Eight hurt at SUST, RU in attacks during strike

At least eight students were injured in alleged attacks by Bangladesh Chhatra League men on the leaders and activists of Progressive Students Alliance on the campuses of Rajshahi University and Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Monday.

Progressive Students Alliance, a combine of left-leaning students, is observing a nationwide strike in academic institutions protesting BCL attack in Dhaka University on January 23.

In Dhaka University, the activists of the alliance gathered in front of Arts Building and locked the main entry gate.

Meanwhile, a section of students under the banner of 'Students against Repression' held a press conference at Madhu’s Canteen.

They demanded immediate action against the students responsible for the attacks on January 15 and January 23 and also the removal of DU proctor Golam Rabbani on charge of negligence of duty.

In Rajshahi University, some BCL activists from outside of the campus along with police, administration and a group of university staff from Awami League panel foiled a procession of Progressive Students Alliance.

The leaders and activists of the university gathered in front of administration building around 8:00am.

On information, proctor Lutfar Rahman rushed to the spot.

The police and the staff of the university attacked the students and foiled their gathering.

At least three activists of the alliance  were injured in the attack.

Protesting the attack, the activists and leaders of left leaning organizations also staged a demonstration on the campus at noon.

In Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, a faction of BCL attacked on the leaders and activists of Progressive Students Alliance at the main gate of the varsity around 11:00am when they brought out a rally.

At least, five activists of the alliance were injured in the attack.

On information, proctor Jahir Uddin rushed to the spot.

In Jahangirnagar University, the left leaning students' organisations observed half day strike.

Under the banner of Progressive Students Alliance some 50 students gathered in front of the buildings of social sciences and arts and humanities faculties around 9:00am.

They also locked all the main entrances of the faculties.

Later, they also brought out a protest procession on the JU campus around 11:30am.

On January 23, a group of students and some activists of left-leaning student organisations besieged the vice-chancellor’s office with their four-point demand including punishment to BCL men for harassing some female students a few days ago.

During that programme, at least 50 Dhaka University students got hurt when some leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League attacked the protesting students in the pretext of 'freeing' the vice-chancellor.

BCL men reportedly assaulted the agitating students who besieged the DU vice-chancellor for four hours at his office demanding withdrawal of a case the university administration filed recently against some 'unnamed' students, removal of proctor Golam Rabbani, solving the crisis over affiliated colleges and punishing BCL men, allegedly responsible for harassing some female students.

On January 15, some BCL activists foiled a demonstration of the students who were staging a sit-in in front of the VC's office and assaulted some female students.

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