{"id":2008,"date":"2025-07-16T20:35:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T20:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=2008"},"modified":"2025-07-17T15:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:04:42","slug":"gopalganj-massacre-countrywide-protest-thursday-long-march-to-jamuna-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/?p=2008","title":{"rendered":"GOPALGANJ MASSACRE: Countrywide protest Thursday, \u2018Long March to Jamuna\u2019 soon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bangladesh Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has declared demonstrations across the country for Thursday in protest against the barbaric killings in Gopalganj.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In a statement issued on Wednesday night, he also asked party leaders and workers to prepare for the \u201cLong March to Jamuna\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also urged the pro-liberation people to unite and build a united front against the ominous forces, led by Muhammad Yunus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quader said the people from all walks of life in Gopalganj were united and raised their voices against the terrorists and militant groups linked to the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Jamaat-e-Islami, who wanted to destroy the mausoleum of Bangabandhu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the days leading up to today\u2019s events in Gopalganj, NCP\u2019s deceptive elements were making provocative statements and showing aggressive intentions. Their underlying plan was a deeply sinister one\u2014to attack the mausoleum of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in Tungipara, Gopalganj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dozens feared dead as army, police open fire on Awami League supporters in Gopalganj<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen this conspiracy was revealed, the people of Gopalganj, driven by their deep love for Bangabandhu, took to the streets and mounted resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuring that public protest march, the army, police, and NCP-Shibir terrorist-militants launched attacks and fired indiscriminately, killing four people and injuring over 25 others with gunfire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four were identified as Ramzan Kazi, 18, from Kotalipara; Emon, 24, of Sadar Upazila; Dipto Saha, 25, a Chhatra League activist of the town; and Sohel Molla, 41, of Tungipara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the evening, Asif Mahmud, a mob leader-turned-youth and sports adviser of the Yunus regime, posted on Facebook that additional troops were mobilised and deployed to \u201ctotally exterminate the Awami League\u201d as a curfew <\/a>was imposed in Gopalganj till 6pm on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asif Mahmud and Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury were monitoring <\/a>law and order using CCTV footage at the Police Headquarters throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday night, Awami League President and five-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina condemned the deaths in a separate statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The daughter of Bangabandhu, Deshratna Sheikh Hasina, called upon the citizens to unite in the spirit of progressive, democratic, modern, and non-communal ideals to crush the tyranny of murderer-fascist Yunus, the godfather of mob terrorism, and to protect Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Awami League President and five-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina condemned the deaths<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

She extended her heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the \u201cbrave people of Gopalganj\u2014born of a heroic land\u2014for standing up and resisting Yunus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheikh Hasina said: \u201cThe mercenary forces of the murderer-fascist Yunus opened fire indiscriminately on innocent civilians in Gopalganj. In response, several have been martyred by law enforcement gunfire, and countless others have been seriously injured. This despicable terrorism by the state-sponsored forces and goons unleashed by murderer-fascist Yunus surpasses even medieval barbarity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government declared a curfew in the district town from 8pm to 6pm on Thursday. In a statement issued by the Chief Adviser\u2019s Press Wing, the government said that the attack on the NCP rally was a \u201cheinous act\u201d and that the perpetrators will not go unpunished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the curfew was imposed, the army and police personnel started carrying out raids to arrest the members of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Videos of army personnel using lethal weapons against the protesters and brutally torturing activists on the streets have gone viral on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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