Over 50 activists of the ruling Awami League鈥檚 student wing, the Bangladesh Chhatra League, have stepped down from their posts following attacks on quota protests that started on Monday.聽
As of Tuesday afternoon, at least 15 leaders and activists from the Dhaka University unit of BCL, seven from the Cumilla University unit, and 30 from the Jahangirnagar University unit announced their resignations through social media posts, reports 抖阴精品 correspondents.
Afia Fahmida Shuchi, who was organising secretary of the Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree Hall unit of DU BCL, posted on Monday night that she had resigned from her post consciously.
鈥業 do not associate myself with this position or organization. Instead, I feel ashamed of myself.鈥�
Another BCL vice president of DU鈥檚 Jatir Janak Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall, Hasibul Hasan Hasib, posted, 鈥業 am withdrawing all my associations with the BCL. Many of my younger brothers and friends were beaten up. I feel disgusted to have worked with the BCL.鈥櫬�
Rahimul Nahid, a member of the BCL Sheikh Russell Hall unit at JU, posted on Facebook early Tuesday, 鈥業 am resigning from my post ... for the freedom of expression, conscience, and humanity.鈥�
Several resigning BCL leaders and activists alleged being threatened for participating in the quota reform protests that began on July 1.
Wasik Ikrar, vice-president of BCL Sergeant Zahurul Huq Hall of DU, posted, 鈥樷� have been receiving threats for the past three days for taking part in the quota movement鈥o bidding farewell to this filthy organisation鈥� I am prepared to die on the street for logical reasons.鈥櫬�
Mohammad Sadi, Shahid Dhirendranth Dutta hall unit BCL organizing secretary of Cumilla University told 抖阴精品, he, along with six others, resigned from their respective posts.
BCL central unit president Saddam Hossain told reporters on Tuesday that they were scrutinising the matter.聽
BCL leaders and activists started resigning following the prime minister鈥檚 remarks on July 14 at the press conference on the outcome of her visit to China about the ongoing movement for quota reforms in the recruitment of public services.
Referring to the quota for the grandchildren of freedom fighters, the PM has asked whether the grandchildren of Razakar鈥攖he term that is used to mean the people who collaborated with the killer Pakistani junta during the War of Independence in 1971鈥攚ould get public service jobs instead.
