Campus-clashes

Public university campuses across the country are once again tense amid political violence. The campuses have not witnessed such a volatile situation in the two years since the political change on August 5, 2024. At least 99 people, including journalists, have been injured in clashes between Chhatra Dal and Chhatra Shibir in just two days. The bloody clashes began Monday at Begum Rokeya University and, as of the writing of this report, have stopped at the Dhaka Alia Madrasa campus. However...

Chhatra Dal General Secretary Nasir Uddin has claimed that Chhatra Dal and general students resisted Shibir at Jagannath University. He made the claim while briefing journalists on Tuesday. Nasir said, “There was a regular program of the UGC chairman at Jagannath University today. Shibir created a mob there and tried to create an unstable situation. The Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal and general students resisted them there.” He said, “Yesterday, Shibir conducted a show of force with weapons at...

Sarjis Alam, chief coordinator of the National Citizen Party’s (NCP) northern region, has said that the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal will face consequences worse than those faced by the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League. He made the remark in a status posted on his Facebook account on Tuesday. In the status, Sarjis wrote, “The sooner Chhatra Dal becomes Chhatra League, the sooner their consequences will be worse than those of Chhatra League.” Earlier today, clashes took place betwe...