Protesting Shibir’s attack on a Chhatra League leader in Rajshahi, activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League from Chittagong University (CU) Saturday brought out two processions demanding a ban on the politics of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir.
After the processions a group of activists locked the main gate of the university.
The Chhatra League activists alleged that a group of Shibir activists carried out the attack on Touhin Al Hossain, the Joint Secretary of the Rajshahi University Chhatra League unit, cutting the tendons of one hand and one leg on Thursday night.
Two factions of CU Chhatra league one led by the university unit’s General Secretary MA Khaled and another led by CU Vice-President Abul Mansur Shikdar brought out the processions on the campus at the same time from the university rail station around 1:30pm.
After the processions Abul Mansur Shikdar along with his supporters held a rally in front of the CU administrative building, while the other procession, led by the General Secretary, ended at the zero point of CU.
Later, the General Secretary’s group locked the main gates of the university demanding the ban on Shibir activists at the campus.
Dr Ali Asraf, president of Chittagong University Teachers Association (CUTA) and Prof Sekandar Choudhury, general secretary of CUTA, assured demonstrators that they will consider Chhatra League’s demand and convey it to the VC after getting a written complaint against Chhatra Shibir.
After the assurances of the CUTA representatives, the activists opened the gate around 3:45pm, after keeping it locked for around two hours.
