‘March for Gaza’ program begins

A massive protest titled ‘March for Gaza’ program began in the Suhrawardy Udyan of Dhaka on Saturday afternoon.

Organized by the Palestine Solidarity Movement, Bangladesh, it began at 3pm with the recitation from the holy Quran. 
People started arriving at the venue from different points of the capital Dhaka in large and small processions amid scorching sun from the morning. 

Suhrawardy Udyan and its adjacent areas have become abuzz with various slogans like ‘Free Free Palestine’, ‘Long Live Palestine’, ‘Who are we, who are you, Palestine, Palestine’. 

Carrying both the national flag and the Palestinian flag, participants gathered on Suhrawardy Udyan with a unified goal—to express solidarity with the Gaza people, build global public opinion, and raise their voices in favour of humanitarian values. 

BNP, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, National Citizen Party (NCP) and other political parties and organisations have joined the program. 

It is being held to protest the continued Israeli assault on Gaza, which has claimed thousands of civilian lives over the past year, including women and children. 

The organizers have condemned the silence of the international community and the passive role of Muslim leaders in the face of what they describe as ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity.