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Published : 02 Sep 2025, 05:09 PM
Abdul Kader, a vice-president candidate from the Anti-Discrimination Student Parliament panel in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) polls, has alleged that the person who threatened a fellow election hopeful with “gang rape” is linked to Islami Chhatra Shibir.
Speaking outside Madhur Canteen on Tuesday, Kader claimed Shibir, Jamaat-e-Islami's student wing, has continued to operate clandestinely since Aug 5, 2024, without announcing formal committees.
The Facebook ID of Ali Hossain, the man who made the threat, clearly points to his ties to Shibir, according to Kader.
"Even if he denies it, it is obvious,” he said.
Kader condemned the threat against BM Fahmida Alam, who had filed a writ petition challenging the candidacy of SM Farhad. He pledged that female students would not face intimidation on campus.
“We will never allow an environment where women face threats of harassment or gang rape,” he said.
The controversy stems from Fahmida’s petition questioning how Farhad, a former “Chhatra League committee” member before the July Uprising, became a nominee of the Shibir-backed alliance.
On Monday, the High Court suspended the DUCSU election until Oct 30 and ordered the university’s election tribunal to probe Farhad’s eligibility within 15 days.
As students protested, Dhaka University authorities appealed to the Appellate Division chamber court, which stayed the suspension order, removing the barrier to the polls.
Amid the legal row, Ali, a fourth-year sociology student and resident of Sergeant Zahurul Haque Hall, posted on Facebook that Fahmida should face a “gang rape march” instead of protests against the High Court.
His remarks drew condemnation from the Democratic Students’ Union and Chhatra Dal, who demanded his punishment.
Kader questioned how Ali Hossain could remain a student after such comments and demanded the “harshest penalty.”
Ashrefa Khatun, assistant general secretary candidate from the Anti-Discrimination Student Parliament, added that women have increasingly faced harassment online since the fall of the Awami League government last year.
“We hoped for a tolerant campus after [Sheikh] Hasina’s departure, but women still suffer abuse,” she said, urging student organisations to counter opponents politically rather than sexually.
