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Is the Chhatra League facing an ideological crisis?

by Ali Asif Shawon in Dhaka Tribune, Aug 19, 2023The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) recently made a rare overt show of support for its ally Jamaat-e-Islami by expressing deep shock and sorrow at the death of Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former MP Delawar Hossain Sayedee, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971. This is the first time that the BNP has mourned the death of a convicted…

journalists confined for taking photos of AL-BCL clash in Barishal

report in The Daily Star, May 18, 2023At least 30 journalists were confined after they took photos of a clash that broke out between Awami League and Chhatra League men in Barishal yesterday. Later, they were freed following interventions by senior leaders. The melee broke out between two factions of Awami League and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) after a meeting of public representatives of Sadar upazila with Awami League candidate Abul Khair Abdullah Khokon Serniabat…