Rallies held in Ctg, Khulna

Hundreds of people rallied in Chittagong and Khulna cities yesterday as part of their ongoing movement to demand death penalty for all war criminals.
The rallies were called from Shahbagh Projonmo Chattar.
People of all walks of life streamed to the Gonojagoron Mancha in front of Chittagong Press Club and joined the rally at 3:00pm, reports our Chittagong correspondent.
They were shouting anti-war criminal slogans and singing patriotic songs.
A signature collection campaign was also under way on the six-point demand, which includes banning of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir.
Noted filmmaker Morshedul Islam expressed solidarity with the demand, joining the rally in the port city.
He said the youths of today had woken up, and they would bear the spirit of the Liberation War. He called upon the youth to stick to their movement until the final victory arrives.
The people from Khulna city and neighbouring areas joined the rally at Gallamary killing field, which started at 4:15pm, reports our Khulna correspondent.
The participants chanted slogans, sang the national anthem, and observed one minute's silence in memory of the Liberation War martyrs.
The demonstrators also strongly condemned the radical forces' anti-Islam propaganda and urged the people to boycott Jamaat's 48-hour hartal beginning Sunday.
The organisers announced to hold a rally at Chuknagar on March 8. They said tougher programmes would be declared there if Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman, who provoked religious sentiment against the youth movement, was not arrested.