Protests continued for the 11th consecutive day on Saturday demanding immediate arrest of the perpetrators and justice for Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo, who died following an attack by miscreants in the Suhrawardy Udyan area on May 13.
On the day the students continued protests under the banners of Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad and Santras Birodhi Shikkharthibrinda.
Shahriar was a student of the Institute of Education and Research and also a leader of the DU unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
On May 14, the police arrested three 鈥榦utsiders鈥� for their suspected involvement in the murder. On May 20, three more were arrested in this regard.
Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad on Saturday gathered in front of Madhur Canteen on the DU campus at around 2:00pm and brought out a protest march on the campus and ended it in front of the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban.
They staged a sit-in in front of the bhaban, to press home their three-point demand including justice for Shahriar, campus safety, and Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections.
They chanted slogans such as 鈥極ne, two, three, four 鈥� DUCSU is my right,鈥� and 鈥榃e demand answers for our brother鈥檚 death鈥�.
The sangshad鈥檚 DU unit convener Abdul Kader said, 鈥楨veryone hoped for a DUCSU election in the post-uprising period.鈥�
If there were elected student representatives, students would not be left insecure like this, he added.
Hasib Al Islam, chief organiser of the DU unit of the sangsad, alleged that the campus was still not safe even after 11 days and the administration had failed to deliver justice for Shahriar.
A group of DU students on Saturday at around 7:30pm brought out a torch procession under the banner of 鈥楽antras Birodhi Sikkharthibrinda鈥�, demanding justice for Shahriar, a safe campus, and the resignation of the DU vice-chancellor and proctor.
The procession began from Hakim Chattar and marched through the campus and concluded with a brief rally at the VC Chattar.
Participants chanted slogans including 鈥楳y brother鈥檚 in the grave, why are the killers free?鈥� 鈥榃e demand justice for Shammo鈥�.
At the rally, Abidur Rahman Mishu, literature and publication secretary of Surja Sen Hall unit of Chhatra Dal, said, 鈥楾hey claim to have arrested three more, but none have been presented before the public.鈥�
Israt Jahan Emu, a member of the Revolutionary Student Unity DU unit, urged all student bodies to unite their voices for justice for Shahriar.
Earlier, leaders and activists of the JCD on May 18, 20 and 22 blocked the Shahbagh crossing to press home their demands.
