A human chain, rally and protest procession were held in Rajshahi on Friday protesting the alleged attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran and the reported killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

The programmes were organised after Friday prayers at the city’s Zero Point by Imamia Jankalyan Foundation.

Speakers at the rally said the attack on Iran and the killing of its Supreme Leader constituted a clear violation of international law. They alleged that the strike by the United States and Israel undermined Iran’s sovereignty and posed a serious threat to global peace and stability.

They also said the escalation of conflict across the Middle East could have severe consequences for the region and beyond.

The speakers further claimed that the attack during the holy month of Ramadan exposed what they described as the “aggressive nature” of Israel and the United States.

They termed the attack a direct violation of international law, the UN Charter and the fundamental principles of sovereign statehood, urging the international community, including the United Nations, to play an active role in protecting Iran’s sovereignty and stopping the war immediately.

Among those who addressed the rally were Hujjatul Islam Wal Muslimeen Maulana Nadim Reza, Hujjatul Islam Wal Muslimeen Maulana Majidul Islam, Syeda Rebecca Ali Abedin, Syeda Rubina Yasmin and Sheikh Ali Akbar, director of Muhammad Amin Farsi Education Centre in Rajshahi.

A protest procession was brought out after the rally and paraded through different roads of the city.