4 DU students tortured by BCL leaders
DU Correspondent :
The Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Dhaka University unit leaders tortured four students of Masterda Surja Sen Hall on Tuesday night and kicked out them from the Hall.
The victims alleged that the BCL leaders led by Siam Rahman, general secretary of the Hall unit, assaulted them mercilessly to occupy the room no 532 for a non-student in the hall.
After the incident, the victims took primary treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
The others accused are Vice-President Hamid Karjai, Joint Secretaries Touhid Zaman Ovi and Abdul Ahad, Hospitality Affairs Secretary Mazharul Islam Nirob and Deputy Law Secretary Muhammad Talha.
All are close followers of BCL central President Saddam Hussain.
“Who will listen to my feeble voice? Who will see my tears? No human being could tolerate and witness such assaults. It’s beggar description how Siam bhai and his associates tortured us for five hours,” said weeping Alam Badsha, the victim and student of 2016-17 academic session of Islamic Studies Department, while talking on Tuesday night.
The others victims are Lutfor Rahman, students of 2017-18 academic session Islamic Studies Department, Ashikur Rahman of Arabic Department and Al-Amin of Psychology Department. Both are students of 2018-19 academic session.
Badsha claimed that his roommate Sumon Ahmed who completed his graduation and post-graduation in 2019 has occupied the 532 no room illegally and he often misbehaves with others staying in the room.
Ashikur Rahman, another victim, said that they protested Sumon’s misbehavior on Saturday and urged him to discuss any problem calmly. As a result, they got the threat of kicking out from the hall given by Sumon by dint of his younger brother, Siam.
In the meantime, the victims lodged a written complaint with the hall Provost on Wednesday. They also held a press conference at DU Journalists’ Association (DUJA) office on the same day.
Following the complaint, the hall administration formed a three-member probe body to investigate the incident and asked the committee members to submit the report by three working days.
The victims are still out of the hall apprehending further torture. Alleged BCL leaders Hamid, Ovi, Ahad, Nirob and Talha declined the accusations.
However, Siam said, “Alam Badsha fabricated the incident. I called them to my room to learn about the details of their altercation over occupying a seat in their room. They themselves wanted to get out of the hall when I warned them of sending to the police station for posting anti-government status on Facebook. I did not force them.”
Asked if he can check anyone’s mobile, he skipped the question and termed Badsha as a liar.
Siam told journalists that he slapped Badsha only for once to intimidate them so that they do not engage in anymore anti-government activities on the campus.
