College gates locked and cocktails exploded in Lakshmipur as Chhatra League spreads videos

Leaders and activists of the banned organisation Chhatra League locked the gates of several educational institutions in Lakshmipur and set off cocktails, then spread videos of the incidents on Facebook. They put a lock and a banner on the main gate of Lakshmipur Government College and exploded a cocktail in front of Ramganj Model College.

On Monday night (9 November), clips of these incidents were circulated on social media. Videos also spread of locks being hung on the gates of several educational institutions in Ramgati upazila.

The locks carried white paper notes reading: 'Let the all-out strike succeed.'

The videos were seen on the Facebook pages and WhatsApp accounts of several leaders, including district Chhatra League general secretary Shahadat Hossain Bhuiyan, Lakshmipur Government College Chhatra League president Mohsin Kabir Sagar and general secretary Sebab Newaz.

It is learnt that a banner was hung on the main gate of Lakshmipur Government College reading: 'In support of the countrywide all-out strike, we, the general students, extend our full support and boycott classes and examinations,' and both gates were locked.

A 23-second video that was published shows a helmeted person, but his identity could not be confirmed.

Meanwhile, a 12-second video of the cocktail explosion in front of Ramganj Model College was published, but no one was visible in it.

Local people said they are not sure when the incidents happened; the videos were probably recorded in the dark of night after the explosions and circulated later.

District Chhatra Dal member secretary Hasibur Rahman Abhi said all Chhatra Dal units are in the field to stop such activities by evil forces and the banned organisation, and the college principal has been asked to take legal action after reviewing CCTV footage.

Lakshmipur Government College principal Professor Md Yusuf said, 'There was no such lock or banner during the daytime. All classes and normal activities of the college went on properly. We did not see who did this.'

Ramganj police station officer-in-charge Firoz Uddin Chowdhury said they had not known about the cocktail explosion, but they are looking into it and will take action.