BCL-Shibir clash leaves 50 hurt at Dhaka Polytechnic

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At least 50 students of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute were injured in a violent clash between Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) activists following a brawl over sitting in the dining-room of a dorm.
Principal of the institute Shamsul Alam told UNB that they asked all the students to vacate their dormitories by 5.0pm "so we can control the situation".
Students told reporters that an altercation ensued between BCL and ICS activists at about 11 Saturday night over sitting in the dining-room of Latif Hall. At night it did not turn into violence.
But the pent-up anger on both sides erupted Sunday morning into a clash that lasted from 10am to 1.0pm, leaving at least 50 students injured, campus sources said.
Among the injured, seven were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, six to Al Razi Hospital and four to Orthopedic Hospital.
Amid widespread chase and counter-chase, at least 10 rooms, windows, doors and furniture of the college and its dorms were vandalised.
On information, police rushed in and brought the situation under control at about 1.0pm.
Rafique, a Shibir activist, alleged that a group of BCL men suddenly attacked them in the morning and "started beating one after another after locking the main gate of Latif Hall".
But the BCL side refuted the allegation and blamed the Chhatra Shibir activists for triggering the trouble.