Protests were held after Jumma prayers on Friday in capital Dhaka and parts of the country to condemn the derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by two ruling party leaders of India. In Dhaka, several thousand people took to the streets after the prayers at Baitul Mukurram National Mosque and marched up to Nightingale point in Kakrail amid heavy police deployment, witnesses said. One of the rallies was held by Islami Andolan Bangladesh. After the demonstration its leaders said the party will stage a demonstration and submit a memorandum to the Indian Embassy in Dhaka on June 16 protesting the remarks about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) made by the leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party’s senior Naib Amir Mufti Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim Shaikh Charmonai announced the programme. He demanded that Bangladesh Parliament adopts a motion of condemnation in its current session and the government summons the Indian high commissioner to hand over a protest note. If New Delhi fails to bring the BJP offenders to justice the party will hold a mass processions towards the Indian high commission in Baridhara on June 16, he said.