BCL Attack on JCD
Pro-BNP, Jamaat RU teachers want VC to quit
Over 50 pro-BNP-Jamaat Rajshahi University teachers under the “Nationalist Teachers' Forum” banner yesterday demanded resignation of the VC over his failure to prevent Tuesday's attack on a JCD procession by pro-Awami League Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists.
The pro-BNP Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists were bringing out the procession to celebrate the fourth anniversary of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's release from jail.
Police yesterday morning arrested two JCD activists -- Rakib Hasan, a first year student of Islamic studies department, and Zakaria Ahmed Joni, a third year student of sociology department, -- in connection with a case.
The case was filed by the driver of a bus, vandalised by JCD activists after the attack, against 30 JCD leaders and activists with Motihar Police Station on Tuesday night.
The accused include JCD RU unit Convener Arafat Reja Ashiq, Joint Convener Tojammel Haque Toja and activists Sanaul Haque Rana and Zohirul Haque.
The forum teachers met separately with Vice-Chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Muhammad Nurullah and placed some other demands including punishment to the BCL men, payment of the injured JCD activists' medical expenses by RU and withdrawal of the case.
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