20 hurt as BCL factions clash in Jessore
At least 20 leaders and workers of Bangladesh Chhatra League were injured in a clash between rival factions during the organisation's district council last night.The council proceedings were suspended as the fighting began at around 8:00pm.
Around 20 bombs were exploded and numerous shots fired during the clash that lasted for an hour and a half, said witnesses.
Besides the BCL activists, Sharif Abdur Rakib, 50, former general secretary of district Awami League, was injured.Earlier, the voting began at around 7:30pm at Daratana AL office.
The gun battle broke out soon after the group backed by the upazila chairman brought out a procession claiming victory over the one backed by the local lawmaker, said the witnesses.The situation came under control with additional police and Rapid Action Battalion personnel being posted in and around the council venue.
Around 20 bombs were exploded and numerous shots fired during the clash that lasted for an hour and a half, said witnesses.
Besides the BCL activists, Sharif Abdur Rakib, 50, former general secretary of district Awami League, was injured.Earlier, the voting began at around 7:30pm at Daratana AL office.
The gun battle broke out soon after the group backed by the upazila chairman brought out a procession claiming victory over the one backed by the local lawmaker, said the witnesses.The situation came under control with additional police and Rapid Action Battalion personnel being posted in and around the council venue.
Chhatra League activists on Saturday attacked admission-seekers and vandalised furniture and vehicles in New Government Degree College in Rajshahi to have students of their choice admitted to the institution.
The activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League, the ruling Awami League's associate body of students, clashed with the police in which at least 10 were injured.
Campus sources said the admission to bachelor's (honours) course was scheduled to begin in the college at 11:00am.
Soon after the interview of admission seekers had begun, Chhatra League activists entered the campus in a procession and started vandalising the furniture and window panes and attacked and chased out admission-seekers. The attack suspended the admission process.
Chhatra League activists then tried to have students of their choice admitted to the college after other admission-seekers had left the place and clashed with the police as the police stopped them from doing so.
Chhatra League activists also went out of the college campus and started vandalising vehicles on the road and pelted the police personnel with stones.
Chhatra League also tried to attack journalists when the journalists went to cover the incident.
Police deployment was reinforced to control the situation. The police at the time arrested three Chhatra League activists — Nasir Uddin, Jahangir alias Kanak and Kamruzzaman Sarkar.
The college authorities later resumed admission process sin police guards.
The college principal, Professor Farida Sultana, told reporters that some outsiders had created problems in admission process and he termed it no big incident. 'Some outsiders created problems in the admission process. We resumed the admission process later.'
Special Branch assistant police commissioner Tariqul Islam said Chhatra League activists had vandalised furniture and vehicles and attacked admission-seekers as they failed to have students admitted to the college on quota. The Chhatra League also attacked the police when the police stopped them.
The Rajpara police officer-in-charge, Afzal Hossain, said the situation was now under control.
Admission to the college closes today and police deployment has been reinforced to stave off any untoward incidents. Chhatra League activists also foiled the admission process in the college on Thursday with vandalism and attack on admission-seekers.
The activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League, the ruling Awami League's associate body of students, clashed with the police in which at least 10 were injured.
Campus sources said the admission to bachelor's (honours) course was scheduled to begin in the college at 11:00am.
Soon after the interview of admission seekers had begun, Chhatra League activists entered the campus in a procession and started vandalising the furniture and window panes and attacked and chased out admission-seekers. The attack suspended the admission process.
Chhatra League activists then tried to have students of their choice admitted to the college after other admission-seekers had left the place and clashed with the police as the police stopped them from doing so.
Chhatra League activists also went out of the college campus and started vandalising vehicles on the road and pelted the police personnel with stones.
Chhatra League also tried to attack journalists when the journalists went to cover the incident.
Police deployment was reinforced to control the situation. The police at the time arrested three Chhatra League activists — Nasir Uddin, Jahangir alias Kanak and Kamruzzaman Sarkar.
The college authorities later resumed admission process sin police guards.
The college principal, Professor Farida Sultana, told reporters that some outsiders had created problems in admission process and he termed it no big incident. 'Some outsiders created problems in the admission process. We resumed the admission process later.'
Special Branch assistant police commissioner Tariqul Islam said Chhatra League activists had vandalised furniture and vehicles and attacked admission-seekers as they failed to have students admitted to the college on quota. The Chhatra League also attacked the police when the police stopped them.
The Rajpara police officer-in-charge, Afzal Hossain, said the situation was now under control.
Admission to the college closes today and police deployment has been reinforced to stave off any untoward incidents. Chhatra League activists also foiled the admission process in the college on Thursday with vandalism and attack on admission-seekers.
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