BCL threatens movement to free Hasina
Saturday, 5 January 2008
The Awami League's (AL) student front Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) vowed to free AL chief Sheikh Hasina through a movement, reports bdnews24.com.
The declaration came as the organisation was celebrating Friday its 60th founding anniversary.
"The government is harassing Sheikh Hasina by implicating her in false cases one after another. We will free her through movement," BCL president Mahmud Hasan Ripon told activists.
He kicked off the celebrations at 9.00 am by cutting a 60-pound cake at Curzon Hall of Dhaka University (DU).
"It is very sad that we have to celebrate our founding anniversary without our leader," the BCL chief said.
Ripon also demanded that the detained DU teachers, students and central BCL leaders be freed.
"The normal activities of the university cannot continue with the teachers detained in prison. They have to be immediately released."
On student politics, Ripon said student organisations must work for students' welfare. They would stand by students when they were in trouble and took strong steps during national crisis.
BCL's DU unit president Sohel Rana Tipu and general secretary Sajjad Sakib Badsha were present on the occasion.
Later, the BCL leaders paid respect to independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreath at Bangabandhu memorial in Dhanmondi.
Later, they went to meet Hasina in special jail on the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban premises and handed in a bouquet to jail authorities to be presented to her.
The AL's student wing also arranged a discussion meeting at the AL's office in Dhanmondi.
The declaration came as the organisation was celebrating Friday its 60th founding anniversary.
"The government is harassing Sheikh Hasina by implicating her in false cases one after another. We will free her through movement," BCL president Mahmud Hasan Ripon told activists.
He kicked off the celebrations at 9.00 am by cutting a 60-pound cake at Curzon Hall of Dhaka University (DU).
"It is very sad that we have to celebrate our founding anniversary without our leader," the BCL chief said.
Ripon also demanded that the detained DU teachers, students and central BCL leaders be freed.
"The normal activities of the university cannot continue with the teachers detained in prison. They have to be immediately released."
On student politics, Ripon said student organisations must work for students' welfare. They would stand by students when they were in trouble and took strong steps during national crisis.
BCL's DU unit president Sohel Rana Tipu and general secretary Sajjad Sakib Badsha were present on the occasion.
Later, the BCL leaders paid respect to independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreath at Bangabandhu memorial in Dhanmondi.
Later, they went to meet Hasina in special jail on the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban premises and handed in a bouquet to jail authorities to be presented to her.
The AL's student wing also arranged a discussion meeting at the AL's office in Dhanmondi.