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BCL-SUSPEND-PROTEST
BCL dissidents suspend protest
DHAKA, May 20, 2019 (BSS) – Dissidents of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL)
who failed to get expected posts in the newly announced central committee
suspended their protests after senior leaders of Awami League assured them of
taking corrective measures.
The agitated BCL leaders withdrew their sit-in program at Raju memorial
sculpture on Dhaka University campus at around 1.00 am today after a meeting
at the political office of Awami League President at Dhanmondi where
representatives of the factions and the BCL central leaders held a meeting
with Awami League’s four senior leaders.
BCL President Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon and BCL General Secretary
Golam Rabbani along with a delegation of 11 agitated BCL leaders held the
meeting with Awami League Joint Secretary Jahangir Kabir Nanak and Abdur
Rahman, Organizing Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim and BM Mozammel Haque.
“Awami League leaders assured us of a fair investigation and decision about
the attack on us at the Madhur Canteen and TSC after the announcement of BCL
committee. The posts of controversial leaders would be declared vacant and
those posts would be filled up with qualified persons, president of Ruqayyah
Hall unit of Chhatra League, B M Lipi Akhter said.
BCL President Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon said that there must be a
practice in politics.
“We shouldn’t destroy the reputation of Chhatra League. We will have to
work for the party and country without any greed of getting higher position
in the party. Chhatra League will always be united,” Shovon told BSS.
On May 13, BCL announced a 301 member full-fledged central committee. After
the publication of the committee, around hundred deprived leaders staged
demonstration on the Dhaka University campus, protesting the inclusion of
certain “controversial” persons in the central committee.
At least 20 BCL activists were hurt in an attack at Madhur Canteen on May
13 and they also came under fresh attack on May 19. Protesting the assault
they started a sit-in, early Sunday at the base of Raju memorial sculpture.
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