The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Chittagong

Former chief justice and ex-chief adviser of caretaker government Justice Habibur Rahman yesterday said subservient student politics is no less responsible for the country's unmerited misery and called for a change.

"Student politics of healthy trend will have to be established by redeeming it from subservient trend. Otherwise, it won't be possible to take Bangladesh, a country of immense potential, properly onto the path of advancement," he said. He was speaking at the 4th reunion programme of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) as chief guest on the second and last day of the 1st convocation of the university.

He reminded that student politics and student leaders had played a glorious role in the past behind all achievements of the Bangalee. The nation remembers glorious role of the student organisations and student leaders who were behind the movements of 1952, 1962, 1966, 1969 and Liberation War in 1971, he said.

"After the independence, students got involved in playing tail to the political parties and non-students became student leaders. It's very much unfortunate for the whole nation," said Justice Habibur in his thoughtful remark.

He said there is no alternative to proper utilization of merits and skills of engineers and technologists in achieving self-reliance in all fields.