5 BCL activists hurt in intra-party clash

Five activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of Awami League (AL), were injured in a factional clash at Salimullah Muslim (SM) Hall of Dhaka University (DU) yesterday.
Of them, two activists Saikat and Shafin were critically injured and rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
Later, Saikat was shifted to Orthopedic Hospital in the city.
Sources said Sumon and his group attacked Saikat and his men with iron rods, wood sticks and machete in front of the hall gate at around 7.00pm.
Sumon, an alleged fake student of the university, and his men brutally beat Saikat with machete.
They cut the veins of Saikat's leg and left hand with machete, sources added.
A conflict between Sumon, known as a supporter of BCL DU unit President Sohel Rana Tipu, and Saikat, a fellow of DU unit General Secretary Sajjad Saqib Badsha, had been continuing over the hegemony of the hall compound.
Last week, fellows of Sumon and Saikat were engaged in a clash over the allocation of rooms among their supporters in the hall.
Four bombs also exploded after the clash.
Tension was prevailing on the hall compound as of filing this report at 9.30 last night.