Shibir cadres flex muscles near RU
A large number of Shibir cadres on Tuesday night gathered and flexed their muscles in Binodpur Bazar area triggering tension at Rajshai University (RU).
Witnesses said at around 8.30pm, over 300 Shibir men assembled on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway demanding release of their leaders and activists arrested in connection with February 9 campus violence.
They also held a short meeting in a mosque at Binodpur and threatened to paralyse the campus if their leaders and activists were not allowed to enter RU unconditionally.
In the meeting, the Shibir leaders also instructed their cadres to get ready for any action programme any time, sources said.
On information, the law enforcers rushed to the spot but failed to nab anybody, police said.
Meanwhile, panic gripped the general students over a rumour that Shibir men returned to the campus with firearms at night. Many students left their dormitories in fear while Chhatra League (BCL) men took position in front of the hall gates with sharp weapons and firearms. They stayed there till midnight.
The BCL men also held a protest procession on the campus against Shibir yesterday morning creating sense of uncertainty among the general students.
BCL RU unit president Awal Kabir Joy said they will resist the Shibir attempt to enter campus at any cost.
RU proctor Prof Chowdhury Zakaria said the authorities have strengthened security in and around the campus to ensure peaceful atmosphere.
Officer-in-charge of Motihar police station said they are conducting regular drives to avert any possible untoward situation on campus.
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