JCD-backed group at DU rallies

A group of students at Dhaka University backed by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal went out on demonstrations and damaged several vehicles near Raju Memorial Monument Sunday night, demanding release of the BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia. The students teamed up as Nirjatan Pratirodh Chhatra Andolan brought out a procession at around 8:00pm, chanting slogans for Khaleda’s release and headed for Shahbagh. As the police stopped them in front of the Public Library, they went back to the Teachers-Students Centre and damaged three vehicles and started fires at different points in the area. Immediately, the police restricted traffic on the campus and diverted them to other directions form the entry points to the university. Contingents of police were deployed on the campus to avert further violence. The platform convener, Khomenee Ihsan, said they would continue with such programmes until Khaleda is freed.