13 hurt as BCL factions clash again at CU

At least 13 people were injured in a clash between two factions of Chhatra League at Chittagong University yesterday.

The identities of the injured could not be known immediately.

The clash broke out around 5:00pm between BCL factions -- Sixty-Nine and Choose Friends with Care (CFC), said eyewitnesses.

Sources said activists of both groups took position at Shah Amanat and Shahjalal halls with sharp weapons and threw brickbats during a three-hour-long clash.

"We treated 13 individuals, and sent four to Chattogram Medical College Hospital for better treatment," said Abu Tayab, chief medical officer of the CU medical centre.

Contacted, Saidul Islam, a leader of Sixty-Nine, said, "An activist of CFC insulted a senior member of our group without any reason. However, we are trying to resolve the issue."

CFC group leader Sadaf Kabir Khan told reporters that a member of his group was attacked by Sixty-Nine members. "Later our members chased them," he added.

Contacted, CU Proctor Nurul Azim Sikder said they will take legal action against the attackers.

To control the situation, additional police forces have been deployed on the campus, he added.

Earlier on Thursday night, both the groups engaged in a clash over sitting at a tea shop on the campus. At least nine people were injured in the clash, said police.