CU BCL split over Aug 15 programmes

The faction led by CU BCL President Mahbub Elahi and backed by Ward Commissioner Mamunur Rashid Mamun announced a four-day programme.

The faction led by General Secretary Kazi Mazharul Islam and backed by influential Awami League leader AZM Nasir declared a weeklong programme on the occasion.

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The Mazharul Islam group brought out a procession yesterday in support of today's countrywide hartal called by AL to press execution of the Bangabandhu murder case verdict. It will bring out a mourning procession and form a human chain tomorrow to press the demand. It held a Milad Helfil at CU station mosque on August 12.

The rival faction led by the CU BCL president took out a separate procession on the campus yesterday demanding execution the verdict. It will hold a Milad at CU station mosque tomorrow, bring out a mourning procession on August 18 and stage a token hunger strike on August 19.