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The websites of the Bangladesh Police and the Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of the ruling Awami League, were hacked, displaying a message on their homepages that read ‘Stop killing students’.

The hacking was noticed on Thursday.

According to the message on the sites, a group, named R3SISTANC3, claimed responsibility for the attack.

Homepages of the websites featured a headline saying ‘Operation HuntDown’ with a sub-header ‘Stop killing students’.

The pages also included pictures of a police officer, who reportedly fired rubber bullets towards Abu Sayed of Rangpur’s Begum Rokeya University, leading to his death, along with images of two dogs and four other individuals.

In bold red letters, the message stated, ‘IT’S NOT A PROTEST ANYMORE, IT’S A WAR NOW’, followed by ‘Attention: Law Enforcement, Political Groups, and Citizens’.

‘The peaceful protests of our brave students have been met with brutal violence and murder, orchestrated by the government and its political cronies. This is no longer a mere protest; this is a war for justice, for freedom, and for our future,’ the message continued.

Under the headline ‘Emergency Call to Action’, the message urged, ‘We urgently call upon hackers, OSINT investigators, and journalists to join our causes. We need your skills, your information, and your courage to take decisive action. The time for passive observation is over.’

Addressing the public, the message read, ‘No more division. Join the students in their fight without hesitation or cost. Stand with us as we demand justice and an end to the violence. The unity of our nation is our greatest strength.’

To all political parties and Islamic groups, it warned, ‘If you do not stand with us now, we will consider you complicit in the government’s crimes. Your silence is your endorsement of their brutality. Choose your side wisely.’

The message concluded with, ‘Prepare yourselves. The fight for justice has begun. Unite with us. Stand against violence. Together, we will make a change.’

Contacted, Enamul Haque Sagor, police super (media and public relations) of Bangladesh police, denied the hacking issue at 7:30pm.

‘Our website is OK and I can visit it with my smartphone,’ he added.