Demanding safety, security and justice for acts of violence happening across the country, cultural activists expressed their concerns regarding the current state of the country.
In a protest march and gathering organized by the theatre troupe Prachyanat and friends of the popular singer and cultural activist Rahul Ananda, whose house was vandalised and burnt on August 5, artists and activists urged the concerned authorities to take prompt actions against the violence.
The artist community gathered under the banner of "Shilpa, Sthapona O Shilpangan Dhongsher Biruddhe Obosthhan" (Stand Against the Destruction of Art, Architecture, and Cultural Spaces) in front of the National Theatre Hall complex, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) and participated in a protest rally from BSA to the National Press Club on Wednesday.
“In the last couple of weeks when the student-led quota reform protest was at its peak and turned into a massive movement demanding freedom and justice, the artist community joined the people with utmost support. Despite that, we are shocked to see the brutality against Prachyanat's theatre activist and Joler Gaan's frontman Rahul Ananda. We demand immediate action to protect not only the artist community but everyone, we want to see the end of violence,” Prachyanat Artistic Director and actor Azad Abul Kalam said at the event.
