Families of BDR men protest for second day

The families of BDR members "accused" in the Pilkhana massacre, held a sit-in demonstration at Dhaka's Central Shaheed Minar for a second consecutive day, to push for a three-point demand, including a reinvestigation of the massacre and the release of "innocent jawans", reports bdnews 24.com.
They also marched towards Shahbagh on Thursday afternoon.
Molla Nabiullah, father of imprisoned BDR member Molla Sayeed Hasan, told bdnews24.com: "There are 824 people in prison. Some of them have died. Many have been sacked. We are demanding the release of the prisoners, the reinstatement of their jobs, and the rehabilitation of those dismissed."
The protesters at the sit-in demanded the release of all BDR members arrested over the Pilkhana massacre, the scrapping of the Pilkhana massacre case, the reinstatement and rehabilitation of those dismissed from their jobs, and a fresh investigation into the tragedy.
The programme by the relatives of the arrested BDR members began on Wednesday morning. They formed a human chain at the Shaheed Minar to push for their demands. They then marched towards the State Guest House Jamuna, the official residence of the chief advisor, with the intent to deliver a memorandum.
When they reached the Shahbagh intersection after 12:30pm, the police blocked them. Additional police personnel were deployed in the area to control the situation. Later, a delegation was allowed to go and submit the memorandum.