CU Chhatra League calls strike on campus
A faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Chittagong University (CU) called an indefinite strike and vandalised police vans on the campus last night. This followed three days of infighting between two rival groups of BCL’s university unit.
The campus has seen unrest for the last three days since the two groups began clashing in phases, university sources said. At least 10 BCL men were injured in clashes that took place on November 28 and 29.
President of CU unit BCL, Rejaul Haque Rubel, called the strike claiming that a rival BCL group -- headed by former deputy office secretary Mizanur Rahman Bipul -- stabbed two of his followers at 11 Mile area in Hathazari upazila yesterday. Bipul has denied the allegations.
Rubel called the strike under the banner of Taposh Sriti Sangshad, pushing for a three-point demand -- removal of CU student adviser Prof Siraz-ud-Doulah, punishment of the perpetrators of the attacks on his activists and arrest of the accused in Taposh murder case.
BCL men also vandalised four police vans and a police outpost.
CU Proctor Prof Monirul Hasan said stern action would be taken against students who have vandalised the police vans. Anyone who tries to create unrest on the campus will not be spared, he added.
Additional Superintendent of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (North) Moshiuddoula Reza said they raided Shah Jalal, Shah Amanat, Shaheed Abdur Rab and Shaheed Suhrawardy halls on Saturday night.
Some locally-made weapons and a few sacks of brickbats were recovered during the raids, he added.
Confirming the raid, Prof Monirul said none was arrested as the rooms’ occupants were not present during the drive.
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