BCL foils function, assaults official

21 December 2009, 17:00 PM

Star National Desk

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists foiled a cultural programme in Kishoreganj on Saturday and assaulted a hall official at Rajshahi University (RU) on Sunday. UNB from Kishoreganj reports: A cultural programme at the local Shilpakala Academy was foiled on Saturday night due to obstruction by the activists of Chhatra League. Shilpakala Academy sources said, about 20/25 BCL activists came to the academy and captured the stage when the cultural programme of Sargam Lalitkala Academy was on at about 10:00pm. The audience, including deputy commissioner Mohammad Shah Kamal, who came to enjoy the programme left the place following capture of the stage. The DC, also president of Shilpakala Academy, said the programme could not be held due to obstruction by the activists of ruling party's student front. Contacted, BCL leaders said they did not allow Sandip Roy, president of Sargam Lalitkala Academy, to hold his programme as he earlier made “derogatory remarks” against Bangabandhu and War of Liberation. Local administration organised the weeklong cultural programme marking the Victory Day. A RU Correspondent reports: Chhatra League leaders of Rajshahi University (RU) unit on Sunday assaulted an official of Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall. Sources said, the university unit BCL organising secretary Abdullah Al Masud and mass education affairs secretary Rayhan Dulal physically assaulted the hall section officer Korban Ali at the hall office following a trifling matter at around 12:00pm. Hall officials alleged that the BCL leaders assaulted the official as the hall authorities did not inform the BCL leaders about the programmes at the hall on the occasion of Victory Day. Contacted, Dulal denied the allegation and said they went to the hall office to meet the provost. Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall provost Dr Shahid Iqbal however admitted the incident and told the correspondent that he will take necessary steps after discussing the matter with the vice-chancellor.