BCL men foil freshers' reception in Ishwardi
A freshers' reception programme at Pakshey Railway Degree College in Ishwardi upazila was yesterday foiled allegedly by BCL men.
College sources said the BCL men vandalised the podium erected for the programme on the campus, alleging that their leaders were not invited to address the students who have just started their first year at the college.
At the beginning of the programme, BCL activists led by Abul Hossain, president of Pakshey unit, and Md Rakibul Islam, president of the college unit, came to the venue and requested the college authorities to give their leaders a chance to say something to the freshers, said a teacher of the college, requesting anonymity.
As the college authorities refused to allow all the leaders of BCL college unit to give speeches to the new students, they got angry, ransacked the venue and forced the college authorities to postpone the programme, the teacher said.
Contacted, Principal Md Monirul Islam said a few BCL men attacked the reception venue. “We have later managed the situation,” he added.
Refuting the allegation, BCL college unit President Rakibul said the second year students, who were not accorded reception by the college authorities last year, had created the untoward situation.
The college authorities did not file any case in connection with the incident as of filing of this report at 5:00pm yesterday.
Ahmed Sharif Dablu, President of BCL Pabna district unit, said they will investigate the incident. “If any BCL man is found guilty, we will take stern action against him,” Dablu added.
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