More RU Shibir Rooms Raided
Bomb ingredients seized, plan to hit BCL unearthed
Huge iron rods, leaflets, jihadi books found also in Suhrawardy Hall
Police along with university authorities yesterday raided several rooms of Islami Chhatra Shibir men at Suhrawardy Hall and recovered bomb making materials, hockey sticks, huge iron rods, stones, sticks, leaflets and fake identity (ID) cards.
During the raid the law enforcers also found a list of 17 leaders and activists of the hall unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and seized a Shibir action plan including attack on BCL men and a photo album of BCL leaders titled 'Warning for Blood.'
Police also seized over 200 books on religion and jihad including one titled 'Ora 11 jon tothakothita budhijibider mukhus unmochan' by Shamsul Hantu.
In the book the writer made offensive remarks on Shahriar Kabir, Shamsur Rahman, Muntasir Mamun, Kabir Chowdhruy, Abed Khan, Barrister Amirul Islam and five other eminent personalities in the country, police said.
However, none was arrested in this connection or no room was sealed during the four-hour raid till1:00pm on seven Shibir-controlled rooms, the hall authorities said.
Suhrawardy Hall provost Prof Akhter Faruque told reporters that they raided the rooms on receipt of allegation from the general students that Shibir men have kept weapons in their (Shibir) rooms during the campus violence on February 9.
Earlier on Tuesday, police along with university authorities raided Habibur Rahman Hall and seized over 200 'Jihadi' books while on Wednesday the authorities raided Madar Bux Hall and recovered a cocktail, iron rods, more jihadi books and sealed 13 Shibir-controlled rooms of the hall.
Besides, Motihar police yesterday noon recovered three shrouds from the university central library premises where BCL of the university unit organised a mass signature campaign demanding ban on Jamaat-Shibir politics.
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Motihar police station Tofazzel Hossain said someone might have kept the shrouds there for creating panic on the campus.
“We will take legal steps after investigating the matter”, he said.
Meanwhile, Rajshahi University unit BCL yesterday wore black badges on the campus as a part of their protest programme demanding punishment to the Shibir cadres who allegedly hacked BCL activist Faruque Hossain to death at Shah Makhdoom Hall in the early hours of February 9.
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