Several online bookshops and book-related Facebook groups have banned Dr. Muhammed Zafar Iqbal and his literary works for his handwritten statement that allegedly humiliated the ongoing quota reform movement of the students countrywide.

On July 16, a handwritten statement by the renowned educationist and litterateur was widely shared on Facebook, sparking criticism among the quota protesters and their supporters.
 
In the statement, Dr. Zafar Iqbal wrote, "Dhaka University is my university, my beloved university. But I think I will never want to go to this university again. Whenever I see the students, I will think, perhaps they are 'razakars'. And as long as I live, I do not want to see the face of any razakar. We only have one life; why should I have to see razakars again in this life?" - the litterateur stated via that handwritten note. 
 
The images of his statement started floating across social media platforms on Thursday night.

Shortly after that, netizens and supporters of the quota reform protest started expressing their disappointment over his statement. 
 
Against this backdrop, multiple online bookselling organisations and popular book-related Facebook groups banned him.
The Facebook groups include BoiPoka (The largest Facebook book readers group in Bangladesh with 603.5k members), Boipokader Addakhana (2nd largest group, 402k members), and several other groups posted that from now on, they ban Dr Zafar Iqbal and will not allow or promote any of his literary works or posts related to his literary creations.
 
Meanwhile, the online bookshops include Books of Bengal (a Dhaka and Kolkata-based online bookshop), Universal Book Shop, Bangla Bazar Books, Bookshop BD, Book Fiesta, Grontho Bazar and others have posted that from now on, they will not sell any of Dr Zafar Iqbal's books in their platforms. 
 
Without any announcement, Rokomari Dot Com, the country's largest online bookshop, however, has removed more than 230+ books written by Dr Zafar Iqbal from its website on Wednesday morning.

The younger brother of Bangladesh's most popular author Humayun Ahmed and the elder brother of renowned cartoonist-satirist Ahsan Habib, Dr Muhammed Zafar Iqbal gained prominence for his literary works including books-turned-children's films such as 'Dipu Number 2', 'Amar Bondhu Rashed' and more.

Mentionable, a total of six people, including three students were killed in violence on Tuesday centering the quota reform movement.