Statement calling 7-day halt to protests is fake, says coordinator Asif

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement says a post on social media showing a statement calling for a seven-day halt to the ongoing protests is fake.

Asif Mahmud, one of the coordinators of the group said:

“It is fake. We did not release such a statement. Do not be misled.”

He confirmed the matter to a WhatsApp group for journalists at 11:30am on Saturday.

A post including a statement calling for a seven-day withdrawal of the movement was making the rounds on social media on Saturday morning.

The false statement was signed with the names of six protest coordinators – Md Nahid Islam, Sarjis Alam, Hasnat Abdullah, Abu Baker Majumder, Asif Mahmud, and Nusrat Tabassum.

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