The 22nd founding anniversary of the National Youth Alliance, an affiliated organisation of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasad), was marked by a procession in Dhaka on Saturday, 5 September 2026, with demands including the immediate and unconditional release of Jasad president Hasanul Haq Inu.
The procession began at around 5pm from the Jasad premises in front of the General Post Office. It proceeded through Zero Point, Paltan intersection and the Press Club area before returning to the Jasad office, where the programme concluded.
A major focus of the rally was the demand for cancellation of what organisers described as “fabricated” cases and a “false” verdict against Hasanul Haq Inu. Participants called for the Jasad president’s immediate and unconditional release, raising slogans in support of their demand throughout the procession.
The rally also highlighted a range of economic, social and public-safety concerns. Leaders and activists called for measures to reduce electricity load-shedding and resolve the ongoing gas supply crisis. They also demanded improvements in the country’s law-and-order situation and urged authorities to take effective action against what they described as mob rule and mob violence.
Issues surrounding communal harmony featured prominently in the slogans. Participants demanded an end to communalism and called for attacks on mosques, khanqahs, temples, pagodas and churches to be stopped. The slogans reflected concerns over the protection of places of worship and the need to maintain communal peace and social stability.
The anniversary procession also carried messages linked to the ideals of Bangladesh’s Liberation War. Participants raised slogans in support of those ideals while also drawing attention to employment and labour-related concerns.
Youth employment was another key demand. Organisers called for greater employment opportunities for unemployed young people, an issue that remains closely connected to household incomes, economic security and the prospects of a large section of the country’s younger population.
The participants also demanded an end to what they described as frequent layoffs in industrial establishments. Their slogans called for stronger protection of workers’ employment and greater attention to the livelihood security of industrial labourers.
The programme therefore combined a political demand for Hasanul Haq Inu’s release with broader calls concerning electricity and gas supplies, public security, communal harmony, employment and workers’ rights. The procession remained centred on these issues as participants moved through the capital before returning to the Jasad office.
