BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday claimed that over a 100 leaders and activists of Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal were injured in attacks by Bangladesh Chhatra League on the Dhaka University campus and the High Court premises.
“Chhatra League went on a rampage and attacked the students of Dhaka University, leaving over 100 leaders and activists of Chhatra Dal injured,” he said.
Talking to reporters after visiting injured Chhatra Dal leaders and workers at Samorita Hospital in Dhaka, the BNP leader said the Chhatra League men also hit the Chhatra Dal men entering the High Court. “They beat up the Chhatra Dal activists going to different rooms of the High Court. They did not spare the female students either.”
Fakhrul said he found around 50 injured leaders and activists of Chhatra Dal at Samorita Hospital. “The Chhatra League criminals hit the leaders and activists in their heads. Two of them have been shifted to the ICU and most of them are groaning in pain. The doctors are giving them treatment with sincerity.”
He said many other injured Chhatra Dal leaders and activists are receiving treatment at other hospitals.
Fakhrul said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s offensive comment on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has naturally triggered a strong wave of protests across the country. “They (govt) have now resorted to violence to contain it. This is the character of a fascist regime. We strongly protest and condemn the incident.”
He demanded the government immediately arrest the attackers and bring them to justice.
“It’s nothing new as the Awami League government has been staying in power by resorting to terrorism and they want to continue it in the same way. It won’t be possible to hang onto power by engaging in terrorism. We believe such terrorism of the government will end through a strong movement of people,” the BNP leader said.
Earlier, he also visited many other injured Chhatra Dal leaders and activists at Islami Bank Hospital, Kakrail and Ayesha Memorial Hospital, Mohakhali.
Earlier in the day, activists of Chhatra League and Chhatra Dal locked into a clash on the Dhaka University campus, two days after a fierce clash between them.
Witnesses said the activists of Chhatra League, the student wing of the Awami League, from different dormitories of DU, equipped with stumps, bamboo and wood sticks, rods, and steel pipes attacked the Chhatra Dal activists while they were marching towards Doel Chattar with a procession as per their pre-scheduled program, triggering the clash.
