Bangladesh

Rickshaw-pullers line up in support of students at Shaheed Minar

Photo: Md Abbas

Expressing solidarity with the students' protest, rickshaw-pullers gathered on the road in front of the Central Shaheed Minar today.

They stopped their rickshaws, blocked one side of the road, and chanted slogans asking the Sheikh Hasina-led government to step down immediately.

Talking to The Daily Star, Aziz Miah, a rickshaw-puller, said they were silent for years despite the long-term suppression by the Awami League government.

"Our brothers were killed when they took to the streets. How long will we remain silent? The time has come to take to the streets," he said.

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Rickshaw-pullers line up in support of students at Shaheed Minar

Photo: Md Abbas

Expressing solidarity with the students' protest, rickshaw-pullers gathered on the road in front of the Central Shaheed Minar today.

They stopped their rickshaws, blocked one side of the road, and chanted slogans asking the Sheikh Hasina-led government to step down immediately.

Talking to The Daily Star, Aziz Miah, a rickshaw-puller, said they were silent for years despite the long-term suppression by the Awami League government.

"Our brothers were killed when they took to the streets. How long will we remain silent? The time has come to take to the streets," he said.

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‘সংস্কারে একমত হলে পরস্পরকে প্রতিপক্ষ ভাবার কোনো কারণ নেই’

সংস্কারের বিষয়ে একমত হলে একে অন্যকে প্রতিপক্ষ ভাবার কোনো কারণ নেই বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন পরিবেশ, বন ও জলবায়ু পরিবর্তনে মন্ত্রণালয় ও পানি সম্পদ মন্ত্রণালয়ের উপদেষ্টা সৈয়দা রিজওয়ানা হাসান।

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