Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders and activists were attacked allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists on their way to meet Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md.  Akhtaruzzaman today (Sep 27).

JCD men were attacked after crossing the university's Liberation and Democracy Arch, sources said.

According to eyewitnesses, leaders and activists of Sir AF Rahman Hall unit of Chhatra League took a stand at Smriti Chirantan Chatwar. At 4:20 PM, Chhatra Dal leaders and activists entered the campus through Nilkhet intersection under the leadership of the university unit president and general secretary. 

At that time, people under the leadership of F Rahman Hall Branch Chhatra League President Riaz and General Secretary Moon, attacked Chhatra Dal leaders and activists with sticks.

Khorshed Alam Sohail, president of Chhatra Dal's university branch, said that more than 15-20 of their leaders and activists were injured in the attack of Chhatra League.

Riazul Islam, President of F Rahman Hall branch of Chhatra League, told Banglanews, "We had a pre-scheduled program today. End of the program, I saw Chhatra Dal leaders and activists harassing someone. Then we resisted."

BDST: 1735 HRS, SEP 27, 2022
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