A mass protest march demanding the resignation of the Home Affairs Advisor started from Central Shaheed Minar, but was blocked by police near the Education Building on Monday afternoon.
A large protest march demanding the resignation of the Home Affairs Advisor began on Monday afternoon from the Central Shaheed Minar, passing through TSC, and heading towards the Ministry of Home Affairs. However, at around 3 p.m., law enforcement blocked the marchers in front of the Education Building, resulting in clashes between students and police. Despite the confrontation, protesters managed to remove the police barricades, but could not continue toward the Secretariat due to further police resistance. The protesters eventually sat on the road, chanting slogans.
Earlier, at around 2:15 p.m., a brief rally was held at Shaheed Minar before the march. The protest, organized under the banner of “Bangladesh Against Rape and Abuse,” called for the resignation of the Home Affairs Advisor for failing to ensure public safety. The marchers also demanded urgent action against the ongoing incidents of rape and violence against women, immediate trials for all such cases, and necessary reforms to relevant laws.
During the rally, participants raised several defiant slogans, including “Break the power of men, create equality” and “From woman to woman, let the protest touch,” in protest against sexual violence and oppression. Protestors also held placards with messages such as “We demand justice for all rapes, from hills to plains,” “The culture of impunity, politics of rape,” and “Where is the justice for Tanu’s rape and murder?”
Many students and young activists expressed their disillusionment with the current situation, saying that despite the hopes raised after the people’s revolution, the promised Bangladesh had not materialized. They argued that in the face of increasing crimes against women, staying silent or staying at home was no longer an option.
Liberty News’ national correspondent states that, Dhaka University student Shima Akter, who participated in the march, stated, “The Home Affairs Advisor has failed to ensure our safety so far. The police under his leadership are indifferent, leaving women vulnerable. We demand his resignation, and he should apologize to the nation and step down.”A mass protest march demanding the resignation of the Home Affairs Advisor started from Central Shaheed Minar, but was blocked by police near the Education Building on Monday afternoon.
A large protest march demanding the resignation of the Home Affairs Advisor began on Monday afternoon from the Central Shaheed Minar, passing through TSC, and heading towards the Ministry of Home Affairs. However, at around 3 p.m., law enforcement blocked the marchers in front of the Education Building, resulting in clashes between students and police. Despite the confrontation, protesters managed to remove the police barricades, but could not continue toward the Secretariat due to further police resistance. The protesters eventually sat on the road, chanting slogans.
Earlier, at around 2:15 p.m., a brief rally was held at Shaheed Minar before the march. The protest, organized under the banner of “Bangladesh Against Rape and Abuse,” called for the resignation of the Home Affairs Advisor for failing to ensure public safety. The marchers also demanded urgent action against the ongoing incidents of rape and violence against women, immediate trials for all such cases, and necessary reforms to relevant laws.
During the rally, participants raised several defiant slogans, including “Break the power of men, create equality” and “From woman to woman, let the protest touch,” in protest against sexual violence and oppression. Protestors also held placards with messages such as “We demand justice for all rapes, from hills to plains,” “The culture of impunity, politics of rape,” and “Where is the justice for Tanu’s rape and murder?”
Many students and young activists expressed their disillusionment with the current situation, saying that despite the hopes raised after the people’s revolution, the promised Bangladesh had not materialized. They argued that in the face of increasing crimes against women, staying silent or staying at home was no longer an option.
Liberty News’ national correspondent states that, Dhaka University student Shima Akter, who participated in the march, stated, “The Home Affairs Advisor has failed to ensure our safety so far. The police under his leadership are indifferent, leaving women vulnerable. We demand his resignation, and he should apologize to the nation and step down.”
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