This is disgusting.
Hasina is not mentally equipped to tackle the problems of the country.
2 students killed, 1,000 hurt, 25 instts closed in 3 months
Siddiqur Rahman Khan New Age 2/4/09
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Two student leaders were killed, more than 1,000 injured and about 25 educational institutions were closed over violent clashes by and within the associate bodies of students of major political parties after the Awami League-led alliance had won the December 29 general elections.
Abul Kalam Asad Rajib, the general secretary of the Dhaka Medical College unit Chhatra League which serviced out its tenure, was killed on Tuesday in a factional feud, and a leader of the Rajshahi University unit Chhatra Shibir, Sharifuzzaman Nomani, was killed by Chhatra League activists on March 13.
A tense situation also prevails in
Chhatra League activists, after the December 29, 2008 elections, reportedly engaged in violent clashes with their opponents both within the party and with rivals Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the BNP’s associate body of students, and the Islami Chhatra Shibir, Jamaat-e-Islami’s associate body of students, to establish their dominance on campuses.
Apart from capturing the residential halls of some universities, the Chhatra League activists have reportedly unleashed a reign of terror in some colleges under the
The authorities of some such colleges were forced to stop the admission process for a few days as the Chhatra League activists vandalised the institutions and threatened further violence unless their illegal demands were met.
The academic life of several thousand students continues to be hampered as five educational institutions in Rajshahi have remained closed since March 13 and the authorities of
Three other institutions which were closed on March 13, however, were re-opened.
Out of the 25 educational institutions which were closed between early January and mid-March, 20 have resumed classes but five institutions in Rajshahi are still closed.
Some students who were seriously injured during the clashes are unable to take the exams and may lose an academic year.
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The situation in Dhaka University, Jagannath University, Eden College, Dhaka Polytechnic Institute and
The authorities of
On January 17, the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, summoned the Chhatra League president, Mahmud Hasan Ripon, and the general secretary, Mahfuzul Haider Roton, and asked them to take organisational action, including expulsion, against the activists involved in violence.
No significant action has been taken against any Chhatra League leaders or activists even after Hasina had issued the directive, said sources in the organisation.
When asked if any punitive measures have been taken, Mahmud Hasan Ripon on Wednesday told New Age they would take a tough stance against the Chhatra League activists who are involved in campus violence.
Ripon also requested the law enforcement agencies to take tough action against the students involved in violence.
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