Writ seeks ban on student politics at universities

A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday seeking its directives to ban the students and teachers’ politics and to stop ragging at all universities across the country.

The writ also sought compensation for the family of BUET student Abrar Fahad, who was beaten to death by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders at Sher-e-Bangla Hall of the university, and security of the students at all universities.

Supreme Court lawyer Eunus Ali Akand filed the writ petition.

Secretaries of cabinet, law, home and secondary and higher division of education ministry, vice chancellors of BUET, Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University, Rajshahi University, Chattogram University and Jagannath University, and IGP, and Awami League president and BNP chairpersons have been made respondents in the petition.

The hearing on the writ is likely to be held with the HC bench, led by justice Mainul Islam Chowdhury, this week, said the petitioner.

Abrar Fahad, 21, a second-year student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) department of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), was found dead on the staircase of the dormitory in the early hours of 7 October.

UNB adds: He said the practice of politics on university campus is against the constitution and has no legal basis. “It was proved through the brutal murder of BUET student Abrar that there’s no logic behind student politics at universities.”