4 Ruet BCL men hurt in rival faction's attack

Four activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were injured in an attack yesterday by the activists of a rival faction at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet).
The injured are Niloy, fourth year student of mechanical engineering, Shamim Khan, third year student of computer science and engineering, Shuvo Boshak, fourth year student of civil engineering and Nixon, second year student of civil engineering.
Witnesses said a group of BCL activists led by Al-Amin attacked the activists loyal to Razaul Karim Reza at Selim Hall after midnight branding them as Shibir activists, leaving Niloy and Shamim injured.
They also attacked Shuvo Boshak and Nixon at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Hall. The two have been admitted to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital in critical condition.
Reza claimed that a group of cadres led by Al-Amin, Harun and Faisal made the attack on his supporters as they protested Harun's move for recruitment of a female teacher at the university in an unfair way.
Both factions, however, traded blames that the opponents were sheltering Shibir activists.
Ashraful Alam, student welfare adviser of Ruet, termed the incident unfortunate and said they would take legal steps after investigating the incident.
Sources said there was a longstanding conflict between the two groups over establishing supremacy on the campus.