Barishal University students protest attack on fellows
UNB
17th February, 2021 12:17:52
Students of Barishal University have been protesting in the city since Wednesday morning against an attack on some of their fellows by local transport workers on Tuesday.
Witnesses said the protests began around 7:00 am when scores of university students blocked traffic on the busy Barishal-Patuakhali highway, demanding immediate action against the perpetrators of Tuesday s attack that left 11 scholars injured.
On Tuesday, two students of the university were allegedly manhandled by few staffers of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) at BRTC bus counter in the Rupatoli area of the city.
In protest, some students of the university blocked the bus terminal for two hours. They dispersed only after police arrested one BRTC employee, identified as Rafique, in connection with the attack.
Students of Barishal University have been protesting in the city since Wednesday morning against an attack on some of their fellows by local transport workers on Tuesday. Witnesses said the protests began around 7:00 am when scores of university students blocked traffic on the busy Barishal-Patuakhali
Around 25 students of Barishal University were injured after miscreants attacked them at their hostels in the city's Rupatoli area early today. Thirteen of the injured were admitted to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, three are in serious condition, reports our local correspondent quoting fellow students. A group of 50 miscreants carried out the attack with sticks, iron
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