Dhaka, Aug 06 (V7N) – A political storm erupted at Dhaka University on Tuesday (August 5) after the Bangladesh Islami Chatra Shibir displayed photographs of convicted war criminals in an exhibition titled “Judicial Murder” at the university’s Teacher-Student Center (TSC). The exhibition triggered widespread protests and social media outrage, prompting organizers to remove the controversial images following intense student backlash.

Reacting to the incident, Nasir Uddin Nasir, Central General Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Chatra Dal (BNCD), strongly condemned the event in a statement on social media, calling Shibir the "successor of the 1971 genocidal Chatra Sangh and Al-Badr Bahini."

“The Islamic Chatra Shibir is the ideological descendant of the genocidal collaborators of 1971. In the past, they nominated an Al-Badr commander as a DUCSU VP candidate and published anti-independence, derogatory remarks about freedom fighters in their publications,” Nasir wrote on his verified Facebook profile.

The exhibition allegedly featured images of war criminals such as Motiur Rahman Nizami, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, and Ghulam Azam, all of whom were convicted for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.

Nasir condemned the presence of such figures’ portraits on the Dhaka University campus—particularly at TSC, a site historically linked to Bangladesh’s independence movement.

“This is a disgrace to the great Liberation War. The flag with the map of Bangladesh was first hoisted at Dhaka University. Hanging portraits of self-confessed anti-independence forces like Nizami and Mujahid at TSC dishonors the sacrifices of the martyrs,” he added.

Allegations Against DU Administration

In his statement, the Chatra Dal leader accused the Dhaka University administration, including the Vice Chancellor and Proctor, of providing “patronage” to Chatra Shibir.

“No university organization can hold a program without the proctor’s permission. The content is reviewed before approval. Therefore, it is clear that the DU Proctor knowingly allowed the display of anti-independence figures,” Nasir alleged.

He went on to demand accountability, calling the incident a deliberate insult to the students and people of Bangladesh, and linked it to a series of recent incidents on campus—including the Tofazzal murder, Samya murder, and the removal of graffiti critical of Sheikh Hasina—to underscore what he described as the administration’s failure to ensure security and neutrality.

“The VC and Proctor cannot escape responsibility. Their continuous inaction and silent approval of such elements have frustrated and angered the students of Dhaka University,” Nasir concluded.

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