The “Bangladesh Conscious Student Society” organised a symbolic presentation and photo exhibition titled “Minab Drenched in Children’s Blood” on Friday.
The exhibition was organized with the intention of protesting the “heartbreaking and inhumane” massacre of schoolchildren in the Iranian city of Minab.
The programme was held on Manik Mia Avenue, adjacent to the southern side of the National Parliament.
The exhibition depicted the brutal reality of the attack on the Shajareh Tayyeba School, featuring photographs of martyred children and silent testimonies of the atrocities committed against humanity.
The displays included harrowing images of classrooms torn apart by missile strikes, the mass burial of over a hundred children, and the profound grief of bereaved families.
Visitors expressed their solidarity by leaving blood-red handprints on white cloth and writing messages of protest on a canvas.
According to the organisers, the attack on the school in southern Iran was the most devastating among strikes on civilian infrastructure, including hospitals and universities, since the conflict began.
Media reports indicated that a US Tomahawk missile was used in the strike on 28 February, the first day of the war. The attack occurred during school hours, claiming the lives of 168 children along with their teachers and school staff.
Speaking at the event, Shah Md. Ali Abbas, spokesperson for the ‘Bangladesh Conscious Student Society’, said, “Such a shocking attack has shaken the global conscience and is completely unacceptable. We are conveying this message through this exhibition”.
Sayyid Reza Mirmohammadi, Cultural Counsellor of the Iran Cultural Centre in Dhaka, attended the event to express solidarity.
Other notable attendees included Hujjatul Islam wal Muslimin Sayyid Shahabuddin Mashayekhi, the Bangladesh representative of Al-Mustafa International University, and officials from the Iran Cultural Centre.
The exhibition served as a tribute to the innocent victims, whose “unfulfilled dreams” and “broken classrooms” remain a haunting reminder of the cost of war.
