In a statement sent out by Abdul Kader, a coordinator of Student Movements Against Discrimination, a platform for protesting students, on early Monday, urged the international community to stand by the common people of Bangladesh and create international pressure to oust this government before the ongoing series of massacres takes the form of genocide.
They called upon the free world, the United Nations and in fact the world as a whole to immediately support their one-point demand 鈥� the resignation of Sheikh Hasina.
The statement read, 鈥榃e the students are not fighting for power. We just want to establish a democratic state system where everyone can grow up with equal opportunities and rights for our generation and the future generations. We are ready to give our lives for this.鈥�
They also urged the people from all walks of life to join their Monday鈥檚 March to Dhaka programme.
The statement reads, 鈥樷�our next destination is Dhaka. Starting now, I urge all of you to head towards Dhaka. All of us will protest in Dhaka on Monday.鈥�
鈥楾he government issued a curfew for an indefinite period from 6:00pm on Sunday unconstitutionally violating fundamental rights of the people to save itself.鈥�
Abdul Kader, on behalf of the coordinators and protesters, urged people to reject the curfew and join their Monday鈥檚 progeamme.
鈥業f Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 forces fire at us, we will be forced to peacefully march towards Ganabhaban to bring down the government,鈥� the statement reads.