Campus terrorists
I am one of the hundreds of victims of session jams which took away valuable time from my life during my days as a student at Dhaka University in the 80s. I am proud that the general students of my university did play a pivotal role in ridding the nation of the autocratic regime of Ershad's military junta. I do applaud the leadership of several political leaders at Dhaka University at that time. But I also do recall the killings that took place in gun battles during that time. The whole nation knows the names of several groups that were actively involved in militant politics on Dhaka University campus during that time. Many of the leaders of the so-called armed groups are now engaged in national politics openly. No cases were filed against them and serious allegations are there against the inactive role of the police in those forgotten cases of criminal nature. We have forgotten names like Mamun, Mirza, Bosunia, Shaheed and many others who are now dead. Law might have forgotten to take action against the perpetrators of such criminal activities but we, as the students of the then Dhaka University, have not and will not forget their names.
The future government, I am sure, will not take any action against such criminals of erstwhile student leaders for their own interest and I, out of desperation and moral obligation to the nation, do earnestly request the present government to take the terrorist names into account and initiate investigation against the elements involved in criminal activities.
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