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Chhatra League worker, accused in murder case in Chhatra Dal committee
The extended committee of Jahangirnagar University branch of Chhatra Dal and the committees of 17 residential halls have been announced. The accused in the murder case and Chhatra League workers have also been given positions in these committees. Apart from this, some have also been given positions without being involved in Chhatra Dal politics.
Chhatra League worker, accused in murder case in Chhatra Dal committee
The extended committee of 370 members was announced in a press release signed by Jahangir Alam, the central office secretary of Chhatra Dal, on Friday. On the same day, a separate release signed by Zahir Uddin (Babor), the convener of the university branch of Chhatra Dal, and Wasim Ahmed, the member secretary, announced the committees of 17 residential halls and 1 faculty. Earlier, on January 6, the central Chhatra Dal announced the convening committee of 177 members. Accordingly, the number of committee members has reached 547. An analysis of the newly formed extended committee and the committees of 17 halls has shown that Hamidullah Salman, Raju Ahmed and Mohammad Rajan Mia, accused in the case of the beating and murder of former Chhatra League leader Shamim Mollah on the campus on September 18 last year (expelled from the university for six months), have been given positions in the Chhatra Dal. Among them, Hamidullah Bishwakabi Rabindranath Tagore is the president of Chhatra Dal, Raju is the joint convener of the Chhatra Dal branch and Rajan has been given membership.
In this regard, Hamidullah Salman told Prothom Alo, “I am in no way involved in that murder. The university administration hastily filed a false case against me under pressure from the mob without any investigation. I was also expelled for six months in this incident. Now I am a regular student. That case is still under investigation. If the case is properly investigated, I will be proven innocent.’
Chhatra League workers get posts
Some of them who were involved in the politics of the banned Chhatra League have been included in the newly formed committee of Chhatra Dal. Among them, Kazi Mousumi Afroz got the post of president of Rokeya Hall. He was involved in the politics of the branch Chhatra League. He was seen participating in Chhatra League programs at various times on campus. Firoz Ahmed, who got the post of general secretary of student hall number 21, and Saidur Rahman, vice president of the same hall, also participated in various Chhatra League programs.
Chhatra Dal president Saif Bin Mahbub of Hall number 10, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall, Chhatra Dal organizing secretary Md. Rakib Mawla, Md. Shakur Bappi, who got the post of joint convener of the extended committee, members of the extended committee Shuvojit Biswas, Shabab Sabuj Arnab, Imran Aziz—all of them have been seen in Chhatra League processions and rallies at various times. However, they did not hold any position in Chhatra League. Apart from this, Saidul Islam, who has been elected as the president of Shaheed Salam-Barkat Hall Chhatra Dal, was the cultural secretary of the previous committee of a section of the University Parliament of the Chhatra Union.
