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Lawyers and students taking part in the Anti-discrimination Movement are protesting in front of the High Court to demand the resignation of judges affiliated with the Awami League, who ‘toe the party line’.
Lawyers and students from private universities began the protest on the Supreme Court premises at 11am on Wednesday.
Anti-discrimination Student Movement activists led by conveners Sarjis Alam and Hasnat Abdullah marched into the High Court premises around 12:30pm.
The march, called by Hasnat and Sarjis, set off from the Raju Sculpture at 11:30am on Wednesday.
The procession first started from the sculpture, passed around the university, some student halls, and in front of the Kala Bhaban before returning to the sculpture. At around noon, they began to march along the road in front of the Bangla Academy and then proceeded towards the High Court.
Around 500 students from various educational institutions were seen taking part in the march.
They gathered at the Annexe Court square and continued their demonstration.
Sarjis made a speech saying that students were calling for the resignations of judges connected with Sheikh Hasina, the Awami League, ‘the fascist government’ and ‘partisan’ judges.
He demanded the resignation of these judges by 2pm. He also demanded the resignations of all public prosecutors and assistant public prosecutors appointed during the Awami League’s tenure.
Advocates Mahbubur Rahman, Ayesha Akhtar, SM Nure Ershad Siddiki and several other lawyers joined the protests under the banner ‘Lawyers Against Discrimination and Genocide’.
All justices appointed after 2009 must resign or they have to be sacked, said Siddiki.
The protesting lawyers marched along the Supreme Court courtyard as well.
They marched in front of the Supreme Court Bar Association to the Annex Building and then the main building before returning and joining the rally in front of the Annexe Building.