"...the divide between pro and anti-Shahbagh forces are finally being solidified. Troops are trenching in, battle lines are being clearly drawn. ... Shahbagh is turning into a “black-n-white” battle between the secular and religious elements within the country.
This particular crystallisation of Shahbagh as a fight between “চেতনা” (Spirit of Liberation) vs. “ধর্ম” (Islam) is now going way beyond Jamaat-e-Islami or war criminals, which was the original intent of the Movement.
It is undoubted that the ardent Shahbagh activists will not fully agree with the characterisation of their Movement as stated above. That is understandable. However, like most movements in history, it is not always the supporters who succeed in defining what their movement is all about."
- bdnews24.