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Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) will hold a mass rally in Dhaka on January 9 demanding the arrest of those responsible for the killing of Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi and to build public opinion in favour of the July Charter.

The party announced the decision in a release yesterday, following its regular meeting on Thursday at the central office in Purana Paltan, chaired by IAB Ameer Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim.

Earlier, Jamaat-e-Islami said it would organise a rally in Dhaka on January 3 with the same demand.

According to IAB, the January 9 rally will also press for improvement of the law and order situation, recovery of illegal arms, creation of a level playing field, and promotion of the July Charter through a referendum.

At the meeting, the IAB ameer expressed concern over deteriorating law and order and criticised the failure to bring Osman Hadi’s killers to justice. The meeting was attended by IAB Secretary General Yunus Ahmed, Assistant Secretary General Gazi Ataur Rahman, Ashraful Alam, Sheikh Fazle Bari Masud, Assistant Secretary General KM Atikur Rahman, Organising Secretary Shah Iftekhar Tariq, and other central leaders.