The New Nation - Internet Edition

DU Correspondent

Dhaka University campus was burst into anger yesterday over the killing of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader Mashiul Alam Sentu in crossfire.

The law-enforcing agencies, however, cordoned the whole campus by setting up check posts to stop the movement of outsiders towards the university.

Besides, Several platoons of police were deployed at the Shahbagh intersection to tackle any untoward situation and halt the JCD pre-declared demonstration. Activists of JCD, student wing of BNP,

held demonstration on the campus to protest against the killing of Sentu. Wearing black ribbons they participated in the demonstration and chanted different slogans against the caretaker government.

Some student leaders with tearful eyes threw light on the life and activities of Sentu who was JCD Barisal Division president and also the vice president of central committee.

Sources said that panic has gripped many of the senior leaders of JCD and they are now suffering from arrest phobia after the killing of Sentu. The senior leaders of this student front of BNP seem to be reluctant to go in for any hard programme despite request from its junior leaders to seek the release of their party chief Begum Khaleda Zia.

Earlier in the morning, JCD activists being divided into small groups gathered at the Modhu`s canteen from different halls. Later, they held demonstration and marched throughout the campus.

As per their pre-scheduled programme, they marched towards the Chief Adviser office to submit a memorandum, but police intercepted them near Shahbag intersection.

As the police resisted their march, they held a rally on the spot and later a three-member delegation went to the Chief Adviser office to submit their memorandum.

The memorandum contained 12- point demand. It included release of Begum Khaleda Zia, Chairperson of BNP, Tarique Rahman, Arafat Rahman Koko and JCD president Azizul Bari Helal, withdrawal of state of emergency, holding the national election before all other polls, bringing down price of essentials, canceling of the anti state charter and giving punishment of those responsible for Sentu's murder.

Among others, JCD senior vice president Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, general secretary Shafiul Bari Babu, vice president Jayanta Kumar Kunda, Mostafa Khan Safari, Ekramul Haque Biplab, Nurul Islam Nayan, organising secretary Abdul Kader Bhuiyan Jewel, Bazlul Chowdhury Abed, DU unit president Hasan Mamun, general secretary Saiful Islam Firoz, Mamunur Rashid Mamun participated in the demonstration.

Earlier, the organisation observed a token hunger strike from down to dusk on the Dhaka University campus to realize their demands.