A video featuring local Swechchhasebak League activists pledging to bring ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back to Bangladesh has gone viral on social media also triggering widespread discussion and criticism in Jhalokathi.
The footage was uploaded on Sunday night from the Facebook account of Chowdhury Sohan Ahmed Saddam, a former organizational secretary of the Jhalokathi District Chhatra League and a general secretary aspirant for the Swechchhasebak League. In the video, a group of activists is seen gathered near a kash (tall grass) field in Dapdapia Union, Nalchity Upazila also reciting a formal oath to continue their political struggle for Hasina's return.
The rapid circulation of the video across various platforms has drawn sharp reactions from local social media users. Responding to the development, S. M. Bayezid Ibne Akbar, Additional Superintendent of Police (Sadar Circle) for Jhalokathi stated that law enforcement was not initially aware of the gathering but would review the incident and take appropriate legal steps.
