Teachers and students of different institutions on Sunday called for waging a greater movement against repression of innocent students across the country in the recent times.
Speaking at a discussion, organised by the Students against Oppression, at the Dhaka University Central Student Union, they also called for mounting pressure on the government to stop extrajudicial torture on students.
The discussion started with one-minute silence in memory of internationally acclaimed filmmaker Tareque Masud and eminent journalist and former Dhaka University teacher Ashfaque Mishuk Munir, who, along with three others, died in a road accident in Manikganj on Saturday.
The participants in the opinion sharing meeting alleged that oppression by the police and RAB was increasing and demanded transparent investigation of all the cases filed against students by law enforcement agencies.
They alleged that the country had turned into a police-state because of the direct or indirect influence of military rule in different periods when general students were victims of torture on false accusations.
Although different governments have come to power, the basic character of repression persists, they added.
Pointing to the recent torture incidents including that of DU biochemistry and molecular science student Abdul Kadar, Limon in Jalokhati and killing of Abu Baker and Redwan of Sir AF Rahman Hall in different times, Milon in Companyganj, six students in Amin Bazar, the teachers said all the incidents were similar as they occurred in presence of police.
The participants said police handed over suspects to public to kill only to avoid allegations of torture.
They also expressed concern over the role of authorities in the student harassment incidents and aggressive activities of the ruling party student organisations in educational institutions of the country.
They condemned the DU administration's role in Kadar's incident and called upon all to express solidarity with the victim.
Students against Oppression leader Samiul Alam Richi presided over the discussion participated, among others, by Zahid Hasan Mahmud of applied physics, Borhan Uddin of law department, Mamun Ahmed of biochemistry and molecular sciences, Robayet Ferdous of mass communication and journalism, Jahangirnager University teacher Nasim Akther Hossain, advocate Adil-ur-Rahman and student leader Moustafa Mamun Russell.
General students and Amin Bazar incident victim Tipu Sultan's siblings also attended the programme.
Source : New Age
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