Sylhet, Aug. 16 -- Daily Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman has claimed that leftist political forces in Bangladesh have historically acted as agents of India and have consistently worked against the interests of Bengali Muslims.

He made the remarks on Saturday evening while addressing a seminar titled "Sylhet Referendum and Muslim Geographical Nationalism", organised by Guardian Publications at the Sylhet District Shilpakala Academy auditorium.

"The leftists have opposed Bengali Muslims since 1947, and they continue to do so. They always work against the Muslim identity. All these leftists are India's agents," he alleged.Dr Rahman emphasised the need to reconnect with Muslim identity within Bengali nationalism. "I am a Bengali and a Musl...