Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Student leaders from several universities staged a walkout from a "Policy Dialogue on the July Charter," organized at the University of Dhaka on Wednesday (October 29), after terming one of the speakers a "collaborator of fascists."

The event, held at the Faculty of Social Sciences, was organized by a platform "Applied Democracy Lab". The director of the platform, Professor Ainul Islam Khan of the Department of Political Science, was the accused person in the student leaders' protest.

The dialogue titled "Youth Policy Dialogue on the July Charter" brought together several academics and guests, including Professor Badiul Alam Majumdar, member of the National Reform Commission; Dhaka University Pro-Vice Chancellor Profes...