In the past two and a half years, leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Jagannath University (JnU) have racked up unpaid bills amounting to taka 7 lakh at the university's cafeteria. This information was revealed by Md Masud, the director of the cafeteria.
He disclosed that the BCL leaders have consistently eaten on credit but despite repeated promises to pay, they have not cleared their dues. Now, these individuals are avoiding the campus, leaving the cafeteria in financial distress.
According to the cafeteria director, the president of the JnU BCL unit, Ibrahim Farazi, alone owes taka 1.88 lakh, while general secretary SM Akhtar Hossain has accumulated unpaid dues of taka 2.5 lakh.
In addition to these two, several other leaders have significant outstanding balances. Rabikul Islam Rabi, widely known for his close association with the BCL president, owes taka 52,000. Another individual, Miraz, recognized as the group leader under the general secretary's panel, has left an unpaid balance of taka 75,000. Vice-president Mehedi Hasan Babu owes taka 55,000.
Moreover, two other leaders from the general secretary's faction, Tamim and Sajbul, owe taka 12,000 and taka 9,000, respectively.
Together, these seven leaders have left the cafeteria with unpaid dues amounting to 6.41 lakh taka. Many others have also consumed food without paying, but their records have not been kept.
