At least ten students were injured in a bomb attack on a procession of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on the Dhaka University campus on Monday. It was second incident of bomb attack on BCL procession on the Dhaka University campus in last three months. BCL accused the ruling partyâs student wing of the bomb attack.Dismissing the BCL accusation the leaders of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) blamed the internal grouping of BCL for the bomb attack. According to sources, two bombs were blasted at the last part of the BCL procession when it was passing through the street behind the Arts Building at about 12.50 pm on the day. After the bomb attack the leaders and activists of BCL were scattered and later regrouped within a couple of minutes and started the procession again which was terminated at TSC crossing. The general students ran helter and skelter following the attack. The bomb attack created a panic among the general students. According to sources, the JCD leaders were inside the Modhuâs canteen, just four or five yards from the place occurrences.
At a Press conference at the Dhaka University Journalist Association (DUJA) office on Monday evening, the BCL led six student alliance directly accused JCD cadres of the bomb attack. BCL claimed that at least 25 to 30 activists of the organisation were injured in the attack and six of them critically. DU JCD unit President Hasan Mamun said BCL threw the bombs on the procession to make the campus unstable once again as it did in the same way on May 31 in front of Arts Building. BCL president Liakot Sikder said âas per the direction of Hawa Bhaban, the JCD launched the attackâ. DU Proctor Prof. AK Firoz Ahmed visited the place after the blasts.