Activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), Chhatra Union, Chhatra Front and Chhatra Shakti on Sunday brought out a broom procession on the premises of Jahangirnagar University, protesting derogatory remarks about women allegedly posted from the X (formerly Twitter) account of Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami however has alleged that Ameer Shafiqur Rahman's X account was 'hacked' by conspirators.
The procession started from the university’s central Shahid Minar around 7:00pm.
“We, including women from different professions such as garment workers, cannot accept this kind of insult,” said one of the protesters.
Broom procession at DU over Jamaat ameer’s anti-women remarks
“Our mothers and sisters have sacrificed their lives for this country. Please do not let such sacrifices go in vain,” another protester said while addressing the gathering.
Earlier in the day, a group of female students of Dhaka University also brought out a broom procession on the campus, condemning the same remarks.
That programme was held in the afternoon in front of the Raju Memorial Sculpture on the university campus.
In a Facebook post, Jamaat Ameer, however, claimed that false and misleading content has been circulating on social media aimed at misrepresenting their position.