Students from Dhaka College and Dhanmondi Ideal College once again clashed in the Science Laboratory area of the capital today (22 January), prompting police to fire tear gas to bring the situation under control.

The cause of the renewed clash between the students from the two institutions could not be immediately determined.

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During the clashes, students were seen hurling bricks and stones at police. As tensions escalated, police fired two rounds of tear gas shells inside the Dhaka College campus to disperse the students. Soon after, Dhaka College students scattered from the area.

The unrest has completely halted traffic on both sides of the Mirpur Road in the New Market area, said Shah Mostafa Tarikuzzaman, assistant commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Dhanmondi Zone).

Police remain deployed in the area to prevent further escalation and restore normalcy.