At least 50 people, including students, were injured in sporadic clashes among the students of three colleges involving Kabi Nazrul College, Suhrawardy College and Dr Mahbubur Rahman Molla College in Dhaka’s Demra area on Monday.
Observing that press freedom in the country is under severe attack, the Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) has expressed grave concern over the ongoing situation.
Regarding the clash at Dr Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College in Jatrabari, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam acknowledged that weaknesses in police actions contributed to the escalation of the incident.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has said that no one was killed in the chase and clash between students of Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College, Kabi Nazrul College, and Dr Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College.
Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the Interim Government is committed to carrying out sweeping labour reforms in an effort to attract more foreign buyers to the country.
A case has been filed alleging that on Monday, 7,000-8,000 students from Dr Mahbubur Rahman Molla College and other colleges assembled, forming a violent mob with deadly weapons and vandalizing public property.