The student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party at Dhaka University threw a big event for Tarique Rahman. The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal unit called it Prattabartan 25, a mix of a march and a concert. A huge crowd of the group's members turned out across the campus in the afternoon. Their procession kicked off at the Student Teacher Centre, wound past the VC Chattar area and some dorms, and finished with a rally near Begum Rokeya Hall. People in the march were shouting slogans to welcome the BNP's acting chairman back home.
Speakers at the rally included the group's campus president, Ganesh Chandra Roy Sahas, and its general secretary, Nahiduzzaman Shipon. They said Rahman was returning after about seventeen years abroad. They claimed he led an anti fascist movement from overseas and that his arrival would restart democracy in the country. The leaders told everyone to follow Rahman's political plan to build a nation focused on equality. Extra cops were around to watch everything.
Later, they held a cultural concert down by the Raju Sculpture. Bands like Ants On The Run, ANESTHESIA, and GRAPHITE played songs about patriotism and the Liberation War. Organizers said the point was to push back against political and economic control. They dedicated the show to various historical martyrs and recent figures like Abrar Fahad. The whole thing ended with an oath taken at the sculpture, a promise to keep fighting against injustice. The BNP and its linked groups have planned more events like this nationwide for Rahman's return with his family.
Speakers at the rally included the group's campus president, Ganesh Chandra Roy Sahas, and its general secretary, Nahiduzzaman Shipon. They said Rahman was returning after about seventeen years abroad. They claimed he led an anti fascist movement from overseas and that his arrival would restart democracy in the country. The leaders told everyone to follow Rahman's political plan to build a nation focused on equality. Extra cops were around to watch everything.
Later, they held a cultural concert down by the Raju Sculpture. Bands like Ants On The Run, ANESTHESIA, and GRAPHITE played songs about patriotism and the Liberation War. Organizers said the point was to push back against political and economic control. They dedicated the show to various historical martyrs and recent figures like Abrar Fahad. The whole thing ended with an oath taken at the sculpture, a promise to keep fighting against injustice. The BNP and its linked groups have planned more events like this nationwide for Rahman's return with his family.
