Dhaka, March 26 -- A group of students has marked Independence Day with a rare event in Savar, inviting the public to express their hatred for 1971 war criminals and the Pakistani military by hurling shoes at their caricatures.

The symbolic protest, held outside the National Memorial premises, featured a banner fastened to a roadside bus depicting the faces of those involved in the 1971 genocide, including high-ranking Pakistani army officials.

As the afternoon progressed, a steady stream of rickshaw pullers, pedestrians, and visitors joined the students, taking turns to kick or throw shoes at the images.

Participants described the act as a necessary vent for decades of unresolved grievances.

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