Dhaka University, Jan. 27 -- The students of Dhaka University (DU) clashed with students of Dhaka College and six other colleges and there was a tense situation prevailing late into the night in the DU campus.

At around 10 PM, students of Dhaka College tried to enter the Dhaka University area with a protest march. Their aim was to surround the office of the DU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mamun Ahmed, attempting to enter the campus through the Liberation and Democracy Arch.

When this news spread, students from various halls of Dhaka University started to make noise, and the situation became tense. For a prolonged period, students from both sides engaged in alternating clashes. They took positions, throwing bricks and stones, in the Nilkhe...