Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) – Pro-government student activists and supporters traded bullets Tuesday morning for supremacy over a student’s dorm in a campus in Dhaka, leaving 70 hurt.
The predawn fire fight between two factions of the ruling Awami League student organization, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), occurred at Dhaka University’s Haji Mohsin dorm.
“It was a fight for establishing supremacy in the dormitory,” Rezaul Karim, officer-in-charge of the campus, told wire service bdnews24.com. He confirmed no information on deaths.
Sixty five of the wounded, mostly students, were admitted to trauma hospitals, while others were released after primary treatment. Attending surgeons said three of the wounded were in critical condition with gunshot wounds.
Eyewitnesses said hails of gunfire and dozens of homemade bomb explosions were heard during the clash.
Police recovered one pistol loaded with bullets, several machetes and sticks. No arrests have yet been made.
Dhaka University student organization president Sheikh Sohel Rana Tipu told bdnews24.com, “Action will be taken against those involved in the incident.” He also urged university authorities and the police to take action against the offenders.
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