‘Students do not want me to quit’: Sarba Mitra retracts Ducsu resignation

The controversial executive member of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu), Sarba Mitra Chakma, has withdrawn his decision to resign from his post.

He announced to resign in a Facebook post on Monday after a video went viral where he can be seen forcing a group of teenagers to perform squats while holding their ears at DU’s central field.

On the same day, the university authorities issued him a show-cause notice over the incident and asked him to respond within 24 hours.

Sarba today told the media that he reconsidered his decision following opinions expressed by students.

“Students do not want me to resign. They say such a resignation would be seen as an ‘anti-student’ move. Resigning this way would betray their trust... Hence, I have withdrawn my decision,” he said.

Sarba Mitra was elected as an executive member from the Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed panel in last year’s Ducsu election.

In November last year, he was accused of threatening an elderly man with a stick late at night during an “eviction drive” against outsiders and roadside vendors on DU campus.