A protest march was held in Dhaka on Thursday demanding the arrest of attackers who assaulted Jamaat-e-Islami leader Kazi Maria Islam Baby during an election campaign. The demonstration, organized by the women’s wing of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Kadamtali Thana unit, began at 11:30 a.m. and concluded with a rally after marching through key roads. A large number of female leaders and activists from Dhaka city and local Jamaat units participated.

According to the report, the attack occurred on Wednesday afternoon in Ward 52 of Kadamtali, where unidentified assailants struck Kazi Maria Islam Baby on the head with a sharp weapon while she was campaigning for party candidate Syed Zainul Abedin in Dhaka-4. She received four stitches after being taken to a doctor. The incident drew strong condemnation from Dhaka South Jamaat and the constituency’s candidate, Syed Zainul Abedin.

Speakers at the rally alleged that certain groups were trying to disrupt the election environment through violence and urged supporters to continue peaceful campaign activities in favor of the party symbol.