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BCL groups clash at DU hall: 5 injured

DU Correspondent
Hundreds of general students of Sergeant Jahurul Haq Hall of Dhaka University (DU) were trapped inside the hall for over three hours yesterday after two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men clashed on the compound over a hall committee post.
At least five BCL activists were injured during the clashes in the afternoon.
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BCL sources said the clash occurred between hall unit BCL activist Reazuddin Sumon and Samsul Kabir Rahat and their supporters over a post in the party's hall unit committee.
Sources said at one point, Sumon group - with help from BCL activists of other DU dormitories - forced Rahat and his supporters out from the hall compound at around 3:00pm.
About an hour later, Rahat group returned to the hall compound through a back door, and with help from Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists of the same hall, ousted Sumon group from the premises.
Hall sources said that Rahat group then took up position at the hall gate to prevent Sumon's group from reentering the hall.
As Sumon and his group tried to force their way into the hall several times after this, the two groups clashed with each other several times.
Activists from both groups engaged in the clashes with iron rods, sticks and brick pieces.
Hall sources said that police reached the spot at around 4:30pm but did not take any action against the demonstrators. They also said that the general students were not able to leave the hall during the period.
Talking to The Daily Star, hall provost Prof Zahidul Islam said, "I repeatedly asked police to go for some action, but they did not They just observed the situation."
The OC of Shahbagh police station Rezaul Karim however refuted this claim. He said that the DU authorities asked the police not to take any action against the students. The police team had since left the troubled spot.
Meanwhile, the hall provost Prof Islam told The Daily Star last night that since both groups had still not left their positions at the hall, he apprehended further clashes during the night.
Prof Islam said he has informed the university proctor and Vice-Chancellor Prof SMA Faiz about the situation.
Meanwhile, a tense situation is prevailingatthehall.
At the tie of filing of this report at around 10:00pm last night, chases and counter chases were continuing between the two groups at the hall.
Earlier, in the afternoon BCL leaders and activists staged a demonstration on the university campus demanding unconditional release of Awami League President Sheikh Hasina