Plan for divisional rallies and Dhaka mass rally to implement referendum verdict

PNN News Desk, Dhaka

An alliance of 11 parties led by Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a series of programs over several months demanding implementation of a referendum verdict.

The programs include divisional rallies across the country followed by a mass rally in the capital.

The announcement was made Thursday at a press conference at Jamaat’s central office in Moghbazar, Dhaka by alliance coordinator and Jamaat assistant secretary general Hamidur Rahman Azad.

According to the announcement, the divisional programs will start on May 16 in Rajshahi. This will be followed by rallies in Chattogram on June 13, Khulna on June 20, Mymensingh on June 27, Rangpur on July 11, Barishal on July 18, and Sylhet on July 25. The final mass rally is planned in Dhaka in October.

Hamidur Rahman Azad said liaison committees will be formed at district level and meetings will be held with professionals and civil society. He also said allied parties will conduct separate programs including seminars and protests under their own banners.

Concerns about instability in educational institutions were also raised, and special programs will be taken to raise awareness among students.

National Citizens Party spokesperson Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan said the movement for implementing the referendum verdict will continue and will be strengthened in both political and parliamentary arenas.

Leaders of various allied parties including Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis were also present and sought public support for the movement.