"Those who remember Jinnah are anti-independence forces"

Former leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra Union have condemned and protested the display of a photograph of Pakistan's first Governor-General Muhammad Ali Jinnah at the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) museum. They also demanded the immediate removal of the photograph from the museum.

The protest was expressed in a statement signed by former Bangladesh Chhatra Union President Lucky Akter on Monday, September 14.

In the statement, the former student leaders alleged that since August 5, an identified group has been trying to distort and replace the history of Bangladesh's independence, Liberation War and glory. They claimed that the Jamaat-Shibir and their collaborators defeated in the Liberation War are showing the audacity to undertake such efforts to restore history. They also alleged that the previous Yunus government provided strength behind this.

The statement said those who remember Jinnah are anti-independence forces of Bangladesh. The former student leaders called for building immediate and strong resistance against such forces.

Expressing apprehension, they said if these evil attempts are not resisted firmly now, those involved will become more desperate to destroy Bangladesh's history, heritage and the spirit of the Liberation War. In their words, "Now is the time to resist them."

They also called upon students of Dhaka University who believe in the spirit of the Liberation War to thwart the despicable conspiracy.

Among those who signed the statement are former Chhatra Union presidents Ruhin Hossain Prince, Aslam Khan, Hasan Hafizur Rahman Sohel, Hasan Tariq Chowdhury Sohel, Sharifuzzaman Sharif, Luna Nur, Samsul Alam Sajjan, Khan Asaduzzaman Masum, Manabendra Deb, Ferdous Ahmed Ujjal, SM Shuvo, Hasan Tareq, Lucky Akter, GM Jilani Shuvo, Mehedi Hasan Nobel, Md Foyezullah and Dipak Shil, among others.