The Chittagong University (CU) unit of Islami Chhatra Shibir held a protest march on Wednesday night following the death of Maulana Rezaul Karim, secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Sreebardi upazila unit in Sherpur. Karim was killed in a clash between BNP and Jamaat supporters over seating arrangements on an election manifesto stage in the Sherpur-3 constituency. The demonstration began at the university’s Zero Point around 11:30 p.m. and passed through several campus locations before concluding with speeches.

During the rally, CU Shibir secretary Mohammad Parvez accused rival political groups of continuing a pattern of violence similar to earlier political unrest, warning of retaliation if such actions persisted. Office secretary Habibullah Khaled alleged that killings and attacks, including those targeting women, were being carried out under political direction, criticizing national leadership for remaining silent on the incidents.

The protest reflected growing campus-level tensions linked to political violence surrounding the upcoming election, as student groups aligned with national parties responded to the Sherpur incident.