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Sequel to expulsion of Ansar Ali

DU students go on rampage

By DU Correspondent
Scores of Dhaka University students rampaged through the campus Saturday terrorising teachers and smashing classrooms and administrative offices protesting the expulsion of a Physics Department student, witnesses said
Police fired several rounds of teargas to break up the unruly protestors who marred the teachers' return to their jobs after a 20-day strike over Sheikh Ansar Alt, whose expulsion the students were protesting. Some policemen
were also beaten up. witnesses said.
Many teachers were seen fleeing the campus In panic as the bands of slogan-shouting students stormed their lounge at the Arts Building and then smashed the Proctor's office, several administrative offices and class rooms.
The protestors tossed furniture and papers in the air as they shouted We don't accept the Syndicate decision to ex pel Ansar Alt.'
Alt was expelled by the
Dhaka University Syndicate Wednesday for assaulting his teacher Dr Badrul Alam last month in the university
Ali was also stripped of his Honours Degree and declared an unwanted person in the campus.
The punishment touched off protests from All s fellow students who rallied under a platform called "Committee for Protecting Rights of Students (CPRS)".
The CPRS has called for a
students' strike tn the University for today (Sunday). The strike was announced at a rally held at the Aparajeya Bangla monument following a procession.
Speakers at the rally warned the university authorities and gave a three-day ultimatum to reconsider the decision.
'We will start an indefinite student strike and paralyse the University If the authorities stick to their decision', the angry students declared at the rally
They also condemned the police baton charge on their •lient protest procession after the rally.
The students also said that the decision was biased and unethical.
Besides, the students of the CPRS also announced a press conference for today at the Madhu's Canteen of the DU. They also called upon the general students to boycott classes tomorrow (Monday).
Letters of complaint from students who had been oppressed several times by the DU teachers would be received al the 'Shamlm Btkolpa Photostat' at the Arts Building gate from today, according to a press release of the CPRS yesterday.
Some of the protestors talking to this Correspondent, said that the incident of ransacking was not committed by the general students or the protestors.
Meanwhile, the Awami League-backed Chhatra League (M-I) President Malnuddin Hasan Chowdhury and General Secretary Iqbalur Rahim In a Joint statement said that the ransacking was done by a Cup of 'identified terrorists' ked by the government.
The BCL (M-I) also held a press conference at Its central office yesterday afternoon.
The BCL leaders KHM Lizu
and Pankaj Nath addressing the conference said that a group of armed terrorists from Zahurul Huq Hall entered the Arts Building areas tn the morning and fired several shots and damaged the teachers' lounge and other offices.
The leaders mentioned that the violent incidents were started at the beginning of their pre-announced rally to protest what they called the 'false cases' against nine League activists including Anwar Hossain, KHM Lizu. Iqbal Hosen Apu and Mohiuddin Helal.
Meanwhile, the Dhaka University Teachers Association (DUTA) condemned the violence and demanded Immediate punishment to the people Involved.
The DUTA emergency meeting chaired by its President Dr SMA Fatz said that the ransacking was led by Ansar Ali and his unruly associates.
The Dhaka University Syndicate at an emergency meeting yesterday formed a four-member Inquiry committee to probe Saturday's ransacking In the campus.
The Syndicate chaired by the Vice-Chancellor Professor Mantruzzaman Mlah condemned the incident.
The Syndicate discussed the incident that took place in the Arts Building areas yesterday noon.
The Syndicate also termed the incident extremely against discipline and declared today's students strike "Illegal".