At least 70 students were maimed, 15 critically, when activists of two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League... the student wing of the Bangla Awami League ...
(BCL) clashed at Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall of Dhaka University early Tuesday.
Around 30 to 35 gunshots were fired and over 20 cocktails went
kaboom!during the hour-long clash, witnesses said.
Sources in Mohsin Hall said the clash began at about 4:45am.
The gunshots were fired a few minutes after the clash ensued, sending panic among the resident students.
Witnesses said the clash broke out when the followers of BCL president of Mohsin Hall, Mohammad Ali, and its general secretary, Mohiuddin, attacked the supporters of hall unit organising secretary, Mohiuddin Mahi, with firearms and lethal weapons following a conflict over attending a hall programme last week.
Over 70 students were maimed during the fight.
The injured were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka Orthopedic Hospital, DU Medical Centre and other hospitals in the city.
BCL sources said the followers of president and general secretary attacked the supporters of the organising secretary although the matter was settled Monday midnight.
Police rushed to the spot at about 6:00am and brought the situation under control.
Later, they raided the hall and recovered a pistol loaded with two bullets from the scene.
DU Proctor Dr KM Saiful Islam told The Daily Star that they have formed a three-member committee headed by Abu Taleb, house tutor of the hall, to investigate the incident.
The committee has been asked to submit its report in seven working days.
"Stern actions will be taken against the students involved in the clash," Saiful said.