Just the day after a clash between the two arch-rivals, Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the BNP, on Thursday said the Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League, is not a student organisation but a “militant” organisation.
“Through the statement of general secretary of Chhatra League, it is clear that Chhatra League is an organisation of imbeciles. They not only attack opposition men with indecent language but many senior leaders of the Awami League have also become victims of their indecent attacks,” said a Chhatra Dal press release.
The press statement, signed by Chhatra Dal President Rajib Ahsan and General Secretary Akramul Hasan, also said: “But this time the Chhatra League general secretary’s statement has passed all previous records of indecency. This proves that Chhatra League is not a student organisation rather a militant organisation.”
Activists and supporters of arch rivals BNP and Awami League locked in a series of clashes yesterday centring on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s appearance in a Dhaka court, turning the Bakshibazar, Plassey and Chankharpool areas of the capital into battle zones.
At least 40 people on both sides, including ruling party lawmaker Chhabi Biswas, were injured during the clashes.
Ruling party MP Chhabi Biswas was injured during the clashes yesterday around noon. In the evening, Siddique Nazmul Alam, general secretary of the Awami League’s student body, in a Facebook status threatened to beat up BNP bigwigs like “stray dogs.”
“As Chhatra League has lost its courage to face the opposition on a level playing field, they are just screaming. This associate body of the Awami League remains busy in the manipulation of tenders, extortion and other misdeeds under the direct patronage of the government,” the press statement said.
“If thy continue such language then militant Chhatra League will be resisted,” it said.