DU students block road seeking justice for fellow's murder

Students of Dhaka University (DU) yesterday blocked the road in front of capital's Jatiya Press Club for half an hour demanding justice for killing of DU student Sujan Mridha, who was shot in violence during Union Parishad polls in Madaripur on Thursday.

Earlier, the protesters brought out a procession on the DU campus and marched towards the press club.

Ramij Ahmed, a classmate of Sujan, alleged that police tried to cover up the murder of Sujan.

"Sujan went to a centre to watch voting and cast his ballot, not to snatch the ballot box at all during the polls but police opened fire on him," he claimed.

They will continue movement until the cops involved in incident are punished, he said.

A torch procession will be brought out on the campus at 4:00pm today in this regard, he added.

Sujan, a third year student of marketing, was shot dead during a clash between the supporters of two member candidates at Dakkhin Birongol Nurani Madrasa Centre under Dhurail union in Madaripur on March 31, according to Sarwar Hossain, superintendent of police in the district.

Witnesses and the family said Sujan was shot by police. The SP, however, said neither police nor Border Guard Bangladesh opened fire at the centre.

He claimed that the youth was killed during a clash between two rival groups.