Some activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League attacked a protest rally of progressive students organisations in front of Shahbagh police station on Monday evening. The incident occurred around at 6.45 pm when progressive student organizations went for a protest rally from in front of the national museum demanding proper investigation into the BM Container Depot fire, arrest of its owner and proper amends to the victims and their families. "Anik Roy, vice-president of the student union, was badly injured in the attack and received eight stitches on his head at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital. Besides several more of our activists were injured ,” said Acting President of Bangladesh Socialist Student Front, Joydeep Vatyacharya . "We were on our way to the Raju sculpture with the procession and as we reached in front of Shahbagh police station, BCL leaders and activists suddenly attacked us with bricks and stones", he added. Also read: BCL factions clash at DU over ‘occupying hall seat’ According to another witness, some BCL leaders and activists were going toward Shahbag on motorcycles when they were blocked by the procession of leftist organizations. They allowed an ambulance to pass but did not allow the BCL leaders and activists to do so which led to an altercation and soon it turned violent, he said. Moudut Hawlader, Officer-in-Charge of Shahbagh police station said, "I was informed about the incident. The leaders and activists of the leftist organizations were attacked by BCL men due to a quarrel between them over not allowing them to cross the road but we did not get any complaint yet in this regard. " Also read: BCL-JCD clashes at DU: HC grants 35 JCD men anticipatory bail However, the victims of progressive students organizations were identifying the attackers as Masruk Hasan Sujon, follower of Siam-Master Da Surja Sen hall(DU) Chhatra League general secretary- Najmul Hasan Rupu, Dhaka University Chhatra League Human resources development deputy secretary.

An expert team of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has started collecting DNA samples to identify those killed in the deadly fire at BM Container Depot at Sitakunda in Chattogram, said police on Monday. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Chattogram Range Anwar Hossain said the family members of the deceased are providing samples for DNA test with the help of police. Also read: Operation to douse Ctg depot fire continues; Death toll stands at 50 He said a total of 41 bodies were brought to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH). Among those, 22 were identified and handed over to their respective families till this morning.

Firefighters continued their operation on Monday to douse the deadly blaze at BM Container Depot at Sitakunda in Chattogram even after 38 hours of the incident that so far claimed 50 lives and left several hundred wounded. The death toll from the devastating fire reached 50 with the recovery of another body from a container of the depot in the morning, according to Fire Service. Also read: Container depot disaster claims firefighter Rony's life within 3 months of posting Fire Service sources there may be a container containing  flammable chemicals  close to the burning containers and so they are working very carefully. A 20-member special HAZMAT (hazardous material) team with two tenders reached Chattogram from Dhaka to assist the fire service men working at the depot.

President and members of the Board of Directors of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on Sunday expressed their deep condolences and shock at the unexpected loss of lives of 37 people so far at the devastating fire incident happened at BM Container Depot at Sitakunda in Chattogram. They also expressed their deep sorrow and profound sympathy to the bereaved family members. Also read: DCCI invites Indian investors to invest in EZs in Bangladesh DCCI also prayed for the early recovery of the wounded in this fire incident. Moreover, Dhaka Chamber also emphasized to identify the cause of this unexpected incident and urged concerned authorities to be cautious in future, to avoid such loss of lives.