The students of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology staged a demonstration over entrance of some leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League on the campus on Wednesday midnight.
They claimed the central leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) had organized a programme on the campus on Wednesday midnight amid the ban on political activities.
Noted that, BUET authorities banned student politics on October 11, 2019, after the death of a student, Abrar Fahad, following torture by the leaders and activists of BCL in one of the university’s dormitory.
The demonstrating students conducted a media conference in front of Shaheed Minar around 7:30 pm on Friday and announced boycotting all the academic activities, including exams scheduled to be held on 30 and 31 March. They rais a six-point demand, including the expulsion of those involved in politics on the campus.
Six-point demand:
1. Permanent expulsion of 21st batch civil engineering student Imtiaz Rabbi, the main organiser of the political program at midnight due to violation of the clear rules of the university.
2. Expulsion of the rest of the students, who were involved with Imtiaz, from the hall and term for different periods.
3. The administration should be given clear accountability regarding whether legal action will be taken against the external politicians who have entered the campus, why and how they were allowed to enter.
4. If the above demands 1 and 2 are not implemented by 9am on Saturday, we demand the resignation of DSW (Director of Student Welfare) of all the batch students.
5. The students are worried about their safety due to outsiders entering the campus in the middle of the night. As a protest, students are boycotting all academic activities including term finals on March 30 and 31.
6. A written undertaking must be given to the effect that no harassing action will be taken against the agitating general students of BUET.
MSH
