The New Nation - Internet Edition

DU Correspondent

Different student organisations including Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday raised slogans against the caretaker government on Dhaka University campus demanding freeing of political leaders, national election before all other polls and reducing price of commodities.

JCD, student wing of BNP, and BCL, student wing of Awami League, formed a human chain separately on the Dhaka University campus at noon while 'Nirjaton Protirod Chhatra Andolan,' a platform of general students, staged a demonstration.

The student wings gathered a large number of party supporters, who came from different universities and colleges of the city, on the campus to attend their pre -scheduled programmes.

JCD formed a human chain that stretched from TSC Road Island upto Shahbag intersection and Bangla Academy.

JCD Acting president Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, general secretary Shafiul Bari Babu, vice president Ekramul Haque Biplab, Jayanta Kumar Kunda, Nurul Islam Nayan, organising secretary Abdul Kader Bhuiyan Jewel, Bazlul Chowdhury Abed, DU Unit president Hasan Mamun, among others, participated in the human chain.

BCL formed a human chain in front of Arts Building of the university, which started from central library and stretched towards western side of the Arts Building.

BCL president Mahmudul Hasan Ripon, acting general secretary Syed Abul Kalam Azad, vice president Golam Sarwar Kabir, Aminul Haque Kabir, Nazmul Hossain Jonny, DU unit president Sheikh Sohel Rana Tipu, general secretary Sazzad Sakib Badsha, among others, participated in their scheduled programme.

Police intercepted the procession of 'Nirjaton Protirod Chhatra Andolan,' near High Court at 1:00pm while they were going towards the secretariat to observe their pre declared 'gherao' programme.

On being barred, they held a rally on the spot where Khomeny Ihsan, convener of the organisation, among others, spoke.