Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- A student of Sylhet's MC College has allegedly been beaten by members of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, after commenting on Facebook about the recent clash in Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, or KUET.

Mizanur Rahman Riyad, a third-year student in the English department of MC College, said he was beaten with an iron rod in his hostel room in the city's Baluchar area around 12am on Thursday.

The assault, he claimed, occurred in the presence of Jawhar Lokman Musanna, the secretary of the MC College chapter of Chhatra Shibir. The group has denied any involvement.

Mizanur, who is currently receiving treatment at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, serves as the Informati...