Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader Nasir Uddin Nasir criticized Islami Chhatra Shibir, saying they have only participated in campaigns to free their own leaders over the past 15 and a half years, rather than engaging in broader democratic movements. He alleged that since August 5, Shibir has started occupying campuses and carried out attacks, including on a peaceful rally at Rajshahi University and on a female student in Chattogram. They also reportedly attempted to attack a leftist rally at Dhaka University. Nasir added that in KUET, when JCD sought to practice politics openly, Shibir created mob pressure to remove the Vice-Chancellor. He urged against misleading politics conducted in secrecy.