BCL beating sends Chhatra Dal leader of JU to hospital

A leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) suffered serious injuries in an attack by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists at Jahangirnagar University on Monday night.

Ibrahim Khalil Biplob, JCD vice president of JU unit, was first taken to Enam Medical College Hospital and then to the Bangladesh Spine & Orthopaedic Hospital, as he suffered fractures in the right hand and right leg.

JCD General Secretary Abdur Rahim Saikat said Biplob was attacked in front of the vice chancellor's residence around 9:30pm while going to a teacher's house to sit for a special exam.

Among the BCL attackers were deputy human resource secretary Firojur Rahman Sobuj, assistant secretary Mehedi Hasan Roman and activists Soud Mishu, Ujjal Hossain, Saddam, Zubayer, Rokon, Imran, and Arif, he said.

They used iron rods and sticks.

All the attackers are resident students of Moulana Bhasani Hall and followers of JU BCL Organising Secretary Morshidur Rahman Akanda, he added.

Akanda said, "Suspecting that Biplob might create unrest on the campus, some juniors beat him up."

 JCD demanded steps against the BCL attackers within 48 hours, and threatened to otherwise launch tough protests, said a JCD press release.

"In the last couple of years, BCL goons attacked 30-40 JCD activists and leaders of JU unit, but the university authorities did not take any action against the people responsible, which encouraged the goons to repeat such crimes," claimed the JCD general secretary.

JU Assistant Proctor Mehedi Iqbal said, "Proper steps would be taken after getting the complaint."