University teachers formed a human chain on Saturday at the Aparajeyo Bangla monument to protest Israeli interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. The University Teachers Link organized the demonstration at 11:30 a.m., and participants condemned what they characterized as genocide in Palestine while demanding international action to halt violence. Professors questioned the silence of global institutions after Israel blocked the relief convoy attempting to deliver food, medicine, and supplies to besieged Palestinians.
Speakers criticized the United Nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and Muslim-majority nations for inadequate responses to the crisis. Faculty members described conditions in Gaza as catastrophic, and they warned that proposed peace agreements could prevent Palestinian statehood. Demonstrators called for immediate cessation of military operations, an end to the blockade, and international support for Palestinian independence based on a two-state framework.
Speakers criticized the United Nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and Muslim-majority nations for inadequate responses to the crisis. Faculty members described conditions in Gaza as catastrophic, and they warned that proposed peace agreements could prevent Palestinian statehood. Demonstrators called for immediate cessation of military operations, an end to the blockade, and international support for Palestinian independence based on a two-state framework.
