Thousands of protesters are marching towards the Central Shaheed Minar as part of their previously announced programme by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in protest against the recent attacks on protesters.
Students from Dhaka College, City College, and Dhanmondi Ideal College blocked Science Lab intersection and later started procession towards the Shaheed Minar. During that time, they were chanting slogans in support of their demands.
They are holding the programme in protest against the attacks, killings, and violence against student and citizen movements across the country and to press home their nine-point demand.
Meanwhile, students of BRAC University and East West staged demonstration blocking Badda-Rampura road. Later, other students from different institutions joined with them with small processions. At that time, more than fifty policemen of Badda Police Station moved from the road. At 2pm, the protesters took position in front of BRAC University.
Besides, hundreds of protesters have gathered at Mirpur-10 intersection by 1pm on Saturday when the traffic around the area was halted. Later they started for the Shaheed Minar.
Earlier, on Friday night, Asif Mahmud, one of the Coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Students' Movement, through a Facebook post urged all to gather in front of Central Shaheed Minar in the capital at 3pm on Saturday (August 3).
Asif wrote on his Facebook post, "I urged all protesting students and mass people to gather on Shaheed Minar with small procession at 3pm. We the coordinators will be there at that time as part of countrywide demonstration".
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