JCD announces nationwide protest programme on Feb 6

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, has announced a nationwide protest, titled "March for Justice," on Thursday.

In a press release issued this morning, the party said the demonstration aims to demand accountability for alleged criminal activities by banned student outfit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in educational institutions during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's tenure.

It will also call for punishment of BCL men who acted against the July-August uprising last year.

JCD leaders Rakibul Islam Rakib and Nasir Uddin Nasir urged party members, activists, and students to participate in the programme, which will include marches and the submission of memorandums at educational institutions across the country.

On October 24, the home ministry issued a gazette notification with immediate effect, stating that the government invoked the Anti-Terrorism Act-2009 to ban BCL, a 76-year-old pro-Awami League student organisation.