Chattogram, Feb 23 (UNB) – At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) over the alleged abduction of a leader on Chittagong University (CU) campus on Friday night.

Supporters of two groups -- Ulka group and sixty nine group, both are shuttle-train based BCL groups, attacked each other and exploded crude bombs on the campus at, leaving 10 students injured, campus sources said. 

The clash ensued between the two BCL factions at Zero point and Gate no 1 areas on the campus around 10:30 pm after a news spread that Golam Rasul Nishan, vice-president of the defunct BCL committee, also belongs to Ulka group, was abducted from Lalkhan Bazar in the city, said Md Akhtaruzzaman, in-charge of CU police camp.

The Ulka group activists claimed vice-president of Sixty nine group Mansur Alam, Publications affairs secretary Iqbal Tipu and joint secretary Abu Torab picked up Nishan from the place around 10:30pm and released him 12:30 am.

However, Mansur denied the allegation and said , “We don’t know about the abduction incident and learned it from Facebook posts. If anyone blame on us, I must say it was done out of vengeance.”  
 

Cox’s Bazar, Feb 23 (UNB) –A Rohingya youth was shot dead by some miscreants at Shalbagan Ronhigya camp of Noyapara in Teknaf on Friday night.

The deceased was identified as Mohammad Hamid, 36, son of Md Hossain.

Inspector of Noyapara police out-post Abdus Salam said a gang of miscreants took  Hamid to a nearby hill at gun point and killed him.

Police recovered the body and sent it to Sadar Hospital for autopsy.
 

Cox’s Bazar, Feb 23 (UNB)- At least two people were killed and eight others injured by bullet in a clash between two groups  over a disputed land at Bilhachua in Pekua upazila in the district on Saturday.

The deceased were identified as NezamU ddin, son of late Abdur Rahman and Azizul Haque of Bilhachua area.

Additional Police Superintendent Iqbal Hossain said they recovered two bodies from the spot after the clash.

Besides, police recovered 7 firearms and arrested eight people from the spot.
 

Dhaka, Feb 23 (UNB) – Body of another Chawkbazar fire victim was handed over to the family on Saturday.

With this, a total of 47 bodies were handed over to their families.

The deceased was identified by his brother as Anwar Hossain Manju, 41, son of late Karim of Mirzanagar of Sonaimuri  uapzila in Noakhali.

Sixty seven bodies were recovered after a fire broke out at a chemical warehouse and raged through four other adjacent buildings in Chawkbazar on Wednesday night.
 

Barishal, Feb 23 (UNB) – A man was killed and several others were injured in a clash over land related dispute at Morichbunia village in Banaripara upazila on Friday night.

The deceased identified as Ashish Baroi, 46, son of Amal Baroi.

Khalilur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Banaripara Police Station, said that there had been a long standing dispute between Ashish and Sobha Ranjan Chowdhury of the village over land. 

As a sequel to the enmity, the two sides locked into an altercation which triggered a fierce clash.

Ashish received stab injuries during the clash and died on the spot.

Besides, several people of both groups, including Ashish’s wife Snighda, were also injured.

The injured were sent to Sher-e Bangla Medical College and Hospital.

Police arrested two people in connection with the clash.