DHAKA, 24 March, 2021 (TON): In the backdrop of Indian PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh for the double celebrations, activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) have clashed with leftist students at Dhaka University.

On Tuesday afternoon, least 20 people, including journalists, were injured in the clashes at Soparjito Swadhinata Chattar near the TSC, witnessed said.

In the morning, the members of BCL, the ruling Awami League’s student wing, gathered in front of Raju Memorial Sculpture on the campus to resist a program announced by Chhatra Federation that had plans to burn Modi’s sculpture.

Ahead of his visit, the students have been demonstrating against Modi, demanding he be barred from entering Bangladesh due to his government’s policy towards minority groups.  

In a failed attempt to demonstrate in front of Raju Memorial Sculpture, the Chhatra Federation followers gathered at Sanjeeb Chattar of the TSC. .

When the leftist students started burning Modi’s photo, the BCL activists tried to disperse them that triggered a running battle between the two.

However, more than 20 leaders and activists of the leftist student groups were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment of their injuries, according to the reports.