Dhaka University students on strike, lock main gate

Dhaka University students padlocked the main gate of Kala Bhaban (arts faculty building) protesting the January 23 attack on demonstrators by the Bangladesh Chhatra League activists and demanded punishment for the BCL men.

Around 70-80 students under the banner of “Students against repression” gathered in front of the building around 8:00am and expressed solidarity with Pragatisheel Chhatra Jote, an alliance of left-leaning student organizations which called the strike.

On January 23, a group of students and some activists of left-leaning student organisations besieged the VC office with their four-point demand including expulsion of BCL men for harassing some female students a few days ago.

At least 50 demonstrators and two journalists were injured when the BCL activists swooped on the gathering to “rescue” the VC, who was kept confined in front of his office by the protestors.

The following day, BCL men swooped on activists of left-leaning student organisations in two other educational institutions across the country during their programmes.

At least 15 students of Chittagong University were injured when BCL activists attacked the procession of Progressive Students' Alliance, protesting the BCL attack on DU campus. Meanwhile, BCL attack on students of Murari Chand (MC) College in Sylhet left 13 injured.

Source: thedailystar