Bogra Medical College closed sine die after BCL-Shibir clash

Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College in Bogra was closed sine die yesterday following a clash between Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Islami Chhatra Shibir on Friday night.
Resident students of the college also left their hostels as the college academic council at a meeting asked them to vacate their dormitories by 5:30 pm yesterday after the clash which injured at least 19 students from both the sides.
Police said the clash ensued on the night when Shibir cadres attacked the dining room manager of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Hostel at one stage of altercation over quality of food of the canteen.
With the help of some outsiders, Shibir cadres -- Kollol and Roni -- beat up the dining manager, who is also a BCL activist, and vandalised several rooms of the students. The clash later spread among the activists of BCL, student wing of Awami League, and Shibir, student body of Jamaat-e-Islami.
Of the injured, 16 were admitted to hospital for treatment.
Protesting the incident, general students of the college held a rally and brought out a procession on the campus in the morning demanding punishment of Dr Mokaddes, president of Shibir college unit. The agitating students also burnt an effigy of the Shibir leader and submitted a memorandum to the college principal.
The college academic council later sat a meeting in the morning and took the decision fearing further deterioration of the situation.