Students Hold ‘Symbolic Funeral’ for Home Adviser Amid Protests

RU Correspondent 

Students of Rajshahi University (RU) staged a protest march demanding swift punishment for terrorists, juvenile gang members, and rapists responsible for the deteriorating law and order situation across the country. During the protest, they held a “symbolic funeral” for the Home Adviser, calling for his resignation.

The demonstration took place at 12 PM on Monday, February 24, in front of the university’s administration building at the Zoha Square.

During the protest, students chanted slogans such as, “No place for rapists in this Bengal,” “My land, my mother—we won’t tolerate rapists,” “We demand the death penalty for rapists,” and “We are here, and we will fight for generations.”

Mehedi Maruf, a student from the Population Science Department, said, “If you cannot do your job, we don’t want this kind of ‘NGO-marka government’ or ‘Chittagong divisional government.’ Form an inclusive government.”

Prasenjit Sarkar, a law student, stated, “The country is in a state of chaos. Meanwhile, we see no action from the Home Adviser. He sits on his chair like a wooden puppet. Ordinary citizens have no security. Yet, during his press conference on Sunday night (February 23), he spoke like a child. We demand his immediate resignation.”

Wazed Shishir, a student from the Persian Language Department, said, “Robbery and rape have become everyday occurrences. But we see no action from the Home Adviser. We want to remind him that this position is not his father’s inheritance.”