Leaders and activists of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) staged a protest march at Shahbagh on Monday evening against what they described as attempts by the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) to create unrest.
The procession, led by JCD Central Committee Vice-President Kazi Zia Uddin Basit, began in front of the National Museum and marched through the TSC area before returning to the museum premises.
During the march, participants chanted various slogans, including calls against the Awami League and its affiliated organisations.
Addressing the gathering after the procession, Basit said there was no precedent in Bangladesh’s history where a political force had to flee the country in the manner he said had occurred following the fall of the previous government.
He added that leaders and activists associated with the former ruling party had left the country after losing power and said the people of Bangladesh would not accept the return of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to politics.
Basit also said Chhatra Dal had always stood by the people in their efforts to secure their rights and would continue to do so in the future.
Leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal from various universities and colleges in Dhaka took part in the protest march.