JU teachers, students stand by Limon
Songkhubdho Nagorik Samaj, a joint platform of teachers and students of Jahangirnagar University (JU), staged a protest programme against government repression on Limon Hossain yesterday afternoon in front of the city's National Museum.
A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) team shot college student Limon in the left leg while he was on his way to bring his cattle home at Chhaturia village on March 23. The leg had to be amputated.
Teachers, writers, cultural activists and journalists at the programme demanded the government to withdraw cases against Limon and give him compensation and a chance to get back to normal life.
Jahangirnagar Theatre staged a street drama "Chakrabuha" protesting Rab's shootout and government statements about Limon and his family members' alleged involvement with a criminal group.
The samaj held similar programmes on June 3 at the venue and will continue doing so every Friday till the government realises their demands, said the samaj convener Masud Imran, assistant professor of JU.
They called upon people from all walks of life to join them.
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