The New Nation - Internet Edition

DU Correspondent

The activists of a left-leaning student organisation beat up two students of Dhaka University, who were agitating against the quota system in Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination, leaving them injured seriously.

The students who were rushed to the Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) for treatment were identified as Omar Faruque, postgraduate student of Information and Library Science Department of the University and Aminul Islam, Master Degree student of Political Science Department.

A group of students under the banner of 'Movement against quota in the BCS' led by Convenor of the movement Selim Hossain submitted a memorandum to the Vice Chancellor Prof SMA Faiz demanding punishment of those who beat up the students.

The VC assured them that he will take action against the culprits and also extended his moral support to the movement.

At the same time, the students also submitted an application to the Army Chief through the DU VC to cancel the quota system from BCS examination.

The attackers were identified as Aziz Hasan, former organising secretary of Chhatra Union, Mehedi, fourth-year student of Bangla Department, Harun, first-year student of Institute of Education and Research and Pintu of History Department. They alleged that Faruque and Aminul were the activists of Chhatra Shibir.

The incident occurred in front of Aparajeyo Bangla while a group of students were forming a human chain for retaining tribal quota in the BCS examination.

Meanwhile, the left-leaning students under the banner of general students held a rally and said the anti-liberation forces were trying to destabilise the campus in the name of movement against the quota system.