Shibir banned at DU
Police detained eight Dhaka University students yesterday for their alleged involvement in Islami Chhatra Shibir, whose activities, Vice Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique says, has been banned on the campus since the post-Liberation War period.
The ban came into force as the pro-Jamaat-e-Islami student organisation played a pioneering role in killing DU students and teachers during the Liberation War in 1971, he told The Daily Star.
Sources said Ruhul of first year, Shimul Hossain, Humayun and Alauddin of second year; Morshedul and Wadul of third year; and Masud Rana and Md Sohel of fourth year were detained from Sir AF Rahman Hall where they all used to reside.
DU acting proctor Prof Amzad Ali also stated that Shibir was banned on the campus and the eight were “involved in antidisciplinary activities on the campus”.
The proctor handed over the students and till 8:30pm, no decision was taken on whether to release or place them before a court, said Shahbagh police.
Some Bangladesh Chhatra League activists loyal to the hall unit Secretary Ruhul Amin took them to the latter's room and later handed them over to police.
Ruhul said the students were recruiting activists at the hall for long to create unrest on the campus.
“We checked their phone call lists which showed that they maintained contacts with top Shibir leaders...they admitted their involvement. Later police took them from the hall,” he added.
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