The US embassy in Bangladesh issued a press release on 11 April, 2010 stating that "the U.S. and Bangladesh militaries are participating in a joint "Tiger Shark" exercise in the Chittagong and Sylhet divisions through late-May." Members and supporters of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Chittagong organized a demonstration today against the planned exercise. They chanted slogans that the United States is an enemy state and called upon the Muslims to raise their voice against the joint exercise. Indeed the US works round the clock to subvert the interests of the Islamic Ummah. This joint exercise and other so-called security cooperation are nothing less than a malicious design by America to prevent the rise of Islam and subjugate the Muslims so that she can implement her strategic design for the region. America considers Bangladesh's strategic location between China and India as vital to her regional plan. Therefore America wants to consolidate her foothold in Bangladesh and subjugate its Muslims which would allow her to achieve her own selfish interests to contain China and closely monitor India.

On top of that we are witnessing how America is relentless in her crusade against the rise of Islam in the world including this region. Thus American presence in the region is part of her design to delay the re-establishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate" in Pakistan, Bangladesh or Indonesia where the call for Khilafah "Caliphate" by Hizb ut-Tahrir has gained strong support among the people and the party is close to achieving its goal. America knows very well that the return of the Khilafah "Caliphate" would be the beginning of her end - the end of her crusade against the Muslims and her dominion in the world.

The people participating in the demonstration called upon the Muslims to protest against the government's subservience to America; and to work for the re-establishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate". They urged the people of power to refuse to cooperate with the colonialist political and military officials. If the American enemy is not stopped immediately and decisively she will achieve an upper hand and inflict great harm upon the Ummah. Allah (SWT) warned the Muslims,

"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." [TMQ Surah Al-Mumtahanah: 2]