Cops foil Gonojagoron Mancha’s demo to besiege Myanmar Embassy

Law enforcers today foiled a procession brought out by Gonojagoron Mancha activists on way to besiege Myanmar Embassy in Dhaka’s Gulshan area.

The Gonojagoron Mancha activists protesting atrocities on Rohingyas in Myanmar’s Rakhine state were barred at Gulshan-2 intersection around 4:15pm, reports our photo journalist.

Gonojagoron Mancha spokesperson Dr Imran H Sarker speaks as the protesters staged a demonstration on the road at Dhaka's Gulshan-2 intersection on Monday, September 11, 2017, Ffollowing a scuffle with the lawmen there. Photo: Palash Khan/ STAR

Following a scuffle with the lawmen there, the protesters staged a demonstration on the road.

Later, a five-member delegation of the Gonojagoron Mancha, a platform that demands the highest penalty for war criminals, led by its spokesperson Dr Imran H Sarker went to the Myanmar Embassy to place a memorandum on the Rohingya issue.