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| Bangladesh |
| Shahbagh defies hartal |
| 2013-03-19 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] People from all walks of life defied the 18-party alliance's hartal yesterday and flocked to the Shahbagh intersection to express their support for the six-point demand of the Shahbagh protesters. The protesters continued their movement for 42nd day yesterday, and sang songs of rebellion, recited poems and screened documentaries from a stage near public library. Many cultural organisations, such as Bangladesh Udichi Shilpi Gosthi, Slogan 71 and Teerandaj, have been performing on the stage since March 4. "As many as 10 lakh signatures have been collected from Shahbagh alone, while many people have taken the petition for capital punishment for all war criminals to different parts of the country promising to return the forms with signatures from their locality" said Maruf Rosul, a key organiser of the movement. The petition signing started on February 22 and was scheduled to end on March 7. It was later extended till March 22. |
| Posted by:Fred |