60 hurt in JU BCL infighting

At least 60 people including two teachers, a journalist and a police official were injured in factional clash of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Jahangirnagar University campus today.

Assistant Professor Mehedi Iqbal of the Department of Geography and Environment and Mohibur Rouf Shaibal, assistant proctor, were among the injured, said ASM Firoz-Ul-Hasan, acting proctor of the university.

Both the groups chased each other with sharp weapons and sticks, and hurled brick chips, leaving at least 60 people injured. Photo: Star/ Md Asaduz Zaman

A group of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall unit BCL men beat up some activists of Mowlana Bhashani Hall at a shop in Battola area of the campus around 2:00pm over a trifling matter. Later, Mowlana Bhashani Hall unit BCL men made a counter attack, triggering the clash, he said.

Both the groups chased each other with sharp weapons and sticks, and hurled brick chips, leaving at least 60 people injured, according to police and medical sources.

Sound of gunshots were also heard during the two-hour long clash, reports our JU correspondent.

Police fired several rounds of tear shells to bring the situation under control, the acting proctor said.

The inured were taken to the university medical centre, Dr Rejaun of the medical centre said adding that 40 of them were shifted to Enam Medical College Hospital.