, Aug. 3 -- The student rally of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, has begun in the capital's Shahbagh area with a massive presence of leaders and activists from all over the country.

The rally formally started at 3:16pm on Sunday with the recitation from the Holy Quran, marking the anniversary of the July-August mass uprising.

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, and other senior leaders are expected to speak at the event.

Thousands of JCD activists converge at Shahbagh for student rally

Tarique, the organisational guardian of JCF, virtually joined the rally around 3:14pm.

Students from various educational institutions, including those from outside Dhaka, have join...