Students clash in Demra, vandalise Molla college
Students clash in Demra on Monday. | UNB photo
Bangladesh desk: Students from Kabi Nazrul College and Suhrawardy Colleges vandalised Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Molla College in Demra on Monday over clashes among students from 35 colleges near National Medical College Hospital on Sunday centering a student’s death in ‘wrong treatment’ at the hospital.
Students started gathering near Dr Mahbubur Rahman Molla College in the morning and carried out vandalism around 12:00 noon.
After that students vandalised the hospital alleging negligence in treatment at the hospital on Sunday.
They alleged that students from Kabi Nazrul and Suhrawardy Colleges supported by the National Medical College attacked them.
Later, students from 35 colleges clashed with the students of Kabi Nazrul and Suhrawardy Colleges and vandlised the property of the two colleges on Sunday, leaving at least 20 people injured.
Regarding the vandalism, Suhrawardy College Islamic Studies department teacher Tariqul Islam said, ‘I sent them back first, but they returned with a group. They stole many computers and destroyed them, even taking rifles from the NCC. They vandalised all 17 departments and even damaged four motorcycles owned by a teacher.’
Suhrawardy College vice-principal Farida Yasmin said, ‘We were assured by the principal that nothing would happen, but the attack occurred. The entire college was attacked, and even my room was ransacked.’
