Dinajpur Textile Institute
BCL goes on rampage, foils exam procedure
A faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Dinajpur Textile Institute unit yesterday went on the rampage as the authorities of the institute allegedly failed to take action against seven students belonging to another faction for their alleged involvement in December 19 incident on the campus.
They damaged cotton spinning shed and rooms at the administrative buildings of the institutes and foiled the process of filling up the forms of the examinees.
Campus sources said the activists of a BCL faction led by Limon, a fifth year student of the institute, brought out a procession on the campus at around 11:00am demanding expulsion of Farhad Hossain, Prince, Bullet, Kowmik, Nantu Sarker, Manser Ali and Sajjad of their rival faction as they cut tendon of Nuruzzaman Tuktuk of Limon group during a factional clash on December 19, 2009.
When the processionists gathered in front of the principal's room to press for immediate action against the seven of their rival faction, some teachers' bad behaviour made them angry, sources added.
Senior AL leaders along with police rushed to the campus and pacified the agitating students. A large number of police have been posted on the campus to avoid any further incident.
Following December 19 incident, the authorities of the institute held the seven BCL men responsible for cutting tendon of Tuktuk and expelled them from the institute. But they withdrew the expulsion order on January 19 under 'political pressure' and allowed the seven to sit for examinations.
Protesting the authorities' decision, BCL Limon group staged a violent protest on the campus on January 19 that prompted the authorities to close the institute for an indefinite period.
Activists of the Limon group said they will continue their agitation until their demand for expulsion of seven of their rival group is not met. They alleged that a one-member committee that formed to investigate the December 19 incident is yet to submit its report to the authorities.
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