C T Online Desk: Six people were injured as two groups of the Bangladesh Chhatra League clashed during the Independence Day programme at Sir Ashutosh Govt College at Boalkhali in Chattogram on Sunday.
The two groups of the ruling Awami League-backed student body led by it college unit convener Arafat Hossain Tareq and joint-convener Morshedul Alam Irfan engaged in the clash on the college campus at about 12:30pm, said Boalkhali police officer-in-charge Abdur Razzak.
The injured are college unit BCL convener Arafat Hossain Tareq, joint-convener Mahim Uddin and activists Jahed Hossain, Md Mithu, Altaf Hossain Hridoy and Shuvo Das, according to Boalkhali Upazila Health Complex duty doctor Ohiuddin Sumon.
Altaf and Shuvo were referred to Chattogram Medical College Hospital while the rst four were released after providing primary treatment at the health complex, he said.
The clash ensued as both groups tried to deliver speeches at the discussion programme, organised by the college authority on the occasion of the Independence Day and the college authorities decided to allow none of the groups to address the programme, witnesses said.
Morshedul’s followers beat two followers of Arafat as the latter barred Morshedul from delivering speech at the discussion, they said.
Later, both groups clashed with sharp weapons, they said.
Arafat claimed that Morshedul tried to occupy the campus beating his followers.
Morshedul could not be reached for comments as his mobile phone was found switched off.
College principal Partha Pratim Dhar also could not be contacted despite several attempts.
Boalkhali police officer-in-charge Md Abdur Razzak said that none filed any complaint for the clash till 8:00pm on Sunday.
