Dhaka, July 23 -- Tensions escalated at Milestone School and College in Uttara on Tuesday as hundreds of students staged a protest, clashing with police and physically preventing two senior government advisers - Education Adviser Professor C R Abrar and Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul - from leaving the campus.

The officials had been visiting the school to address the aftermath of Monday's fatal plane crash, which killed 31 people.

However, they managed to leave the college premises at 7:33 pm yesterday under tight security.

The advisers, accompanied by the Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam, attempted to depart the campus at approximately 3:25 p.m. under heavy police escort.

However, they were forced to return to the premises aft...