Today is May 5. On this day in 2013, the Amir of Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis, Maulana Mamunul Haque, has announced that he will continue the struggle for justice until justice is done, referring to the Shapla Chattar incident in Motijheel of the capital as “horrific and painful”.
Hefazete Islam Bangladesh Joint Secretary General Mamunul Haque made this announcement in a status given on social media Facebook. He said, on this day in 2013, a peaceful mass movement was brutally suppressed and Shapla Chattar was stained with the blood of countless innocent people.
He also writes, ‘The memory of that night is still burning in the heart of the nation and this chapter is not to be forgotten. Rather it reminds the nation of responsibility.’
Mamunul Haque highlighted his personal experience and said, ‘I was in charge of Naib Amir at Gabtali Point on May 5. After announcing the gathering at Shapla Chatwar, the procession left towards Shapla Chatwar. A great procession of millions of people came from every point of the siege of Dhaka and started meeting at the Shapla estuary. Seeing this endless journey of people, the Fascist forces became upset. Like a hyena pounces on innocent people. Vast areas including Gulistan, Zero Point, Press Club, Paltan, Dainik Bangla, Vijayanagar are covered in blood. People run like locusts towards Shapla risking their lives across the valley of death. In the evening, the red of the setting sun in the western sky is a single color on the blood-stained streets of Dhaka.
Khun ranga bodies started coming towards the stage. Seeing the rows of corpses makes me forget the beauty of life. The desire for martyrdom runs through the veins. All the emotion spilled out in the momentary speech. The mouth piece reaches the sea of people. Ether to Ether spread from country to country.
