Two rival factions of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL)’s Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall unit of Dhaka University have clashed over establishing supremacy in the dormitory compound.
Witnesses said that the hour-long clash started around 11:30am on Thursday between two BCL factions, one led by the hall unit BCL President Khadijatul Kobra and another led by General Secretary Sheikh Marufa Nabila.Students said that the followers of Khadijatul Kobra started chanting slogans inside the dormitory compound from the morning demanding withdrawal of the expulsion of house tutor Sima Islam and also demanding resignation of Provost of the hall Professor Dr. Sabita Rezwana Rahman.
The two groups engaged in a clash around 11:30am when the followers of Nabila started chanting slogans in favour of the provost and took a counter position,
Several students from both the factions were injured in the clash.
The students claimed that though the Provost was present on the spot, she did not take any steps to bring the situation under control.
Later, Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Shahid Akther Hossain, the university unit BCL President Mehedi Hasan and General Secretary Omar Sharif rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
When contacted, Acting Proctor Professor Amjad Ali told bdnews24.com around 3pm, “We’re discussing the matter to resolve the issue.”
He said that they were discussing the matter in presence of the Pro-VC and senior BCL leaders of the university unit.
The students and employees of the hall said that the Provost allowed the hall unit’s former BCL President Zakia Zaman Nipa to stay in the dormitory though she completed her academic career much earlier. But the Provost did not allow the hall unit’s former BCL General Secretary Tanzim Sharmin to stay in the dormitory.
So, the Thursday’s clash was an outburst of pent-up dissatisfaction among the supporters of the hall unit’s present BCL President Khadizatul Kobra, believed to be blessed by Tanzim Sharmin, and present BCL General Secretary Marufa Nabila, believed to be blessed by Nipa. – bdnews24.com
