C T Online Desk: Hundreds of thousands of students from Chittagong University (CHB) and various private universities including CU affiliated colleges have protested against the police attack on students and demanded justice in the ongoing quota movement in various universities of the country. The 3-hour-long protest caused heavy traffic jams in various parts of the city.On Friday (July 12) from 5:00 pm, more than 5,000 students joined the protest march and rally at Chittagong’s Sholshahar station.
Later, the protestors took a procession through Gate No. 2 of the city, visited Pravartak, Chawkbazar, Chittagong College, Jamalkhan, Wasa Mor, GEC and came back to Sholshahar station and ended the protest.
Abdur Rahman, a protesting student, said, “The students are protesting on the streets with logical demands. Law and order forces attack them on what grounds?” Why they were charged? Who gave them this right? We came to the movement to protect our families, to secure our future. Those who are suffering are our mothers and sisters, our neighbors, they support our movement. Therefore, we did a long march across Chittagong to protest this attack.
