Women’s Violence Protest Rally Held in London

By Muhammed Shahed Rahman : A cultural protest rally was held in London against the ongoing violence against women and children in Bangladesh, initiated by the Platform Against Brutality on Women A cultural protest, rally and gathering was held at 4 pm on Monday (May 26) at the Shaheed Minar premises in Altab Ali Park, East London, under the initiative of the Platform Against Brutality on Women, led by cultural activist Munira Parveen.

Despite the afternoon drizzle, British Bangladeshis gathered at Shaheed Minar in a protest rally, where conscious citizens addressed the gathering.

In addition, the rally included recitations, songs, dances, and street plays in protest. Everyone’s voice was unanimous: “This torture, both at home and abroad, must stop immediately.”
The speakers at this rally said – If women and children are safe, that nation is called civilized. If women and children are well, that nation will be at peace, the society will be safe.
Let us unite against the ongoing violence against women and children in Bangladesh at home and abroad, protest, raise our voices, and demand justice.

The innovative protest of cultural activists at the Shaheed Minar in Altab Ali Park, London—a combination of art, voice, and consciousness—is a powerful message.
Let’s not just hold marches, meetings, rallies, or protests, but demand real solutions, make this initiative a success, and stand for humanity against oppression.

Representing the cultural protest rally were women’s leader and journalist Nilufa Yasmin Hasan, community figure Nazma Hossain, ATA Bangla UK senior producer and presenter Urmi Mazhar, barrister Tania Amir, cultural activists Smriti Azad, Helen Islam, Puspita Gupta, Samirun Chowdhury, Rina Kabir and Dilruba Yasmin Ruhi and others.

The cultural protest rally in London was further enlivened by the participation of freedom fighters Abu Musa Hasan, Gaus Sultan, former Speaker of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council Ahbab Hossain, Editor of Shottobani Syed Anas Pasha, Former President of  Uk Bangla Reporters Unity Dr. Ansar Ahmed Ullah, community Activist Syed Enam Islam, Cultural activist Nurul Islam, poet Mujibul Haque Moni,  Member of London Bangla Press Club Shah Belal, Organizing and Training Secretary of UK Bangla Reporters Unity & Editor of Voice of Tower Hamlets Suez Miah and journalist Kamrul I Russell among many others.