BCL expels 5 over riot at DU hall

Bangladesh Chhatra League today expels five of its leaders and activists for their involvement in the rampage at Bijoy Ekattor Hall in Dhaka University last night.

"The central executive committee of BCL in an emergency meeting took the decision," Jakir Hossain, BCL general secretary, told The Daily Star. 

The students are: Tunal Shiekh and Sajib of Physiology department, Salauddin and Mahfuz Ahmed of Urdu department and Sakib of Marketing department, Jakir Hossain said.

READ MORE: BCL run riot at DU hall overnight

Earlier last night, a group of BCL men went on rampage at Bijoy Ekattor Hall trying to give space to their supporters forcefully.

They chased away resident teachers, vandalised the office room of the hall provost, beat up a campus reporter and terrorised general students for hours overnight on Tuesday.

The rampage was led by Bijoy Ekattor Hall Chhatra League President Fakir Rasel and Secretary Nayan Hawlader, a resident teacher told The Daily Star on condition of anonymity. 

The hall’s Provost Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan told The Daily Star that the Chhatra League activists vandalised his office room in front of him when he tried to calm down the situation.