DU students hold counter programmes
Students of Dhaka University's mass communication and journalism department yesterday formed a human chain on the campus, protesting Tuesday's attack on some agitating students by Chhatra League activists.
Meanwhile, leaders and activists of the pro-ruling party student body formed another human chain in the TSC area of the university, demanding punishment to those who "attacked" the vice chancellor and damaged university properties. They also wanted the "attackers" to be expelled from the university.
Covering their mouths with black cloth, around 80 students of the journalism department joined the human chain in front of Aparajeyo Bangla.
After the demonstration, Fahmidul Haq, an associate professor of the department, said, “The students of this university have the right to place their logical demands before the VC, but he cannot suppress them with the help of a particular student body."
“The two recent attacks on students were carried out to prevent them from staging demonstrations. And now, the authorities are terming the protestors outsiders only to hide the facts," the teacher said.
Tarek Hasan, who took part in the protest programme, said, “We have covered our mouths with black cloth as the authorities are trying to gag us."
On Tuesday, a group of protesters -- comprising both students and leaders and activists of left-leaning student organisations -- were demonstrating inside the VC office, demanding punishment for the BCL men who had allegedly assaulted some female students during their January 15 sit-in.
Several hundred BCL men from the DU as well as from outside attacked the protesters to “rescue” DU Vice Chancellor Prof Akhtaruzzaman as he was kept confined in front of his office by the demonstrators.
At least 50 male and female students and two journalists were injured in that attack.
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