Lift ban on political activities at RU

A platform of left-leaning students' organisations at Rajshahi University yesterday demanded lift of a ban on political activities on the campus, which has remained enforced since May 2009.
Progotisheel Chhatra Jote also put three other demands and threatened to launch a tougher movement if these are not met. Their non-stop movement will begin after Eid-ul Azha vacation. It will include procession, sit-in, and hunger strike.
The Jote's other demands are withdrawal of police from the campus, resuming of the operation of RU Central Students' Union (Rucsu) and Teacher-Student Cultural Centre (TSCC), and exemplary punishment to Assistant Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Abul Hasnat who allegedly beat up supporters of the Jote on Wednesday while they were holding a procession on the campus.
The demands came from a press conference at Tukitaki Chattar on the campus.
The platform leaders said law enforcers could not control any unwanted incidents on the campus and have always remained as silent spectators over the wrongdoings of Bangladesh Chhatra League.
The RU authorities imposed a ban on political activities on the campus on May 12, 2009 temporarily following a clash between Chhatra League and Islami Chhatra Shibir on March 13, 2009, which killed Shibir leader Sharifuzzaman Numani. The authorities are yet to lift the ban. And over 500 policemen are currently deployed on the campus.