BCL vows to free RU from Shibir politics
A large procession brought out by Chhatra League parades Rajshahi University campus prior to the 19th council of the organisation's RU unit yesterday.Photo: STAR
With a vow to free the campus from Shibir politics, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Rajshahi University unit held its 19th council yesterday. Inaugurated by BCL central committee President Mahmud Hasan Ripon, the first session of the council was addressed, among others, by Rajshahi City Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, AL Organising Secretary Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud Swapan and lawmaker Khaled Mahmud Chowdhury. Outgoing RU BCL president Ibrahim Hossain Moon presided. Speakers urged the students to stay united against the anti-liberation forces and free campuses from Shibir politics. They also called upon the BCL men to choose young, dynamic and meritorious students to lead the student body. Several thousand BCL activists from different schools and colleges and adjacent districts attended the council held on the campus. BCL sources said the subject committee will form the new body of RU unit in the second session which was going on as of filing of this report at 6:30pm. Hundreds of outsider BCL men entered the campus on the occasion and held separate processions in support of the candidates for president and secretary posts. Sources said the candidates hired outsiders form different areas of Rajshahi city and adjacent districts to join their processions. A candidate for the post of president said he has already spent Tk 1.5 lakh for the council. The left-leaning student bodies alleged that BCL held its council on the campus defying authorities' ban on rallies and procession. They also critised the RU authorities for not taking any action against BCL. But BCL leaders said they held the council, taking permission from the authorities. Several teachers alleged that they could not take their scheduled classes yesterday for BCL processions on faculty corridors.
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