48 hurt at DU as BCL men clash
At least 48 Dhaka University students were injured in a clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League activists over a trifling matter on the DU campus in the wee hours of yesterday.
Activists of Jasimuddin Hall unit BCL and Ziaur Rahman Hall unit BCL hurled brick chunks at each other on a playground, located between the two dormitories, for about an hour, triggering panic among general students of nearby halls.
The injured, including Zia Hall unit BCL President Abu Salman Prodhan Shaon, received primary treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Witnesses said an activist loyal to Shaon urinated on the boundary wall of Jasimuddin Hall. Angered by this, a BCL activist of the hall beat the former up on the spot.
This incident soon turned into a clash between the BCL activists of the two dormitories. Over a hundred BCL members of both the groups hurled brick chunks at each other and engaged in a chase and counter-chase.
“The incident took place over a trivial matter, which is unexpected. We have warned the activists of tougher actions if such incidents occur again,” said Mehedi Hasan Mollah, president of DU unit BCL.
Prof Amzad Ali, acting proctor of the university, said, “We will take actions against the offenders after a proper enquiry.”
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