In the ongoing movement of the country, sports journalists have protested for the justice of atrocities on the students and a society free from discrimination. More than 100 journalists from various media were present in the human chain which started at 12:00 in front of Gate No. 1 of Mirpur Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday. At the end of the human chain, a minute’s silence was observed in honor of all those who lost their lives in the atrocity.
Kaler Kantha sports editor ATM Saiduzzaman said, “What happened in the last few days, in July and what is happening now, there is no language to mourn.” Not just as a sports journalist, I am here as a free citizen of a free country. I am shocked, saddened.
Calling for justice, he further said, “We should have raised the voyage earlier.” This atrocity must be stopped at any cost. Those in charge did not do that. I am not sure how many more years we will have to bear the consequences of what happened. I demand a fair investigation into every incident, no eyewash.’
Demanding a discrimination-free social system, Saiduzzaman further said, ‘Let none of us be deprived of the rights that we have as free citizens of a free country. This country is mine, this country belongs to no one. We did not win the freedom war, but this freedom war is the pride of all of us. It is nobody’s property. Now is the time for this realization. I don’t want quantity, I want quality life. The life that will be, I will go from home to office safely, my children will go to school. My old parents will get better treatment.’
Rezwan Uz Zaman, Channel 24’s special representative, said, “We want justice for every murder.” We have only one demand, only one thing, that justice must be established. We think, if we can turn this demand into a mass tide from all sides, then this demand will be fulfilled. ‘
Senior sports journalist Noman Mohammad said about the next generation in his speech, ‘We have come here from a place of responsibility. According to a report by UNICEF, 32 children died. That child could have been your child. It could have been anyone’s child. Who are we building the country for? Who is trying to rebuild this country? For our next generation.
He also said, ‘If they are not safe in this country, then who else is safe? That is why we sports journalists stand here with a demand – the brutality that has been committed against the students, the brutality that has been happening for more than two weeks should stop. May it stop quickly. May there be no more unwanted deaths. We want assurance of natural death.’