40 BCL men hurt in JCD attack in Sylhet Govt Vet College
Staff Correspondent, Sylhet
At least 40 activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were injured in an attack by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists at the Sylhet Government Veterinary College dormitories in the early hours of yesterday. The injured include college unit BCL President Tarique Rahman. The BCL men were attacked, forced out of the campus and their rooms were also vandalised. The BCL has remained almost inactive in the college for long. Recently, they started regrouping and came back to the campus, which angered the ruling party's student wing. At about 12:30am, the JCD men arming with iron rods, sticks and other weapons had put the main gates of Ziaur Rahman hostel and Saifur Rahman hostel under lock and key before they launched attack on the BCL activists. The sudden attack forced the BCL men to flee while about 40 suffered injuries. Some of them even jumped onto the ground from the first floor of the buildings. Several gunshots were also heard during the attack, sources said. BCL men alleged that College JCD President Najmul Haque Bappi, Younus, Sohag, Shahin and Shahidullah led the attack. However, the JCD chief denied the allegation claiming that there had been some minor clashes. While talking to The Daily Star, College Principal Mostafa Kamal said "We are trying to bring the BCL activists back to the campus".
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