Students vow to boycott 'Jamaat-Shibir backed' instts

Thousands of students not only demanded death sentence for war criminals but also vowed from the capital's Shahbagh to boycott all coaching centres and academic institutions known as affiliated with Jamaat-e-Islami and pro-Jamaat student body Islami Chhatra Shibir.
They also urged the government to ban Jamaat-Shibir for war crimes.
“I will neither take admission to Retina nor to Focus or any coaching centres belonging to Jamaat-e-Islami, simply because these belong to war criminals," said Imran Arefin, a student of Dhaka City College, who will appear at this year's HSC exams due by April.
Imran bearing a placard inscribed with “Say no to Jamaat-Shibir” has been taking part in the Shahbagh movement since February 6.
Another HSC examinee, Deepannita Reeti, said, “Thirty million people sacrificed their lives only to ensure that their next generations could speak in Bangla and bear the identity of Bangalee. But now it's up to us who need to come forward and prove that this generation can carry out its responsibility.”
“It is a shame to see Jamaat-backed coaching [centres] like Retina, Focus exist in our country. As the government has not banned these yet, now we must stop ourselves from going to these coaching institutions and any Jamaat-backed organisations for the rest of our lives.”
Deepannita will sit for HSC exams from Viqarunnisa Noon School and College.
The movement at Shahbagh was launched on February 5 to demand death penalty for jailed Jamaat leader and war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah.