Nasir rejects Salman’s claim that ‘Chhatra Dal has no student activists’

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal General Secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir has rejected content creator Salman Muqtadir’s remark that “there are no (regular) students in Chhatra Dal”, saying the comment reflects a lack of understanding of the current reality of student politics in Bangladesh.

In a post on his Facebook page, Nasir said Chhatra Dal currently has organisational and political activities at more than 2,000 educational institutions across the country, and that the majority of its activists at those institutions are regular students.

He said regular students affiliated with Chhatra Dal had played a significant role in what he described as the anti-fascist movement over the past 17 years.

“Many were taken away from examination halls and classrooms, tortured and sent to jail. Even while in prison, many Chhatra Dal leaders and activists took part in examinations,” he said.

Nasir also said several regular students affiliated with Chhatra Dal, including Wasim Akram, were killed during the July mass uprising.

He attributed the alleged misconception about student politics to what he described as political apathy among a section of the younger generation during the “long rule” of Sheikh Hasina.

Nasir invited Salman to visit any college or university of his choice and speak to Chhatra Dal members who are regular students.

“I hope then your misconception will end and you will realise that regular students make up the majority of Chhatra Dal,” he said.