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20 September 2011, 18:00 PM

METROPOLITAN

Staff Correspondent

A student of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute died in a city hospital yesterday, six days after he was injured in a factional clash of Bangladesh Chhatra League. The deceased, Raisul Islam Rahid, 19, a second year student of civil engineering department, hailed from Khakuria village of Laxmipur. Rahid suffered serious head injuries as two BCL factions loyal to the unit president and secretary clashed over grabbing a chair in the dining room on September 14. Witnesses and police said Rahid belongs to the president-led faction. He was wounded in an attack by the rival faction led by Rasel, the unit secretary, that night. Rahid was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital the same day and was shifted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University where he died yesterday.