DU’s Raju Memorial female statue covered in hijab by unknown persons; removed later

Some unknown persons wrapped a black cloth on the female statue at Dhaka University’s Raju Memorial last night (October 20), Prothom Alo reports.

While no one could provide clear information on when exactly the black cloth was wrapped around the statue, former DU Students’ Union president Liton Nandi and a few others removed it to the midnight

DU Proctor Saifuddin Ahmed sent two assistant supervisors, Muhammad Rafiqul Islam and Md Robiul Islam, to inspect it once on hearing the news. They visited the Raju Sculpture around 1 am.

“We went to the Raju sculpture and saw that the cloth had been removed. We could not identify those involved in this incident,” Rafiqul Islam told Prothom Alo.

“We will identify them by examining the surrounding CCTV footage,” he added.

Prosecutor Saifuddin Ahmed said, “Today we will form a three-four member investigation committee. We will conduct the investigation using video footage from various agencies.

“These activities cannot be allowed here,” he added.