Cadres of Jamaat-Shibir and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, have allegedly been instigating the protesters to become violent to turn the ongoing anti-quota movement into an anti-government movement to implement their deep-rooted plan.
In the guise of quota reform activists, the cadres of those organisations are trying to divert the movement to take political mileage, sources in the intelligence told the Bangladesh Post.
According to the sources in the law enforcement agencies, the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, a radical political party, have taken full control on the movement.
Taking to the streets, highly trained Jamaat-Shibir cadres are instigating the agitated students to carry out attacks on the police and members Bangladesh Chattra League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League.
As a result, the quota reform movement is experiencing huge causalities across the country.
At least three students, including a Begum Rokeya University student and three pedestrians, were killed during clashes between law enforcement agencies, protesters and ruling party men on Tuesday.
Political observers opined that both the government and the ruling party men showed highest level of patience from the very beginning of the movement.
But, when the protesters on Monday attacked the BCL supporters from a rally in the name of protesting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's remarks on quota movement, BCL activists also took to the streets for resisting the unruly agitators on different campuses.
At least five Dhaka University teachers were attacked by Shibir cadres in front of the DU Medical Centre on Tuesday.
They were identified as Professor Dr Mostafizur Rahman, Professor Dr Abdul Muhit, associate Professor Dr Farzana Shanta, associate Professor Dr Hasan Faruk and assistant Professor Emamul Haque Sarker Titu.
Talking to the Bangladesh Post correspondent, DU Proctor Professor Maksudur Rahman confirmed it.
The injured teachers were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Witnesses said, a team of the DU teachers went to Central Shaheed Minar area and requested the outsiders to leave the campus area for the sake of the safety of their students.
Instead of paying any heed to the request of the teachers, Shibir cadres carried out attacks on the teachers with iron rods and bamboo sticks, leaving them injured badly.
At least 50 BCL leaders, including Oritri Nandi, Apurba Chakrabarti, Rivu Mandhal, Akash Sarker, Emon Chakrabarti, Israk Jahan Dipu, Mohammad Ehsan, Imam Hossain Zihad, Rakibul Hasan Rahi, Nahidul Islam Shanto, Zahidul Islam Max, Rakib Islam, Hamza, Aminul Islam, Nahidul Islam Shanto, Saimum Reza, Mujahid, Shubo Adhikari, Sourav Deb Nayan, Sabat Al Islam, Abdullah Al Shawon, Qayoum Uddin Ahad, Abdullah Al Tuhin, Zakaria, Shakib, Mehdi Hasan Kabbo, Jiban Ahmed Bhuiyan, Karib and Johny were also injured by the Shibir cadres.
The cadres in the guise of protestors also vandalised the Government Teacher Training College at Science Lab area after entering in to the premises forcibly.
Sources said they also abducted two students from the hostel. But the Bangladesh Post could not verify the claim.
The pro-quota reform students also vandalised the women hostel of the Government Teacher Training College, said the sources.
The protestors also blocked the road and railway tracks across the country, resulting in snapping the communications with Dhaka and rest of the country. It also caused significant delays and inconveniences for passengers and freight services.
In the evening, the protesters also set fire on two buses in front of the Jatiya Press Club.
