The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

At least four students were injured in factional feud of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Ziaur Rahman Hall of the Dhaka University (DU) on Thursday midnight.

Witnesses said a group of students, loyal to DU BCL president Sohel Rana Tipu, attacked the students loyal to general secretary Sajjad Sakib Badsha with sharp weapons.

Tipu group students also drove out the students belonging to Badsha group and ransacked as many as seven rooms at the hall around 12:30am.

Following the incident, BCL activists demanded resignation of the provost of the hall, Borhan Uddin Khan, who had called in police to calm the situation.

The Injured BCL activists are Shohag and Sumon, Himel and Chunnu.

Shohag was admitted to Orthopaedic Hospital, Dhaka, Sumon to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Himel to Trauma Centre and Chunnu to Dhaka University Medical Centre.

Some students alleged that the attackers had confined two of the injured students into toilets after beating them up.

After the incident, BCL university unit leaders handed over five persons including an outsider to police.

Those handed over to the police are Ziku of English Department, Bullet of Peace and Conflict Department, Kamal of Dhaka College and Selim and Shihan.

Identity of Selim and Shihan could not be known immediately.

BCL DU unit general secretary Badsha said the so-called BCL workers, who joined from JCD, attacked those who sacrificed a lot for the organisation.