Chhatra-League

Activists and leaders of the banned Awami League held a procession in broad daylight in Gulshan last Friday. The incident sparked discussions and criticism over the role and activities of the police. However, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed believes there was no negligence on the part of the police. The Home Minister claimed that intelligence information about the incident was available. However, the police could not properly understand or anticipate the matter at the specific time. Salah...

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...

A court has shown Ajay Kar Khokon, former general secretary of the banned organization Chhatra League, arrested in the murder case of Md. Nazmul Mia in the Mohammadpur area of the capital. On Monday, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md. Jamsed Alam ordered that he be shown arrested and sent to jail. With this, he has now been shown arrested in three cases. Later, as he was being taken out of the courtroom, Ajay Kar said, “There is no general diary or case against me in the country. Even then, one c...

Posters bearing the name of a leader of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League have been put up at key locations inside and around the Jahangirnagar University campus. The posters, which were pasted under the cover of night, have sparked widespread discussion. A visit to the campus found the posters displayed in front of Jahangirnagar University School and College, beside the newly built residential tower for employees, on electric poles near the Prantik Gate area and at the passenger shelt...