7 hurt as BCL factions clash at Feni College

Fresh BCL body at BAU demanded

26 December 2009, 17:00 PM

Star National Desk

Seven people were injured as two rival factions of Chhatra League (BCL) clashed at Feni Government College while a section of BCL leaders at BAU demanded a fresh committee of the student body yesterday. At least seven people including two police sub-inspectors and a municipal councilor were injured in a clash between two groups of Chhatra League at Feni Government College yesterday noon, reports a correspondent. Injured Feni Sadar police station sub-inspector (SI) Anwarul Azim was admitted to Feni Sadar Hospital. He received head injury during brickbat. Meanwhile, former lawmaker from Feni and controversial Awami League (AL) leader Joynal Hazari at an unscheduled protest rally at Shahid Minar premises at Trunk Road in the town yesterday afternoon condemned alleged attack on his house. "Why they have attacked my house after the clash at Feni Government College? I have shown much patience. From now on I will act." Hazari said, "I had something to say at the reception accorded to me after I came out of jail. But it could not take place. So now I am speaking at this protest rally." Police and witnesses said, some outsiders led by leaders of Feni college Chhatra League former committee Nizam Patwari and Russell Hazari entered the college campus at noon. The leaders of BCL incumbent committee first informed the matter to the college authorities but at one stage locked in an altercation with the outsiders. As the workers of BCL former committee beat up a student, Pulak, 19, a police team went to the college and asked the outsiders to leave the campus. The leaders and workers of the incumbent committee then chased and clashed with the members of the former committee. During the clash, six people including SI Anwarul Azim, SI Ashiqur Rahman and Nizamuddin Patwari were injured. At one stage of chase and counter chase municipal councilor and district Jubo League joint convenor Shakawat Hossain was manhandled. Our Correspondent in Mymensingh reports: Some leaders of the BCL unit at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) yesterday demanded fresh BCL committee within December 31. They also threatened to go for hunger strike to realise the demand. The BCL leaders were holding a press conference at Mymensingh Press Club yesterday afternoon. The BCL men also brought out a procession on BAU campus in support of their demand. They told newsmen that they want to celebrate the 62nd founding anniversary of BCL at BAU on January 4 under the new committee. According to the constitution of BCL, the conference should be held every two years but the present BCL committee formed in 2003 is still clinging to the posts hampering the BCL activities at BAU, the leaders said. They further alleged that the 111-member BCL body at BAU, tenure of which expired four years ago, is virtually a committee of 10 to 12 members as many of its members left the university on completion of their education. In such a situation, the central BCL body should take proper steps immediately to form a new committee to gear up the BCL activities here, the leaders pointed out. Contacted, president of BAU BCL unit Sarwar Morshed Akanda said, "We also want new leadership at BAU as per the student body's constitution. If the central BCL committee desires, the conference could be held any time", he said. Rupesh Bhattacharya Rana, organising secretary of BCL read out the written statement at the press conference. Among others BCL leaders Mustafizur Rahman Nahid, Azizur Rahman Ripon, Mustayeen Kabir Sohel, Abul Bashar Amjad, Reazul Islam, Mohsin Tarafder Raju, Riman Chandra Roy and FM Anwar Hossain Babu were present.