Action taken against Abrar’s killers: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said both administrative and organisational actions have been taken against the perpetrators involved in the killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad.
Reiterating that no wrongdoer will be spared, the Awami League general secretary said, “It is very regretful. Nobody should be killed for expressing their differing opinion.”
Quader said this while speaking at a press briefing at the AL president’s office in Dhanmondi.
Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of Buet’s electrical and electronic engineering department, died after he was brutally beaten, allegedly by some Chhatra League leaders at a university dormitory sometime between 7pm Sunday and 2:30am Monday.
The incident triggered a firestorm of protests on campuses across the country. Many took to the social media to demand justice for the 22-year-old.
At yesterday’s press briefing, Quader said some 11 people have been expelled from BCL for their alleged involvement.
“Those involved in the incident must be punished… no wrongdoer will be spared,” the AL general secretary warned, mentioning that nine people have been arrested in this regard so far.
Even in the past, nobody was spared for their misdeed during the Hasina-led government’s tenure, he said. There are also examples of taking organisational and administrative actions against AL ministers, lawmakers and leaders for their involvement in misconduct, he added.
But, Quader said, there was no example of taking any such action against BNP men when the party was in power. “BNP had turned the country into a haven for corruption through Hawa Bhaban,” he added.
The AL general secretary also mentioned that BCL has many good accomplishments in the past and that is why image of the ruling party and pro-AL student organisation cannot not be tarnished due to some individuals.
“The present government has had many achievements. The country’s people have been enjoying benefits of development achieved by the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” he said.
Chhatra League had played an important role in the country’s independence and democratic movements, the minister said. Despite that, the prime minister does not spare wrongdoers in her party, he stressed.
AL joint general secretaries Mahbubul Alam Hanif and Jahangir Kabir Nanak; its organising secretary and state minister for shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury; publicity and publication deputy secretary Aminul Islam Amin; deputy office secretary Biplab Barua, and AL leaders Kamrul Islam and Anwar Hossain were present at the event, among others.
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