Hundreds of thousands of people take to streets in Dhaka

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Dhaka as part of the ‘Long March to Dhaka’ programme called by the Anti-discrimination Student Movement to demand the resignation of the government.

Around 11:30am, the massive crowds set off from the Uttara-Azampur area and reached Banani as of 2:30pm. People from all ages and professions were seen in the crowd.

Some held national flags, some chanted slogans, a few held up ‘V for Victory’ signs.