The injured -- Jewel and Wahidul -- belong to JCD, the student wing of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party. They were admitted to Rajshahi Medical College hospital.

At least six rooms of the Shamsuddin Hostel of Rajshahi New Government Degree College were damaged during the half an hour-long clash.

Police later took control of the hostel and arrested two workers of ICS, student front of the ruling coalition partner Jamaat-e-Islami.

Rajshahi city JCD President Abul Kalam Azad Sweet alleged that ICS workers had forced one JCD activist to attend holy Quran lessons at room no 118.

"When he refused to attend the session, they hit him on the head with an iron rod. And in such a way they teach Quran," Sweet quipped.

ICS leaders claimed that the JCD workers launched the attack first while they (ICS activists) were in a meeting.

General students said that ICS leaders often put pressure on them to attend ICS meetings and Quran lessons.