Oikya Parishad to go on hunger strike on Oct 23
Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Oikya Parishad today announced countrywide sit-in and hunger strike for October 23 in protest of attacks on temples and mandaps in different parts of the country during Durga Puja celebrations.
The programmes are scheduled to take place in Dhaka's Shahbagh and Chattogram's Andarkilla area, Advocate Rana Dasgupta, general secretary of the organisation, announced during a press conference at Chittagong Press Club following a half-day hartal.
Members of Oikya Parishad marched to the press club premises from Andarkilla and held a brief rally before announcement of the protest programme.
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