Shibir dishonours national flag, makes offensive remarks on V-day

BCL leaders at RMC allege

19 December 2009, 17:00 PM

A RU Correspondent

Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) unit leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) have said Islami Chhatra Shibir dishonoured the national flag on the campus on the Victory Day. A large number of posters, pasted by Shibir men on the college campus on the occasion of Victory Day, bear photo of the national flag with black marks in the red circle on the background of green, BCL leaders said. Defying the national flag rules, the flag flutters to the left side on the poster, they said, adding that symbols of star and moon have been tactfully pasted just below the flag. Shibir activists led by the college unit President Anwar Hossain, Secretary Muha-mmad Zahid and former president Abu Talha barred the general students to place wreath on Shaheed Minar premises on the day, they said. Several students of Kazi Nurunnabi Hostel of the college said they could not place wreath at Shaheed Minar as Shibir kept the hall gate locked in the early hours of the Victory Day. At the rally and discussion arranged on the campus by Shibir on the Victory Day, speakers allegedly made objectionable comments about the Liberation War. BCL leaders said the authorities and law enforcers did not take any steps against the Shibir men although the authorities were earlier informed of Shibir's 'unwanted activities'. Shibir tries to flex muscles on the college campus to vitiate congenial atmosphere through their objectionable activities, RMC unit of BCL President Ashok Kumar said. When contacted, RMC Shibir President Anwar Hossain declined to make any comment. RMC Hostel Superin-tendent Dr Mohibul Hossain told this correspondent that they will take steps after investigation.