Al leasl 15 students were injured, (wo of (hem seriously, dining a clash between the two factions of the ruling party-backed Bangladesh Chhatra I eague (BCL) in the Surya Sen Hall of Dhaka University on Monday night.

I he clash that started at around 11 pm continued (III yes terday morning.

The feuding groups used guns and lethal weapons including machete and Chinese axe during the clash. At leasl eight gunshots were heard during the incident.

Seriously injured llarunur Hashid anil Mamun with slab wounds were admitted lo Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Orthopaedic Hospital respectively.

According to sources, (he factions known as Bagerhat group’ and 'Shariatpur-Madaripur group' were locked in the clash over con-trol of the hall.

Three rooms were also ransacked during the clash.

Duer, Ramna Police raided the hall and arrested 13 students --Kamruzzaman Shohag, Ekram Miah, Abdullah Al Noman, Hasa-nullah Bashar. Anwar Hossain Jewel, Krzaul Islam Reza, Syed Rassel Ahmed, I anveer Hasan, Israfil Islam, Shahjahan Mukul, Mrinal Kami Roy, Suman Mehedi and llarunur Rashid. But police failed to seize any weapon from the hall.

I he students were released al around 12 noon yesterday alter the intervention of the provost of the hall.

Meanwhile, university author ity formed a three-member factfinding committee to look into the incident. The committee is headed by Assistant Proctor KhdIUur Rahman.

lension was prevailing at the hall as both (he groups were staying inside the hall (ill Tiling of this report last night. Additional police force was deployed at the hall gate.