The meeting of the Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) held at the party's Dhanmondi office with the party chief and Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina in the chair upheld their previous decision to boycott the Narsingdi-1 by-election to be held on June 22.

"Awami League is not contesting the election in protest against the appointment process of the new Chief Election Commissioner," AL General Secretary Abdul Jalil said.

He, however, said the party has no objection if any of its leaders participate in the by-polls under the banner of Nagorik Committee.

Party presidium members will decide whether advocate Asaduzzaman, the Nagorik Committee candidate backed by opposition parties, will be allowed to contest the election with AL's election symbol boat, meeting sources said.

Accusing ruling BNP's student front Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) of the recent attacks on general students of Dhaka University who were protesting the death of a fellow student in road accident, Jalil said government backed cadres are destroying atmosphere in the country's highest seat of learning.

"We demand judicial enquiry into the recent incidents of attacks on general students and opposition backed student leaders and workers by the Chhatra Dal cadres," the AL leader said while briefing newsmen after the meeting.

AL also demands judicial enquiries into all extra-judicial killings involving the Rab and in the name of crossfire, Jalil said.

"The government is using the Rab to eliminate its political opponents," he said.

Tuesday's killing of Jubo League leader Suman in Khilgaon is the latest instance that Rab is being used against the opposition, he said.

About 4000 people were killed in launch disasters in last three and a half years, but it seems that the government is totally indifferent to it, the AL leader said, adding, "How can the shipping minister continue in his office despite repeated launch disasters due to his ministry's negligence?"

Judicial enquiry is necessary to find out the real culprits whose negligence led to deaths of people, he said.

AL leaders at the meeting also criticised the government for hiking prices of fuel three times in recent days and observed that all sectors including agricultural will be affected due to it.