Savar, Oct. 27 -- More than a hundred people were injured in a series of clashes between students of private Daffodil International University and City University in Savar, following a trivial incident that escalated from Sunday night to early Monday.

Several structures of the institutions were vandalised, and eight to ten vehicles were set on fire.

A tense situation was prevailing in the area as of filing this report at 10:30am.

Witnesses said the incident began around 7pm on Sunday in the Khagan area of Savar when a Daffodil student walking past Bachelor Paradise was accidentally hit by saliva spat on the road by a City University student.

A heated argument ensued between them, leading to a scuffle. Although the situation was tempor...