The prime minister. Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday asked Bangladesh Chhatra League men to maintain a congenial atmosphere at educational institutions across the country.
‘Bangladesh Chhatra League will try its best and must commit itself to maintenance of peaceful academic atmosphere at educational institutions as an organisational priority,’ she said while addressing at the inauguration of the 28th council session of the ruling Awami League-backed student organisation in the city.
Hasina, also the AL president, made the call while Chhatra League had continued to make headlines with its factional clashes at universities since the party came to power. The academic activities at different public universities came to a halt following gun battle of BCL men causing suffering of students.
She said that she hoped that Chhatra League men would be guided by its ideology – education, peace and progress – and asked them to keep on track.
She said that Chhatra League leaders should never deviate from the organisation’s ideology and urged them to remain careful about the dignity of the organisation.
She also recalled Chhatra League’s role in fighting against the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance during the January 2014 national elections.
‘They also played their role in protecting the lives and property of common people along with the administration and law-enforcement agencies during the violence unleashed by BNP and Jamaat men,’ she added.
Pointing at the opposition parties, Hasina urged the country men to remain alert so that they could not come to power again.
Hasina said that she had a long desire for the trial of the people who had killed her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, also the founding president of the country, and his family and those who had committed crime against humanity during war of independence.
‘The nation is getting rid of curse after the execution of the war criminals and those who killed Bangabandhu has started,’ she added.
The prime minister inaugurated the two-day biennial council session at Suhrawardy Udyan.
Former Chhatra League leaders, including commerce minister Tofail Ahmed, public administration minister Syed Ashraful Islam and road communication and bridges minister Obaidul Qader, also addressed at the function.
Chhatra League president Badiuzzaman Sohag presided over the programme while its general secretary Siddiqui Nazmul Alam presented the organisational report.
Councillors from 110 organisational units from home and abroad are taking part in the conference.
Hasina said that leadership would come through an election with transparent ballot boxes and asked councillors to elect meritorious and regular students as their leaders.
About the 27-year age limit for the Chhatra League leaders, she said that as the council session could not be held in time the age limit should be 29 years. The last council session was held on July 2011.
She said that the council session could not be held in time because of movements by some political parties in 2013 in the name of foiling election that lasted for one year and also for a three-month anti-government movement in 2014-15.
‘Bangladesh Chhatra League will try its best and must commit itself to maintenance of peaceful academic atmosphere at educational institutions as an organisational priority,’ she said while addressing at the inauguration of the 28th council session of the ruling Awami League-backed student organisation in the city.
Hasina, also the AL president, made the call while Chhatra League had continued to make headlines with its factional clashes at universities since the party came to power. The academic activities at different public universities came to a halt following gun battle of BCL men causing suffering of students.
She said that she hoped that Chhatra League men would be guided by its ideology – education, peace and progress – and asked them to keep on track.
She said that Chhatra League leaders should never deviate from the organisation’s ideology and urged them to remain careful about the dignity of the organisation.
She also recalled Chhatra League’s role in fighting against the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance during the January 2014 national elections.
‘They also played their role in protecting the lives and property of common people along with the administration and law-enforcement agencies during the violence unleashed by BNP and Jamaat men,’ she added.
Pointing at the opposition parties, Hasina urged the country men to remain alert so that they could not come to power again.
Hasina said that she had a long desire for the trial of the people who had killed her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, also the founding president of the country, and his family and those who had committed crime against humanity during war of independence.
‘The nation is getting rid of curse after the execution of the war criminals and those who killed Bangabandhu has started,’ she added.
The prime minister inaugurated the two-day biennial council session at Suhrawardy Udyan.
Former Chhatra League leaders, including commerce minister Tofail Ahmed, public administration minister Syed Ashraful Islam and road communication and bridges minister Obaidul Qader, also addressed at the function.
Chhatra League president Badiuzzaman Sohag presided over the programme while its general secretary Siddiqui Nazmul Alam presented the organisational report.
Councillors from 110 organisational units from home and abroad are taking part in the conference.
Hasina said that leadership would come through an election with transparent ballot boxes and asked councillors to elect meritorious and regular students as their leaders.
About the 27-year age limit for the Chhatra League leaders, she said that as the council session could not be held in time the age limit should be 29 years. The last council session was held on July 2011.
She said that the council session could not be held in time because of movements by some political parties in 2013 in the name of foiling election that lasted for one year and also for a three-month anti-government movement in 2014-15.
Source: New Age