بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

O Muslims! Protest against the abductions, arrests and dismissals of sincere army officers by traitor Hasina at the behest of US-India

O Army Officers! Remove Hasina, the killer of your brothers and establish the Khilafah to save yourselves and the Ummah from subjugation to US-India

Dear Muslims, Hizb ut-Tahrir is issuing this leaflet to you in order to convey the news of imminent threats against your Muslim Army. In recent weeks and months the traitor Hasina, at the behest of the kafir-mushrik enemies, USA and India, has been abducting, arresting and dismissing sincere army officers who are on the side of Islam, the country and national interests. Dozens of bright officers have been victims of the government’s purge of the army. Reports regarding this have been published in print and online media. As you are aware, within a month of taking power, Sheikh Hasina and her close aides collaborated with India in the brutal massacre of army officers in Pilkhana on 25th-27th February, 2009. Thereafter Hasina removed from the army those officers who spoke against the government’s collaboration with India in the massacre.

Hasina has taken such a stand against the army, which is truly a stand against the Muslims of this country, due to her unfettered loyalty to her masters. She was brought to power by the Americans, in partnership with India. The Americans have a design to prevent the return of the Islamic Khilafah in this region (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia) and contain the rise of China. For this purpose she prefers a strategic partnership with India in order to secure her strong presence in this region and tighten her grip over the Muslim countries within the region. Therefore, in a way similar to Pakistan, the government, the opposition, and some in the military leadership in Bangladesh are being used as agents by these two countries to solve the long standing issues with India which will free India’s hands. This will facilitate India to join hands with America in implementing her design to prevent the return of Islam and contain China. And they are working to remove all obstacles to this plan and anyone who exposes or speaks against this evil plan. It was for this reason that bright officers of our army were massacred in Pilkhana in which Hasina collaborated. It was for this reason that Hasina banned Hizb ut-Tahrir and is pursuing a policy of brutal repression against the party. And now she is executing a policy of whole sale purge of the army of all officers who stand on the side of Islam, and the country’s sovereignty and security.

O Muslims!

If America, India and their loyal servant Hasina succeed in executing this evil design you will become a slave nation, serving the whims and desires of the kafir-mushrik nations, leading to humiliation in the Dunya and the Akhira. There are no other words for this. Allah سبحانه وتعالى says,

إِنْ يَثْقَفُوكُمْ يَكُونُوا لَكُمْ أَعْدَاءً وَيَبْسُطُوا إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَلْسِنَتَهُمْ بِالسُّوءِ وَوَدُّوا لَوْ تَكْفُرُونَ

“Should they gain the upper hand over you, they would behave to you as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against you with evil, and they desire that you should disbelieve.” [Surah Al-Mumtahanah: 2]

Hizb ut-Tahrir calls upon you to take an immediate, decisive, and strong stance against the government’s criminal policy of purging the army. It does not befit you to stay silent in the face of this impending threat of becoming slaves to the whims and desires of kafir-mushrik nations. Allah سبحانه وتعالى describes you in the Noble Qur’an as the best and the leading nation.

كُنْتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنْ الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ

“You are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind; you enjoin the Good and forbid the Evil, and you believe in Allah.” [Surah Al-‘Imran: 110]

O sincere officers in the Muslim Army of Bangladesh!

In the BDR massacre Hasina and her masters killed the bright officers who they considered as obstacles in the way of starting normal relations with the Indian army. Now they are working to eliminate the rest of you who do not accept the domination of the Mushrik Army. It has therefore become an immediate and urgent duty upon you to prepare and use all your strength and power to confront this threat to your own safety and safety of the institution which is a source of your pride, as well as confronting the threat to the security of this Islamic land. Hizb ut-Tahrir calls upon you to undertake the following precise set of actions:

Firstly: Overthrow the current ruling regime and Hasina from authority at once. This is the one and only option in your hand. Any form of procrastination in doing this or adopting any other course only gives time and opportunity to the enemies to devise evil ways and means to harm you and the Ummah.

Secondly: Removing the current regime and Hasina must not be a knee-jerk reaction. Rather it must be for bringing true change according to what the Islamic ideology demands. As Muslims you have no option to adopt any other ideology except Islam. Otherwise your actions will be in vain. Allah سبحانه وتعالى says,

وَمَنْ يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الإِسْلاَمِ دِينًا فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنْ الْخَاسِرِينَ

“Whoever adopts a deen other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be among the losers.” [Surah Al-‘Imran: 85]

Bringing true change according to Islam means to uproot the current ruling system from the root, not just Hasina. There exist no political leaders or parties – whether they are rightists, leftists or centrists – who are not slaves to America or India. This kufr ruling system is the factory which produced Hasina. And Khaleda belongs to the same system and she is as eager to serve US-India as Hasina. Therefore do not leave any space for futile interim governments or caretaker governments to be put in place as a result of your actions. You have to remove the imperialist dominated democratic system completely in order to cut all ways for AL-BNP and their allies to return to power.

Thirdly: Provide the Nusrah (material support) to Hizb ut-Tahrir to transfer the authority to the sincere and aware politicians who will establish the Khilafah state. Hizb ut-Tahrir is a sincere and aware party which will establish the ruling according to the Qur’an and Sunnah. This is the Khilafah ruling system. Islam does not permit democratic, dictatorial, military or any other form of government. Allah سبحانه وتعالى says,

وَمَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمْ الظَّالِمُونَ

“And whosoever does not rule by all that Allah has revealed such are the Zalimun.” [Surah Al-Ma’idah: 45]

Therefore when we call upon you to overthrow the Hasina government, by that we do not call you to take power for yourselves. The task of the military is not ruling; rather your task is to fight and protect Islam and Muslims. Thus our call to you is to transfer the authority to the sincere and aware politicians who will establish the Khilafah state.

The Khilafah state which will lead you and the Ummah will eject USA, India and their allies from Bangladesh. No avenues will be left open for the imperialist kafir-mushrik enemies to exercise influence over the politics of the country. We want to make it clear to you here that ejecting India while having normal relations with the US is a grave danger. In fact USA, Britain and other Western imperialists are the real source of the problem; without their active policy India would not be able to achieve the facilities she received from Hasina. Furthermore Allah سبحانه وتعالى forbids the Muslims from taking any belligerent disbelieving nation as their allies whether it was America, Britain, India or any other country. Moreover all of these imperialist nations have evil designs against the military and the people of the country. Therefore a well thought out policy has to be formulated to deal with the US, her allies and partners. Hizb ut-Tahrir has already drafted such a policy.

The Khilafah state will build this country as the starting point for becoming a global super power. This is by securing the basic needs of the people and solving the long running problems faced by the people such as poverty and unemployment, industrializing the country’s economy, building the army as a strong and advanced fighting force, and unifying with the Muslim Ummah. Hizb ut-Tahrir has adopted thoughts, solutions and policies from Islam for achieving this goal.

Some of you may argue that this is beyond our capabilities as a small nation! To answer that let us remind you with the example of our Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم who faced the two superpowers in his time, Rome and Persia, when he was in a worse material situation than us today. Moreover today the US and the West are facing severe economic, social, security and political crises; and they are not in a position where they can face the Ummah of Jihad which has entered a new era of awakening, starting with the Arab spring. On the other hand we are very confident that we can face the US and all her allies if you provide us with the material support that we are demanding from you, similar to the Ansar (RA) who provided the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم with material support. So rush to that before it is too late!

O sincere officers!

How can you sit idly while Hasina is ruling over you with a smiling face after killing your officers? You are not an ordinary army. You are the army of the Muslim Ummah. Your forefathers opened land after land to establish the justice of Islam on this earth. They were feared by enemies and welcomed by the people. This is your glorious history. How then do you accept to be killed, abducted, arrested, and dismissed by this lowly traitor?

O officers!

Regain your sense of honour, and remove Hasina for her treachery against you and the Muslims of this country. We remind you that you have made two great covenants. Your first covenant is that which you made with Allah سبحانه وتعالى as a Muslim to worship Him as your only Ilah and implement the deen revealed by Him سبحانه وتعالى in all of life’s affairs. The other you made as a soldier to protect the Ummah. Therefore fulfill your covenants and give your Nusrah (support) to Hizb ut-Tahrir so that we may establish the Khilafah which will be your only shield and the shield of the people. Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم said,

“Indeed the Imam (Khaleefah) is the shield, from behind whom you fight, and protect yourselves.” [Sahih Muslim, Hadith #1841]

Our final call to you is the words of Allah سبحانه وتعالى,

وَسَارِعُوا إِلَى مَغْفِرَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ

“And march forth in the way (which leads to) forgiveness from your Lord and for Paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for Al-Muttaqeen (the pious).” [Surah Al-‘Imran: 133]

Hizb ut-Tahrir

Wilayah, Bangladesh

13 Safar, 1433 AH

07 January, 2012 CE