Shahbagh Square

Projonmo Chattar (বাংলায় প্রজন্ম চত্বর), also known as Shahbagh Square,^[1] is a public square located in the Shahbagh in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is the location of protests that began 5 February 2013 by the Awami Youth League, including teachers, students, politicians and cultural activists affiliated with the Awami League, demanding capital punishment for the war criminals of 1971. When a tribunal gave a life sentence to a war criminal of 1971 and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah, spontaneous agitation began and was quickly spread via different social networks and blogs.^[1] Many social media and bloggers have compared the square with Tahrir Square in Egypt.^[2]

Shyamoli Nasrin, wife of Martyr Intellectual Dr. AFM Alim Chowdhury proposed the name Projonmo Chattar on 6 February 2013 in the 2013 Shahbagh Protest and all people present there accepted this name with applause.^{[citation needed]}

2013 Shahbag Protest

On February 5, 2013, when the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Abdul Quader Mollah to life in prison, the Shahbagh Mass Movement began with the demand for capital punishment. One of the protesters said, "We will not return home unless we get justice, complete justice".^[2]The protest spread to other parts of the country, with sit-ins and demonstrations taking place in Chittagong, Sylhet, Barisal, Mymensingh, Khulna, Rajbari District, Rajshahi, Rangpur District, Sunamganj, Noakhali and NarsingdiCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).