Vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Nurul Haque Nur came under an attack reportedly by some activists of Bangladesh ruling Awami League party’s student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League and a platform named “Muktijoddha Mancha” on the DU campus on Sunday.
Witnesses said the attack was carried out when Nur along with some activists of Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council (BGSRPC) was holding a meeting at his office around 1 pm.
Fifteen others, including BGSRPC convener Hasan al Mamun, Joint convener Mohammad Rashed Khan, Faruk Hossain, were injured in the attack.
The injured were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.
According to eyewitnesses, activists of a faction of Muktijuddha Mancha allegedly hurled brick chips at Ducsu office room when Nur and some of his associates were there.
BGSRPC convener Hasan al Mamun alleged that Aminul Islam Bulbul, president of Muktijuddha Mancha, a platform of freedom fighters’ descendants, led the attack.
The Daily Star adds: The DU unit BCL president Sanjit Chandra Das and General Secretary Saddam Hossain along with their followers went to the Ducsu and asked them to go out but Nur denied.
They locked into an altercation over the matter and both Sanjit and Saddam, also assistant general secretary of Ducsu, left the office.
After that, other BCL men equipped with wooden sticks attacked Nur and his fellows, the correspondent said.
The activists of Muktijuddha Mancha faction later joined with the BCL men, leaving 15 including Nur injured.
