DU to observe ‘Black day’ tomorrow

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DHAKA, Aug 22, 2019 (BSS) – Dhaka University (DU) will observe August 23
(Friday) as the “Black Day” in memory of the “inhuman, sad and condemnable”
attack on the university’s teachers, students and officials on August 20-23,
2007 during the caretaker government regime.

Teachers, students, officials and employees of the university will wear
black badges marking the day, said a DU press release today.

A discussion will also be held at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) around
11:00 am with DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Md. Akhtaruzzaman in the chair,
added the release.

On August 20 in 2007, some military members severely beat up students and a
violent clash ensued between them centering a football match at DU central
playground.

Thousands of DU students took to the streets protesting the incident and
demanded withdrawal of the army camp from the campus and an apology from the
troops.

The protest afterwards spread to all the educational institutions across
the country.

Following the clash, the then army-backed caretaker government imposed a
curfew on the divisional cities and later arrested four DU teachers- Prof Dr
Anwar Hossain, Prof Dr Sadrul Amin, Prof Dr Harun-or-Rashid and Prof Dr Neem
Chandra Bhowmick and several students on August 23 and tortured them.

The university observes August 23 as the Black Day every year.