JCD, police club BCL procession at RU, 20 students injured

Of the injured, the condition of BCL President Ibrahim Hossain Moon and General Secretary Ayen Uddin is learnt to be critical.

Others included Ayub Hossain, Al Biruni, Mofazzal Haq, Ziaul Haq, Zillur Rahman, Mehdi Hasan, Mustak Ahmed, Rebeka Sultana, Sumon Kanti, Sumon Kumar, Rothi, Khuku, Ashish and Madhabi Mollik.

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Sources said JCD cadres along with the police swooped on the BCL procession when it was heading towards university bus stand to foil a JCD bid to run the buses during the strike.

Earlier, the BCL held rallies and brought out processions as part of the daylong strike enforced by six opposition student organisations protesting the JCD attack on Dhaka University campus.

At a press conference on RU campus, the BCL leaders called a daylong strike for today protesting the attack.

They also demanded removal of RU Vice- chancellor Prof Faisul Islam Faruki and Proctor Prof Shamsul Alam for, what they said, the failure of the administration to provide security on the campus.

They claimed that Proctor Prof Zahid Hasan provoked and led the attack.

Asked, the proctor said police dispersed a BCL procession which was heading for damaging the university vehicles.

"We (RU teachers) and JCD leaders just barred the procession. We did not make any attack," he added.

JCD General Secretary Aslam Reza said general students drove the BCL workers who tried to create chaos on the campus.

Meanwhile, many resident students have reportedly left their halls due to prevailing situation.