A day of national mourning is called by government in remembrance of those killed in the violence. All places of worship including mosques, temples, and churches are asked to hold special prayers for the deceased.
Coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement call on people to cover their faces with red pieces of cloth and upload their photos online as a rejection of the government’s call for nationwide mourning. Facebook is flooded with the colour red as scores of Bangladeshi users change their profile pictures to a solid field of red as a symbolic gesture of solidarity with the students.
More groups of citizens start to join the protests as teachers of several universities hold rallies, parents stand in solidarity protesting the killing of children, and eminent citzens publicly demand accountability from the government for the loss of lives.
