November 8, 2008
The Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) would like to commend the protest action organized by the Democratic Left Alliance (DLA) last November 5. DLA is an affiliate of Bangladesh Krishok Federation (BFK) and BFK is a member organization of APC.
Protesters rallied against the presence of Myanmar warships in Bangladeshi territory, due mainly to gas exploration activities. Coincidentally, movements of Indian warships were monitored in the Bay of Bengal. Unfortunately, the Bangladeshi government is unable to see the threat posed by the warships on the nation's sovereignty in maritime boundaries. Thus, the whole country is placed at a precarious and vulnerable state.
Mass actions against foreign dominance and control must therefore be carried out in order to raise awareness among the public. More importantly, to force the government to act on issues concerning national security.#
Pathal Lal Golder (Phone: 0088-02-9559980; Mobile: 0088-01716056847
E-mail: pathaklal@yahoo.com, Pathaklal@gmail.com)