The Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has announced that their upcoming student rally on August 3 will now be held at Shahbagh instead of the Central Shaheed Minar. JCD President Rakibul Islam Rakib stated that the change reflects a gesture of political goodwill. “Though we had permission from Dhaka University, we chose to give space to the National Citizen Party (NCP) out of political courtesy,” he said. Rakib also apologized to city residents in advance for any inconvenience caused by holding the rally on a busy street.