Agitating students in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Sunday held demonstrations protesting at the offensive remarks on Prophet Muhammad (SM) made by members of the Indian ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Several hundred students of Notre Dame College took to the streets in the Motijheel area while teachers and students of Dhaka University held protests on the campus against the BJP leaders’ remarks.
The protesting college students called for the arrest of the BJP leaders, who made derogatory remarks about the prophet, sought a formal apology from the Indian government and urged all to boycott Indian products.
The students, who took to the streets in front of their educational institution at about 1:00pm, blocked vehicular movements in the Motijheel area and staged demonstrations and sit-in protests at Shapla Chattar roundabout and adjacent roads for nearly an hour.
Another group of students from Dr Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College also staged protests in Motijheel area.
‘BJP leader Nupur Sharma and other leaders have made derogatory comments on our beloved prophet. We love our prophet. We have joined the protest from our religious commitment,’ said Tanvir Tamim, a student.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Motijheel division additional deputy commissioner Enamul Haque said that the protest was peaceful and no untoward incidents took place.