Nababarsha rally today at Shahbagh

The Gonojagoron Mancha is all set to greet Bangla year of 1420 today with a pledge to continue the movement, albeit in a new and strengthened form, to rid the country of war criminals.
As part of Baishakhi celebration, it will hold day-long programmes, including a Nababarsha grand rally at 4:00pm in the capital's Shahbagh, announced Imran H Sarker, the spokesperson for Gonojagoron Mancha, at a press conference yesterday.
The movement has been on for over two months, calling for the capital punishment to all war criminals and a ban on Jamaat-Shibir for their role against the independence of Bangladesh in 1971.
Imran yesterday urged people all over the country to participate in solidarity human chain from wherever they are for three minutes from 5:00pm today.
The protesters will also light "mangal pradeep (auspicious lamps)" at 7:30pm as a symbol of eliminating darkness.
"This movement will gain momentum and spread everywhere [in the new year]," Imran said while taking an oath "in the name of Fatikchhari martyrs" who had been killed during hartal violence on Friday.
The movement draws inspiration from the Liberation War as well as the culture and tradition of Bangla, he added.