Police have fired rubber bullets as they have clashed with students of Jahangirnagar University protesting against the arrest of a fellow student, leaving several people injured, police and witnesses said on Thursday.
At least five students suffered bullet injuries when police fired on them to disperse the protesters during the clash immediately after midnight on Wednesday.
The violence broke out after police arrested the student who allegedly attacked a leader of the ruling Awami League's student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).
In response to the police attack, the protesting students blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway following the clash.
The students also vandalised the main gate of the university and its several other buildings.
At least five students suffered bullet injuries when police fired on them to disperse the protesters during the clash immediately after midnight on Wednesday.
The violence broke out after police arrested the student who allegedly attacked a leader of the ruling Awami League's student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).
In response to the police attack, the protesting students blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway following the clash.
The students also vandalised the main gate of the university and its several other buildings.
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