Don’t leave the streets, intensify protest, Ishraque says after HC verdict

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain today urged protesters not to leave the streets and to intensify their movement.

He gave the directive through a Facebook post after The High Court summarily rejected the writ petition that sought a stay on the Election Commission's decision to declare BNP-nominated candidate Ishraque Hossain as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation.

In the post, he wrote, "To my fellow protesters, I say — you can tame donkeys with radish, but not us. The fight continues until we hear the news of the resignation of the two student representative advisers. Don't leave the streets — rather, intensify the movement further."

From 10:00am, supporters of Ishraque Hossain staged a sit-in protest, blocking the road from Nagar Bhaban (DSCC) to Kakrail via the High Court area and Matsya Bhaban. This led to massive traffic gridlocks in the surrounding areas.

The protest also disrupted access to the chief adviser's residence in Jamuna, with law enforcement deployed in the area to prevent BNP supporters from approaching the premises.