Chhatra Dal members holding protests infront of the Raju Memorial Sculpture demanding rescheduling of Dhaka city polls, January 16, 2020 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneThey gathered at Madhur Canteen in the university campus to protestChhatra Dal members have staged a demonstration in Dhaka University premises demanding rescheduling of Dhaka city polls slated for January 30. Later, they marched towards Anti Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture, and stayed there for around 20 minutes. Around hundred Chhatra Dal members, including Central Committee President Fazlur Rahman Khokon, General Secretary Iqbal Hossain Shyamol, among other central and university committee members, were present there. Khokhon said: “The Election Commission has scheduled the Dhaka city polls on the day of the Saraswati Puja, which is completely unacceptable. “In this way, she is being driven to her death slowly.”The leaders also alleged that the BNP candidates for the Dhaka city corporations elections are being threatened.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 16, 2020 08:37 UTC