Ilias Ali - Organizer of Long March Towards Sylhet Border

Organizer of Long March Towards Sylhet Border

For saving precious land of Bangladesh at the border of sylhet the long march was held. The event was organized in 1 October 2011 by the former MP and Sylhet District BNP President M. Ilias Ali. Which was under the banner of "Amra Shimantabashi". The editor of "Daily Amardesh" Mahmudur Rahman was the Chief Guest of the long march. It was organized to protest against the Indian aggression, to save Bangladesh's land and to stop the killings of Bangladeshi citizens. Awamileague After became in power, India is regularly stealing the crops, taking advantage of the poor citizens living at the border. A long march to protest alleged move to hand over Bangladesh lands along Sylhet-Meghalaya and Sylhet-Assam borders to the Indians in the name of joint survey was held in the city yesterday. Starting at 12.00 noon from Sylhet Government Aliya Madrasha field, thousands of people all over 1500 vehicles including private cars, micro-buses, trucks and buses. And thousands of Motorbike concluded their 55KM long march at Jaflong- Amir Miya High School Field. At the end of the Historical Long March there was a rally surrounding Lacs (100 Thousand) of people in which Ilias Ali addressed along with Mahmudur Rahman to state that "WE WILL GIVE OUR LIFE BUT NOT AN INCH OF LAND" pointing their fingers to India. The speakers alleged that in the name of resolving the border trouble, the AL-led government handed over the lands of the bordering people to the Indians. Survey officials of Bangladesh and Indians from Meghalaya and Assam carried out a joint border survey and demarcated adversely possessed lands (APL) at different points recently. After many hassles and troubles, things were completed. But still the Indian Khasias and others, including BSF, had been barring Bangladeshi nationals from ploughing croplands and fishing in their water bodies on Jaintapur and Gowainghat borders. Besides, two Bangladeshis were shot dead and at least 20 others injured in clashes during the last two months in the region. Locals under the forum 'Amra Simantabashi' have been raising protest against the survey alleging handing over of lands to the Indians. However, the forum is mainly dominated by the opposition leaders in the region.