Dhaka, April 20 -- As the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings continue in Washington, civil society groups worldwide are protesting against the debt catastrophe on yesterday.
As part of that, Bangladesh civil societies organized a protest rally in front of the National Press Club on Friday in Dhaka.
Their primary demand is that the illegitimate debt imposed on the people be cancelled immediately because the World Bank and IMF have reparations to pay.
The civil society activists in Dhaka have also demanded the cancellation of all foreign loans that were taken against the public interest.
The protest rally was chaired by General Secretary of Bangladesh Farmers Federation Zayed Iqbal Khan and moderated by Coast Foundation Director Mustafa Kamal...