Dhaka University, Aug. 16 -- A group of students staged a protest at Dhaka University on Saturday accusing several cultural and media personalities of promoting 'cultural fascism' after they posted tributes to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on social media marking 15 August.

The protest began around 5 pm near the Raju Sculpture and later moved to the 'Ghrina Chattar' area of TSC.

During the demonstration, students were seen hurling shoes at photographs of the named celebrities, and also at an image of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman displayed on a pillar of the Dhaka Metrorail infrastructure.

The protestors, who introduced themselves as general students, displayed posters and chanted slogans calling for the boycott of several well-known figur...