BCL factions clash at BRUR, 5 hurt
At least five Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men were injured in a factional clash over sharing money gained from illegal admission at Begum Rokeya University (BRUR) here yesterday.
Police and locals said, a few BCL leaders of the university unit recently managed admission of some students in first year honours courses under the academic session 2012-13 in exchange for money.
The rival factions locked in an altercation over the issue at Park intersection area beside the university on Friday night.
As a sequel to the incident, activists of Hadiuzzaman group took position on the campus yesterday morning. At this, the men of Shishir group entered the campus with a procession.
At one stage, a chase and counter chase took place between the rival groups, leaving at least five from both sides injured.
“The clash took place following a dispute over sharing of Tk 12, 000 earned through illegal admission tradeâ€, said the OC of BRUR police camp.
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