AL fails to discipline BCL rowdies
Violence, extortion, tender manipulation, infighting and attack on rival student organisations by the activists of BCL
Measures taken by the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League president, including her relinquishing the position of the Chhatra League's organisational leader and formation of a committee with three Awami League organising secretaries to discipline the BCL seem to have fallen flat.
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On April 4, 2009, Hasina had stepped down as the organisational leader of Chhatra League amid violent factional clashes in the organisation and widespread allegations of its involvement in crimes.
On April 4, 2009, Hasina had stepped down as the organisational leader of Chhatra League amid violent factional clashes in the organisation and widespread allegations of its involvement in crimes.
In a latest development, five noted educationists of the country on Thursday urged the prime minister to sever all direct and indirect links between the Awami League and Chhatra League for the sake of congenial atmosphere in educational institutions.
'The Awami League needs to sever its direct and indirect links with Chhatra League to keep students and youths away from destructive politics and maintain a congenial atmosphere in educational institutions,' said a statement signed by professors Kabir Chowdhury, Zillur Rahman Siddiqui, Serajul Islam Chowdhury, Jamal Nazrul Islam and Anisuzzaman.
They came up with the advice with reports pouring in that unruly activities by the BCL men continued to vitiate the atmosphere at educational institutions and caused deterioration of law and order across the country.
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In the latest spate of such activities, Faruk Hossain, organising secretary of the Ward 1 unit Chhatra League was killed and 15 others were injured in a clash between the BCL and Juba League on April 8 over submission of tender bids for the lease of 10 ponds in Panchagarh.
In Pirojpur, several hundred activists of BCL attacked and ransacked Swarupkati police station on April 21 in reprisal for the arrest of one of its activists.
The unruly activists attacked the police and damaged the thana complex leaving five police personnel wounded. The police had fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the activists staging violent protest at the arrest of the BCL activist, Rony Dutta.Rony was arrested on a complaint lodged by upazila chairman Mohitul Islam Muhit.Two separate cases were filed in this connection and police arrested nine BCL leaders and activists and the court sent them to jail.
At Chittagong University, BCL activists staged violent protests on April 16 at the killing of Asaduzzaman, a second-year student of accounting department, by neighbouring villagers following an altercation at the Pahela Baishakh festival.
Following the killing, the BCL called an indefinite strike forcing suspension of all academic activities on April 20.The unruly activists set fire to a teachers' bus in Sholashahar area and also halted the university-bound shuttle trains and public transports to prevent students from going to the campus.Police arrested six activists of the BCL's Chittagong University unit in connection with the arson attack on a teachers' bus.
At Jahangirnagar University, at least 30 persons were injured and 30 rooms in Kamal Uddin Hall and Shaheed Salam-Barkat Hall were ransacked following a row between BCL activists Shishir and Miraj of Kamal Uddin Hall and Rajib, Biplob and Monir of Shaheed Salam-Barkat Hall on April 21.
In Rajshahi, seven activists of the BCL were injured in a factional clash at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology early April 22, over establishment of supremacy on the campus.
Witnesses said a group of BCL activists led by Al-Amin attacked the activists loyal to Rezaul Karim Reza at Selim Hall and Ziaur Rahman Hall leaving seven students injured.
In Manikganj, several hundred activists of BCL attacked Dhamrai police station after police arrested an activist on charge of snatching and kidnapping a young man on April 21.
Besides, at least 20 people, including top leaders of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports, were injured when BCL men pounced on them in front of Dhaka College Thursday afternoon.
The BCL activists also attacked rallies organised by the main opposition BNP in protest at the crisis of electricity, water and gas supply in different parts of the city over the last couple of days leaving many people injured.
In the latest spate of such activities, Faruk Hossain, organising secretary of the Ward 1 unit Chhatra League was killed and 15 others were injured in a clash between the BCL and Juba League on April 8 over submission of tender bids for the lease of 10 ponds in Panchagarh.
In Pirojpur, several hundred activists of BCL attacked and ransacked Swarupkati police station on April 21 in reprisal for the arrest of one of its activists.
The unruly activists attacked the police and damaged the thana complex leaving five police personnel wounded. The police had fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the activists staging violent protest at the arrest of the BCL activist, Rony Dutta.Rony was arrested on a complaint lodged by upazila chairman Mohitul Islam Muhit.Two separate cases were filed in this connection and police arrested nine BCL leaders and activists and the court sent them to jail.
At Chittagong University, BCL activists staged violent protests on April 16 at the killing of Asaduzzaman, a second-year student of accounting department, by neighbouring villagers following an altercation at the Pahela Baishakh festival.
Following the killing, the BCL called an indefinite strike forcing suspension of all academic activities on April 20.The unruly activists set fire to a teachers' bus in Sholashahar area and also halted the university-bound shuttle trains and public transports to prevent students from going to the campus.Police arrested six activists of the BCL's Chittagong University unit in connection with the arson attack on a teachers' bus.
At Jahangirnagar University, at least 30 persons were injured and 30 rooms in Kamal Uddin Hall and Shaheed Salam-Barkat Hall were ransacked following a row between BCL activists Shishir and Miraj of Kamal Uddin Hall and Rajib, Biplob and Monir of Shaheed Salam-Barkat Hall on April 21.
In Rajshahi, seven activists of the BCL were injured in a factional clash at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology early April 22, over establishment of supremacy on the campus.
Witnesses said a group of BCL activists led by Al-Amin attacked the activists loyal to Rezaul Karim Reza at Selim Hall and Ziaur Rahman Hall leaving seven students injured.
In Manikganj, several hundred activists of BCL attacked Dhamrai police station after police arrested an activist on charge of snatching and kidnapping a young man on April 21.
Besides, at least 20 people, including top leaders of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports, were injured when BCL men pounced on them in front of Dhaka College Thursday afternoon.
The BCL activists also attacked rallies organised by the main opposition BNP in protest at the crisis of electricity, water and gas supply in different parts of the city over the last couple of days leaving many people injured.
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