The photo taken at the DMCH, shows BCL men attack the quota reform activists on Monday evening. Photo Collected
At least 220 students were injured in attacks reportedly carried out by the student wing of ruling party Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Dhaka University campus on Monday.
BCL activists entered the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and attacked the injured and their associates.
According to the ticket counter of emergency department of DMCH, at least 220 students were brought to the hospital.
Among the injured, 11 students, including female students, were admitted to the hospital.
A staff of the hospital counter Md Mizan said 220 injured were brought to the hospital from 2.30pm to 6pm. After observing their condition doctors advised them to be admitted to the hospital and separated filed have been made for them.
Yaqub, 21, Kazi Taslim Ferdousy, 24, Omi, 26, Aminur, 22, Shuva, 20, Gias Uddin, 20, Nasir, 23, and Opee, 22, were among the injured.
Besides, the clash between the BCL activists and quotas reform movement resumed after an hour pause and spread to the DMCH. Chase and counter-chase have been taken place, creating panic among the patients of the hospital.
DMCH director Brigadier General Md Asaduzzaman said more than hundred students came to the hospital with injuries centering the clash till 6pm. They were given primary treatment and some of them were admitted to the hospital. Their conditions were not critical, he added.
Witnesses said that BCL activists reportedly tried to evict the students, who had helped over a hundred injured protesters reach the DMCH, from the hospital compound.
Later, the clashes spread from in front of DMCH to Doyel Chattar on DU campus. Some students from near the Shahidullah Hall area reported hearing gunshots and crude bomb blasts.
Earlier, BCL leaders and activists took control of the campus around 4pm after chasing out the student protesters from different points of the university.
After being informed that the protesting students were staying at DMCH with their injured fellows, the BCL leaders marched towards the hospital area with local weapons.
