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The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance has launched its planned long march from Dhaka towards Khulna, Jashore, Jhenaidah and Kushtia on Saturday, pressing for the implementation of the referendum verdict and six other demands.
The 410-kilometre march began with an inaugural rally at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka at 7:00am. The convoy started its journey at 8:00am.
Around 600 vehicles are expected to join initially, with the number likely to rise to around 1,500 as participants from different districts join along the route, alliance leaders said.
The procession will travel through Shariatpur, Madaripur, Faridpur, Gopalganj and Bagerhat before entering Khulna via Rupsha Bridge.
It will then proceed through Jashore and Jhenaidah before concluding with a rally at Shaheed Abrar Fahad Stadium in Kushtia at 8:30pm.
Six roadside rallies are scheduled along the route, including in Shariatpur, Bagerhat, Khulna, Jashore and Jhenaidah.
The alliance’s seven demands include implementation of the referendum verdict, justice for the July uprising killings, resolution of shortages of electricity, fuel, gas and fertiliser, control of prices of essential commodities, an end to corruption, extortion and land grabbing, improvement in law and order, and an end to partisan influence in state institutions.
Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar said participants from 19 districts were expected to join the programme.
