Entire nation outraged

"We will upload it on Facebook. The world will see it." This was what the murderers said while torturing Rajon to death.

The world did see it and it cringed in shame and rose up in an angry protest.

Thousands of posts flooded different social online platforms protesting the brutal murder of the 13-year-old boy in Sylhet.     

Organisers had also urged all to join mass protests held yesterday in front of Jatiya Press Club and at Shahbagh in the capital demanding justice for Sheikh Md Samiul Alam alias Rajon.

Blogger and online activist Dr Pinaki Bhattacharya, at the protest organised at Shahbagh under the banner of Biswa Bangalee Morjada Andolon, said, "The video will be seen across the globe and people will know that we are barbarians."

"By ensuring justice, the state should let the world know that we care for our children and that we value the lives of the poor," he said.   

Imran H Sarker said, "It is always the poor who are oppressed and brutalised. If the child had been from a well-off family, he would not have been killed like this. Biswajit, women who are raped and people from indigenous community -- all are oppressed because they are poor." 

Khushi Kabir, coordinator of Nijera Kori, also spoke.   

In front of the press club, Bangladesh Jubo Union, Chhatra Union and Udichi formed a human chain demanding exemplary punishment for the killers.  

Abdullah Al Kafee, leader of Communist Party of Bangladesh, said the killers had the confidence that they can get away with the crime.

On Twitter, the hashtag #JusticeforRajon emerged as a protest against the crime.

People have also taken to Facebook condemning the heinous incident.

Cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim wrote "There can never be a worse crime than abusing an innocent child to death. Say no to child abuse!"

Meanwhile, Prof Mizanur Rahman condemned the incident in a statement issued by the National Human Rights Commission.  

He said NHRC took cognisance of the incident in suomoto and ordered Sylhet Metropolitan Police to investigate the incident and submit a report to the commission.

Besides, Manusher Jonno Foundation, Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Assosicaiton (BNWLA), Bangladesh Shishu Odhikar Forum, and Bangladesh Jubo Maitree issued statements condemning the incident and demanding punishment of the perpetrators.

Rajon was tied to a pole and beaten to death by four men on Wednesday.