Dhaka Metropolitan North Awami League has postponed its previously announced peace rally, scheduled to be held on Thursday as Bangladesh is observing a daylong state mourning to commiserate the unimaginable loss of lives in a catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria recently.
Besides, the Dhaka Metropolitan South Jubo League has cancelled its program.
This information was given in separate press releases issued by Dhaka Metropolitan North Awami League and Dhaka Metropolitan South Jubo League.
As per notice signed by Dhaka Metropolitan North Awami League office secretary William Proller Samaddar Bappi, Thursday's peace rally in Pallabi has been postponed due to mourning day.
In a condolence statement, Metropolitan North Awami League President Sheikh Bazlur Rahman and General Secretary SM Mannan Kochi expressed their grief over the deaths of thousands of people in Turkey and Syria.
At the same time, they requested to organize special prayers in all religious institutions.
Meanwhile, the notice signed by the sub-office secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan South Jubo League, Delwar Hossain Shahzada, stated that the peace rally has been canceled out of respect and solidarity with the national mourning in the wake of the dreadful earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
The pre-scheduled program of the Jubo League was supposed to be held in front of the central office of Bangabandhu Avenue on Thursday afternoon.
It is said in the notices that the regular programs will be informed later.
A massive earthquake has killed over 15,000 people in Turkey and Syria.
The sprawling scale of the disaster that flattened thousands of buildings, trapping an unknown number of people, has swamped relief operations already hampered by freezing weather.
Bangladesh sent a 46-member rescue team led by the army to Turkey for post-earthquake rescue operations and assistance.
The Bangladeshi rescue team will operate a special flight on the Dhaka-Ankara-Dhaka route to send post-earthquake emergency relief and medical supplies to Turkey.
