Over 1 million Bangladeshis flocked to streets on Saturday to join the country’s largest Gaza solidarity rally and call for boycotting all Israel-related products, according to Arab News.
The people raised the flags of Bangladesh and Palestine and chanted “Free Palestine,” “Stop the Israeli aggression,” and “Boycott Israeli products.”
The rally brough together politicians, celebrities, artists, poets and popular social media influencers under the organization of the Palestine Solidarity Movement Bangladesh.
The event served as a strong call on world leaders and international community to bring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others responsible for committing a bloody genocide in Gaza to justice.
In this regard, politicians called for international accountability and immediate end to Israel’s bloody offensive on Gaza, noting that such aggression has killed more than 50,900 people and wounded 116,000.
“We will boycott every product, company, and force that sustains Israel’s occupation … We will start from our own homes, leaving an imprint of this pledge in language, history, education, economy, and society,” the declaration of the rally read.
Furthermore, protesters asked the government to reactivate the “except Israel” clause in Bangladeshi passports, which had prevented nationals from traveling to Israel. Although the fact that there are no diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and Israel, the previous administration of Sheikh Hasina has emitted the clause in 2021.
“I stopped buying Israeli products from the very beginning of this latest round of Israeli aggression, which started about a year and a half ago. I even stopped buying Coca-Cola, though it’s a very popular and well-known drink here. This is my personal way of protesting against Israel — as an individual,” said Arman Sheikh, a businessman in Dhaka.
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