Shammo killing: Chhatra Dal to stage sit-in from 9:30am to 5pm at Shahbag, Intercontinental intersections tomorrow
The demonstration aims to protest negligence in the investigation, demand the immediate arrest of the main perpetrators involved in the killing, ensure a fair trial, and call for a safer university campus
In a continued call for justice over the murder of Shahriar Alam Shammo, a Dhaka University student and a Chhatra Dal leader, the student wing of BNP has announced a sit-in protest tomorrow (22 May) at the Shahbagh and Intercontinental intersections in Dhaka.
In a press release today (21 May), Chhatra Dal said the protest will take place from 9:30am to 5:00pm.
The demonstration aims to protest negligence in the investigation, demand the immediate arrest of the main perpetrators involved in the killing, ensure a fair trial, and call for a safer university campus, the release added.
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Earlier in the morning, a group of students under the banner of 'Students Against Terrorism' held a sit-in programme demanding the arrest and trial of all involved in the murder of fellow student Shammo and the resignation of the VC and the proctor.
Meanwhile, three more suspects were arrested in connection with the case yesterday, bringing the total number of arrests to six.
Shammo, a student of the 2018–19 academic session of the Education and Research Institute of Dhaka University, also served as the Literary and Publication Secretary of Chhatra Dal's Sir AF Rahman Hall unit.
According to sources, around 11:45pm on 13 May, Shammo was returning to campus from Suhrawardy Udyan on a motorcycle with his university friends Ashraful Alam Rafi and Md Abdullah Al Baizid. As they reached the northern side of the Kali Temple, a group of 10-12 unidentified individuals hit their motorcycle, causing them to fall.
An argument broke out between Shammo and his friends and the group of attackers. During the altercation, the unidentified assailants physically assaulted them, punching and beating them with bricks. At one point, one of the attackers stabbed Shammo repeatedly in the back of his right thigh with a sharp weapon.
As Shammo lay critically injured and bleeding on the ground, the assailants threatened him and his friends with various forms of intimidation before fleeing the scene.
Shammo was later rescued and taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost, confirmed the death, citing hospital sources.
