Shakil Uzzaman of Gana Odhikar Parishad criticized the government’s proposed election timeline, citing risks of natural disasters, extreme heat, and overlapping with major public exams. “January or February would be the ideal time for the next general election,” he suggested. Referring to past movements, he mentioned that VP Nur of Gana Odhikar Parishad was the key figure in the quota reform protests and that their supporters faced killings, enforced disappearances, torture, and imprisonment under Sheikh Hasina’s regime. “We demand swift trial for the war criminal Hasina,” he added. Shakil further complained that extortion at CNG stations, bus and truck stands has increased even after the fall of the autocratic regime and called for immediate government action to stop these practices.