Pro-Liberation writers’ group attacked in Dhaka

DHAKA: A mob attacked members of Creative Writers Association –– seen as a platform of pro-Liberation War writers –– when they tried to hold a rally in Dhaka Saturday to protest the cancellation of March 7 and Aug 15 as “national days”.

The mob of around 100 reportedly assaulted several protesters with sticks and chased them from the spot. A video of the incident went viral, in which the attackers can be heard saying: “Get them! Catch the Awami League members, all of them are running away.”

The reference was to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League.

At least two dozen members of the association had gathered to protest the recent cancellations by the interim govt.

The mob stormed in just when the association members were unveiling their banners.In a meeting with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Saturday, Liberal Democratic Party demanded a ban on Awami League, saying it had no rights to carry out politics in Bangladesh.