Ban on political activities at CU again, 3 cases filed

Three cases were filed yesterday in connection with Monday's factional clash between two rival groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Chittagong University campus.

Hathazari police filed two cases individually accusing five named and 25 unnamed students in connection with arms recovery from Shahjalal and Shah Amanat halls. Another case accused 56 students, 31 named, for assaulting police members.

On Monday, two factions of BCL CU unit, one loyal to its General Secretary Fazle Rabbi Sujan and another to President Alamgir Tipu , engaged in a clash over standing in the front row to greet admission seekers on the campus which left some 50 people including seven cops injured.

Tipu is loyal to Awami League city unit's General Secretary and Chittagong City Corporation Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin while Sujan supports AL city unit's President ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury.

Meanwhile, the CU authorities formed a three-member probe committee with Assistant Proctor Helal Uddin Ahmed as the head and asked it to submit the report within 15 working days.

The authorities yesterday re-announced the ban on all kinds of political activities on the campus which was imposed on September 14 until further announcement, said CU Registrar (acting) Prof Kamrul Huda.

Many panicked admission seekers skipped the test of the biological faculty yesterday.

Manjur Hasan, of Sylhet, said his friends left the campus without attending the exams while he had to spend the night at a mosque although he managed a seat at Shahjalal Hall. Like Hasan around 40 applicants had to spend the night before exam mostly at mosques in anxiety.

Sajjadul Kabir, of Dinajpur, said he was initially confused about attending the exam and his tension affected his preparation as well as the exam. The admission test will continue till November 9.