Dhaka City College to remain closed for 2 days

Dhaka City College will remain closed for two days on Wednesday (April 23) and Thursday (April 24) to avoid clashes and violence.

F M Mobarak Hossain, acting vice-principal made the announcement around 3:24 pm on Tuesday (April 22).

Earlier, a chase and counter-chase between the two college students began around 12 pm. At one stage, they threw piece of bricks at each other which left several students injured.

New Market Police Station OC Mohsin Uddin said that tensions erupted between the two sides in the area on Tuesday afternoon when Dhaka College students went near City College and started throwing brick chips and stones.

Despite the clashes between students, traffic on the roads in the area is "normal," the police official said.