No one was killed in the clash between students of Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College, Kabi Nazrul College and Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Molla College, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said.

On Monday (November 25) evening, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DC) of the Media and Public Relations Department of the DMP, Muhammad Talebur Rahman, confirmed this information and said that on November 16, Abhijit Howlader, a student of Demra’s Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Molla College, was admitted to Dhaka National Medical College and Hospital with dengue fever. He later died on November 18. That night, his family and some students of the college vandalized the hospital, alleging that he died due to wrong treatment. On November 20, 500 to 600 students of Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Molla College again came to the hospital and vandalized it. At one point, the situation got out of control. At that time, under pressure from the protesters, an investigation committee was formed regarding Abhijit’s treatment, including the hospital director, 4 doctors and 2 students.

But at that time, the students of Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Molla College, who were staying in the hospital premises, refused. Later in the evening, the students of the local Shaheed Suhrawardy College and Kabi Nazrul College came to express their solidarity with them. At that time, when the students of Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Molla College did not agree to the compromise, a scuffle broke out between the two sides. Two students of Shaheed Suhrawardy College were injured in this. Later, the situation was brought under control with the intervention of the police.

He said that on Monday, November 24, at around 2 pm, the students of Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Molla College again vandalized Dhaka National Medical College and Hospital. At one stage, they carried out extensive vandalism and looting at Shaheed Suhrawardy College and Kabi Nazrul College.

In light of this incident, around 12 to 15 thousand students of Shaheed Suhrawardy College and Kabi Nazrul College gathered today (November 25) and at around 11 am, they marched to Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College. Police had already positioned themselves in front of Dhaka National Medical College and Suhrawardy College. But the unruly and violent students resisted the police barricades and moved towards Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College. Later, the police barricaded them again at Jatrabari intersection, but they managed to cross the barricades and reach the college and carried out widespread vandalism and looting.

He also said that a forum called United College of Bangladesh (UCB) was formed by students from 35 different colleges. On the other hand, there is an alliance of students from seven colleges in the capital, including Dhaka College, Eden College, Shaheed Suhrawardy College, Government Titumir College, Begum Badrunnesa College, Mirpur Bangla College and Government Kabi Nazrul College. For the past few days, Dr. The death of Abhijit, a student of Mahbubur Rahman Molla College, has created tension, chases and hatred towards each other among the students of 35 colleges and seven colleges.

To deal with this situation, adequate manpower was deployed in Sutrapur and Demra areas from 7 am today. The deployed police members tried to control the situation with great patience. But the unruly and violent students crossed the police barricade and advanced towards Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Molla College and attacked the college. The police refrained from using excessive force to avoid any untoward incident. The police tried to control the situation peacefully, fearing that the situation would escalate. Despite this, the agitated students got involved in chases and attacks and looting.

The DMP spokesperson said that the Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College and Kabi Nazrul College and Dr. About 25 students were injured in a chase, counter-chase and clash between students of Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College. Many people are spreading misinformation on social media that two people have been killed in the incident, which is not true at all. Dhaka Metropolitan Police has requested all concerned to refrain from such misinformation.