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Shibir, BCL run amok in Ctg 20 hurt, medical college closed

Staff Correspondent, ctg
Chittagong Medical College was closed indefinitely yesterday after a clash between Bangladesh Chhatra League and Islami Chhatra Shibir left at least 20 injured.
The college authorities at an emergency meeting in the afternoon took the decision and asked the male students to evacuate two hostels by 8:00pm last night. The female students have been asked to leave their lone dormitory by 8:00am today.
Earlier, the medical college turned into a battle field following the clash between ruling Awami League-backed BCL and Jamaat-e-Islami-backed Shibir over establishing supremacy on the campus.
Both the BCL and Shibir activists vandalised • several rooms of their opposition camp. They also ransacked and set fire to over 20 rooms of Main Hostel of the college and vandalised at least lOshopsinChawkbazar.
Police charged batons on both the groups and fired teargas shells to quell the situation.
Sources say the clash ensued in the morning when both the organisations brought out precessions on the campus to welcome the freshers.
The admission activities for the first year MBBS course of the college hud also started yesterday.
I he BCI men brought out a procession and held a rally welcoming the freshers at around 11:30am at Mozammel Chattar.
I he Shibir men also brought out a procession with a number of outsiders prompting the BCL men to chase them. But police intervened and brought the situation under control.
I he authorities at an emergency meeting at around 2:00pm suspended academic activities for indefinite period and asked the students to evacuate the hostels.
Later, both BCL and Shibir brought out separate processions from the Main Hostel at around 4:00pm and locked in a chase and counter chase.
At this stage, unruly Shibir men vandalised and set fire to 10 rooms of the BCL men at the hostel, campus sources said.
Witnesses say a huge number of Shibir activists from nearby Abdus Sabur Hoste) of Chittagong College joined the attack on the BCLactivists inside the hostel.
Police fired blank shots and charged batons to disperse the activists of both the organisations leaving 15 students injured.
The Shibir activists took to the street and attacked a prescheduled rally organised by Chawkbazar Juba League protesting the bomb attack on Awami League lawmaker Sheikh Fazle NoorTaposh.
The attack left five Juba League men including its President Mohammad Ekram Hossain injured.
The attack triggered further clashes between Juba League and Shibir activists in Chawkbazar, Gulzar Moar and Parade Comer areas.
Vehicular movement remained suspended for over two hours on different city streets including College Road, Chatteswary Road, and Chawkbazar due to the clash.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police Banaj Kumar Mazumder said over three platoons of police were deployed to control the situation.
Seven injured BCL activists were admitted to the Chittagong Medical College Hospital, sources said.