'Internal Feud': BCL leader beaten to death in Ctg

A leader of the Nizampur College unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was allegedly beaten to death by rivals on college campus at Mirsarai upazila of Chittagong Monday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Nurul Amin, an HSC student of the college, from Janu Muhurir Bari of Hadi Fakir Hat in Gachhbaria of the upazila.

Amin was the information technology secretary of the BCL unit.

Sources said earlier on Sunday two rival factions of BCL at the college locked in a clash and a negotiation was settled between both groups by Russell Iqbal Chowdhury, president of Mirsarai upazila unit BCL on the day.

On Monday Amin and his friends were again attacked and beaten by the rival group when they went to the campus at around 11.30 am, sources said.

About half an hour later, by when Amin had managed to get away from the scuffle and reached Hadi Fakir Hat, he began to complain of chest pain.

His friends first rushed him to a local hospital where his condition deteriorated and then took him to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH). The on-duty physician there declared him dead at around 1.30 pm.

When contacted, Russell said he negotiated a settlement between the two groups on Sunday.

“I heard a similar scuffle occurred between the groups on Monday but I am not sure whether Amin's death was caused by this incident,” he said, adding, “I have heard Amin came to Hadi Fakir Hat by himself after the incident.”

Nurul Hadi Sujan, Amin's elder brother, claimed Amin died after being beaten by the rival group.

Sairul Islam, officer-in-charge of Mirsarai Police Station, when contacted said he had not received any formal complaints about the death.

“The body has been sent to CMCH for an autopsy,” he said stating that the reason behind the death could only be known after getting the autopsy report.