United News of Bangladesh

Students of Dhaka College and City College clashed in the capital’s New Market area on Thursday, leaving nearly 10 people, including police personnel. The violence, which erupted around 11:30am, stemmed from a previous altercation at a coaching centre in the area on August 19, said officer-in-charge (OC) of New Market Police Station AKM Mahfuzul Haque. “Students from both institutions engaged in sporadic clashes near New Market and Science Laboratory crossing. Police intervened immediately to bring the situation under control,” the OC said. The first spell of the violence subsided shortly after it began but flared up again around 1:15pm, leading to fresh confrontations, he said. Dhaka College, City College students clash near Science Lab; Dozens injured Traffic movement in the area was disrupted during the clashes, though limited vehicular movement resumed once police managed to contain the situation. Several policemen were also injured while attempting to disperse the students, officials confirmed. The OC said additional law enforcement has been deployed in the area to prevent further escalation, and the situation is now under control.

Dhaka College authorities have suspended all the classes and exams scheduled for Tuesday after a fierce clash between students and traders in New Market area early Tuesday. All teachers are requested to be present at the college by 10 am, according to a notice published on the official website of the college and its verified Facebook page. “Due to unavoidable circumstances, all classes and examinations of Dhaka College's higher secondary level  and honours-masters programmes scheduled for today (Tuesday), have been canceled. Earlier on Monday midnight, a clash ensued between the the traders and the college students, with the latter alleging that few of their peers were thrashed and stabbed by a couple of shopkeepers when they had gone to the market for shopping. Students clashed with New Market traders again Tuesday morning at the busy Nilkhet intersection, triggering a massive traffic jam in the area. Read: Dhaka College students clash with New Market traders again The fresh clash erupted as the students went to the intersection around 10am to form a human chain in protest against last night’s alleged attack on them by members of the New market Traders’ Association. Some traders of New Market "teased and provoked" the protesters, triggering this morning's clash, according to witnesses. Sharif, Assistant Commissioner (New Market zone) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said," I am currently undergoing treatment at a hospital after suffering injuries while controlling the situation last night."