Withdraw ban on RU student activities
Procession, rally on campus
Leaders and activists of different left-leaning student organisations at Rajshahi University (RU) yesterday demanded immediate withdrawal of restriction on students' activities on the campus.
They raised the demand at a function marking the 17th death anniversary of Shahid Tapon Kumar Sarker, a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra Union who was killed by Islami Chhatra Shibir men on the campus on February 7, 1993.
On the occasion, they also held a procession followed by a rally on the campus under the banner of Bangladesh Chhatra Union.
At the rally, they criticised the university authorities for imposing indefinite restriction on rallies, processions and political activities of the student bodies on the campus.
Rajshahi University authorities imposed the restrictions on May 12 following bloody clash between Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) that left Shibir secretary Sharifuzzaman Nomani killed.
Criticising the role of the university authorities, they said the authorities have failed to take proper steps against the leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) who have been fighting for supremacy at different halls.
They said, Shibir is continuing their political activities under the nose of the authorities on Rajshahi University campus in name of religious programmes. They also demanded ban on Shibir politics and revival of Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU), ineffective for the last 19 years.
Later, they met vice chancellor (VC) Prof Abdus Sobhan and placed a memorandum.
In the memorandum, they urged the VC to build a monument in name of Shaheed Tapon and declare February 7 as 'Tapon Day' at Rajshahi University.
Leaders and activists of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front, JSD Chhatra League and Chhatra Moitree attended the programme.
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