‘Long March to Secretariat’ to get Ishraque as DSCC mayor

Supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain on Saturday are holding their pre-announced ‘Long March to Secretariat’ programme outside the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) headquarters demanding that Engineer Ishraque Hossain be officially sworn in as mayor.

The march began around 11:00 am and passed through prominent city landmarks including Gulistan Mazar, Zero Point, Paltan Press Club, Education Building and Bongobazar, before returning to city corporation building.

Thousands of supporters for Ishraque joined the protest, expressing frustration over the delay in implementing a court decision that declared Ishraque the rightful mayor.

At this time, they chanted various slogans such as “No more delay in the swearing-in,” “Swear in Ishraque Hossain now.”

Earlier around 9 am, they started demonstration, staging a sit-in outside the main gate of DSCC building.