August 15 Incident
RU students demand expulsion of BCL men
Students of history department of Rajshahi University form a human chain on the campus yesterday demanding arrest and punishment of the BCL men who seriously injured Nasirullah Nasim, a student of the department, at Shah Makhdoom Hall on August 15.Photo: STAR
Students of history department of Rajshahi University (RU) yesterday submitted a memorandum to university Vice-Chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan demanding expulsion of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) cadres who seriously injured Nasirullah Nasim, a student of the department. In the memorandum, the students stated that BCL cadres Zahidul Islam, Zahurul Islam, Toufiqul Islam, Ruhul Amin and Lutfar Rahman, all loyal to BCL RU unit President Awal Kabir Joy, beat up Nasirullah Nasim, a fourth year history student, and a resident of Shah Makhdoom Hall, and pushed him down from the first floor of the dormitory on August 15. They threatened tougher agitation if the cadres were not punished. The vice chancellor assured the agitating students of taking necessary steps in this regard. Earlier, over 500 students of history department formed a human chain in front of the university central library and held a rally at the venue at 1:30pm. At the rally, the students criticised the law enforcers for not arresting the BCL culprits who led the attack. They alleged that BCL cadres were involved in clashes, extortion and other crimes at different halls on the campus and several hundred students had to leave their dormitories due to threat by BCL activists but the university authorities have failed to take proper steps against them. They urged the university authorities and law enforcers to take steps for punishment to the BCL cadres. The incident happened following a dispute over distribution of iftar token among the students of Shah Makhdoom Hall on the occasion of National Mourning Day Critically injured Nasirullah Nasim was admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital and then shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Police arrested two BCL men during a raid at the hall around three hours after the incident and a case was filed with Motihar Police Station accusing ten BCL men on the same day.
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