DU to observe Anti-repression Black Day every year

Dhaka University (DU) will observe 'Anti-repression Black Day' on August 23 every year commemorating the repression on its teachers and students by the law enforcement agencies in connection with the campus violence last year.
Prof Hasem Khan, a senate member, formally made the proposal on Thursday, the last day of a two-day annual senate meeting at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Building. The proposal was accepted unanimously in the session.
Talking to The Daily Star, Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique said, "A series of programmes will be arranged on the day to commemorate the incident of repression on the university teachers and students."
"We will try to find out the reasons behind the incident and the ways to avoid any recurrence of such incidents through such programmes and discussions on the issue," he added.
On August 20 last year, a violent student protest broke out on DU campus following a brawl between an army man and a student during a soccer match on the university playground.
The protest later spread to other educational institutions in the city and elsewhere across the country, continuing for three days, resulting in an imposition of a curfew and shutting down of all educational institutions in all major cities.
Four DU teachers and eight students were detained for five months following the violence.