DU students, teachers, Chhatra Dal protest killing of student leader Shammo
Shahriar Alam Shammo was fatally stabbed by miscreants late last night (13 May), near Suhrawardy Udyan
Students and teachers of Dhaka University along with Chhatra Dal leaders and activists protested against the death of Shahriar Alam Shammo, a student of the Institute of Education and Research and a Chhatra Dal leader.
Shahriar Alam Shammo was fatally stabbed by miscreants late last night (13 May), near Suhrawardy Udyan.
A huge crowd gathered in front of the VC's residence inside the university campus this afternoon (14 May). A faction of the protesting crown including Chhatra Dal demanded the resignation of the Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Niaz Ahmad Khan and Proctor Associate Professor Saifuddin Ahmed for failure to provide security inside campus.
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Leaders and activists of the central Chhatra Dal and Dhaka University unit of Chhatra Dal brought out a procession from the Raju Memorial Sculpture and staged a sit-in in front of the vice-chancellor's residence at the VC Chattar of Dhaka University.
Later at the rally, Chhatra Dal General Secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir stated, "A politics of murder has begun across various campuses. A mentally unstable person was killed at Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall of Dhaka University. One of our leaders was murdered at Prime University. And now, Chhatra Dal's dedicated leader Shahriar Alam Samyo has been brutally killed, while the Dhaka University administration remained completely inactive."
He further added, "Since August 5, instead of fostering harmonious relations, the administration has aided a particular student organisation in occupying different halls."
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.
Three people have been arrested in connection with the incident.
Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), announced this morning (14 May) that following the incident, police launched an immediate operation in the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area and made the arrest at around 2am.
The detainees were identified as Md Tamim Hawlader, Samrat Mallik, and Md Palash Sardar.
According to sources, around 11:45pm last night, 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.
"There was a deep wound on his right leg caused by a sharp weapon. The body has been kept at the morgue for autopsy," he said.
