Three BNP associate organisations -- Jubo Dal, Swechchasebak Dal, and Chhatra Dal -- will stage a long march towards Agartala from Dhaka tomorrow, protesting "Indian aggression".

On behalf of the organisations, Jubo Dal President Monayem Munna made the announcement at a press conference at the BNP's Nayapaltan central office yesterday.

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"We're announcing a long march from Dhaka towards Agartala on December 11 to protest against Indian aggression and the misinformation campaign against Bangladesh," he said.

Munna said they will begin their peaceful long march from Nayapaltan at 8:00am and end at the Akhaura border.

The march is also a protest against the attack on the Bangladeshi mission in Agartala and the desecration of the country's national flag in Kolkata, he added.

He called upon students, youths and volunteers to participate in the long march.

On Sunday, the BNP-affiliated organisations submitted a memorandum to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka protesting the attack on the Bangladesh mission in Agartala, the desecration of the national flag in Kolkata, the ongoing "information terrorism" against Bangladesh by Indian media, and urging India to refrain from undue interference in Bangladesh's internal affairs.

"We believe that the violent attack on Bangladesh's diplomatic mission is tantamount to an attack on the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh," the Jubo Dal president said.

After the fall of Sheikh Hasina, he alleged, India has taken a stand against the people of Bangladesh by spreading imaginary and baseless propaganda about minority persecution.