A human chain was organized in Jhenaidah demanding the release of two student leaders arrested in a case filed by Chhatra Dal. The protest took place on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the city’s Payra Chattar, organized by the Jhenaidah district branch of the Nationalist Citizens’ Party (NCP). The case was filed following an attack on NCP leader Nasiruddin Patwari. The detainees are Ayon Rahman Khan, a leader of Chhatrashakti, and Mehedi Hasan Ashik, a member of the district committee of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.

NCP’s central joint member secretary Tarek Reza and other party activists attended the event, carrying placards demanding the release of the two arrested activists. Speakers at the human chain alleged that their leaders were attacked, yet the attackers filed a case against them. They claimed police were arresting NCP activists unfairly and sending them to court. The speakers warned that if Ayon and Ashik were not released soon, a stronger movement would be launched against what they described as a return of authoritarian rule.

The protest reflects growing political tension in Jhenaidah over the arrests and the handling of the case.