Dhaka College students clash with cops

The students of Dhaka College yesterday clashed with police in front of the college leaving at least 10 people, including two policemen, injured.Witnesses said the agitating students blocked the road in front of the college around 11:00am to press home their demand for declaring the college a full-fledged university. Several hundred students gathered on the campus in the morning and tried to march the road. As police prevented them from taking to the street, the students took position on the road in front of the college.At one stage, the students set fire to a tyre and tried to damage vehicles, said Mohammad Kamal Uddin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Newmarket police station.He said police then fired around 40 tear gas canisters to disperse the students.The students also hurled brickbats and stones at police during the clash that left at least eight students and two policemen injured.OC Kamal said they brought the situation under control at about 12:00pm. Traffic movement on the road was disrupted for an hour due to the clash.Principal of the college Prof. Siraj Uddin Ahmed told reporters that the HSC examination was held peacefully at the college.Newmarket police said no case was filed and no one was arrested in this connection.

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