JnU quota protester beaten in Old Dhaka

A leader of quota reform movement was severely beaten by miscreants in the city on Wednesday.

APM Suhel, joint convener of Jagannath University (JnU) unit of Bangladesh Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad, the platform that has waged the quota reform movement, is now undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

A student of the university's English department, he was also very vocal against the move to sack Nasir Uddin Ahmed, a teacher of the same department.

As many as 10-12 people intercepted Suhel next to the Victoria Park around 3:00pm on Wednesday when he was passing through the area after an exam. They forced him to an area beside Banglabazar Govt Girls High School and beat him indiscriminately, Rashed Khan, joint convener of Bangladesh Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad's central committee told Prothom Alo.

Babu, a psychology student of the 13th batch, led the attack, Rashed alleged.

He said they were planning to announce a demonstration programme demanding the culrpits be brought to book.

Sutrapur police station officer-in-charge (OC) KM Ashraf Uddin told Prothom Alo, "A case has been filed to this end. We are investigating the allegations."