Row over new committee sparks clashNajmul Alam Nobin and Rakib Ahammed
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was divided into three groups just after formation of its central committee on January 1, as the post-deprived and dedicated leaders protested against it, leading to yesterday's clash on Dhaka University campus.
The deprived leaders were alleging that dedicated leaders who played a vital role after the 1/11 changeover were dropped from the committee and reformist leaders were included.
It has been alleged that Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) backed the JCD rebel factions.
A faction led by immediate past organising secretary Ahsanuddin Khan Shipon and former social welfare secretary Abdul Alim Khokon alleged that central unit president Sultan Salahuddin Tuku is a patron of militancy and the committee is formed with aged people.
They termed the central committee a "group of uncles".
Activists of this faction beat up four JCD leaders the day the central committee was announced at the Madhu's Canteen. The four leaders include Entertainment Secretary Ruhul Islam Monir, Assistant Office Secretary Ziaur Rahman Zia and Health and Environment Secretary Azmal Haque Pilot.
Supporters of JCD General Secretary Amirul Islam Alim were also involved in the attack on the four leaders belonging to Tuku's group. Alim later withdrew his support from Shipon and Khokon when some of his followers were named as central committee leaders.
It may be mentioned that Shipon and Khokon also belong to Alim's group.
The faction brought out processions and held rallies on the campus demanding cancellation of the committee in the last 17 days. They also burned effigies of Tuku.
Another faction led by former organising secretary Abdul Kader Bhuiyan Jewel and former DU unit general secretary Saiful Islam Feroz were agitating since the partial central committee was announced in July last year.
This faction made the same allegations that Tuku has links with militancy and the central committee does not represent the students. Both the factions were agitating to press home their demand that BNP chief Khaleda Zia bestow JCD leadership on the young and genuine students.
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