Drik Picture Library has extended the opening dates of a photography exhibition on alleged extrajudicial killings, Crossfire, in response to public demand.

The exhibition, by Drik managing director Shahidul Alam, was forcibly closed by police shortly before it was due to open on Monday, 22 March.

The show had been scheduled to end on 31 March, but has now been extended to 14 April after Drik received requests from people who wanted to see the show.

Police have remained stationed at the gallery gates everyday since the opening, preventing viewers from entering.

On Thursday, 25 March, lawyers on behalf of Drik served the government with a legal notice demanding an end to the police blockade within 24 hours.

However, the police presence continued, and the exhibition remains officially closed to the public.

A writ petition has now been lodged at the Supreme Court, claiming the home secretary, the Rapid Action Battalion and police have breached Drik’s constitutional rights to freedom of expression.

Shahidul Alam has also filed a general diary with police after he received death threats from an unidentified young man.