Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has called on students protesting the quota system in government jobs to await the court’s decision and return to their classrooms and exams. BCL expressed its stance on the ongoing anti-quota movement at a press conference held at Madhur Canteen, Dhaka University, today (July 11, 2024) at 12 pm. Saddam Hussain, President of BCL central committee, emphasized the necessity of considering the court’s observations. “Seeking orders from the executive department alone is not wise. Good decisions take time. Mob justice cannot be commendable,” Hussain said. Quota protesters to observe half-day ‘Bangla Blockade’ tomorrow Highlighting the importance of the quota system, the BCL president said, “The quota system is an inclusive framework that ensures participation and gender balance. The government and the High Court are actively working to resolve this issue. Students need to be patient.” He further clarified, “This is not an anti-discrimination student movement. Statistics show that quotas are essential for ensuring gender balance and an inclusive administration.” Addressing the impact of the ongoing protests, the BCL president criticized the disruption caused by road and rail blockades. “Students are creating a crisis, leading to public suffering. These issues must be resolved through policy discussions and strategic actions. We urge students to return to their classes,” he said. Bangla Blockade: Students block Barishal-Dhaka highway

Arshad Adnan Rony, son of President Mohammed Shahabuddin, has expressed his interest in contesting the next national election from Pabna-5 constituency. Rony made the announcement while talking to reporters at his residence in Pabna town on Tuesday (August 29, 2023) night. “I want to inform the people the district that I will seek nomination for Pabna-5 (Sadar) constituency from the Prime Minister, and if she approves, I can work for the people,” Rony said. “After taking charge as the President of Bangladesh, my father is working for the people of Pabna,” he added. Referring to the President, Rony also said, “My father asked me to go to Pabna and work for the people of the district. ‘Please go to Pabna and see whether the people accept you,’ my father told me.” Make investments in Bangladesh: President Shahabuddin urges Italian businesses Referring to his political background, the President’s son said, “I joined Bangladesh Chhatra League when I was a student, and then I joined Jubo League. Sometimes, I was away because of my business. Currently, I am a member of Awami League’s subcommittee for cultural affairs. As I belong to an Awami family and I’m a son of Pabna, I believe I have a place for my claim.” Rony also said that he will try his level best to earn victory for ‘boat’. However, he also said that if he failed to get nomination from Awami League, he will work for whoever the party nominates. Chief Justice calls on President Shahabuddin at Bangabahaban

A leader and four activists of Islamic University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student organisation of ruling Awami League, have been expelled from Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall on Monday as the hall authorities found their involvement in the assault on a fresher of the university. The decision was made at an emergency meeting of the hall administration with its provost Professor M Shamsul Islam in the chair in the afternoon. Those expelled from the hall are IU BCL unit vice-president Shanjida Chowdhury Ontora of Statistics Department, her cohorts-Tabassum and Maobiya of Finance and Banking Department, Halima Khatun Urmi of Fine Arts Department and Ishrat Jahan Mim of Law Department. Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall provost Professor Shamsul Islam told UNB that they expelled Shanjida and four others as the probe body formed by the hall administration found their involvement in torturing Fulpari Khatun, a student of Finance and Banking Department of the university. Fulpori, a first year student of Finance and Banking department, was tortured and humiliated by Islamic University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League vice-president Shanjida Chowdhury Ontora and her cohorts at Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall on the campus in Kushtia on February 12.The incident came to light after the victim left the hall and disclosed the matter to her seniors and her family members the next day. Also read: Student tortured at IU: Probe committee submits report The BCL leader also threatened that she would release the video on social media if the student disclosed the matter to anyone, according to the complainant.The student lodged a written complaint with the university administration, including the university proctor, student adviser and the hall provost, demanding punishment of those involved in the incident on February 14. Two probe bodies were formed by the Islamic University authorities and the Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall administration after the victim’s complaints to them. The probe bodies submitted their probe reports to the university administration on Sunday.A writ petition was also filed by Gazi Mohammad Mohsin, an alumnus of the university and a lawyer, with the High Court.The Kushtia district administration, meanwhile, formed a three-member inquiry committee, led by additional district magistrate ANM Abujar Gifari, and asked it to submit the inquiry report within seven days following a High Court order on February 20. Accused BCL leader Ontora and activist Tabassum left the hall following the High Court order.  

The High Court on Thursday asked the deputy commissioner of Kushtia to form a three-member probe body to investigate the ragging of a female student allegedly by a leader and some activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League at Islamic University . The HC bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil passed the order and asked the DC to form the committee with a judicial magistrate, an executive magistrate and a teacher and submit the report within seven days. The court also asked the committee formed by the university to submit the probe report within 10 days and keep the two accused BCL activists from outside the campus during investigation. It also asked the authorities concerned to ensure security of the victim. Earlier, a Supreme Court lawyer, Gazi Md Mohsin, drew the attention of the court about the incident after attaching a report published in a national daily on February 14. He also filed a writ petition seeking further investigation into the incident. Secretaries to the Home Ministry, Education Ministry, Vice-chancellor of Islami University, its registrar and proctor were made respondents to the writ. Advocate Gazi Md Mohsin stood for the petitioner while deputy attorney general Tushar Kanti Roy represented the state. According to the report, a first year student of Finance and Banking department, was tortured and harassed by allegedly by Islamic University unit Bangladesh Chhatra League vice-president Shanjida Chowdhury Ontora and her cohorts including Tabassum at Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall on the campus in Kushtia on Sunday night. The incident came to light after the victim left the hall and disclosed the matter to her seniors and her family members on Monday. Read more: Body formed to probe ragging ‘by BCL leader, assocaites’ at IU They unleashed the torture on the victim from 11 pm to 3 am. The victim on Tuesday submitted a written complaint to the university proctor, student adviser and the hall provost, demanding punishment for those involved in the incident. According to the complaint, on February 9, Tabassum asked the victim to go to the Projapoti-2 room of hall but victim failed to do so due to sickness. Later, Tabassum threatened the victim to drive her out of the dormitory.          

At least nine people including the assistant proctor of the Chittagong University have been injured in a clash between two factions of the Bangladesh Chhatra League of Chittagong University (CU) unit. Dr. Shahidul Islam, assistant proctor of the university and eight BCL activists were injured in the clash that erupted between two BCL factions- “Sixty Nine” and “VX” -in front of Suhrawardy Hall at around 12 am Friday. Police and the proctorial body brought members the situation under control at around 1 am, said Dr. Robiul Hasan Bhuiyan, Proctor of CU. “Discussion is being held between the two groups to resolve the matter,” he added. Md. Ataul Gani, a doctor at the university’s medical center, said the  injured assistant proctor was given primary treatment. One of the injured was sent to the Chittagong Medical College and Hospital for advanced treatment.   Read more: 15 injured in BCL factional clash at CU Pradip Chakraborty Durjoy, leader of the VX group and vice president of CU BCL, said, “Members of ;Sixty Nine’ threw bricks at us. We retaliated against their attack.” Previously, just a day before this clash, another clash erupted between the members of the same groups following a spat on the shuttle train. On Thursday night, three BCL men were injured in the clash in the railway station area. Read more: 3 CU BCL men hurt as Shuttle Train spat triggers clash

Three people have been injured in a clash between two factions of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Chittagong University (CU) unit following a spat on the Shuttle Train, police said. The injured are Mamun of the history department, Manik of the Accounting department and Shah Poran of the Botany department. Read more: CU student assault: 5 BCL activists remanded Mamun and Manik received primary treatment from CU Medical Centre; Shah Poran was sent to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) for better treatment. The clash broke out between BCL groups VX and Sixty Nine following an altercation at the university rail station around 10pm Thursday, Mizanur Rahman, in-charge of the university police outpost, said. Following the altercation, VX Group men took position in front of Suhrawardy Hall and Sixty Nine Group men in front of Shahjalal Hall. Later, the two groups started chasing each other and hurling bricks, leaving the trio injured. Police and the proctorial body brought the situation under control at 12am, Mizanur said. Pradip Chakraborty Durjoy, leader of the VX group and vice-president of CU BCL, said, "There has been an altercation among the junior students on Shuttle Train on its way back to CU from Chattogram city. Hopefully, we will be able to figure things out by sitting together." Read more: CU students lock main gate protesting attack on student ‘by BCL men’ Iqbal Hossain Tipu, general secretary of CU BCL and leader of Sixty Nine Group, said: "There is no scope to show favour to anyone – no matter who belongs to which group. The administration should find those responsible for the clash and punish them." VX and Sixty Nine are known on the campus as followers of the city Awami League General Secretary and former mayor AJM Nasir Uddin.

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of Bangladesh Awami League, will celebrate its 75th founding anniversary tomorrow.  To mark its 75th founding anniversary, BCL has chalked out a year-long programme. BCL announced the programmes at a press conference held at Madhur Canteen on DU campus on Tuesday.  Read more: Saddam, Inan to lead BCL central committee Newly appointed BCL President Saddam Hussain and General Secretary Sheikh Wali Asif Enan, its DU unit President Mazharul Kabir Shayon and General Secretary Tanbir Hasan Shaikat along with other BCl activists were present at the press conference .   Celebration programs include hoisting of national and party flags at the party office at 6:00am tomorrow, paying tribute  at the Memorial of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi-32 at 8:30am, and cutting cake at Dhaka University's Curzon Hall at 9:00am, distribution of winter clothes aming  cold-hit people. The founding  anniversary rally has been scheduled to be held on January 6 at 2:30pm. In addition, BCL will carry out campaigns like blood group testing, voluntary blood donation and educational materials distribution among students between January 5 to 8. Read more: BCL’s 30th National Council begins at Suhrawardy Udyan Bangladesh Chhatra League(BCL),  formerly known as East Pakistan Chhatra League, was founded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on January 4, 1948, which left its footprints in different movements including language movement, Mass uprising in 1969 and in the War of Liberation.

Saddam Hossain and Sheikh Wali Yeasir Inan were named president and general secretary respectively in the newly formed committee of the ruling Awami League’s student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL). The party’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced the names of the president and general secretary on Tuesday night, over 45 days after the 30th national council of the BCL at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital. The newly formed BCL committee’s President Saddam and General Secretary Inan are both students of the Law department of DU and their session was 2011-12.   Earlier, Saddam performed duty as general secretary of the DU unit BCL. Besides, Mazharul Kabir Shayan and Tanvir Hasan Saikat were also made president and general secretary of the Dhaka University unit BCL. They are students of Anthropology and Theater and Performance Studies disciplines respectively and their honours sessions were 2011-12 and 2013-14. Read more: BCL council on Dec 8-9 Riaz Mahmud and Sagor Ahmed were named as president and general secretary of Dhaka north unit BCL while Rajibul Islam and Sajal Kunda of Dhaka south unit. Earlier in the BCL central committee, Al Nahian Khan Joy and Lekhak Bhattacharjee performed their duties as president and general secretary.  

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday (December 06, 2022) asked Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders and activists to counter anti-government propaganda on social media, and point out the misdeeds of BNP-Jamaat. “We have created ‘Digital Bangladesh’. But today, social media is flooded with propaganda against us. I would like to ask our Chhatra League leaders and activists to give fitting replies to these,” she said. The premier was addressing the 30th National Council of BCL, the student wing of Bangladesh Awami League, at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka. Read: PM opens Japanese Economic Zone: Expected to draw $1.5bn investment, create over 1 lakh jobs “When they write something against us, you don’t even need to give a reply. If only their misdeeds can be mentioned in the comments (under propaganda posts on social media), they will stop,” she added. Sheikh Hasina, also AL president, inaugurated the council at around 11:30 am. AL general secretary Obaidul Quader spoke on this occasion. Read: BCL’s 30th National Council begins at Suhrawardy Udyan BCL president Al-Nahean Khan Joy presided over the opening session conducted by its general secretary Lekhak Bhattacharjee. The last BCL national council was held in May 2018.

The leaders and activists of the Dhaka College unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League have confronted the organization's central president Al Nahian Khan Joy to demand a committee for their unit. The incident took place in the capital's  New Market area, which is right next to Dhaka College, on Sunday night(December 4).  Agitated activists of the Dhaka College unit surrounded Joy's convoy there. A number of leaders and activists involved in Dhaka College Chhatra League said they don't have a BCL committee in their college for a long time.  "We actively participate in all the programs of the Chhatra League, but we do not have an identity.  It is disappointing for us.  We are asking him to declare  the committee as soon as possible," one of them told UNB, wishing to remain unnamed. Read: 15 injured in BCL factional clash at CU Firoz Hossain, a candidate of Dhaka College BCL unit said, "We have all requested Joy Bhai for the committee.  We have been involved with BCL politics for a long time.  The annual council will be held on December 6.  There is no opportunity to give a committee after the council.  So our demand  is to give the committee by December 5." There has been no Chhatra League committee in Dhaka College for the last six years. Sources said  AL leaders are already trying to solve the issues.