Sammilita Sangskritik Jote protests murders of bloggers, children

Sammilita Sangskritik Jote held a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital yesterday protesting murders of children and bloggers and the arrest of journalist Probir Sikder.

Golam Kuddus, president of the jote, said, "We are anxious about incidents of murders of children, assault on women and instances of militancy in the country."

The government must deal with such crimes through strict measures, he added.

Ramendu Majumdar, actor, stage director and theatre producer, said, "It is unbelievable that people remain passive while children are being brutally killed. These crimes can be prevented if people came forward and protested."

He urged bloggers not to hurt anybody's religious sentiment.

Jhuna Chowdhury, president of Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation; Muhammad Samad, president of Jatiya Kabita Parishad; and Mannan Hira, president of Path Natta, among others, also spoke at the rally.