March for Palestine
JU students hold 'March for Palestine' on International Solidarity Day
Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) organised a March for Palestine on Friday to mark International Palestine Solidarity Day and show their support for Palestine.
The protest march began at 2:30 pm from the Shaheed Minar area of the university and traversed several streets on campus before concluding at the Battala area, where a rally was held.
The rally was led by Swaib Hasan, a student from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning.
At that time, Mohibur Rahman, General Secretary of the JU branch of Islami Chhatra Shibir and a student of the 47th batch of the Bangla Department, said More than a million Palestinians have been injured and maimed.
“We have to play an effective role against these Zionists and terrorists. We will call on the world, so that an independent Palestinian state is established through the establishment of humanity,” he added.
At that time, Palestinian student Ishaq, studying at Suhrawardy Medical College, said, ‘For more than a year, genocide has been carried out on the children, people and civilians of our country. As a result of the genocide, humanity is decreasing day by day where we live. We thank the Bangladeshi people for standing by us. The operation that is being carried out to create colonialism for the longest time in history, the genocide that is being carried out will stop one day. And this day is not very far away.’
Farhana Binte Jigar Farina, Coordinator of anti-discrimination student movement and a 50th batch student of the Institute of Business Administration, said, 'The barbarity of the Israeli barbaric forces in Palestine has reached the limit of humanity around the world. Israel has been carrying out genocide in Palestine for more than a year. Till today, it has killed more than 44,000 Palestinians, including women and children.
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Abdur Rashid Jitu, a 47th batch student of the university's Institute of Comparative Literature and Culture, said, "We cannot sleep when we see the Israeli forces shooting Palestinian men, women and children like animals.”
He also said, ‘We will request the UN and the OIC to immediately stop the oppression being carried out on Palestine and if anyone wants to harm the sovereignty of Palestine as an independent country, then that attack should be razed to the ground.
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On the occasion of the International Solidarity day with Palestine, a 'March for Palestine' rally was organized at Raju Sculpture of Dhaka University this afternoon.
People and students from various corners of the city and institutions attended the rally.
The rally marched on Dhaka University campus going through TSC, VC square, Fuller Road and Shaheed Minar.
During the rally, several slogans are heard such as 'Free free Palestinian,' ‘From the river to the sea, Palestinian will be free,' ‘Two zero two four, zionism no more, child killing no more, women killing no more,' 'Stop genocide, must stop,' 'Beeak down Israel's black hand' among others.
Additionally, a cultural program was set to be held at TSC today, said Abu Baker Mojumder, a convener of Anti-discrimination Student Movement.
He said, "During the July uprising the Palestinian struggle inspired us. Now we want freedom of Palestine.”
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