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Sohag, Baten, Muhith, Pal ash, Hasan and Mobarak are among the expelled Chhatra League activists, Chhatra League's DU unit president Sohel RanaTipu told The Daily Star.

The clash between followers of Chhatra League Surya Sen Hall unit president Sayeed Mojumder and general secretary Ziaul Haq Tuhin ensued when Sayeed allegedly slapped non-student Anwar Hossain, who was staying at the dorm, and asked him to leave the dormitory, sources said.

DU Proctor KM Saiful Islam Khan told The Daily Star that the university administration decided to suspend seven students of the dormitory, including Palash, Hasan, Sumon and Sohag, based on the primary investigation report submitted by the dormitory administration to the proctor.

Surya Sen Hall authorities found that the seven students were involved in the incident, said Surya Sen Hall Provost Prof Khondaker Ashraf Hossain.

Of the injured, Masud and Robiul of Philosophy and Palash of Islamic History were in a critical condition at Dhaka Medical College Hospital with stab wounds to their chest and back. Rakib of Peace and Conflict, Apu and Forkan of Marketing, Rocky of Philosophy, Murad of Finance, Sohel of History and Hafiz, Hasan and Sohag were also injured.

Police during a raid around 2:30am yesterday recovered the four bullets from room-275 and a few sharp weapons from rooms allegedly controlled by Chhatra League leaders and activists. Arrested Rajib was sent to a Dhaka court in the afternoon, officer-in-charge of Shahbagh Police Station said.

Chhatra League sources said Tuhin group attacked Sayeed group around 12:45pm Thursday as Sayeed allegedly slapped Anwar.

Chases and counter chases took place between the two groups, who were armed with various weapons, throughout the day inside the dormitory creating panic among hundreds of students.

They even clashed in presence of the university proctor, house tutors and (op leaders of Chhatra League DU unit, sources said.

Dormitory sources said they were fearing such a clash after top leaders of Chhatra League central committee swapped Sayeed and Ihhin’s posts in the dorm unit by alleg edly tampering with the list of recently declared hall committees.