For the fourth consecutive day, activists from the cultural organization Inqilab Mancha have blockaded Shahbagh, demanding the arrest and swift trial of those involved in the murder of the organization's spokesperson, Sharif Osman Hadi.
On Monday around 2pm, they gathered beneath the July Monument at Shahbagh intersection to participate in their pre-announced program.
Around 2:20pm, they blocked Shahbagh intersection. With the intersection closed, traffic came to a standstill on all surrounding roads. The protesters were chanting slogans.
On Sunday night, they ended their blockade after presenting four demands:
- The entire murder ring—including killers, masterminds, accomplices, escape facilitators, and those providing shelter—must be brought to trial within the next 24 days.
- Work permits for all Indians residing in Bangladesh must be cancelled.
- If India refuses to return all killers who have taken refuge within its borders, a case must be filed against India in international court.
- Fascist collaborators hiding within civil and military intelligence must be identified, arrested, and brought to justice.