Police yesterday barred the faction of Gonojagoron Moncho led by Kamal Pasha Chowdhury to observe scheduled programme at Shahbagh intersection arranged to mark the Mujibnagar Day.
Sub-inspector of Shahbagh police station Kazi Shariful Islam told the Dhaka Tribune that they did not permit Moncho activists to observe programme with a view to avoiding crowd and traffic jam as well as any untoward situation in the area.
The activists, however, expressed dissatisfaction at the decision.
Kamal, along with the activists, arranged a press briefing and sought explanation from the government for the decision not to permit them to observe the programme.
He even threatened to declare tougher programmes and to violate restriction if law enforcers failed to come up with clarification.
“If law enforcers do not provide us with any specific and logical reason, we will impose tougher programmes in the future and will not comply with their restrictions”, Pasha said while addressing the briefing.
He also announced a demonstration for Friday at 3pm at Shahbagh intersection as law enforcers did not take any action against the attacker of Shihir, who was stabbed on Tuesday in the capital’s Bangla Motor.
