Students and different organisations in Dhaka held demonstrations on Friday demanding fair share of water of the common rivers with India.
The demonstrations were held amid the deterioration of flood situation in the north-eastern districts due to onrush of water from India, the protesters alleged.
On the Dhaka University campus, students under the banner of Inqilab Mancha held a procession protesting against India, alleging that because they opened the Dumbur dam in Tripura the flood situation in Bangladesh aggravated, Dhaka University correspondent reported.
Protesters demanded removal of all the 鈥榠llegal鈥� and unilateral dams by India on international rivers.
Sharif Islam Bin Hadi, the spokesperson of the Inqilab Mancha, said, 鈥業ndia released water in the night to kill people of Bangladesh violating diplomatic protocols.鈥�
He announced that they would conduct a long march with ten trucks from Shahbagh towards Cumilla and the Dumbur dam on Tuesday.
Besides, students under the platform of 鈥楤aishammyabirodhi Sammilita Bishwabiddyalay Theatre Jote鈥� organised a rally in front of the arts faculty building Kala Bhaban protesting at the alleged opening of the Dumbur dam and India鈥檚 water invasion.
Meanwhile, students of Jahangirnagar University staged a demonstration on the campus blaming India for the flash floods in Bangladesh, university correspondent reported.
They brought out a procession from the university鈥檚 central Shaheed Minar and held a rally in the Battola area on the campus.
The speakers at the rally sought speedy diplomatic action from Dhaka to ensure that India fully follows the existing water-sharing agreements and also emphasised actions to mitigate the damages suffered by the flood-affected regions.
鈥楧haka should raise its voice against India鈥檚 policy of aggression that has thrown millions of people into danger. India is using the water at their reservoirs as a weapon to kill Bangladeshis,鈥� said Zahir Faisal at the rally.
Water security and climate related platform 鈥楽ave The River Movement鈥� held a rally in front of the National Press Club, protesting at India鈥檚 water invasion of Bangladesh.
The participants of the rally demanded equal distribution of water of all trans-boundary rivers according to the international laws.
Political party Khelafat Majlish and banned extremist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir also brought out separate processions in Paltan areas after Friday prayers in the afternoon protesting at India鈥檚 alleged water invasion.
A greater part of Bangladesh, including Feni, Cumilla, Noakhali and Chattogram, has been inundated due to relentless rainfall and onrush of water from the upstream leading to a rise in the water level of rivers, leaving 15 people dead and over 48 lakh people affected as of Friday evening.
