They were accompanied by the BCL president, general secretary and their followers. The BCL president and general secretary later went to there and pleaded with them to call off the protest. Rabbani apologised to the agitated leaders but to no avail as the protest went on throughout the night amid rain. Chhatra League General Secretary Golam Rabbani was also involved in the assault, alleged Lipi. BCL President Rezwanul Haque Shovon refused to answer questions by the media despite being present at the scene until 5am.

Source: bd News24 May 19, 2019 06:45 UTC