Activist and writer Pinaki Bhattacharya wrote on Facebook, “Hasnat Abdullah embodies the spirit of the July Revolution. An attack on him is an attack on the spirit of the revolution. Protecting Hasnat Abdullah is our collective responsibility. If I were in the country, I would have protected him with my own body. Those who are in the country should protect him the same way.” Hasnat Abdullah’s car was attacked in Gazipur on Sunday.