The main event started on the premises of Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka with the participation of its activists, some leftist organisations as well as the common people around 11am.
The event's journey took place through a patriotic song and it would continue till 6pm.
Besides, patriotic dramas, songs and poems were staged there. Meanwhile, columnist Syed Abul Maksud and several prominent personalities addressed the event.
Around 1,000 people joined there and the presence of participants was on the increase gradually.
The government is implementing the 1320MW Rampal power plant in association with India’s NTPC, while private firm Orion Group is constructing the 566MW plant near the Sundarbans.
This is happening despite massive protests by experts and environmental groups at home and abroad.