Several people, including journalists, sustained injuries during the clash.

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.”

“The students were to protest against the attack this morning too and some of them had said they would not let the traders open their shops until the perpetrators of last night’s alleged attack was brought to justice,” he added.

According to the students, two of their peers are being treated at Square Hospital as they “sustained injuries in their eyes when police fired rubber bullets last night”.

Around midnight on Monday, a clash ensued between the college students and the traders, 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.

Police lobbed teargas shells and fired rubber bullets to bring the situation under control after nearly four hours. 

Traffic on Mirpur Road came to a halt for a few hours due to the clash, in which some cops also sustained injuries.