Artists and public rally at Dhanmondi 27: Protest against rape and child murder

BD Digest Reporter

A huge rally of protesting artists and the public was held in the capital’s Dhanmondi 27 area to protest the brutal rape and murder of a child in Ham. The rally, which lasted all day on Saturday, turned into a mass awakening with the spontaneous participation of people from all walks of life.

Along with the general public, representatives of the country’s cultural scene took to the streets to show solidarity in this protest rally. Artists from all walks of life, including music, painting, recitation, drama, film, dance, and literature, simultaneously expressed their anger and protest against this atrocity.

At the rally, artists strongly condemned the country’s current culture of impunity and violence through various protest songs, poetry recitations, and street plays. Painters painted the language of protest on canvas on the streets.

Not only cultural figures, but also conscious citizens and ordinary people from various walks of life joined the rally. The Dhanmondi area was filled with the voices of thousands of people holding banners, festoons and placards. The surroundings became agitated with slogans demanding the speedy arrest of the criminals and exemplary punishment.

An ordinary citizen who attended the rally said, “This barbarity cannot be tolerated any longer. For the safety of our children, for a healthy society, everyone has had to leave their homes and take to the streets today.”

At the end of the rally, the speakers said that the people of the country will no longer tolerate injustice and oppression with their faces closed. This unprecedented gathering of artists and the public proves that a new awakening has been created among the common people. No one has the ability to suppress this spontaneous renaissance of people who have their backs against injustice.

The speakers strongly demanded that the murderers and rapists involved in rape and child murder be immediately given the maximum punishment through a speedy trial tribunal. Otherwise, the rally ended with a warning of a larger movement.