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Protests against the demolition of the sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the port city of Chittagong. Various political and social organizations, including freedom fighters, writers, intellectuals and students, held various programs on Monday. The fire from continuous protests and demonstrations turned Chittagong into a city of protests in the late afternoon.
Aware of civil society and cultural activists from all walks of life in Chittagong, Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Parishad, Bangladesh Adivasi Forum, Sammilita Avritti Parishad Chittagong, Avritti Sangathan-Proma, Bangladesh Chhatra Union, and Bachik Art Practice Center.
Abul Momen, a renowned journalist and educator who participated in the human chain, said: ‘By breaking the Bangabandhu sculpture, the defeated independence forces have struck the heart of Bangladesh, the independence won in exchange for the blood of 3 million martyrs. We know this evil power, but we forget it. ‘
He added: “If we forget them, we will not be able to reach the goal. These are the forces of evil that opposed the language movement in 1952. They called for the construction of Shaheed Minar Hinduani that day. It was they who positioned themselves in favor of a Pakistan during the liberation war and they called the liberation war an Indian conspiracy, they used to say that taking pictures is forbidden, but now they can’t do Hajj without taking pictures.
Progressive writers, intellectuals and student leaders, including lawyer Rana Das Gupta, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and general secretary of the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unit of Bangladesh Parishad, addressed the human chain under the auspices of the coordinator of Chittagong Ganajagaran Mancha, Sharif Chauhan.
Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad-Chittagong Metropolitan Unit, Chittagong Muktijoddha Sangsad Sontan Command, Chittagong Medical College (Chamek) Chhatra League, and Sheikh Russell National Children and Adolescent Council conducted a separate protest and human chain program at the Chittagong Press Club facilities a 5 pm.
At the end of the human chain, a torchlight procession led by the Bangladeshi Muktijoddha Sangsad and Muktijoddha Sangsad Sontan Command circled several roads in the city.
Participating in the human chain, Chowdhury Farid, general secretary of the Chittagong Press Club, said: ‘Bangabandhu means Bangladesh, Bangladesh also means Bangabandhu. Bangladesh does not exist without Bangabandhu. Breaking the Bangabandhu sculpture today means attacking our existence. Breaking the Bangabandhu sculpture means that they have modified the red and green flag of Bangladesh. At this time, all the freedom fighters of Bangladesh, the children of the freedom fighters and the people of the pro-liberation forces should rebuild a protest resistance like that 71.
The Chairman of the Chittagong Metropolitan Freedom Fighting Command Muktijoddha Mozaffar Ahmed also spoke at the meeting. Khorshed Alam, Liberation War hero guerrilla commander Fazal Ahmed, former interim president of Chittagong Metropolitan BCL Farid Newaz, Chittagong University (CU) Professor Rezaur Rahman, assistant professor of microbiology. Abdullah Al Hassan Masood and others.
Abu Azad / ARA / MS
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