Participation of the neighbouring slum dwellers intensified the two-day clashes between the students of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute and law enforcers over a student's death in road accident on Friday night.
The institute authorities yesterday submitted a report to the education adviser through the DSHE director general, mentioning that the violence went beyond their control and the law enforcers had to struggle due to the participation of the outsiders.
Meanwhile, police yesterday filed a case under the emergency power rules (EPR) accusing 400 to 500 people of attacking on law enforcers, creating restriction on public movement and damaging the government properties.
Sources said following directives from the education adviser's office, the institute authorities submitted the preliminary report yesterday afternoon explaining the cause of the violence and its result that led to the closure of the institute for an indefinite period.
Bangladesh Polytechnic Teachers Association (BPTA) President Shamsur Rahman told The Daily Star, “It is true that a number of outsiders took part in the violence intensifying it severely.”
“The slum dwellers from Begunbari slum took part in the violence as they are angry over activities of the ongoing Hatir Jheel project”, the BPTA president said.
Meanwhile, teachers are considering resumption of the dormitories and thinking over how to avoid further accident in the campus area and collection of the compensation to the student killed in the accident.
BPTA president said, “The academic council is going to hold a meeting within a day or two for taking decision over resumption of the dormitories.”
He said whenever traffic jam occurs, most of the vehicles ply on the roads inside the campus intensifying the risk of accident in the campus area.
“We will request the Dhaka City Corporation as well as the government to take step in this regard”, he said adding that “Speed bumps should be installed on the Tongi Diversion Road which would decline the risk of accident.”
In a reply, he said, “We have been trying to realise the compensation money from the owner of the killer bus.”
At least 50 people were injured during the clashes between students and police over the incident on Friday night.