'BCL men' beat journo at Rokeya university

Bangladesh Chhatra League men allegedly beat up a journalist at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur on Thursday afternoon.

Sajib Hossain, 22, a BRUR correspondent of jagobdnews.org and a public administration student of the university, took treatment at a local hospital after he was hit with tree branches, he said.

The BCL activists also threatened him with dire consequences if the incident is published, he added.

Witnesses said the attack was carried out after Sajib reached the campus when the BCL men of the university unit were with admission seekers.

Police detained Maruf Bhuiyan, assistant general secretary of the unit; Al-Amin, organising secretary; and Partha Pramanik, an activist, on the spot, said Ershad Ali, in-charge of BRUR police outpost.

They were, however, released as no case was filed immediately.

BRUR Journalists Association submitted a written complaint to the proctor yesterday, said its President Tapan Kumar Roy.

Vice Chancellor Prof AKM Nurun Nabi asked Proctor Mir Tamanna Siddiqua, who got the complaint, to investigate the incident.

Denying the allegations, Partha said they just had an altercation with Sajib over a trifling matter. The other three were not available for comments.

The unit President Mostafa Mahmud Hasan could not be contacted as he did not respond to phone calls.