Twenty-one leaders and activists of Dhaka University Chhatra Odhikar Parishad resigned en bloc protesting immorality and policy violations by its central leaders.

The leaders announced their resignation in an urgent press conference held at Dhaka University Journalists Association (DUJA) office around 3.30 pm today.

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Asif Mahmud, President of DU Chhatra Odhikar Parishad Unit, said, "The Central President and General Secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad have been violating section 1 of Article 8 of our organisational constitution. As a result we, the leaders and activists of Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University and Rajshahi University and Science and Technology University units submitted written complaints. But they hardly listened to our complain."

The legality of the leaders holding on to their posts was also brought into question.

"As they violated the organisational policy, their post have automatically been become vacant. But they, central president of Chhatra Odhikar Parishad Bin Yemin Molla and GS Ariful Islam Adib, are still holding their positions," he added.

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He also said, "This is nothing but a clear downfall and violation of the organisational order. In such circumstances, we the leaders and activists of Chhatra Odhikar Parishad of Dhaka University unit resigning from the organisation on our positions en bloc."

Earlier on February 7 this year, Dhaka University Chhatra Odhikar Parishad committee was declared but the committee resigned collectively alleging its central committee was blind to its mother organisation 'Gana Odhikar Parishad'.

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