[Dhaka Tribune] Islami Chhatra Shibir... the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh...
, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami
...
The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka
The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an
independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
, has called a 48-hour hartal
... a peculiarly Bangla combination of a general strike and a riot, used by both major political groups in lieu of actual governance ...
in Rajshahi Division protesting the death of a leader of the organization.
Chhatra Shibir President of Chapainawabganj unit Abu Bakkar endorsed the information to the Dhaka Tribune on Tuesday.
The hartal will begin at 6am on Wednesday and continue till 6am on Thursday.
The dear departed Shibir leader is Asadullah Tuhin, 20, son of Emdadul Haque, of Charmohanpur Chakpara area of Chapainawabganj municipality.
Tuhin, Chhatra Shibir president of City College unit in the district, ran over by a truck coming from the opposite side of the road when he jumped on the road to flee from the law enforcers early Tuesday.
Shibir claimed the death as murder by the RAB and called on the 48-hour long hartal.