Thirty-One cultural organisations on Saturday demanded revoking of countrywide curfew imposed on midnight past Friday after 110 people were killed in the ongoing quota protests.
They also demanded that the government should allow people to organise meetings, and practise democracy and freedom of speech amid the contemporary violent situation.聽
Bibartan Sangskritik Kendra general secretary Mafijur Rahman Laltu sent the statement to media.
鈥榃e strongly protest against the killing of mass people by the law enforcement agencies, attacks on protesters by Chatra league and Juba league; and the government鈥檚 fascist activities,鈥� read the statement.
鈥榃e demand that the government should revoke the curfew. We also condemn the seizure of rights to organise meetings and practise democracy. We demand restoration of democratic rights of the people. We also support the demands placed by the quota protesters,鈥� ended Mafijur Rahman Laltu.聽聽聽
The platform, Protibadi Shamajik Shangskritik Shongothonsomuho, represented 31 organisations, including Bibartan Sangskritik Kendra, Bangladesh Udichi Shilpighosthi, Pragati Lekhak Sangha, BotTola, Samageet, Teerondaj, and Theatre 52, among others.
