BCL at RU brings out procession defying ban

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Rajshahi University (RU) unit yesterday brought out a procession on the campus defying restrictions imposed by the authorities.
Witnesses said leaders, activists and outsider BCL men took out the procession at around 12:30pm on the occasion of its council scheduled for January 27.
Leaders and activists of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front, Jasod Chhatra League, Chhatra Union and Chhatra Moitree yesterday alleged that BCL brought out the procession in presence of the law enforcers.
They also criticised the university authorities for not taking any action against the BCL men for violating restrictions on rallies and processions on the campus.
They demanded immediate withdrawal of restrictions on the activities of the student bodies.
They also demanded exemplary punishment to the BCL cadres who killed Polytechnic Institute Chhatra Moitree leader Rezanul Islam Chowdhury Sunny on January 7.
Leaders of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front said they were not allowed to observe the founding anniversary of their organisation on the campus on January 21 due to the restrictions, but the authorities are quite silent about the BCL.
The university authorities imposed restrictions on the activities of the student bodies on May 12, 2009 for an indefinite period following a clash between Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) on the campus on March 13, 2009. Shibir leader Sharifuzzaman Nomani was killed in the clash.
RU BCL President Ibrahim Hossain Moon said they held procession, taking permission from the authorities. When contacted, RU Proctor Prof Chowdhury Zakaria said he was not aware of it.