The authorities of Dr Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College (DMRMC) claimed that three of their students were killed and over hundred others, including teachers and students, were injured in clashes between the students the DMRC and two other colleges-- Kabi Nazrul Government College and Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College on Monday.
DMRMC Managing Director Ashraf Samir made the claim in a press release issued on Monday afternoon.
No other authority, however, has confirmed the same until the filing of this report at 5pm.
DMRMC administration official Obaidur Rahman Mollah said, many of their students and teachers have also been injured.
Contacted, Deputy Commissioner Md Saleh Uddin of Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Wari Division said, "We have received reports on many people being injured. But we are yet to confirm any deaths from the clashes."
An official of the Jatrabari Police Station also said they were yet to enter the DMRC premises for further investigation. "That's why we can't confirm the news of any deaths occurring during the clashes."
Meanwhile, 15 injured students were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) following the rounds of violence in Demra, said Inspector Md Faruk, the in-charge of DMCH police outpost.
Earlier in the morning, students of Kabi Nazrul College and Shaheed Suhrawardy College announced an event called "Mega Monday" in protest against the attacks and vandalism on their campuses on Sunday.
On their way to the DMRMC campus at Demra, students of both colleges chanted slogans, demanding justice for the students of the colleges involved in yesterday's attacks, including those from DMRMC.
Soon after arriving in the DMRMC area at around noon, the clash between the students of the three colleges started, leaving many injured on the spot.
Locals also got involved in the clash as fears of attacks on nearby schools rose.
Roads in the Demra-Jatrabari area are still blocked although the clashes ended at around 2:30pm.
A message from the Border Guard Bangladesh Headquarters to the media said six platoons of the paramilitary force have also been deployed in the area, where police and army have been working to establish order since the clashes started in the morning.
Nearly all the rooms on all floors of the 10-storey DMRMC building were vandalised during the attack. Many were seen looting the computers, furniture and other equipment at the time.
DMRC administration official Mahfuzur Rahman said that the attackers also looted money from the college.
Today's clashes, however, stemmed from the violence that occurred in Old Dhaka yesterday afternoon.
At first, students from DMRMC had vandalised the main gate and inside of Dhaka National Medical College and Hospital (DNMCH), alleging medical malpractice and irregularities in the treatment of 18-year-old student Abhijit Halder, who died while undergoing treatment on 18 November.
Soon after violence spilled into Kabi Nazrul College and Shaheed Suhrawardy College campuses, which are located near DNMCH.
During the clashes, DMRMC students, reportedly supported by students of several other colleges, vandalised Kabi Nazrul College and Shaheed Suhrawardy College buildings -- leading to today's violence carried out by the students of the latter colleges.
DMP says, 25 students injured, but no deaths
However, rubbishing statements that students had died amid clashes between students of DMRMC, Kabi Nazrul Government College and Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College on Monday, the Dhaka police has said so far 25 were injured.
In a statement issued by DMP Deputy Police Commissioner Muhammad Talebur Rahman, he stated that many had been spreading misinformation on social media saying two students had died, but this was not true.
He requested everyone to stay away from such misinformation.
Earlier, DMRMC Managing Director Ashraf Samir in a press release claimed that three of their students had died in the clashes.
He also confirmed the matter over the phone.
Meanwhile, in the wake of clashes and tense, six platoons of personnel from, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in the area in the afternoon.
