Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Despite holding a continuous sit-in in front of the National Press Club for two months to press for their two-point demand, families of freedom fighters and slum dwellers have expressed strong condemnation and protest against the government for failing to take any effective steps so far. They also urged the authorities to promptly accept their demands.

At a press conference held on Sunday at the National Press Club premises, Md. Abdur Rahim, convenor of the Shahid Muktijoddha Poribar O Songram Parishad (Families of Martyred Freedom Fighters and Struggle Council), voiced this protest. Leaders of various political parties attended the event, expressed their solidarity with the two-point demand, and urged the government to ...