Md. Rayhanul Islam :
After a long time, Dhaka University (DU) campus has turned into hot again on different issues, particularly the recent Tonu and Sujon’s murders, and two police outposts on the campus.
General students of DU, student organizations and various socio-cultural organizations have been organising protest rallies, demonstrations and human chain on the campus protesting these issues.
Different student organizations, especially the left leaning student organizations, have been protesting since the happening of the incidents. But the bigger student organizations like Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) are yet to take any programme over the issues. A section of teachers and students of DU on Saturday formed a human chain on the campus protesting the felling trees on the university campus.
Later, they submitted a memorandum to the Vice Chancellor Prof. AAMS Arefin Siddique at his office at 12.30 pm in this regard.
It is to be recalled that the students of DU blockaded Shahbagh intersection twice last week demanding exemplary punishment to the
killers of Tonu and Sujon. They also observed a day-long strike in all educational institutions across the country last week.
Progressive Student Alliance and Anti Imperialism Student Alliance also tried to besiege the Home Ministry last week but they were halted near Shikkha Bhaban. From there a group of students went to the ministry and handed over a memorandum there demanding proper investigation and exemplary to the killers.
They also announced that they would observe a half-day strike at all educational institution across the country on April 25 if the government fails to arrest the culprits within the deadline for punishment. Mahmud Hasan, a 1st year student of Political Science Department told The New Nation yesterday that Dhaka University had a contribution towards the creation of our great country. We cannot tolerate police outposts on our campus. I think all the students should raise their voice against this.
Meanwhile, the police authorities have met with the DU Vice Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique and postponed their construction of a 22-story building. But students also demand removal of the police outposts from the campus.
Officers Association and 4th Class Employee Union of DU gave statements demanding removal of the police outposts from the DU campus. They told The New Nation that DU has not enough land to construct residential buildings for students, teachers, officers and employees. But the two police outposts `Babupura and New market police outposts have captured enough land of our university. So we demand not only postponed to construct of their building but also removal police outposts from the campus.
Saykat Mollik, President of Bangladesh Chhatra Federation told The New Nation that it is a big threat to democracy. Government wants to oppress the students’ movement by creating police outposts on the campus.
“We condemn the murder of Tonu and Sujon. But government failed to arrest the killers of Tonu. One the other hand, the investigation process of Sujon murder case is the same. We condemn these murders,” he said.
Protesting the incidents JCD President Rajib Ahsan told The New Nation that we do not want to politicize the movement. So we are protesting these issues first by holding rallies, demonstrations and human chain under the banner of various social and cultural organizations across the country.
BCL General Secretary Jakir Hossain told The New Nation that cutting of the ancient trees of the university is very sad news. We condemn it.
Citing the murders of Tonu and Sujon, the BCL leader said we brought the issue first by holding human chain, rally and demonstration in various places across the country.
After a long time, Dhaka University (DU) campus has turned into hot again on different issues, particularly the recent Tonu and Sujon’s murders, and two police outposts on the campus.
General students of DU, student organizations and various socio-cultural organizations have been organising protest rallies, demonstrations and human chain on the campus protesting these issues.
Different student organizations, especially the left leaning student organizations, have been protesting since the happening of the incidents. But the bigger student organizations like Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) are yet to take any programme over the issues. A section of teachers and students of DU on Saturday formed a human chain on the campus protesting the felling trees on the university campus.
Later, they submitted a memorandum to the Vice Chancellor Prof. AAMS Arefin Siddique at his office at 12.30 pm in this regard.
It is to be recalled that the students of DU blockaded Shahbagh intersection twice last week demanding exemplary punishment to the
killers of Tonu and Sujon. They also observed a day-long strike in all educational institutions across the country last week.
Progressive Student Alliance and Anti Imperialism Student Alliance also tried to besiege the Home Ministry last week but they were halted near Shikkha Bhaban. From there a group of students went to the ministry and handed over a memorandum there demanding proper investigation and exemplary to the killers.
They also announced that they would observe a half-day strike at all educational institution across the country on April 25 if the government fails to arrest the culprits within the deadline for punishment. Mahmud Hasan, a 1st year student of Political Science Department told The New Nation yesterday that Dhaka University had a contribution towards the creation of our great country. We cannot tolerate police outposts on our campus. I think all the students should raise their voice against this.
Meanwhile, the police authorities have met with the DU Vice Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique and postponed their construction of a 22-story building. But students also demand removal of the police outposts from the campus.
Officers Association and 4th Class Employee Union of DU gave statements demanding removal of the police outposts from the DU campus. They told The New Nation that DU has not enough land to construct residential buildings for students, teachers, officers and employees. But the two police outposts `Babupura and New market police outposts have captured enough land of our university. So we demand not only postponed to construct of their building but also removal police outposts from the campus.
Saykat Mollik, President of Bangladesh Chhatra Federation told The New Nation that it is a big threat to democracy. Government wants to oppress the students’ movement by creating police outposts on the campus.
“We condemn the murder of Tonu and Sujon. But government failed to arrest the killers of Tonu. One the other hand, the investigation process of Sujon murder case is the same. We condemn these murders,” he said.
Protesting the incidents JCD President Rajib Ahsan told The New Nation that we do not want to politicize the movement. So we are protesting these issues first by holding rallies, demonstrations and human chain under the banner of various social and cultural organizations across the country.
BCL General Secretary Jakir Hossain told The New Nation that cutting of the ancient trees of the university is very sad news. We condemn it.
Citing the murders of Tonu and Sujon, the BCL leader said we brought the issue first by holding human chain, rally and demonstration in various places across the country.
