MC College
10 hurt in BCL infighting
A group of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists carry iron rods and sharp weapons as they clash with another faction on Government MC College campus and the adjoining Sylhet-Tamabil road yesterday. Photo: Banglar Chokh
At least 10 people were injured as two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) clashed at Government MC College in Sylhet yesterday to establish supremacy in the college area. The half-hour long violence left nine motorcycles vandalised near the college entrance. The injured, all of them BCL men, took first aids from local clinics. Witnesses said the clash started when Debangshu Das, BCL president of Sylhet Government College, which is separated from MC College by just a wall, arrived at MC College where fresher reception was going on in different departments. Debangshu with some MC College students were greeting the first year honours students. Irked by his presence, MC College BCL leader Babla Das chased Debangshu and his group, initiating the clash. Both the groups carried iron rods and sharp objects. Witnesses said they heard sounds of two gunshots. The situation calmed down around noon. Locals said Debangshu, backed by Awami League city unit leader Azadur Rahman Azad, and Babla, backed by AL district general secretary Shofiqur Rahman Chowdhury MP, had long been in a rivalry to establish supremacy in Tilagarh area where the colleges are located.
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