Jamaat leader's effigies burnt at DU over remarks about female students
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Students of Dhaka University (DU) have burned effigies in protest against 'defamatory and false remarks' made by a Jamaat-e-Islami leader targeting the university and its female students, reports UNB.
The protesters burned effigies of Barguna District Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Md Shamim Ahsan at the foot of the Raju Memorial Sculpture around 7:00pm on Monday.
The jamaat leader made the comments during an election rally on Saturday night, where he described the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) as a 'drug den and brothel'.