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'Release Mishu'
Eighteen women leaders and 12 left-leaning leaders yesterday demanded unconditional release of detained garment workers' leader Moshrefa Mishu.
In a joint statement, the women leaders said violation of human rights occurred when Mishu was 'tortured' in police remand and they termed it an extreme insult to the woman leadership.
The women leaders include Meghna Guha Thakurta, Sara Hossain, Dr Hamida Hossain, Khushi Kabir, Shirin Haque and Salma Ali while 12 left-leaning leaders are Badruddin Umar, Manjurul Ahsan Khan, Khalekuzzaman, Tipu Biswas, Saiful Haque, Zonaed Saki, Hamidul Haque, Mosharraf Hossain Nannu, Shibli Kaium, Badrul Alam, Matin Talukder and Masud Khan.
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