Distribution of Eid tips has become a practice at Dhaka University (DU) and other educational institutions where the student politics exist.

The high commands of two top political parties-Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Awami League- have been donating a handsome amount of money as tips ahead of every Eid and Puja for last several years.

When I will meet you? This is a common question to top leaders of the JCD and BCL by their workers in last few days on the campus. The question is an indication that the workers are seeking bakshish from their seniors and this is the common campus scenario ahead of every Eid.

The party activists and workers leave the dormitories after collecting Eid tips from their top leaders while the general students leave the hall immediately after the vacation.

Sources said the JCD, student wing of the ruling BNP, distributed more than Tk 15 lakh to their activists and workers at DU and some city units.

JCD leaders said most of the money has come from the party's high command.

JCD DU unit President and General Secretary have given Tk 10,000 as political bakshish to its workers in each hall. They have also given Tk one lakh to their loyalists, the sources added.

Besides, JCD leaders who were engaged in money making for the last several years in different ways including business and tender works have also donated at least Tk 2 lakh to their near and dear workers.

JCD leaders who are also aspirant for future top leadership have distributed a handsome amount of money, panjabis, pajamas, shirts, pants, shoes and other gifts to their loyalists.

Meanwhile, top JCD leaders have presented gifts to some top persons of the high command to make them happy, JCD sources said, adding that no other student organisations including the BCL give such huge amount of money as Eid tips.

On the other hand, the BCL, student wing of the main opposition Awami League, has given around Tk 3 lakh to their activists and workers at DU and some city units.

BCL President and General Secretary have given Tk 2,000 to each hall unit, sources said, adding that they have also given about Tk 50,000 to their loyalists.

Both JCD and BCL leaders said a large amount of money was given to the workers this year to gear up factional fighting.

After the Eid, factional politics would be geared up in both the JCD and the BCL and for this leaders of different factions have given Eid gifts to their loyalists to stage show down on the campus.

JCD DU unit General Secretary Saiful Islam Firoz, however, told The Daily Star that he was not aware of anything about Eid tips. He said someone might have given Bakshish (tips) due to personal relationship.

JCD General Secretary Shafiul Bari Babu told The Daily Star that they have no system for giving bakshish to their activists and workers. He denied giving any money as Eid Bakshish to their activists.

Wishing happy Eid Mubarak to their activists and workers, Babu also urged them to resist the oppositions engaged, what he said, in conspiracy against the country.

BCL President Liaqat Sikder also denied giving Eid bakshish to their workers and told The Daily Star that giving political 'bakshish' ahead of Eid is a bad culture.

Wishing happy Eid Mubarak to their activists and workers, Liaqat said

they have been asked to reveal the repression on their locals by the BNP-Jamaat alliance government and make the November 22 grand rally a success.