The past election victory of the Awami League alliance was followed by another event — change of status quo of the students’ political organisations in the public universities. The student organisations, Chattra Dal and Chattra Shibir were ousted from many campuses. We thought that the reign of the bullies would come to an end!...
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Student politics and public university
Foregrounding Rupganj: the civil-military relationship
Events in Rupganj where the public and some members of the armed forces clashed are very troubling and unfortunate. What triggered this series of violent events is still murky. The media reported that the escalated tension resulted in a full-scale confrontation when the so-called “housing project for army officers” forced people to sell their...
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