Dhaka: Leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) today carried out a wall writing programme on Dhaka University campus, protesting the attack on students, including JCD leaders and activists, at Chattogram City College for making wall writings against “Gupto” (covert) politics.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the programme was held at Salimullah Muslim Hall on the campus under the leadership of Md. Tariqul Islam Tariq, central joint general secretary of JCD and former general secretary of the hall unit. Leaders and activists from various JCD units, including Dhaka University, its hall, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Jagannath University, Dhaka metropolitan north, south, east, and west, as well as Tejgaon College and private universities, were present.
During the programme, the JCD leaders demanded exemplary punishment for those involved in the attack at Chattogram City College. They emphasized that there should be no place for any form of “covert politics” or unethical political activities in educational institutions across the country. They pointed out that individuals are often attacked when they speak out against such practices.
As part of a central programme protesting the Chattogram City College incident and demanding the safety of students, the JCD carried out this campaign. Md. Tariqul Islam Tariq expressed that while JCD respects all opinions, a certain political group is emerging under hidden identities and is often involved in misconduct. He stated it is unethical to be affiliated with multiple organizations simultaneously and stressed the importance of engaging in healthy politics under one’s own party banner, which he referred to as the beauty of democratic politics.
He further stated that the programme was conducted to condemn the attack by Islami Chhatra Shibir in Chattogram and to resist political conspiracies being carried out behind the scenes. Tariq drew parallels to the mass uprising of the 1990s, stating that just as public opinion was shaped through wall-writing then, today’s student community is similarly standing up against covert politics. He affirmed that in this new Bangladesh following the mass uprising, no form of covert politics will be tolerated, calling upon all student organizations to present their ideals openly and engage in transparent political practices.