DU CORRESPONDENT

Two Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) office-bearers were assaulted inside the Shahbagh Police Station compound last night by a group of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD).

The victims were identified as Ducsu Literature and Cultural Affairs Secretary Musaddiq Ali Ibne Mohammad and Social Welfare Secretary AB Zubair.

The incident occurred when Chhatra Dal activists went to the police station to file a case against Dhaka University student Abdullah Al Mahmud, accusing him of making a derogatory Facebook post about Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his daughter Zaima Rahman.

At the same time, Abdullah, accompanied by Musaddiq, Zubair, and Ducsu’s Liberation War and Democratic Movement Affairs Secretary Fatima Tasnim Zuma, arrived at the station to file a general diary citing security concerns.

Around 7:30pm, an altercation broke out between the two groups, and Chhatra Dal activists attacked Musaddiq and Zubair separately.

Later, senior Chhatra Dal leaders escorted the Ducsu leaders to safety inside the police station.

Witnesses reported that for about 20 minutes, Chhatra Dal activists chanted slogans and demanded the Ducsu leaders be brought out.

The entire time there was no police intervention. Senior Chhatra Dal leaders eventually intervened and moved their activists outside.

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