Jamaat to hold Dhaka-Chattogram long march on Sept 5
Published: 25 August 2026, 3:43:50
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Jamaat-e-Islami will hold a long march from Dhaka’s Shapla Chattar to Chattogram’s Laldighi Maidan on 5 September, with roadside rallies at several points along the route, the party’s Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a briefing at the party’s central office, Parwar said the march would begin at 7:00 AM from Shapla Chattar and is expected to reach Laldighi between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM.
He said the party’s leaders would hold roadside rallies at six to seven points along the route, with senior leaders attending the events.
Leaders of nine district and metropolitan units from Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Cumilla, Feni and Chattogram are holding meetings to prepare for the programme, he said. Leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir and labour organisations are also involved in the preparations.
Parwar said more than 1,000 vehicles were expected to join the march, while thousands of other vehicles could join along the way.
He said the party had formed separate committees for reception, medical services, transport, publicity, IT, volunteers, cultural activities, security and administrative coordination.
He said the party had informed police of the schedules and locations of its programmes on the Dhaka-Chattogram, Dhaka-Rangpur, Dhaka-Khulna and Dhaka-Sylhet routes. The programme on the Sylhet route will be held by train, while the Khulna route will extend to Kushtia, he added.
The Jamaat leader said the long march would be peaceful and conducted in a lawful manner, with no provocative activities.
He said the party would try to use one side of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway for the march while keeping the other side open for regular traffic. However, temporary traffic congestion could occur at some points because of the large procession and roadside rallies.
Parwar apologised in advance to commuters, shopkeepers, rickshaw pullers, day labourers and others who might face inconvenience because of the programme.
He described the long march as the first major political programme of the 11-party alliance after the 13th parliamentary election, saying Jamaat would organise it as an opposition party.
