Bangladesh was quoted as saying by ANI.

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'Build an international public opinion'

Demanding justice for Karima Baloch, Muktiyuddha Mancha urged Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh to build an international public opinion on activist's killing in Canada and stopping of Muslim gecide in Balochistan. "Orwise, Bangladesh Muktijuddha Mancha will soon anunce a tougher program," it said. 

Asserting that ISI had executed a “well-planned assassination”, Mancha condemned attack on Balochi. He also expressed solidarity with those demanding independence of Balochistan and said that it was “very logical” as Pakistan has presented itself as “ state sponsor” of terrorism time and again. " Bengali world probably kws best how brutal, how inhuman and ruthless torture of Pakistani army can be. We have seen it from August 1947 to last day of ir reign in 1971,” it added.

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“Pakistan's Punjabi army and fundamentalists are committing such horrible atrocities. Balochs say that Punjabis are torturing Bengalis today as Pak army did in 1971. y are students, lawyers, teachers, and politically conscious leaders and activists who have been victims of se killings for decades,” Sculptor Rasha was quoted as saying by ANI.

Highlighting atrocities of  Pakistani army, Razsa said that over bullet-ridden bodies of over 1,000 people have been recovered from Balochistan in last years. Out of total, 51 per cent are Baloch and 22 per cent are Pakhtuns. So far 1838 people were killed and about 4,000 were injured in communal riots in last few years in province, Raza asserted citing an official survey.

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(With inputs from ANI)