Islami Chhatra Shibir activists on Friday afternoon attacked a rally
held by Shahjalal University of Science and Technology teachers and
students to protest at the attack on the liberation war memorial
‘Chetana 71’, leaving at least 5 students injured.
The Shibir activists fired several rounds and exploded some 10 crude bombs during the attack on the programme.
They also set a motorcycle and 4 bicycles on fire after chasing away the participants of the rally, the campus sources said.
Eyewitnesses
said some 100 Shibir activists, armed with machetes, iron rods and
sticks, swooped on the rally at around 5:10pm during a human chain
formed in front of the Chatana 71 on the campus to protest at Thursday’s
attack on the sculpture.
More than 5 students were injured in the attack.
SUST assistant proctor Niloy Chandra Sarker told New Age that the authorities met in an emergency meeting following the attack.
He said the meeting was going when the report was filed at 7:30pm on Friday. (source)