Overview
- Activists from Inqilab/Revolution and July Moncha marched from Dhaka University after Friday prayers and began a sit-in at Shahbagh around 2:30 pm local time.
- Police said traffic at the key junction was fully halted as demonstrators blocked the main roads and vowed to hold the site through the night.
- Organizers warned of a nationwide shutdown if demands are unmet and said more supporters would arrive by morning to escalate the protest.
- Protesters called for the resignations of Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury and Law Adviser Asif Nazrul, a verdict within 30 days, international involvement in investigations, and arrests of alleged Awami League-linked attackers.
- Officials pledged to try the case in the Speedy Trial Tribunal, which requires completing hearings in 90 days, a timeline protesters reject following Hadi’s December 12 shooting and December 18 death after transfer to Singapore.