DU students protest SUST, NUST decision to ban Iftar parties

A group of students of Dhaka University formed a human chain protesting the decision of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) and Noakhali University of Science and Technology (NUST) to impose a ban on students' parties during Ramadan.

The human chain was formed on the premises of the anti-terrorist Raju monument of Dhaka University at 6:45 pm, reports UNB. 

AB Jobair, a student of Islamic Studies department, said, "It is our right to observe the festival of our religion. Imposing a ban on our culture and our rights is a crime."

Another student of the Social Welfare Department of DU named Arifur Rahman said, "The two university authorities imposed a ban on the iftar party following the order of our Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. But our prime minister didn’t tell us to impose a ban on iftar parties arranged by students."

In the protest, the protesters said that the iftar is a cultural heritage of the Bengali Muslim community. Imposing a ban on the culture of a particular community is nothing but an attack on the community.

The human chain later marched to the Oporajeyo Bangla monument with a procession demanding the withdrawal of the ban.