A female student of Dhaka University has filed a rape case against Vice President (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) Nurul Haque Nur. The case was filed with Lalbag police station in the capital. Lalbag division Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Biplab Bijoy Talukder confirmed the information on Monday. He said, VP Nur is one of the main accused in this case. Besides there are names of other five people in the first information report. The case was filed yesterday. Nurul Haque Nur came into the lime light during quota reformation movement in 2018 as the joint convener of Bangladesh general students rights protection council. Then on March 11, 2019 he was elected DUCSU VP after getting 11,062 votes. Nurul Haque Nur hails from Char Biswas union under Galachipa upazila of Patuakhali district. His father Idris Hawlader is a businessman and former Union Parishad member. His mother’s name is Nilufa Begum. Nur is second among three brothers and five sisters. He passed the HSC examination from Uttara High School and College in the capital in 2012. Then he got himself admitted in the English department of Dhaka University in 2013-14 session. AH

A case has been filed against Vice President (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) Nurul Haque Nur over the incident of clashes and attack on DUCSU Bhaban. In this case 29 people including VP Nur were made accused. DM Sabbir Hossain, a student of Zahurul Haq Hall filed the case with Shahbag police station on Wednesday night. Case number 38. Allegations of beating with a motive of killing along with theft were made in the case. DMP media and public relations department ADC Obaidur Rahman confirmed the information and said, a student of Zahurul Haq Hall of the university filed the case against VP Nur. 29 people were made accused in the case. Inspector of Shahbag police station Arifur Rahman was assigned to perform the investigation. The accused in the case are-DUCSU VP Nurul Haque Nur, convener of general students rights protection council Hasan Al Mamun, joint convener Mashiur Rahman, joint convener Faruk Hasan, Rashed Khan, APM Suhel (JnU), Abu Hanif, Aminul Islam, Tuhin Farabi (Dhanmondi Chartered University College), Mehedi Hasan, Salehuddin Sifat, Nazmul Hasan, Ayatullah Behesti, Rabiul Hossain, Arifur Rahman, Saimul Islam, Arifur Rahman, Bin Yamin Mollah, Tariqul Islam, Abdullah Hil Baki, Akram Hossain, Asif Khan, Sanaullah Haque, Ataullah, Shakil Mia, Hasanul Banna, Rabirul Islam, Raj, Ariful Islam and other 15 to 20 unnamed.    According to the first information report, a program was going on beneath the Raju Sculpture organized by Muktijuddho Mancha Mamun-Bulbul fraction protesting the legal notice to the President served by Telenor authority. After holding the program they came to Madhur Canteen and there heated words were exchanged with DUCSU VP. At that time when Dhaka University unit Chhatra League president Sanjit Chandra Das and general secretary Saddam Hossain arrived there then Nur and his companions began to chant slogans. When Sanjit and Saddam wanted to know the reason of chanting slogans they repeated the slogans. When Sanjit-Saddam were leaving the spot the accused with attempt to kill hit them. In this incident 8 people of Muktijuddho Mancha including the plaintiff of the case were injured. At that time mobile phones, money bags and wrist watches were snatched away. On the other hand, in the afternoon of December 22, VP Nur filed a case mentioning names of 37 leaders and activists of Chhatra League and DUCSU over the incident of attack on VP Nur and his followers. DUCSU social service secretary Akhtar Hossain filed the case on behalf of him with Shahbag police station on Tuesday. AH   

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said, action will be taken against the wrongdoers after watching the CCTV footage in connection with the attack on Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU). He said this to the newsmen after taking part at the golden jubilee program of Sher-e-Bangla Boys’ High School in the capital on Wednesday. The minister said, efforts are going on to detain the culprits. The matter will be investigated when video footage of the incident is available. You certainly will know. Earlier, in his speech of the chief guest in the program Kamal said, to continue progress of the country everybody needs to work being united. To build a healthy society young generation should remain distance from the curse of drugs. AH    

At least 23 students, including Vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) Nurul Haque Nur, were injured in an attack allegedly by some activists of Muktijoddha Mancha on Dhaka University (DU) campus on Sunday. Six of the injured, including VP Nur, were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital while nine others were given first aid at the hospital. Witnesses said the attack was carried out when Nur along with some activists of Bangladesh General Students' Rights Protection Council (BGSRPC) was holding a meeting at his office around 1 pm. The injured were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment. BGSRPC convener Hasan al Mamun alleged that Aminul Islam Bulbul, president of Muktijuddha Mancha, a platform of freedom fighters' descendants, led the attack. Source: UNB AH

Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) has become active again after 28 years of interval. The journey of DUCSU has begun with its executive meeting on Saturday. In this meeting proposal was placed to make Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as DUCSU lifetime member but in this regard the newly elected Vice President (VP) Nurul Haque Nur expressed his disagreement. After the meeting he told the newsmen, today's executive meeting was the introductory episode. There discussions were held on different subjects. At that time proposal was placed to make Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as the lifetime member of DUCSU. But Nur said, we have not reached in a solution in this regard. He said, this election is a questioned election. There is controversy regarding the election. From that point of view I do not think that the honorable Prime Minister should be declared as the lifetime member here. In this point some members including me opposed the proposal. Taking the floor DUCSU General Secretary Golam Rabbani said, everybody except Nur opposed the proposal of making Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as lifetime member. The meeting started at 11 am at DUCSU bhaban on Saturday. DUCSU president and Dhaka University Vice Chancellor Professor Akhtaruzzaman presided over the meeting. The newly elected committee members including VP Nurul Haque Nur and GS Golam Rabbani joined the meeting. At the beginning Golam Rabbani delivered the welcome speech. Later one minute silence was observed in remembrance of the martyrs who sacrificed their lives during the liberation war. AH  

Nurul Haque Nur has formally announced to take charge as the Vice President (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU). His announcement came in at a press conference held at Modhu's Canteen at around 3:30 pm on Friday organized by Bangladesh General Students Rights Protection Council. In the press conference Nur said, the expectation of the nation was not met centering the DUCSU election which was held after long 28 years of interval. I am going to take the charge keeping respect for the opinions of the students who voted me in the midst of so much vote rigging. I want to work for the students. As well as our demand for reelection will continue. At that time Convener of Bangladesh General Students Rights Protection Council Hasan Al Mamun said, on behalf of our organization decision was taken in principle to take charge as the VP by Nurul Haque Nur and as the Social Service Secretary by Akhtar Hossain. AH

Dhaka University (DU) Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman has formed a seven-member probe panel to look into the allegations of irregularities in the elections to DU Central Student's Union (DUCSU) and hall unions. Sajeda Banu, a Supernumerary Professor of the Mathematics department, has been made chief of the committee while Assistant Proctor of the university Dr M Maksudur Rahman its member secretary, said a DU press release on Thursday. Reports UNB. The other members of the investigation committee are Dean of Biological Science faculty Dr Md Imdadul Hoque, provosts of Sir PJ Hartog International Hall Dr Md Mohiuddin, Chairman of Economics department Dr Shafique uz Zaman, Syndicate member Mohammad Humayun Kabir and Prof Dr Sharmin Rumi Alim of Nutrition and Food Science Institute. The committee has been asked to submit its report within seven working days. AH

Vice President (VP) elect of DUCSU Nurul Haque Nur said, the students of Dhaka University (DU) want reelection and I am agreed to their demand. I have not taken the charge of VP, whether I would take the charge or not- the decision will come through after consultation with the students with whom I waged movement. He said these at press conference at Madhu's Canteen of Dhaka University on Sunday afternoon. Nur said, my stance was clear from the beginning. I want reelection after expressing the same opinion with the general students. The DUCSU election that was held after 28 years, has tarnished the tradition of DU. Being a VP candidate I was also under attack. Teachers were involved in irregularities. Meanwhile, the panels which boycotted the election will observe class abstaining and sit in program in front of Vice Chancellor's office on Monday to press their five-point demand. The announcement came from the different press conferences by the student organizations. The demands are- DUCSU election cancellation, declaring reschedule for election, resignation of VC, withdrawal of the cases and punishment for the attackers. Nurul Haque Nur said, five panels will continue their movement all together over the issue of reelection. He said, Prime Minister is the ultimate person of the state. I went to Ganabhaban keeping my respect on her. I went there after consulting the matter with the leaders and activists of my organization. Nur said, DUCSU election is a matter of Dhaka University, not for the government. We were called as the winners. I have informed the Prime Minister about irregularities in the election, besides discussion was also held about  problems of the university including residential problem. AH           

Rejecting the DUCSU results Nurul Haque Nur has demanded re-election in all the posts. His demand came in while speaking in front of TSC on Tuesday evening. But he also informed about his decision to take oath as the VP of DUCSU. Nur alleged as saying, ballot boxes were filled up in the earlier night. The election process was not transparent and the administration held the election according to their scheme by not accepting any demand of the general students like setting up vote centers outside of academy building. As a result the election is not being accepted to the general students. For that reason we demand re-election. He said, in the national election voting takes place using transparent ballot boxes but here the voting took place in steel boxes. Here voting time was made limited for the students, for that reason many students could not cast their votes. He informed that his support to the programs of boycotting the classes and examinations by the student organizations will remain. Earlier at 4 pm BCL central president and defeated VP candidate Rezwanul Haque Shovon welcomed VP elect Nurul Haque Nur. At that time Shovon said, it is Dhaka University election. I urge for accepting Nur and cooperate him so that the activities of the university can be conducted in a fair manner. At that time replying to the questions of newsmen the VP elect of DUCSU said, we need cooperation from each other to build an ideal campus according to the expectations of the students. Shovon vai has said that he will cooperate. About the demand of re-election Nur said, a series of irregularities like recovering ballot papers full of sack happened in the election. The election that we expected did not take place. I hope that the university authority will reconsider the matter. AH        

Sit in program was declared by boycotting the classes and examinations on Tuesday if the results of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election are not cancelled. Chhatra Dal, leftist students’ front and independent panel candidates declared the program after filing written complaints of vote rigging to the Chief Returning Officer Mahfuzur Rahman at the senate building after holding the election on Monday. Later the candidates of five panels who boycotted the election brought out a procession from there and came in front of Raju sculpture. At that time they demanded DUCSU re-election. There Progressive Students Unity VP candidate Liton Nandi said, students will not accept this farce election. If the results are not cancelled by Monday night then sit in program will be observed in front of Raju sculpture by boycotting the classes and examinations from 10 am Tuesday. Earlier, at 8 am on Monday DUCSU election began. But the voting in Rokeya hall began one hour later. Besides, voting began after three hours in Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree hall as the student protested over the incident of recovering ballot papers in a sack. The incident triggered changing of hall Provost. Meanwhile, all panels of student organizations boycotted the DUCSU election except Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL). The declaration of rejecting the election came in after holding press conference at Madhu’s Canteen on Monday afternoon by the student organizations and panels. AH