Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad yesterday set an ultimatum for the government, till January 18, to take steps to preserve the house of anti-British revolutionary Jatindra Mohan Sengupta in Chattogram.
Rana Dasgupta, general secretary of the organisation, set the ultimatum at a human chain in front of the house in port city’s Rahamatganj. He warned of starting a hunger strike unto death there, if the demand is not fulfilled within the period.
The parishad organised human chains, demonstrations and rallies in different districts and upazilas yesterday. Leaders of different political and sociocultural organisations attended the programmes.
Centrally, a rally was held in front of the National Museum at the capital’s Shahbagh. Acting president of the organisation Prof Neem Chandra Bhowmik presided over the rally. Among others, journalists Basudev Dhar, Monindra Kumar Nath, Advocate Shyamal Kumar Roy and Kishore Ranjan Mandal were present there.
They demanded establishment of a museum of independence and Liberation War in the house to commemorate the anti-British heroes.
In Chattogram’s human chain, Awami League Chattogram city unit president Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury and general secretary AJM Nasir Uddin attended and expressed their solidarity.
“Vested property cannot be bought or sold,” said Nasir, also former mayor of Chattogram City Corporation.
He said, “Chattogram District Administration is the custodian of the property, which was vested since 1970.” He urged the administration to take immediate steps to preserve the house.
