The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

At least 10 Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activists were injured in clashes with their rivel group on the Jagannath University campus yesterday over domination.

University sources said the police had to intervene to control the situation. The police arrested Shawan, a second-year student of the accounting department, from the spot.

The two groups, one led by JCD unit president ABM Parvez Reza and the other led by JCD general secretary Anisur Rahman Khokon, became involved in the violent clash at around 11:30am.

Hundreds of students belonging to both groups gave chase to their opponents carrying iron rods, hockey sticks and clubs, in the vicinity of the University's Shaheed Minar.

The general students panicked as they were caught up in the clashes.

Jewel, student of the Bangla department, sustained severe injuries and he was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a critical condition. As his condition deteriorated, Jewel was later admitted to a private clinic by his family members for better treatment.

Noman, Arif, Sakhawat and Sumon, students of the political science department, Manik of social science, Jewel of economics department and Shahadat of the Bangla department were also injured.

They were admitted to the National Medical Hospital and Sumona Clinic in the city.

The filing of a case is now under process, said the duty officer of Kotwali Police Station.