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Protesting students come under attack at Zigatola

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Published: 11:03, 4 August 2018   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Protesting students come under attack at Zigatola

Staff Correspondent: A group of youths have allegedly carried out an attack on the students demanding safe roads in Zigatola area of the city on Saturday.

Demonstrating students alleged that some BCL men wearing helmets launched the attack on us when we were controlling traffic at Zigatola intersection around 2:00pm.

The attackers with sticks in their hands swooped on us and beat up some of us in front of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) gate, leaving several injured, they also alleged.

Passers-by and journalists who tried to take photos of the incident were also beaten. Their cameras and mobile phone were snatched away and smashed by the BCL men, they added.

Officer-in-charge (OC) of Dhanmondi Police Station did not receive the phone call despite repeated attempts.

Earlier, hundreds of students of different educational institutions demanding safety of the road thronged Zigatola from the morning. They were peacefully demonstrating and controlling the traffic in the area.


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