Supporters and opponents of the Awami League-called ‘lockdown’ staged separate demonstrations in Gazipur on Thursday morning (13th November 2025), though daily life remained largely normal despite reduced long-distance bus services.
From early morning, students of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) and several other institutions took to the streets with sticks to resist enforcement of the lockdown.
They staged protests at Rail Gate and other key points before gathering at Shibbari intersection, chanting slogans against the banned Awami League.
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Meanwhile, activists of Islami Andolan Bangladesh brought out motorcycle rallies and processions in several areas before converging at Shibbari.
Earlier at dawn, district Jubo League activists demonstrated in favour of the lockdown by burning tyres on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Sreepur’s C&B area.
Members of law enforcement agencies were deployed at several points of Gazipur city to prevent any illegal attempt to disrupt daily life.
On Tuesday night and early Wednesday, miscreants set fire to three buses at different locations in Gazipur, triggering panic among residents.
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