Staff Reporter:
The fallout from President Shahabuddin’s controversial remarks over the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as prime minister continues, with the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Students movement now demanding his resignation.
They voiced their demand from a massive demonstration held at the Central Shahid Minar yester-day afternoon.
They also demanded that the Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of the Awami League, be banned immediately within the next 48 hours.
Addressing the rally, Sarjis Alam, one of the six central coordinators of the ADS movement, also called upon the movement to unite nationwide behind these demands.
Giving an ultimatum of two days to ban BCL as a terrorist organization, Sarjis said, “The ADS movement wants to send a clear message that if needed again, we are ready to give our eyes, ready to give our feet, ready to give our hands, even ready to give our lives.”
“The rise of the fascist Chhatra League will not be tolerated as it is responsible for killing our brothers. Even with our lives, we will fight forever to resist the fascists named Chhatra League, Jubo League and Awami League,” he added.
Addressing the issue of the president, another coordinator Abdul Hannan Masood said: “We started our revolution from this Shahid Minar. Fascist Hasina fled from Bangladesh fearing the revolution. You ensured it on that day but why are you lying now? We want to make it clear – just like Hasina, the murderer, escaped, Chuppu must also resign.”
Masood demanded that Chhatra League be banned as a terrorist organization by Thursday.
Also mentioning a demand to scrap the present constitution, the students warned of a siege of Bangabhaban, the president’s official residence, if he doesn’t resign.
