Clash again over admission 'quota'
Three activists of Chhatra League and Chhatra Moitree were detained yesterday morning during a clash with police on New Government Degree College campus over their demand for "quota" in the first year honours admission.
The arrestees are BCL joint convener of the college unit Zahangir Alam Kanak and activist Nasir Hossain Rubel and Moitree activist Nayan Sarker.
Police and campus sources said BCL and Moitree activists in the morning separately placed their demands before the college authorities for "quota" in the ongoing admission.
As the authorities refused them, the activists jointly brought out a procession, then enterted the administration building and vandalised a classroom and a seminar room.
At this, the law enforcers on the campus asked the activists to leave the college around 11:00am.
The incensed activists fought a pitched battle with the police that left around 10 people injured.
Police said the BCL and Moitree men also damaged two vehicles outside the college.
At one stage of the clash, police baton-charged the activists to disperse them. Later, police held Kanak, Rubel and Nayan from the campus.
Anisur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Rajpara Police Station, claimed that police constable Raihan received injuries during the clash.
The college authorities, however, resumed the admission process at 12:00noon after a break amid tight security as additional police forces were deployed on the campus.
Talking to The Daily Star in the afternoon, Principal Farida Sultana said they successfully completed the admission process.
Convener of BCL college unit Mamunur Rashid told The Daily Star that the allegation of admission trade brought against them is not true.
"We are protesting irregularities in the admission," he said.
Matiur Rahman, city president of Moitree, denied their involvement in the admission trade and said "We went to the college as guardians of some students but not to force the authorities for their enrolment.”
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