“March for Yunus” with 20 People Draws Netizens’ Mockery Over Interim Government Support

Staff Reporter

The “March for Yunus” program held at Shahbag in the capital has become a subject of widespread ridicule on social media. Despite calls for a movement in support of Dr. Yunus in Bangladesh, the event saw an embarrassingly low turnout.

Photos and videos circulating online show a gathering of just 15-20 people expressing support for the Yunus-led government, including a miniature procession that essentially ended after a few photo ops.

Held last Saturday from Shahbag to the Press Club, the event attracted only 20-25 participants.

While organizers had initially claimed participation from “conscientious citizens,” reality painted a starkly different picture. Many social media users sarcastically remarked, “Is this a massive rally or a ‘micro movement’?”

Mocking posts flooded platforms, with one troll page quipping, “A 10-person procession isn’t a ‘human chain’—it’s a human dot!” Another commented, “The politics of confusion: ‘March for Yunus’ where two people constitute a rally!”

Some users humorously questioned, “Will this symbolic support reach international media?” as organizers defensively called it “just a symbolic program.”

When journalists sought comments afterward, BNP leader Salauddin Ahmed cautiously avoided direct endorsement of Dr. Yunus, stating only: “We’ve placed our demands. Details may come tomorrow through the Press Wing.”

The most derisive label emerged as “Not March for Yunus, but March for YouTube!” after a viral video showed the 20-person “procession” being livestreamed—prompting comparisons to staged shows.

Amid the mockery, Yunus’s political positioning remains active, though the event’s farcical execution has overshadowed its intended message.

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