Attack on students` demo chanting `Joy Bangla` slogan

Staff Reporter :Miscreants attacked the demonstrating students of private universities for two times in the city’s Dhanmondi area on Thursday leaving at least two injured. Witnesses said that a gang of miscreants attacked the rally chanting ‘Joy Bangla’ slogan near Rapa Plaza at Dhanmondi road-27 at about 8:30pm. The police those on duty in the area allegedly played a silence role at that time. After that attack, the miscreants tried to take position beside police. Police, however, refused to give them room beside the security line.The miscreants left the scene after the media men started coming to the spot. The same group equipped with sticks conducted attack for the second time at about 9:00pm and left the place in a hurry, witnesses said. “The students are fighting among themselves, none attacked them,” Biplob Kumar Sarkar, Deputy Commissioner, Tejgaon Division, Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said. Meanwhile, a tense situation created in the area apprehending further attack on the students till the time of filing of thius report at 10:10pm yesterday.