DUCSU GS Salahuddin Ammar’s ‘offensive’ comment on DUCSU leader’s post

BD Digest Correspondent:
A social media comment by Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RAKSU) General Secretary (GS) Salauddin Ammar has sparked intense criticism and anger. Netizens are calling such a statement by a leader in a responsible position like the highest position of a university’s student union ‘anti-women’ and ‘a manifestation of consumerist mentality’.

Recently, a former DUCSU leader posted a picture with a Peking University student on social media. In the comment box of that post, DUCSU GS Salauddin Ammar commented, “Bring it for me.”

The comments by this top student leader, who was elected from the independent panel ‘Anti-Hegemony Unity’, have sparked a storm of condemnation on social media. Conscious netizens and progressive student leaders have strongly criticized the comments, saying that such statements deny the independent existence of women and present them as mere ‘consumable goods’.

Expressing strong anger over this incident, a Facebook user wrote, “Are women the ones who bring consumer goods? If this is the statement and mentality of the elected GS of the student council of a large public university in Bangladesh, then why doesn’t rape happen in this country, let alone in any other country?” The same mentality of every Hadi businessman commander.

Critics say such irresponsible comments by those leading the student union of one of the country’s top universities, where gender equality, women’s safety and the development of progressive thinking are expected, further fuel a negative view of women in society. Such a mentality, they say, is undermining the overall atmosphere of the university and the dignity of student politics.

It is worth noting that Salauddin Ammar was elected GS from an independent platform in the Raksu elections held in October 2025. Since his election, he has faced criticism from various student organizations including Chhatra Dal on campus several times due to his demands for the resignation of teachers and his controversial activities and comments on various political issues. Many people on social media have demanded his public apology for these recent comments.