7 hurt as BCL men swoop on Chhatra Dal activists at JnU

Members of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) of Jagannath University (JnU) unit came under attack yesterday allegedly by activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) when they brought out a procession on the campus, demanding release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

At least seven activists of JCD, a pro-BNP student organisation, were injured in the attack, said witnesses. They received primary treatment at JnU Medical Centre.

Of them, JCD activist Abdur Rashid was taken to Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital as his condition was critical.

Witnesses said a group of BCL activists of JnU led by Al-Sadik Hridoy, a student of sociology department, attacked JCD men when around 30 to 35 of them were demonstrating around 9:30am.

Shahriar Hossain, a JCD activist, told The Daily Star, “BCL men swooped on us all of a sudden, leaving seven of our activists injured.”

Contacted, Hridoy claimed that some outsiders tried to create unrest on the campus and shouted “controversial” slogans.

“So we chased them away,” he added.

JnU Proctor Mostofa Kamal said they will take steps if anyone lodges a written complaint in this regard.