Students at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) have boycotted classes and exams in protest of alleged resumption of political activities on campus
Why Buet students are resisting student politics Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
The ban on student politics following the murder of Abrar Fahad is one that broke the shackles binding regular students and dismissed the perception that political student wings in public universities are beyond accountability.
Student politics has featured prominently in the history of Bangladesh, but as time has gone by, it has made news for negative reasons more often than positive ones. The role it plays in the lives of students is manifold, but how much of it is actually acceptable?