Left student body Bangladesh Chhatra Union yesterday blamed police negligence for the delay in investigation in identifying the offenders who sexually harassed women during the Pohela Boishakh celebrations at Dhaka University campus.
“The CCTV footage clearly shows sexual harassment near Suhrawardy Udyan, but the cops are yet to acknowledge the incident, let alone arrest the perpetrators. It is shameful,” said Chhatra Union President Hasan Tarek while addressing a press conference at DU Madhur Canteen.
Tarek alleged the home minister “has dark glasses over his eyes,” as he cannot yet see the incident on the video footage, which the people of the country are seeing on different private TV channels.
“Students will go for a tougher movement if the authorities delay investigating the incident,” he said. However, the student organisation already announced some future programmes in protest of the incident which includes a candle light procession on April 23 at TSC area, a cultural programme on April 24 at Raju Memorial Sculpture, a discussion programme on sexual harassment on April 25, and class abstention across the whole educational institution for one hour on April 26.
Chhatra Union leaders also announced to take position in front of the DU vice-chancellor’s office on April 26 regarding their demand.