Students from across the country have begun arriving at Dhaka’s Central Shaheed Minar to participate in the "March for Unity" program organized by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
During this time, students were seen moving around the Dhaka University campus, chanting slogans such as: “My brother is in the grave, why is the killer free?”; “Delhi or Dhaka?”; “Injustice will drown in rivers of blood.”
The organizers said that the announcement of the program late led to a slight delay in the departure of participants from remote areas and districts across the country.
From Tuesday morning, students were seen arriving at Shaheed Minar in vehicles from districts including Khagrachhari, Bandarban, Natore, Naogaon, and Panchagarh. Some groups of students were seen taking positions at the venue itself, while others opted to stay temporarily at various dormitories of Dhaka University.
The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement announced "March for Unity" instead of the proclamation of the July Revolution program at a press conference in the capital’s Rupayan Tower early Tuesday
In the written speech, Arif Shohel, member secretary of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, said the proclamation of the July Revolution is essential as a recognition of the sacrifice of thousands of martyrs and wounded victims and as a document of the people's aspirations.
Leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement mentioned that only buses carrying the families of those injured or killed during the uprising would be allowed to enter the Dhaka University area. Other buses would park at the old trade fair grounds in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.
On Tuesday morning, preparations for final sound checks, camera installations, and digital monitoring setups were observed at the Shaheed Minar area. Alongside cultural programs, documentaries on the July uprising are scheduled to be screened during the morning session. For this purpose, large screens have been set up at different spots, and the organizers were seen making final adjustments to these preparations.