Protest at Shaheed Minar against govt's failure
Sacrificing enjoyment, hundreds of conscious citizens of the country
gathered at the Central Shaheed Minar on the Eid day to protest the
failure of the government to maintain a safe road communications
system.
Civil society members, leaders and activists of different political,
social and cultural organisations took part in the sit-in began around
12:30pm Wednesday, expressing their solidarity with the movement. The
programme was continued till 4:00pm.
Mujahidul Islam Selim, general secretary of Communist Party of
Bangladesh and Subrata Chowdhury, Gono Forum general secretary, were
also present.
"A conscious person cannot sit idle in any political crisis," eminent
writer and columnist Syed Abul Maksud said at his welcome speech.
"Conscious people stage protests in a bid to help the government."
Everyone has seen the miserable condition of the roads created over
the last two months, but it could not draw proper attention of the
government. "For this, our movement is against the unskilled persons
(in the government)," Maksud said.
At the beginning of the programme, singer Mahmuduzzaman Babu read out
a written statement containing the demands of the organisers.
The newly-formed civic body decided to demonstrate at Shaheed Minar on
Eid day demanding Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain's removal
and an end to corruption in the communications sector.
Earlier on August 24, they threatened to hold a sit-in programme if
the communications minister is not removed before Eid for his failure
in maintaining the dilapidated road network, causing thousands of
deaths and injuries every year.
The protest rally comes following deaths of five people, including
noted filmmaker Tareque Masud and ATN News CEO Ashfaque Munier Mishuk
in a tragic road accident on Dhaka-Aricha highway on August 13.
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=31957
http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2011-08-30/news/182321
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