Two activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League Districts (BCL), the student front of Awami League, were injured by chopping in an attack allegedly by Islami Chhatra Shibir men in Mehechandi area near Rajshahi University campus in the city on Friday night.The injured were identified as Hasan, 26, son of Hasmat Ali and Akash, 20, son of Manirul Islam of the village. Witnesses said Hasan and Akash came under the attack while they were having chat sitting at a place in the area at about 10:00 pm. All of a sudden, a group of miscreants swooped on the duo and chopped them with sharp weapons indiscriminately, leaving them injured. As they raised screams, some locals came to their rescue and took them to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Mizanur Rahman, president of Rajshahi University BCL unit, blamed Shibir activists for the attack, which the organisation’s publicity secretary Ziauddin Bablu denied. Uttam Kumar, officer-in-charge of Rajshahi Medical College police outpost confirmed the incident. -UNB, Rajshahi
