City, RU units of JCD enforce daylong hartal in Rajshahi

A daylong hartal, enforced by city and Rajshahi University units of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal to press home their demands, including the immediate arrest of the ‘real’ killers of Rajshahi University teacher AKM Shafiul Islam, is running peacefully in the district today.City and RU units of JCD jointly announced the shutdown from a protest rally held at Bhubanmor Park in the city on Friday afternoon.Their other demands include taking action against the question papers leak of primary terminal examinations and holding elections to all the central students unions on the campuses.They also reprimanded the controversial speech of prime minister’s adviser HT Imam through today’s hartal.

JCD activists brought out a procession in the city in support of the shutdown in the morning.Most of the vehicles kept off the roads and business establishments were closed.No long-route buses left the district town.Additional police personnel were deployed across the district to fend off any trouble.
RU sociology teacher Shafiul Islam was stabbed by some assailants on his way home at Chouddapai near the RU campus on November 15. He succumbed to his injures at the Intensive Care Unit of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital half an hour later.RU Registrar Eltajul Haq filed a case with Motihar police station after the homicide.Eleven people were arrested by police on November 17, while members of Rapid Action Battalion arrested six, including a local Juba Dal leader, on November 23 in connection with the gruesome murder.

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