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Dec 15, 2025Students of Dhaka University staged a series of symbolic protests on Sunday to mark Martyred Intellectuals Day, commemorating the intellectuals killed during the final days of Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War.
From noon, students gathered in front of the DUCSU Cafeteria, where they hurled shoes at the “Razakar Hate Pillar” as a symbolic act of condemnation against collaborators of the Pakistani forces. A signature board titled “Silent Hatred” was placed at the site, allowing participants to write messages denouncing those responsible for the killings. Photographs of convicted war criminals and individuals linked to the 1971 atrocities were also displayed.
Organiser Arafat Chowdhury, a law student at the university, said the protest aimed to ensure that future generations remember the brutal murders of the nation’s intellectuals. “This is to express hatred toward those who murdered our intellectuals and to remind the nation of that dark chapter of history,” he said.
In separate demonstrations, students trampled symbolic Pakistani flags at the entrances of several university halls, displaying placards with slogans such as “No compromise with razakars.” Protesters said the actions reflected both their respect for martyred freedom fighters and their rejection of the ideology of wartime collaborators.
Martyred Intellectuals Day was observed across the country, with state leaders including President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus paying tribute at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in Mirpur.
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