Bago University Students' Union
InstitutionBago University
Location8/9 ward, Yangon-Mandalay Highway Road, Oakthar Myothit
Bago, 08018
PresidentAung Myo Sacc

The Bago University Students' Union (BUSU) (Burmese: ပဲခူးတက္ကသိုလ်ကျောင်းသားများသမဂ္ဂ) is a students' union at the University of Bago. It is the representative body of the students from most universities and faculties. Also, each university has its own students union to which elections are held every year. The student elections are fought keenly and with great enthusiasm.[1][2]

History

The rector of Bago University imposed a ban on BUSU member students who attempted to take the exam while wearing white and black wristbands in protest, as a response to the violent suppression of the Letpadan student strike in 2015.[3] Following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, this organization was actively participated in the anti-coup movement both in person at rallies and through social media. Denouncing the military coup, this organization has taken part in protests since February.[4][5] On 9 April 2021 of Bago massacre, at least 80 civilians including BUSU members: three university students—Ko Arkar Min Khant, a second-year zoology student, Ko Bo Bo Naing, a first-year zoology student, and Ko Kaung Kyaw Tun, 19, a first-year mathematics student—were killed during the raids by Myanmar Army troops and Myanmar Police Force under control State Administration Council.[6] Later many BUSU members were charged with calling for participation in the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) and damaging the state's ability to govern, with supporting the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, and with generally inciting the people to disturb the peace and stability of the nation.[7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Students Union List".
  2. ↑ "ကြေညာချက်ဝေခဲ့တဲ့ ပဲခူးတက္ကသိုလ်ကျောင်းသားသမဂ္ဂအဖွဲ့ဝင်တွေ ဖိအားပေးခံရ".
  3. ↑ "လက်ပတ်ဝတ်လှုပ်ရှားမှု ပဲခူးတက္ကသိုလ် ပိတ်ပင်". Radio Free Asia (in Burmese). 26 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Student Unions' Statement to Urge Stronger and Immediate International Action". Students For Free Burma. 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  5. ↑ "Violence against protestors in Bago". Myanmar Witness. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  6. ↑ "Death Toll in Myanmar Regime's Latest Massacre Rises as Detail Emerge". The Irrawaddy.
  7. ↑ "Myanmar security forces kill over 80 anti-coup protesters -group". Reuters. 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  8. ↑ "April 9 crackdown in Bago by Myanmar Now".
  9. ↑ Hancocks, Paula; TZ, Salai (2021-04-16). "Witnesses to Bago killings describe relentless military onslaught against Myanmar civilian population". CNN. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  10. ↑ Hollingsworth, Julia; Sharma, Akanksha (2021-04-12). "Myanmar's military is charging families $85 to retrieve bodies of relatives killed in crackdown". CNN. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
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