A female student of Dhaka University (DU) started a fast-unto-death on Thursday night demanding the arrest of former Ducsu vice-president Nurul Haque Nur and five others in a rape case.

Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad, a national student body, on Tuesday demanded the withdrawal of ‘false case’ filed against Dhaka University Central Student Union (Ducsu) former vice president (VP) Nurul Haque Nur and five others.

A rape case was filed against six people, including Vice-President of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) Nurul Haque Nur.

Vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Nurul Haque Nur on Wednesday said students will welcome former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, not its current Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to Bangladesh during the ‘Mujib Borsho’.

Vice President (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students Union (Ducsu) Nurul Haque Nur on Thursday said people have got confused about the detained ‘rapist’ as they are now raising questions whether he is the real criminal.   He came up with the remark at a protest rally held in front of Anti-terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture of Dhaka University in the evening.        “We don’t know what the fact is, but some people are questioning whether he’s the real culprit or its (his arrest) is just like Joj Mia drama. This is alarming for our law enforcement agencies that people are losing their trust in them,” said Nur.   Blaming the government for the incident, Nur said the government and law enforcers cannot avoid the responsibly as they have failed to protect the citizens of the country.

Bangladesh General Students Rights Protection Council  (BGSRPC), the platform that came to the limelight by leading the quota reform movement, has termed the filing of case against Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur and his supporters as ‘unexpected’, as they didn’t attack or hurt anyone.   BGSRPC leaders held a press conference at the Teachers Students Centre (TSC) of Dhaka University Sunday afternoon. Bin Yamin Mollah, joint convener of the platform, read out a written statement where they criticised DU Proctor AKM Golam Rabbani for his failure to protect students. Bin Yamin said, "Chhatra League has created a ‘Fear Culture’ on campuses of educational institutions resorting to continuous terror. In the latest incident, they attacked Ducsu VP and others brutally. University authorities also worked in favor of the attackers by removing the CCTV footage.”

Another case has been filed against Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) vice president (VP) Nurul Haque Nur under the Digital Security Act.

Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council (BGSRPC) on Wednesday demanded resignation of Dhaka University (DU) Proctor Prof AKM Golam Rabbani for his ‘failure’ to provide security to Ducsu Vice-president Nurul Haque Nur and general students.        BGSRPC Joint Convener Mohammad Rashed Khan made the demand while addressing a press conference in front of the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the afternoon following attack on DU Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) VP Nur and his followers on the campus on December 22.

Worried at the latest bout of campus violence, parents and civil society members on Tuesday demanded that action be taken against the leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and other organisations for their controversial activities on the Dhaka University campus.  

Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) authorities on Monday formed a medical board to provide better treatment for five of the victims of Sunday’s attack at Dhaka University.