The general secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday rubbished the need to pay heed to any opinions other than those of AL chief Sheikh Hasina and former leaders of his organisation.
“Chhatra League is never embarrassed by the remarks of anyone except those of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former BCL leaders,” BCL general secretary Siddiqui Nazmul Alam said at a press conference at Madhu’s canteen on the Dhaka University campus yesterday.
Speaking with this correspondent Nazmul confirmed his statement: “There is no need to care for the advice or direction of anybody regarding our organization except those of Sheikh Hasina and the former leaders of our organisation.”
With regard to Awami League advisory council member Suranjit Sengupta’s recent remarks on the BCL, Nazmul said: “He cannot say anything about us because he does not maintain his own duties properly. So what can he say about us?”
At a programme on November 21, Suranjit cast doubts about the process of forming the BCL central committee and urged the prime minister to form a committee to investigate it.
Claiming Suranjit wished ill of the BCL, Nazmul said: “If he wanted our well being, he would not have commented negatively about us to the media, he would have told us personally.”
Nazmul said: “The prime minister criticises us, but never publicly. How could Suranjit do this?”
The BCL also announced “Clean Campus Save Campus,” a seven-day long programme at the press conference.
“We will start our programme from Dhaka University to build awareness about environmental pollution,” BCL president H M Bodiuzzaman Sohag said, adding that the programme would work to eradicate terrorism on campus.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader is expected to inaugurate the campaign on December 1 at Aparajeyo Bangla on the DU campus.
