Police restricted the movement of vehicles and pedestrians in the city’s New Market area on Wednesday night as the students of Dhaka College (DC) engaged in multiple clashes close to the Teachers Training College (TTC) students for allegedly beating up three DC students. Several cocktail blasts have been reported in the area after the clash broke out at around 9 pm, police said.  DC students surrounded the TTC with rods, sharp weapons and hockey sticks in their hands. They have been throwing brickbats and trying to break the gate of TTC to get in, said people in the area. A DC student said that three students of their school’s North Hall were beaten at TTC. Then the students of North Hall and other DC dorms started attacking and storming TTC.  However, he couldn’t clarify the reason for beating up the three. READ: Dhaka College students demand half-fare bus ride in the city New Market Police Inspector Ghiyasuddin said that police are trying to bring the situation under control. Forces from nearby areas would arrive at the scene. Meanwhile, pedestrians claimed that DC students are snatching their mobile phones. Besides, bikers are being beaten and their helmets are being taken away from them.

At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League (AL)  in Dhunat upazila of Bogura on Wednesday. According to locals, there was a long-standing rival between two AL factions, one led by district AL president Mojibur Rahman Majnu and the other by Habibur Rahman, MP from Bogura-5 constituency. Upazila AL president Tariq and general secretary Khokon who were Manju’s supporters arranged a ward conference at Dhunat Sadar Union Parishad premises around 11 am where leaders and activists of the rival group attacked, they said. Injured Selim Talukder alleged that supporters of the MP attacked the conference in front of police with sticks, rods and weapons. READ: AL leaders ‘get share’ from market manipulators: BNP Dhunat Police Station Officer-in-Charge Kripa Sindhu Bala said that rival group attacked the AL ward conference at Dhunat Sadar Union Parishad and vandalized chairs. Police later brought the situation under control.Additional police have been deployed to avert further trouble. READ: Awami League expels Gazipur mayor Jahangir