RMC closed till Oct 10 Violent BCL-JCD clash leaves 20 students injured

The students of Rajshahi Medical College are leaving
the dormitories following clash between two groups of
students yesterday. The College was declared closed for a
month. FocusBangla

The Rajshahi Medical College has been closed till October 10 following a clash between Bangladesh Chhatra League and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activists last night that left 20 students injured.

The RMC authority also asked the students to vacate their dormitories by 6:00pm on Friday.

The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the academic council of RMC held at the college yesterday morning with Principal Prof Dr Fazlur Rahman in the chair.

Police said a group of JCD workers ransacked room No 205 of Dr Pinku Hostel of the college Thursday night following an altercation with the BCL activists over possession of a seat in the hostel.

As the news spread, BCL men locked the main gate of the hostel and vandalized room No 008 at about 11:00pm that led to the clash.

A chase and counter chase also took place between the activists of the two students' organisations during the half an hour clash, leaving 20 students, including college unit JCD president Mahmudul Haque Raju injured.

At one stage, BCL activists drove out the JCD workers and ransacked JCD occupied rooms No 201, 202, 204, 218, and 223. Later, the BCL men also left the hostel. On information, police rushed to the spot at midnight and brought the situation under control. Additional police force was deployed on the campus to fend off further violence.