The New Nation - Internet Edition

DU Correspondent

Students of Dhaka University (DU) yesterday observed the 6th anniversary of police atrocities on female students at Shamsunnahar Hall of the University.

To mark the day, different student organisations of the university organised protest processions, rallies, photo exhibitions and cultural programmes on the campus throughout the day.

On this day in 2002, the police stormed into the hall at dead of night, dragged students from their beds, verbally abused and assaulted them, leaving more than 50 students injured.

The police swooped on them as they were protesting against illegal occupation of hall seats by some Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders.

In the morning, female students of Samsunnahar Hall brought out a protest procession from the hall that marched different streets on the campus with festoons and posters in their hands protesting the police attack.

Bangladesh Chhatra Union (BCU), a left leaning student organisation drew wall-paintings on the Shamsunnnahar Hall wall protesting the incident. BCU also organised a cultural programme protesting the police atrocities in front of hall gate in the evening.

Bangladesh Chhatra Federation (BCF) and Samajtrantrik Chhatra Front (SCF), two left learning students organisation brought out separate protest processions on the campus.

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of Awami League in the evening lit candles at the Central Shaheed Minar. BCL also brought out a candle light procession from there that also marched different streets on the campus.