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Shafiqul Islam Samrat, a local Chhatra league leader, who was seen in a video footage firing on students during the recent student movement in Feni’s Sharshadi union, placed on a four-day remand. Senior Judicial Magistrate Nusrat Mostari passed the order after investigating officer SI Anwar Hossain produced Samrat before the court seeking a 10-day remand. Ex-IGP Mamun put on 43-day remand in 8 murder cases Tipped off, detectives arrested Shafiqul Islam Samrat, general secretary of Sharshadi Union unit Chhatra League, from Chattogram on Wednesday night. Maram Singh Tripura, the officer-in-charge of Feni Model Police Station, stated that Samrat is a suspect in six murder cases related to the firing and attacks on people during the anti-discrimination student movement.

The Islamic University authorities in Kushtia on Saturday expelled its five female students including a leader of the university unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, for one year  for their involvement in the torture and humiliation of a first-year student of Finance and Banking Department on the campus The decision was made at a meeting of the university’s student disciplinary committee held on the campus in the morning with IU vice-chancellor Professor Shaikh Abdus Salam in the chair. The suspended students’ are BCL university unit vice-president Shanjida Chowdhury Ontora, a student of the Statistics Department, activists Tabassum Islam and Maobiya Jahan, both students of the Finance and Banking department, Halima Khatun Urmi, of Fine Arts department, and Israt Jahan Mim, of  Law Department of the university. BCL men assault IU student IU pro-vice-chancellor Professor M Mahbubur Rahman, treasurer Professor M Alamgir Hossain Bhuiya, proctor Professor M Shahadat Hossain Azad, acting registrar HM Ali Hasan  among others were present in the meeting. IU proctor Professor M Shahadat Hossain Azad said that the university authorities expelled Ontora and four of her associates from the campus for one year as per the university act. Fulpori, a first year student of Finance and Banking department, was tortured and humiliated by Islamic University unit of BCL vice-president Shanjida Chowdhury Ontora and her cohorts at Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall on the campus in Kushtia on February 12. 2 IU teachers sued for allegedly harassing woman in Jhenaidah 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. On February 14, the victim lodged a written complaint with the university administration, including the university proctor, student adviser and hall provost, demanding punishment of those involved in the incident. Two probe bodies formed by the Islamic University authorities to look into the matter submitted their reports on February 26. Recruitment Scam: IU VC’s conversation goes viral again The Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall administration expelled the accused on February 27. On March 5, the university authorities suspended Ontora and four of her associates from the university as well as removed Shamsul Alam, the provost of Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall, from his post following the order of the High Court. The university administration also allocated a seat to the female student of her choice in the Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall following the court order.

General secretary of Jhenaigati upazila unit Bangladesh Chhatra League Shahriar Khan Shaon was expelled over rape attempt. Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Central Executive Committee expelled Shaon for attempting to rape an indigenous college student, said a press release, signed by its president Saddam Hossain and general secretary Sheikh Wali Asif Imon, published  on its website on Tuesday. Besides, the committee also dissolved the Jhenaigati upazila unit Bangladesh Chhatra League due to its inactivity for a long period. Also Read: BCL blamed for torturing students suspected as Shibir activists in Pabna According to the release, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Central Executive Committee has expelled Shaon for breaching party discipline and involvement in criminal activities which tarnished its image. On Saturday, Shaon swooped on the house of a Garo girl adjacent to Gazni Holiday Centre in Jhenaigati upazila and tried to violate. Also Read: BCL attack injures five JCD members The girl lodged a complaint with police on Monday and police arrested Shaon over attempting to rape the girl.          

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.  

Former general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL) Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit Duranta Biplab might have been murdered as some injury marks were found on his body, said a physician after conducting autopsy on Sunday. “Injury marks were found on the back of the head and chest of Biplab,” said Dr Mofiz Uddin Pradhan Nipun, a physician at Narayanganj General Hospital where the autopsy was done. It is suspected that he died after being hit on the back of the head with a heavy object, said the physician. “It can be confirmed after receiving the final report of the post-mortem. But initially, it can be said that Biplab was murdered,” he added. Biplab was also a member of the Agriculture and Cooperative Sub-Committee of the Central Awami League. Read: Missing ex-BCL leader’s body recovered from Buriganga Biplab, 51, went missing while going to Mohammadpur from Keraniganj to meet his mother on November 7. The body of was fished out from the Buriganga river in Jajira area of South Keraniganj on Saturday afternoon, said Shahab Uddin Kabir, Additional Superintendent of Police of Keraniganj circle. Biplab’s family members came to Narayanganj early Sunday and identified body from a photo. A general diary (GD) was filed at Keraniganj police station in this regard, said deceased’s brother Durjoy.

A female leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was arrested for her alleged involvement in cattle lifting in Dhamrai of Savar early Wednesday. She was identified as Babli Akter, student affairs secretary of Dhaka-North BCL. She is a 3rd year student of the Department of Social Work of Savar Government College. Read more: Harassment of IU student: fellows demand punishment of BCL activist Police arrested Babli after conducting a drive in Nayabari area during the early hours, said Atiqur Rahman, inspector (Investigation) of Dhamrai police station. Recently, several cattle lifting incidents have taken place at Sinthi village in Kulla union under Dhamrai and cases were filed at the police station, said Inspector Atiqur. Read more: BCL 'swoops on' Chhatra Odhikar's Abrar Fahad remembrance rally at DU After interrogating two accused, police found the involvement of Babli in these crimes. Babli used to keep the cattle in her custody and sold them later, he added. Meanwhile, Dhaka-North BCL President Saidul Islam said, “If the complaint is proved, organisational action will be taken against her.”

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has suspended one of its leaders from Thakurgaon for allegedly making defamatory remarks on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the National Mourning Day programme. The suspended leader has been identified as Arif Khan Joy, general secretary of BCL’s Samir Uddin Memorial College unit, according to a press release issued by the Thakurgaon BCL unit on Monday. The district BCL unit has also asked Joy to submit a written explanation on the allegation brought against him within three days. Also read: Police baton-charge BCL men in Barguna: Probe body finds 13 police at fault It has warned of making recommendations to the BCL central committee president and general secretary for his expulsion in case the response is not satisfactory. Also read: Eden College: BCL president threatens to drive out some students On August 15, a 15-second video of Joy went viral on social media where he made the purported derogatory comments on Bangabandhu. After the video was brought to the district BCL unit’s attention, it decided to suspend him.

Rajshahi University Motihar Hall general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League Vashkar Saha allegedly beat a student and snatched around Tk 20,ooo from him. Economics department 4th-year student and a residential student of Matihar Hall Shamsul Islam alleged this in a written statement to the student adviser of the university. According to the statement, Vashkar on 15 August summoned Shamsul and demanded extortion money as he earns his livelihood doing some mobile servicing works in the hall. When he was unable to pay the extortion, the BCL leader asked him to go to his room on Friday afternoon and snatched around 20 thousand taka. Later, he was beaten with a rod and cricket stumps when he told them that he will complain about this to the university authority and the journalists. He was also threatened that he will be victimized as Abrar of BUET if he complains to anyone about this. Accused leader Vashkar Saha said to UNB, “No such incident happened with Shamsul what he alleged. I have just talked to Shamsul about servicing two of my juniors' mobile phones.” Read: Another DU student 'assaulted by BCL leader' Tareq Nur, student adviser of the university said, “We have been informed about this matter. Legal action will be taken after the investigation.” Faisal Ahmed Runu, general secretary of BCL of Rajshahi University said, “If the accused is found guilty then our organization will take action against him.”   The victim was not found on the phone call.

A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was allegedly stabbed to death by miscreants in Sadar Upazila of Cox's Bazar in the early hours of Thursday. The deceased was identified as Emon Hasan Mowla, joint general secretary of ward No.4 unit BCL and son of businessman Mohammad Hasan of North Tekpara. Family members of the deceased said Emon went for a ride on his father's motorcycle at Siko Borof Kol point of the Bakkhali River in Peshkar neighborhood on Thursday morning. At one stage, a group of assailants, including Abdullah Khan, Syed Akbar, Ramzan, Iman, Sunny and Farhad waylaid Emon and stabbed him indiscriminately, leaving him seriously injured. Read: BCL leader stabbed dead in Cox’s Bazar He was immediately rushed to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital where the doctors referred him to Chittagong Medical Hospital. He succumbed to his injuries around 3am while undergoing treatment there. Police recovered the body after being informed, said Sheikh Munir-ul-Ghiyas, officer-in-charge of Cox's Bazar Sadar Model Police Station. "Efforts are on to nab the culprits," added the OC. 

Another student of Dhaka University's Jagannath Hall has been allegedly assaulted by a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader. Utshab Roy, a student of Pali and Buddhist studies for the 2017-18 academic session, was reportedly beaten up by Satyajit Debnath, the former BCL science and technology secretary of Jagannath Hall, Wednesday. Utshab submitted a written complaint, accusing 25 students involved in the attack, to the hall provost and the proctor. The incident took place in room 7012 of the Santosh Chandra Bhattacharya Building. Utshab was taken to Dhaka University Medical Centre for primary treatment after the attack. "After having my lunch, I went to my room. Then one of my seniors knocked on the door and told me to come outside. And then they started beating me," Utshab said. "Satyajit hit me on the head. He kicked me out of the hall and told me that if I return, he would kill me. I have not been able to enter the hall yet and I am worried about my life." However, Satyajit denied the allegations against him, while admitting that Utshab did come under attack.  READ: DU student allegedly thrashed by Jagannath Hall Chhatra League leader "I did not do this. The students of the hall beat him up and threw him out of the hall as there were allegations of committing crimes and taking drugs against him," he said. Despite several attempts, Jagannath Hall Provost Dr Mihir Lal Saha could not be reached for comments over the phone till the filing of this report. DU Proctor AKM Golam Rabbani told UNB, "I have received a written complaint from the victim and informed hall administration about it. Hall administration will take measures in this connection."