Desk Report:
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir has strongly condemned and protested the statement of BNP leader Nilufar Chowdhury Moni blaming Chhatra Shibir for the murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad, calling it a lie. The party said that legal action will be taken against her if she does not withdraw her statement and apologize.
This was stated in a joint protest message by the party’s central president Zahidul Islam and Secretary General Nurul Islam Saddam on Saturday (September 20).
In a statement, Zahidul Islam and Secretary General Nurul Islam said, “BNP’s self-reliance affairs associate secretary and former MP Nilufar Chowdhury Moni participated in a talk show organized by a private TV channel last Thursday (September 18) and claimed, “Bangladesh University of Engineering (BUET) student Abrar Fahad was killed by Shibir.” The statement came to our attention through media sources. The statement he has made about the most talked about murder in Bangladesh by the Chhatra League is not only a lie, but also a disrespect and questioning of the anti-fascist struggle of the people of Bangladesh for 16 long years. He has crossed all limits of lies in opposing the Chhatra Shibir after failing in the political and ideological competition. We strongly condemn and protest against this blatant lie of his.’
Zahidul Islam and Secretary General Nurul Islam further said, ‘On October 6, 2019, Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, was brutally tortured and killed by terrorists of the banned organization Chhatra League at Sher-e-Bangla Hall of BUET. They brutally killed him by giving him the Shibir tag for speaking out against hegemony, which is proven by the court verdict.’
The joint message stated, ‘During the long 16 years of fascist rule, the banned organization Chhatra League has not committed any crime on the campus. Murder, rape, extortion, tender rigging, student torture, suppression of opposition, human rights violations, etc. were the casual activities of the Awami League, Chhatra League and its affiliated organizations. The struggle of the BNP, Jamaat and all anti-Awami parties and opinions, including Chhatra Shibir, Chhatra Dal, which were subjected to torture, was against their activities.’
Zahidul Islam and Secretary General Nurul Islam added, ‘Chhatra League has killed and tortured countless people, including Biswajit, a follower of traditional religion, on suspicion of Shibir, the evidence of which is clear before the media and the nation. However, BNP leader Nilufar Chowdhury Moni, while opposing Chhatra Shibir, has tried to give immunity to the limitless crimes of the Awami League-Chhatra League, which is raising questions in the public mind – is she actually working as an agent of fallen fascists or not. Not only that, a special group including him has deliberately chosen such a false path to destroy the organizational image of Chhatra Shibir focusing on the student union elections.’
Zahidul Islam and Secretary General Nurul Islam warned, ‘We reject his statement with hatred and call on him to immediately withdraw this untrue and purposeful statement and apologize to the nation. Otherwise, we will be forced to take necessary legal action.’
