Life stopped in its tracks as millions of people across Bangladesh held a candlelight vigil from wherever they could on Thursday in an extraordinary show of support for the Shahbagh movement.
The protesters converged on the heart of the capital announced a
‘Jagaran Samabesh’, or Uprising Rally, for Friday, to roll out the next
agitation programmes to press for execution of all war criminals,
including Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Molla.
People – irrespective of age, sex and class – poured out of their offices and homes in droves with candles in hand as the time for the vigil at 7pm approached.
The solidarity gesture – in an echo of the three-minute silence of Tuesday – reinforced the massive public support to the Shabagh protest that continued for the 10th consecutive day, in an unmistakeable sign of renewed Bengali nationalism.
People – irrespective of age, sex and class – poured out of their offices and homes in droves with candles in hand as the time for the vigil at 7pm approached.
The solidarity gesture – in an echo of the three-minute silence of Tuesday – reinforced the massive public support to the Shabagh protest that continued for the 10th consecutive day, in an unmistakeable sign of renewed Bengali nationalism.
At the
Shahbagh intersection, the heart of the protest now christened ‘Prajanma
Chattar’, tens of thousands of people sang: ‘Muktiro Mandiro Sopano
Tole, Koto Pran Holo Bolidan, Lekha Aachhe Oshru Jole.”
The Members of Parliament led by Deputy Speaker Shawkat Ali joined the vigil in the parliament complex. Parliament employees and journalists on duty there also observed the programme.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her granddaughter lit a candle inside the Ganabhaban, her official residence. Bdnews24(Abridgement)
The Members of Parliament led by Deputy Speaker Shawkat Ali joined the vigil in the parliament complex. Parliament employees and journalists on duty there also observed the programme.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her granddaughter lit a candle inside the Ganabhaban, her official residence. Bdnews24(Abridgement)
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