Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Students of Dhanmondi's Ideal College and Dhaka College have again clashed in the Science Laboratory area of Dhaka.

The confrontation began around 11:30am on Thursday, triggering chases and counter-chases between groups of students, New Market Police chief Mohammad Ayub said.

Additional police personnel were deployed to bring the situation under control. They dispersed the students and sent them back to their respective campuses.

Police fired several rounds of tear gas shells during the operation.

The violence led to a temporary halt in traffic on the road stretching from Science Laboratory to New Market.

"By around 12pm, the situation was brought under control. Traffic later returned to normal," the officer said. ...