A faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League’s Chittagong University unit assaulted and threatened the station master of Sholoshahar Railway Station in Chittagong city yesterday evening over attaching a shuttle train compartment to a train.
The station master, Md Shahabuddin, told the Dhaka Tribune that the altercation ensued around 6pm, when a group of 10-12 Chhatra League activists, members of the faction Varsity Expresses (VX) Group, demanded to attach the group’s shuttle train compartment to the train.
All the Chhatra League factions have their own compartments in the train, each labelled with the name of the group that uses it. The VX Group’s compartment is currently in the dockyard for repair work, said the station master.
“When I refused to do what they demanded, they assaulted me and threatened me with dire consequences,” he said.
The station master also said he would inform the higher authorities of Bangladesh Railway about the incident.
Professor Siraj ud Dowla, proctor of CU, said the university authorities would take action against the offending Chhatra League activists after receiving word from the railway authorities.
In a separate event, members of the VX Group attacked four police members on the CU campus regarding an old enmity on Wednesday.
Police filed a case with Hathazari police station against eight Chhatra League men in this regard on Thursday.
