Factional clashes on rise
Rakib Ahammed
Ineffective leadership of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has made its leaders and workers 'unruly and uncontrolled' which caused several violent clashes in the country's higher educational institutions since Awami League-led government came to power.
Leaders and activists of the organisation, divided into several factions at different educational institutions, are involving in clashes one after another over establishing supremacy on the campuses. The parent party's chain of command prevails virtually inactive as BCL president and general secretary allegedly have failed to take any effective measure to stop the factional clashes.
Sources from BCL central committee said communication among the central leaders hardly takes place while making decisions on its activities. The central committee also hardly makes contact with its unit leaders across the country to deal with any organisational matter.
No meeting of central committee was held even after violent clashes involving BCL men at Rajshahi University and Jahangirnagar University that led to shut down of the institutions, according to sources.
Without calling any meeting, BCL central committee yesterday suspended BCL Dhaka Medical Collage (DMC) unit activities for three months following its factional clash that left DMC unit BCL general secretary killed and 20 people injured.
"BCL central committee president and general secretary took the decision after talking to each other over cell phones," a central committee leader told The Daily Star wishing anonymity.
"They [president and general secretary] do not want to hold meeting as they have failed to tackle the campus clashes," he said.
The student wing of ruling AL is currently running with a central committee that has outlived its term. The tenure of existing Ripon-Rotan committee was over on April 4 last year.
Some central committee leaders demanded forming a new committee to gear up the activities of BCL.
"A movement for forming new central committee may start on DU campus soon," a DU unit BCL leader hinted The Daily Star yesterday.
A total of eight educational institutions, including two public universities, remain closed following clashes involving BCL men in last three months.
At a reunion ceremony of BCL in February, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared of holding BCL council to form a new central committee.
Many leaders from Dhaka University hardly carry decision of the central committee rather they engage in groupings to make mechanism for gaining vital posts in the fresh central committee.
Refuting the allegation against the central committee, BCL General Secretary Mahfujul Haider Chowdhury Rotan said organisational activities of BCL is running properly and there is no conflict among its central leaders.
Rakib Ahammed
Ineffective leadership of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has made its leaders and workers 'unruly and uncontrolled' which caused several violent clashes in the country's higher educational institutions since Awami League-led government came to power.
Leaders and activists of the organisation, divided into several factions at different educational institutions, are involving in clashes one after another over establishing supremacy on the campuses. The parent party's chain of command prevails virtually inactive as BCL president and general secretary allegedly have failed to take any effective measure to stop the factional clashes.
Sources from BCL central committee said communication among the central leaders hardly takes place while making decisions on its activities. The central committee also hardly makes contact with its unit leaders across the country to deal with any organisational matter.
No meeting of central committee was held even after violent clashes involving BCL men at Rajshahi University and Jahangirnagar University that led to shut down of the institutions, according to sources.
Without calling any meeting, BCL central committee yesterday suspended BCL Dhaka Medical Collage (DMC) unit activities for three months following its factional clash that left DMC unit BCL general secretary killed and 20 people injured.
"BCL central committee president and general secretary took the decision after talking to each other over cell phones," a central committee leader told The Daily Star wishing anonymity.
"They [president and general secretary] do not want to hold meeting as they have failed to tackle the campus clashes," he said.
The student wing of ruling AL is currently running with a central committee that has outlived its term. The tenure of existing Ripon-Rotan committee was over on April 4 last year.
Some central committee leaders demanded forming a new committee to gear up the activities of BCL.
"A movement for forming new central committee may start on DU campus soon," a DU unit BCL leader hinted The Daily Star yesterday.
A total of eight educational institutions, including two public universities, remain closed following clashes involving BCL men in last three months.
At a reunion ceremony of BCL in February, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared of holding BCL council to form a new central committee.
Many leaders from Dhaka University hardly carry decision of the central committee rather they engage in groupings to make mechanism for gaining vital posts in the fresh central committee.
Refuting the allegation against the central committee, BCL General Secretary Mahfujul Haider Chowdhury Rotan said organisational activities of BCL is running properly and there is no conflict among its central leaders.
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