, March 14 -- Quds Day was observed on Friday in Rajshahi with a human chain and protest rally demanding the liberation of Al-Aqsa, the first Qibla of Muslims.

Following Friday prayers, the Imamia Janakalyan Foundation organized a human chain and protest gathering at Rajshahi Zero Point to mark the occasion.

Speakers at the rally said that this year's International Al-Quds Day is significantly different from previous years, as the Muslim world-particularly Palestine-is witnessing what they described as a severe humanitarian catastrophe and one of the most brutal genocides in history. They alleged that Israel is not only carrying out violence in Palestine but, with the support of the United States, has also extended aggression toward Ira...