Police have dispersed a group of madrasa teachers who attempted to march towards the official residence of the Chief Adviser, demanding the nationalisation of independent ebtedayee madrasahs, at the Shahbagh intersection of the capital. Witnesses said a group of Madrasa teachers from all registered Ebtedayee madrasas under the Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board, brought out a procession on Sunday and gathered in Shahbagh area to press home their various demands, including the nationalisation of independent ebtedayee madrasahs. Chhatra Dal protests attack on ethnic minority students Their demands include lifting the stay order on the registration of independent ebtedayee madrasahs, including unregistered madrasas under the madrasa Education Board’s code system, steps to allow pre-primary classes in independent ebtedayee madrasahs like primary schools, drafting a separate policy for independent ebtedayee madrasahs, granting permission for teaching recognition, salary and allowances, approval of the policy for 2025, and taking measures to recruit office assistants like primary schools.

Inquilab Mancha, a non-political cultural organisation comprising former and current students of Dhaka University (DU), staged a sit-in outside the residence of the Chief Justice on Sunday to press for their three-point demand, including ensuring the safety of the July fighters. A group of leaders and activists from Inquilab Mancha gathered in front of the National Museum in Dhaka’s Shahbag area and held a brief rally around noon. Following the rally, they brought out a protest procession that marched towards Kakrail Mosque and Matshya Bhaban. Multiple-vehicle collisions on Dhaka-Mawa expressway, 1 dead, 11 injured Police intervened as the protesters attempted to proceed to the Chief Justice's residence. Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, the spokesperson for Inquilab Mancha, placed their three-point demands including to cancel the registration of the ‘Awami League, soon and to save patriotic students and citizens from the secret killings carried out by Awami League and arrest all criminals in the Awami League committees from the central level to the union level and to ensure complete security for all the fighters who participated in the July-August uprising. Clash on Ijtema ground: Saad’s follower placed on 3-day remand Despite police obstruction, the protesters staged a sit-in on a one-way road in front of the Chief Justice’s residence, vowing not to leave until their memorandum was accepted.