<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>The students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) continued their demonstration on Saturday against the alleged activities of Bangladesh Chhatra League activists on the campus where student politics is prohibited.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">They boycotted all sorts of academic activities for the second consecutive day and demanded stricter action against those students who tried to revive student politics on the campus ignoring the ban.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">They gathered in front of Dr. M A Rashid administrative building in the the morning chanted slogans against student politics.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On October 11, 2019, Buet authorities banned student politics after Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, was beaten to death by a group of Chhatra League (BCL) activists at the university's Sher-e-Bangla Hall in the early hours of October 7.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Amid protests of general students, Buet authorities cancelled the hall allocation of Imtiaz Rahim Rabbi, a student of 21st batch of Civil Engineering department and also a member of BCL central panel, but no decision was taken about his expulsion as per the demand of the students.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The protesting students gave an ultimatum to the university authorities seeking expulsion of Imtiaz Rahim Rabbi within 2 pm today.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">They also demanded expulsion of those students whom they identified&nbsp; by analysing CCTV footages. They are ASM Anas Ferdous (ID: 1818004), Mohammad Hasin Arman Nihal (ID:2106101), Aniruddha Majumdar (ID:2106079), Zohirul Islam Emon (ID:2112031) and Sayem Mahmud Sajedin Rifat (ID: 2106126) for violating the rules of the university.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides, the students asked the university authorities to clarify its stance regarding the entrance of BCL men in the midnight and use of the seminar room for political purposes as it requires permission from Directorate of Students' Welfare (DSW).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The students also sought resignation of Director of Student Welafare for ‘failing to do his duty and violating the regulation of the university’. They also declared to continue boycott of academic activities till March 31.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Buet authorities assured the protesting students of forming a probe to investigate the matter on Friday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the midnight on March 28, BCL president Saddam Hussain along with other leaders and activists entered Buet campus when Imtiaz Rahim Rabbi, an executive member of BCL central panel, was present and allegedly played vital role in the entering of&nbsp; the BCL men.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides, some leaders and activists of the newly formed BCL committees gave floral wreaths to the president, reports UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One of the gatemen of Buet seeking anonymity also confirmed the matter of using the auditorium in the midnight of March 28 by BCL leaders.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/fas</div>