Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) last night beat up three leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir at Zahurul Haq Hall of Dhaka University (DU).The injured were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, campus sources said. Two of them were identified as Al-Amin of Sociology and Mohammad Shifat of Law department. Eyewitnesses said at least 20 leaders and workers of Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, came under attack while they were coming out of the hall after a meeting at room No. 3006 at around 11:45pm. Over 100 leaders and activists of BCL, the student front of Awami League (AL), took part in the assault.
Three of the Shibir men were caught by the Chhatra League activists and battered with sticks and cricket stumps while the rest managed to flee the scene. Additional police forces were deployed in the hall premises to avert further violence.