The junior members of shuttle train-based Chhatra League faction– Varsity Express (VX)- have threatened to enforce a non-stop blockade at Chittagong University if the authorities failed to meet their demand within 72 hours.
They made the announcement at a press conference at the city Press Club on Wednesday afternoon.
VX member Mominul Haque Faisal told the Dhaka Tribune: “All the cases filed against us are false. So we are demanding the withdrawal of those cases and fair investigation of the incident. If the authorities do not meet our demands within the next 72 hours, we will enforce a non-stop blockade at the university.”
However, no senior leader of the faction were present at the press conference.
BCL former office secretary and VX leader Jalal Ahmed told the Dhaka Tribune: “The press meet was called by our juniors.”
Earlier on Sunday, an activist of the ruling party’s student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was killed and four others injured during a factional clash at Chittagong University, ensued over placing wreaths on the Martyred Intellectuals’ Day.
Campus sources said the clash erupted in the morning between shuttle train-based Chhatra League factions – Choose Friend with Care (CFC) and Varsity Express (VX).
The CFC is led by former vice-president Amit Kumar Basu and former joint secretary Sumon Mamun while the VX activists are led by former organising secretary Ariful Islam and office secretary Jalal Ahmed.
Later, a number of cases were filed against the BCL members and the police detained at least 30 Chhatra League activists.
