JCD rivals clash on DU, 12 hurt
DU Correspondent
At least 10 leaders and workers of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and two policemen were injured, in clashes between two rival factions of Shahidullah Hall JCD unit on Dhaka University (DU) campus yesterday.Those injured seriously are Zakaria Al Mamun, general secretary of the JCD hall unit, Hasanuzzman Babu, sports secretary of the unit and JCD workers Molla Jalaluddin Arif and Shahdat Hossain Apu and police constable Pran Krishna Odhikari. They were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). The other injured including JCD workers Awal, Jasim, Wahab and Sajal and police sub-inspector (SI) Mashiur Rahman were given first aid. The clashes took place between supporters of the two factions -- one led by JCD hall unit Acting President Amjad Hossain Jewel and the other by its General Secretary Zakaria -- over occupation of seats at the hall. JCD sources said the clashes followed feuds over seats at the extension of the hall by supporters of the two factions. The two sides sat Tuesday night to resolve the problem but the move failed due to assault on two workers of Amjad-led faction at the hall. The other faction then beat up a member of the DU unit committee of the JCD and resident of the hall when he tried to help resolve the dispute. Later, a group of about 25 leaders and workers led by JCD central leader Sayeed Iqbal Tito and DU unit JCD President Amirul Islam Khan Alim beat up Zakaria on the campus yesterday, leaving him seriously injured. As police tried to rescue Zakaria, agitated JCD workers threw brickbats at them, injuring the constable and the SI. A number of JCD leaders and activists from different halls then marched to Shahidullah Hall, assaulted some activists of Zakaria-led faction and drove out many others. The Amjad-led faction occupied the hall. JCD President Sahabuddin Laltu, General Secretary Azizul Bari Helal and other central leaders visited the hall later on and were trying to bring the situation under control. A tense situation was prevailing at the hall and on the campus, as well. Meanwhile, unidentified persons threw stones at a police official's jeep on the campus, causing damages. Police said some students are trying to provoke them. Additional police forces have been deployed on the campus.
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