BCL faction takes control of Dhaka College hall
Shihab-faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League, Dhaka College unit took control over Dakkhinayan Hall yesterday, within a day after overnight raids and arrests following Tuesday night's clash over dominance on the dormitories.
Two BCL factions of Dhaka College engaged in a fierce clash on the campus Tuesday night over gaining control of the dormitories. Following the incident, police conducted overnight raids in all the seven dormitories.
They arrested 58 students, mostly BCL cadres, and recovered 52 bullets.
Sources said some 15 to 20 armed cadres of Shihab-faction led by Akhter and Kabir drove away resident students of their rival Titu-faction and took control of the dormitory yesterday around 5:30pm.
Meanwhile, tension grew intense as Titu-group was reorganising to win back the hall.
Preferring anonymity, three resident students of the hall said armed cadres took position at the entrance but police or college authorities did nothing to prevent it.
However, both the BCL factions claimed to be controlling the dormitory from before and blamed each other for muscling in on them.
BCL sources said the conflict between the two groups erupted when a number of students on completion of their masters exam were going to vacate their rooms.
Meanwhile, New Market police said they knew nothing about the taking-over incident.
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