Some injured victims of July uprising are continuing blockade at Shahbagh crossing demanding immediate ban on the Bangladesh Awami League, issuance of July charter and assurance of treatment and rehabilitation of the injured victims.
National Citizen Party chief organiser for South Hasnat Abdullah, however, on early Sunday suspended the blockade and urged all the protesters to return home and to remain vigilant during implementation of the government decisions taken on Saturday night regarding Awami League鈥檚 trial and ban.
Some injured victims of July uprising and victims鈥� and their family members disagreed to withdraw the blockade, which began on Friday afternoon, and decided to continue it until their demands were met.
The blockade was in progress with around 30 protesters while this report was being filed at about 3:00pm. The demonstration halted vehicular movement in the adjacent areas, causing public suffering as police diverted vehicles at different places.
Addressing the blockade programme, a protester, Korban Sheikh Hillol, said that injured victims joined the blockade expressing solidarity with Hasnat鈥檚 call for a movement to ban AL.
鈥榃e have our clear demands 鈥� ban on Awami League, July charter, and treatment and rehabilitation of the injured victims,鈥� said Hillol, adding that not a single point of our demands was fulfilled.
鈥榃e will not leave the streets until our demands are met,鈥� said Hillol, also an injured victim of July uprising.
Another protester Musfiqur Rahman told 抖阴精品 that Awami League was not banned and July charter was not issued yet.
The government earlier promised to issue July charter but delayed, said Musfiqur, asking, 鈥楬ow can we believe the government now?鈥�
On early Saturday, Hasnat, who announced the blockade, said, 鈥楤anning Awami League and declaring it a terrorist organisation, incorporating a provision into the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act to enable the trial of Awami League as a party and issuing July charter were the demands of the anti-fascist students and people.鈥�
Protesters had taken the government鈥檚 decisions regarding the demands positively, said Hasnat.
鈥楢ll activities of the Awami League has been banned with the government decision,鈥� said Hasnat adding that there was no provision in the ICT Act to try AL as a party but the provision had been incorporated now.
He also stated that the forces of July uprising might have different opinions on different policies but had unity regarding the issue of AL, that was ousted through mass uprising on August 5, 2024.
Earlier, demonstrators, led by National Citizen Party leaders Nahid Islam and Hasnat, first gathered outside the Chief Adviser鈥檚 residence on May 8 before moving to Shahbagh, a hub of political mobilisation in Dhaka.
Students, people injured in the July uprising, leaders and activists of different political parties and organisations, including National Citizen Party, Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Jamaat-e-Islami, Hefazat-e Islam Bangladesh, Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, Islami Chhatra Andolan Bangladesh, Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish, Inquilab Mancha, Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad, and聽 Amar Bangladesh Party participated in the demonstrations.
