BCL men stage hunger strike to protest PM's decision

A group of Chhatra league adherents yesterday observed a one-hour symbolic hunger strike on Dhaka University campus urging Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina to reconsider her decision of stepping down from the position of their organisational chief.
Amidst tremendous pressure from the colleagues, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) President Mahmud Hasan Ripon and General Secretary Mahfuzul Haider Chowdhury Roton were supposed to meet Hasina on Monday to discuss the student front and appeal to her to return as the organizational chief.
Following frequent clashes on campuses across the country by the BCL men, Hasina stepped down from the BCL chief position last Saturday. The next day, top BCL leaders went to prime minister's official residence to meet her. One of the APS to the prime minister however, told the BCL leaders that Hasina would meet them on Monday.
Meanwhile, meeting between Sheikh Hasina and (BCL) leaders over existing crisis in the student body has become uncertain, as neither Hasina nor BCL president nor its general secretary have been showing much interest to it.
BCL sources said the announcement of holding meeting between Hasina and BCL president and its general secretary was aimed to calm down the leaders' grudge against the two top BCL leaders.
Sources close to Hasina said she is now too busy and can hardly make time to meet the BCL leaders.
Asked when they are going to meet Hasina, Roton denied to talk on the matter saying, "We will inform you about it later."