Media reports say when Walid Nihad went to meet one of his friends at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall at around 1.30am on Sunday, the BCL leaders and activists called him to room no. 324 and pressured him to join the BCL.
No doubt that the leaders and activists of Chhatra League have staged this drama to cover up their crimes. Through this they have committed two crimes. First, beating and threatening to kill a fellow student. Second, spreading a fake video online so that no one can blame them. Anyone can sue the victim based on the video.
This was not the first violence of BCL men at Kabi Nazrul University. In the last three years, they have harassed at least 50 students. They also misbehaved with the provost of Dolonchapa Hall. University authorities formed an investigation committee headed by proctor, but no case was filed. The victim is undergoing treatment at the hospital. But why did the university authorities not file any case?
Authorities will have to take strict action against those who have beaten and threatened to kill their classmates. They should be arrested immediately and brought to justice. We know the perpetrators get apprehensive if the crime is tried and the miscreants are punished. But the assailants under the umbrella of Chhatra League are so reckless that even punishment cannot stop them from committing crimes. How will the Chhatra League leadership avoid its responsibility?
