Bangladesh Awami Jubo League's youth rally (Tarunner Joyjatra) to protest the killing of its activist Azad Sheikh in Narail has been rescheduled to Thursday instead of Monday.
The organization will hold the procession in Dhaka Metropolitan North, Dhaka Metropolitan South, Gazipur Metropolitan, Narayanganj Metropolitan, and Tangail, as well as in Manikganj, Munshiganj, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Dhaka districts, and Mymensingh districts.
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will grace the rally as the chief guest, according to a media statement.
Bangladesh Awami Jubo League Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash will preside over the function with General Secretary Md Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil hosting the program.
All districts and metropolitan cities summoned for the youth rally of Dhaka division have been urged to ensure comprehensive preparations for the event scheduled on Thursday.
The activist of Awami Jubo League was stabbed to death by miscreants in Narail's Kalia upazila of Khulna division on Thursday evening.
Eyewitnesses said Azad participated in a procession under the leadership of Kobirul Hoque Mukti, a lawmaker from Narail-1 constituency, in the Jubo League's rally “Tarunner Joyjatra Samabesh” held in Khulna on Thursday afternoon.
When he and another Jubo League activist Jony Sardar were returning home a group of armed miscreants attacked them, leaving Azad dead on the spot. However, Jony suffered minor injuries.