Students under the platform of the Student Movement Against Discrimination on Wednesday announced that they would hold the 鈥楽haheedi March鈥� today across the country marking the one-month of ousting of the Awami League government by the student-led mass uprising.
They said that they would organise the march in honour of those martyrs who sacrificed their lives during student protests and those injured during the movement.
Sarjis Alam, a key coordinator of the movement, announced the programme at a聽 press conference held at the Teacher-Student Centre of Dhaka University.
Sarjis Alam said that on the occasion of the one-month anniversary of the student-led mass uprising, students would hold a 鈥楽haheedi March鈥�.
鈥楾his programme will be observed at all levels, from unions to metropolitan areas, across the country honouring the martyrs,鈥� he said, adding, 鈥榃e will arrange the event to show our respect for our brothers and sisters killed during the protests and those suffering on hospital beds, as well as those who have lost their limbs, hands, feet, or eyes.鈥�
The 鈥楽haheedi March鈥� in Dhaka will begin at 3:00pm from the Anti-terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture on the Dhaka University campus, he said.
The march will parade through Nilkhet, New Market, Kalabagan, Mirpur Road, Manik Mia Avenue, Farmgate, Karwan Bazar, Shahbagh, and Raju Memorial Sculpture, before ending at the Central Shaheed Minar.
Key Coordinators Hasnat Abdullah, Abu Baker Mojumdar and Mahin Sarkar, among other coordinators, were also present at the press conference.
Hasnat Abdullah said that the AL used to engage in tagging and blaming people whenever someone made a logical demand.
鈥業n Bangladesh, the AL created a separate religion,鈥� he said, adding, 鈥楾hey introduced 鈥渢he Awami religion鈥� in clothing, food, and everywhere. Bangabandhu was made a political prophet.鈥�
He also said that those involved in killings would not be spared.
Students under the platform of the Student Movement Against Discrimination began the quota reform movement in July resulting in a student-led mass uprising that forced Sheikh Hasina to resign as the prime minister on August 5 and flee to India, where she has now taken shelter.
The interim government鈥檚 health adviser Nurjahan Begum told the media on August 28 that more than 1,000 people were killed in the student-led mass uprising.
