Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL)
No version of Chhatra League is good enough
Obaidul Quader’s outburst betrays long-ignored urgency of holding it accountable
4 December 2022, 06:22 AM
How long will BCL be above the law?
Comilla University incident shows how unruly it has become
1 December 2022, 06:42 AM
President’s criticism of VCs is well-deserved
Corruption in public universities of Bangladesh must be addressed
20 November 2022, 11:19 AM
Is Chhatra League untouchable?
Its attack on Abrar memorial event shows nothing has changed since the murder
9 October 2022, 10:22 AM
BCL run at the whim of Joy, Lekhak
Bangladesh Chhatra League has been running its organisational activities in an “undemocratic” manner for the most part of the last four years, much to the dismay of its leaders and activists.
3 October 2022, 02:20 AM
We cannot condone party-based politics at private universities
Can the practice of party-based politics benefit students in any meaningful way?
11 September 2022, 07:18 AM
Leave private universities out of BCL politics
The private universities are doing just fine without the presence of partisan politics.
9 September 2022, 14:00 PM
Should student politics extend into private universities?
Yes, but not through Chhatra League
8 September 2022, 11:45 AM
BCL in private universities is a dreadful prospect
Educational institutions must have the freedom to decide on student politics
8 September 2022, 07:03 AM
BCL forms committees at pvt universities including NSU, BracU, IUB, faces backlash
Bangladesh Chhatra League has reportedly formed committees at country’s private universities including North South University, Independent University Bangladesh (IUB), Brac University, American International University - Bangladesh (AIUB), Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), East West University, and many others.
2 September 2022, 20:09 PM
BCL must answer for forced CU closure
No one has the right to hold students hostage for their own agenda
3 August 2022, 11:59 AM
Biswajit murder case: Another life-term convict arrested in Dhaka
Rab has arrested a fugitive convict who was sentenced to life-term imprisonment for killing Biswajit Das during a blockade enforced by BNP-led alliance 10 years ago.
18 July 2022, 11:30 AM
BCL pounces on JCD, again
Around 50 people, including a journalist and a lawyer, were reportedly injured as armed members of BCL swooped on JCD leaders and activists in the High Court area yesterday, just two days after violence rocked the Dhaka University campus.
26 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Humayun Azad murder case: Former BCL leader Abbas recounts torture after police tried to implicate him
Although the brutal attack on writer Humayun Azad was an act of extremist militancy, soon after the incident police tried to frame the political opponents of the then BNP-Jamaat coalition government in the case.
14 April 2022, 14:39 PM
Former BCL leader stabbed dead by rivals in Pabna
A former Chhatra League leader was stabbed to death by his rivals following long-standing enmity in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna last night.
15 June 2020, 06:21 AM
RUET student beaten by ‘BCL men’, case filed
A student of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) files a case against 10 activists of the university unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League including its president and secretary for allegedly physically assaulting him.
27 January 2020, 15:37 PM
20 held after BCL infighting at CU
Twenty activists of the Chittagong University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League are detained from two dormitories following an attack and counter attack between two factions of the organisation on campus.
23 January 2020, 07:39 AM
4 DU students beaten up by BCL men
Four students of Dhaka University are beaten up on campus allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists.
22 January 2020, 10:31 AM
DU house tutor assaulted by ‘BCL women’
A house tutor of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall in Dhaka University is assaulted when she was trying to stop two clashing groups of Chhatra League women on the campus.
6 January 2020, 09:37 AM
CU BCL postpones strike with 3-day ultimatum
A section of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Chittagong University postpones their indefinite strike, giving the authorities concerned a three-day ultimatum to meet their demands.
2 December 2019, 06:37 AM