JCD prevents BNP MP from joining JU syndicate meet
A ruling party lawmaker could not attend a special meeting of the Jahangirnagar University (JU) syndicate yesterday in the face of protest by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists.
About 100 students led by JCD leaders gathered in front of the administrative building on the campus to prevent Salahuddin Babu, a BNP MP and government-nominated syndicate member, from joining the meeting. They stayed there from 4:30pm to 5:00pm.
The lawmaker could not attend the meeting till writing of this report.
The students, however, alleged that they were forced to join the demonstration.
At a meeting on September 4, the JU JCD declared the lawmaker 'unwanted' on the campus and demanded immediate cancellation of his membership of syndicate as he slapped JU JCD President Parvez Mallik on the day.
Tension was running high as a faction of the JCD, Avi group, was trying to let the lawmaker enter the campus.
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