Eyewitness said the incident took place in front of the famed Modhur Canteen around 12.30 pm when the Muktijoddha Mancha, a platform hold a press conference at Modhur Canteen regarding a Facebook status posted by JCD central General Secretary Iqbal Hossain Shyamol.
The injured JCD activists are Mamun Khan, Shahjahan Shaon, Tarek Hasan Mamun and Nayeem were later taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for primary treatment.
Mansura Alam, an activist of JCD claimed that Muktijuddho Mancha President Aminul Islam Bulbul, also a vice president of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), suddenly carried out the attack on JCD men when they entered the MMencn hhadhur canteen without any reason.
Earlier JCD Central Secretary Iqbal Hossain Shyamol in a press conference held at the Dhaka University Journalists Association (Duja) alleged his Facebook account had been ‘hacked’, as he is unable to post any new updates to it himself.