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    Abandon 1972 constitution and ban Chhatra League

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    The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement is calling on the government to respond to its demands this week





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    Wed October 23, 2024 01:33 Last updated on: Wed October 23, 2024 04:23

    Protesters demonstrated in front of a military barricade near Bangabhaban last night to demand the resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin. Photo: Star

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    Protesters demonstrated in front of a military barricade near Bangabhaban last night to demand the resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin. Photo: Star

    The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has issued an ultimatum to the government to meet its five demands, including the removal of President Mohammed Shahabuddin and the repeal of the 1972 constitution, later this week.

    Making these demands at a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar yesterday, Hasnat Abdullah, coordinator of the platform, said the Chhatra League should be banned and a “proclamation of the republic” should be made to rebuild a post- 2024 in consultation with democratic and functional political parties.

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    He said authorities must immediately abolish the 1972 constitution and a new one should be drafted that reflects the spirit of the uprising.

    Hasnat said the three national elections, held in 2014, 2018 and 2024, must be declared illegal.

    He also demanded the confiscation of the property of those who served as MPs during these periods, and requested legal measures to prohibit them from participating in future elections.

    Hasnat said the Chhatra League should be identified as a “terrorist organisation” and banned permanently. “If the government fails to meet our demands by this week, we will return to the streets in force.”

    He said the revolution would be complete only when all democratic political parties, whether BNP, Jamaat, Right, Left or otherwise, were allowed to function freely to safeguard the future of Bangladesh.

    Hasnat said in a Facebook post last night: “The caretaker government advisory council has given us time for a discussion tomorrow (today). We hope that the caretaker government will make a decision after the discussion to implement the five-point demand of the student community. »

    Hasnat said, “We want to ensure during this week that Chhatra League, Jubo League, Awami League and cultural and media organizations that follow Mujib’s ideology and way of life will be uprooted from the country forever. ”

    He said: “Our revolution is not over. On August 5, we chased out the Sheikh Hasina mafia. But we have not yet been able to establish a new political settlement.

    “Many political parties have been persecuted, oppressed and victimized in the last 16 years. We have seen BNP and Jamaat being oppressed and persecuted. My brothers from Chhatra Dal could not come to the campus. They were beaten like animals on the streets by Chhatra The killing of the League terrorists had become justified.

    Student leaders addressing the crowd and media at the Central Shaheed Minar. Photo: Amran Hossain

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    Student leaders addressing the crowd and media at the Central Shaheed Minar. Photo: Amran Hossain

    “Across the country and on campuses, there are democratic political parties, BNP, Jamaat, right, left or any other ideology, which engage in politics for the future of the country. democratic rights, our revolution will not be over. »

    At yesterday’s meeting, Nasir Uddin Patwary, chairman of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee, said: “We do not want any part of the fascist government to be present in the country. The president was part of the group that opened fire on students and the public. We too demand his resignation. »

    He also demanded justice for those involved in state agencies responsible for many killings and enforced disappearances and demanded that the Awami League be banned.

    The protests erupted after the president was quoted by media as saying he had no documentary evidence of Hasina’s resignation.

    “I tried (to collect the resignation letter) several times, but I failed. Maybe she didn’t have time,” the president said when editor-in-chief Manab Zamin , Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, met him and wanted to know more about Hasina’s resignation letter.

    The daily’s political magazine “Janatar Chokh” published an article on this conversation on Sunday.

    “There is no more room for debate in this regard. The Prime Minister is gone and that is the truth. Even then, just to ensure that this question never arises again, I sought the opinion of the Supreme Court on the issue,” he said. adage.

    The Bangabhaban, in a statement issued on Monday, urged everyone to refrain from inciting debate on a settled issue and embarrassing the government.

    Hasina fled to India on August 5 amid a massive student protest that began in early July. The president, during his address to the nation on August 5, said he had received Hasina’s resignation letter.

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