The central committee of ruling party’s student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has asked to stop all activities of the committee of Chittagong University (CU) unit BCL until further notice following clashes.
Following the clashes, the central committee also asked the CU BCL unit president Alamgir Tipu and general secretary HM Fazle Rabbi Sujon to explain about their role in the clashes.
General Secretary of BCL central committee Jakir Hossain told the Dhaka Tribune that the central committee took the decision to avert any untoward incident at the educational institution.
Leaders and activists “Sixty Nine” group attacked the supporters of another faction “Bijoy” at Suhrawardi dormitory in the early hours of yesterday.
“Sixty Nine” faction is being led by CU BCL president Alamgir Tipu while Bijoy group is being led by general secretary Fazle Rabbi Sujon. Alamgir Tipu is loyal to Chittagong Awami League General Secretary AJM Nasir Uddin while Sujon is blessed by Awami League city unit President ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury.
Police and residential students said at least five rooms of Suhrawardi dormitory—104, 105, 106, 107 and 110 controlled by Bijoy group were vandalished and ransacked during the Wednesday’s melee. However, the report of the injured persons could not be known.
“On information, police and proctorial body had rushed to the spot, but the clashing groups managed to flee the spot before police’s arrival”, said Officer-in-Charge of Hathazari police station Ismail Hossain.
On Tuesday, at least six persons were injured in a clash at Shah Amanat dormitory between groups of president and secretary.
Ali Azgar Chowhdhury, CU proctor, said: “Following the incident CU authority formed a probe committee consisting five-member headed by Professor Jasim Uddin of Forestry and Environmental Science Institute of CU while the committee asked to submit its report by seven working days”.
Earlier, at least 30 people, including four police officials were injured in a factional clash on November 2, last while the first intake test for the 2015-2016 academic session was going on.
Following the clash, police arrested 40 BCL activists and recovered a large number of sharp weapons from BCL-dominated two dormitories – Shahjalal and Shah Amanat. Police then filed three cases against 235 BCL leaders and activists.
Making Alamgir Tipu and Sujon as president and secretary of CU unit BCL respectively, the two-member committee had been formed on July 20, last.
It is mentionable that Alamgir Tipu is an accused of CRB double murder case that filed with Kotwali police station on 24 June, 2013 in Chittagong city. Fazly Rabbi Sujon is also an accused in another case filed with Hathazari police station in connection with trading gun shots between two groups of BCL on September 27, 2014 at Shah Jalal dormitory, said police sources.
