Grand-rally again at Shahbagh Friday

 
DHAKA: Another grand-rally will be held at city’s Shahbagh intersection at 3:00pm on Friday as a part of ongoing protest demanding death penalty to all war criminals.

The announcement came from the candlelit programme at 7:00pm Thursday, paying tribute to them who were killed during the Liberation War by Jamaat-Shibir after the war.

Millions of people form all walks of life across the country including, ‘Prajanmo Chattar, Shahbagh’ lit candles raising voice demanding death penalty to all war criminals.

The journalists and officials of East-West Media Group also observed candlelit programme in front of Media House at city’s Bashundhara Residential area. 

On Wednesday, the organizers of Shahbagh protest urged all to light a candle from their respective location in home and abroad to showcase power of enlightened Bangladesh in similar to that the world has seen the power of silence on Tuesday.

Earlier on Tuesday, millions of people observed a three-minute silence across the country to express solidarity with the demand of death penalty for all war criminals.

Everyday students, professionals, rickshaw pullers, workers, farmers  came to Shahbagh intersection to lend their support to mass protest that started on February 10 demanding death penalty of war criminals.

Thousands of people from different ages, religions and profession   under the banner of ‘Bloggers and Online Activist Network’ continue demonstration and showing their dissatisfaction for the tenth straight day against the verdict of International Crimes Tribunal as it is inconsistent with public expectation with chanting different slogans and rendering patriotic and protest songs.banglanews24.com

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