Three BNP associate organisations -- Jubo Dal, Swechchasebak Dal, and Chhatra Dal -- started a long march towards Agartala from Dhaka on Wednesday, protesting "Indian aggression".

The long march began at 9 am from in front of the BNP central office at Nayapaltan in the capital.

Thousands of leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, Swechchasebak Dal and Chhatra Dal began gathering at Nayapaltan from 7 am to participate in the long march. At that time, they filled the Nayapaltan premises with various anti-India slogans.

Meanwhile, law enforcement officers have set up a tight security cordon around Nayapaltan and its surrounding areas for the program. In addition, members of various law enforcement agencies in plain clothes were also seen.

Jubo Dal President Abdul Monayem Munna, General Secretary Nurul Islam Nayan, Swechchasebak Dal President SM Jilani, General Secretary Rajib Ahsan, and others addressed a brief rally in front of the BNP central office at Nayapaltan, presided over by Chhatra Dal President Rakibul Islam Rakib and conducted by General Secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi delivered the inaugural speech.