Attack on students of hill tracts triggered agitation at DU, university to treat injured

Under various banners, Dhaka University faculty and students demonstrated on campus against the attack on the hill tract students in front of the NCTB building and called for the perpetrators to face harsh punishment.

Around 2:30 pm, students from the DU Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) department staged a protest march at the foot of the Anti Terrorists Raju memorial sculpture. Teachers and previous students also attended.

While speaking in the protest rally, Associate Professor of DU MCJ department Dr. Khorshed Alam said, “What had happened to indigenous students cannot take place in a civilized society. Our students came under attack even though six months of the revolution haven’t passed yet”.

This government is the government of the students but, unfortunately students are becoming victims of attacks frequently, he said, adding, “Government must bring all the culprits involved in such heinous incidents to light and provide them punishment”.

Boby Biswas, one of the victims of the attack in front of NCTB, said, “When we went to Motijheel with a procession on Wednesday, we were suddenly attacked. They attacked us with stamps but we were totally unarmed. It was a planned attack on us. We want justice for the attack.”

Besides, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Dhaka University unit staged a demonstration at the foot of the Raju sculpture this afternoon and condemned the incident.

They later staged a protest march on the campus of Dhaka University.

Addressing the rally, DU JCD general secretary Nahiduzzamn Shipon demanded swift justice to all saying, “We are strongly condemning the heinous attack on our brothers and sisters. All the culprits involved with the attack, must be brought to the light soon and provided with exemplary punishment”.

Following the incident, the Dhaka University administration also issued a notification from the Proctor office condemning the attack on the students and declared to provide all the treatment facilities to the injured DU students.

“An organization named Students for sovereignty carried out an attack on DU students on January 15. We are condemning the attack. ‘Students for sovereignty’ does not belong to Dhaka University and has no connection with the university,” read the statement.