Mirza Fakhrul Demands Accountability from Government over Dhaka University Chhatra League Leader Samya's Murder

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News Desk: Shahriar Alam Samya (25), a leader of the Dhaka University (DU) Hall branch of Chhatra League, was killed in a stabbing incident by miscreants. BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has demanded accountability from the government regarding this incident.

On Wednesday morning (May 14), he made this demand through a post on his verified Facebook page.

Mirza Fakhrul wrote, "He will never stand up again, he will never attend another concert, dance to the rhythm of music, dream, or plan his future."

He further stated, "This was not just the murder of one person; it was the death of countless dreams. We demand justice for our son Samya. We demand justice for the killing of our child. The interim government must answer."

Earlier, on Tuesday night (May 13) at around midnight, Shahriar Alam Samya, the Literary and Publications Secretary of the DU Hall branch of Chhatra League, was stabbed to death by miscreants near the Sohrawardy Udyan area in Dhaka.

Samya, a master's student in the Department of Education and Research at Dhaka University, hailed from Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj.

Meanwhile, Chhatra League leaders and activists staged an immediate protest march demanding justice for Samya's murder. The march was attended by Chhatra League President Rakibul Islam Rakib, General Secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir, DU Chhatra League President Ganesh Chandra Roy Sahas, General Secretary Nahiduzzaman Shipon, among other leaders and activists.

In response to the incident, the Nationalist Student Front (Jatiyatabadi Chatra Dal) has called for a protest rally in front of the Raju Sculpture at 11:30 AM today.