Politics

BCL men 'beat up' student at RU

A student was beaten allegedly by two activists of Rajshahi University (RU) Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at a dormitory of the university early Saturday.

Sohrab Mia, a third year student of Finance Department, was hospitalized with broken left and head injuries.

Witnesses said several students of Finance department, including Sohrab, were called to 254 no. room of third block of Shaheed Shamsuzzoha Hall around 12:30am by BCL men. 

Asif Lak and Humayun Kabir Nahid, followers of RU BCL president Golam Kibria, questioned Sohrab there on different issues. 

At one stage, the both started beating Sohrab with iron rod, leaving him seriously injured. 

Friends of the victim first rushed him to university medical center and later to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.

Proctor Lutfar Rahman, and Shaheed Shamsuzzoha Hall provost Md Julkarnain were phoned several times to know their statement about the incident but they did not receive phone.