2002 Police raid Shamsunnahar Hall

September 2024 2002 Police raid Shamsunnahar Hall refers to a raid by the Bangladesh police on Shamsunnahar Hall of the University of Dhaka on 23 July 2002. The raid injured 200 students and is remembered as the Shamsunnahar Hall Tragedy day in Bangladesh.Huq Ershadul 200 Injured As Police Beat Bangladesh University Girls http://rense.com/general27/200injuredaspolice.htm 2018-01-24 rense.com Indo-Asian News ServicePunishment to JCD cadres, other culprits demanded http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-47204 The Daily Star 2008-07-24 2018-01-24 Background In 2002 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was in power. The students of Shamsunnahar Hall of the University of Dhaka were protesting against the unauthorised stay of leaders of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the BNP, at the dormitory. Event The police raided the dorm in the middle of the night on 23 July 2002.http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-98400 Call to punish perpetrators 2009-07-23 The Daily Star 2018-01-24 Residents of the dorms were dragged out by police officers and assaulted.http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2013/07/24/shamsunnahar-hall-tragedy-day-punishment-of-attackers-demanded/ Shamsunnahar Hall Tragedy Day Punishment of attackers demanded Dhaka Tribune 2018-01-24 The police were joined in the raid by leaders of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal.http://www.thedailystar.net/news/perpetrators-yet-to-be-punished Perpetrators yet to be punished 2013-07-24 The Daily Star 2018-01-24 Reaction The attack was protested throughout the university the following day.http://www.thedailystar.net/city/punishment-duty-cops-sought-115864 Punishment for duty cops sought 2015-07-24 The Daily Star 2018-01-24 Professor Anwarullah Chowdhury, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Dhaka, was forced to resign following the raid.http://www.thedailystar.net/news/when-politics-prevails-over-merit When politics prevails over merit 2003-01-21 The Daily Star 2018-01-24 The university's proctor also resigned.http://archive.newagebd.net/242140/14th-anniv-du-shamsunnahar-hall-tragedy-observed/ 14th anniv of DU Shamsunnahar hall tragedy observed New Age 2018-01-24 2022-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20220725224334/http://archive.newagebd.net/242140/14th-anniv-du-shamsunnahar-hall-tragedy-observed/ dead Prime Minister Khaleda Zia ordered the formation of a commission to investigate the incident. The one man commission was made up of Justice M Tafazzul Islam. The probe report blamed the incident on Additional Deputy Commissioner Abdur Rahim of Bangladesh Police and the officials of the University of Dhaka.http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/07/24/d3072401099.htm Shamsunnahar Hall attack Probe reports gather dust The Daily Star 2018-01-24 25 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180125134435/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/07/24/d3072401099.htm dead The raid was led by Police Officer Md. Kohinoor Mia.http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/11/20/d61120012217.htm Police administration put thru' transfer hoops:Kohinoor made OSD again The Daily Star 2018-01-24 25 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180125074646/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/11/20/d61120012217.htm dead Legacy In 2003, the first anniversary of the raid, the Bangladesh Chhatra League carried out a candlelight procession at the Central Shahid Minar. Students Against Repression submitted a memorandum to Vice Chancellor Syed Muhammed Abul Faiz calling for action against those responsible.http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/07/24/d30724011414.htm DU students march in silence to mark one year of attack on hall students The Daily Star 2018-01-24 25 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180125074657/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/07/24/d30724011414.htm dead The day of the raid is remembered as the Shamsunnahar Hall Tragedy day.http://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/52563/2016-07-24 Shamsunnahar Hall tragedy day observed The Independent Dhaka 2018-01-24https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2006/07/22/fourth-anniversary-of-shamsunnahar-hall-tragedy-observed Fourth anniversary of Shamsunnahar Hall tragedy observed bdnews24.com 2018-01-24 References Category:July 2002 in Bangladesh Category:2002 in Dhaka Category:Crime in Bangladesh Category:University of Dhaka