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Students call off strike after Buet agrees to extend Puja vacation

DU Correspondent
Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) on Thesday night withdrew the indefinite strike after the authorities had agreed to lengthen the Durga Puja vacation.
Meanwhile, activists of latiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), ruling BNP's student wing, attacked a procession of left leaning Samajtantrik Chhatra Front (SCF) round about yesterday noon, leaving at least six students injured. Besides, the rampaging JCD men assaulted photojournalists Azad of
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Dainik Bhorer Dak and Jibon of Focus Bangla and police constables Shahin and Jamil while all the (bur wereonduty.
Buet unitSCF President Debashish Bish wash was among the injured who include Niloy, Kallani Shutra Dhar, Imran Habib Rumon. Sutbrata Sarker andShampa Bashu.
Buet students at a press conference on Saturday called an indefinitestrike demanding a seven-day vacation for Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindus. But the Buet authorities had declared a one-day holiday for October 12. causing resentment amongthe students.
A group of Buet students, many of them are JCD activists, at a press confriesce cnfeterinyaiterjday morning said though announced yesterday, the decision to withdraw the strike was taken onTUesday nigjit. They said the authorities have assured them of declaring a six-day vacation for Durga Puja.
/Ml the classes and academic activities resumed yesterday after the strike was observed for a day the previous day.
SCF Buet unit President Debashlsh at a press conference at the Dhaka University's Madhu's Canteen in the afternoon alleged that JCD activists Jasim, Hasan, Shohag, Rasel, Taieeb led by JCD BUET unit President Masum and General Secretary Munna launched the attack on their procession at about 2:00pm without any provocation.
He demanded immediate arrest and punishment of the JCD men responsible for the attack on the rally. The SCF President Khalequzzaman Lipon and General Secretary
Mosharraf Hossain also demanded immediate removal of the Buet VC, describing him as a 'religious fundamentalist'.
The SCF will demonstrate on the BUET campus today and tomorrow, pro testing the attack. They will submit a memorandum to the director of student welfare today. Aso lidarity rally to be participated by teachers, students, and guardians has been planned to be held on the campus on October 2.
Talking to the journalists. Director of Student Welfare Monowar Hossain said the authorities will soon form a probe committee to investigate the JCD'sattack on SCF procession.
Meanwhile, a large number of students left different dormitories of ‘ the BUETfar fenr nfreprisal from ICQ; men. The JCD brought out a procession at about midnight, protesting the attack on them by the general students. They chanted slogans against the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and India. Sources said the JCD men have been threatening the students of different dormitories since Tuesday night.
The general students earlier had declared to hold a rally at the Buet Shaheed Minar at 10:30pm on TUesday night They said they could not hold the rally fearing the JCD men might attack them.
Additional police have been deployed on the campus to avert untoward incidents.
A section of students on TUesday assaulted Buet vice-chancellor Prof Alee Murtuza following an altercation over the length of Durga Puja vacation. In last two days, at least three students and five JCD activists were injured in clashesontliecampus.