Savar – At least 20 students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) were injured in a clash with police during protesting the death two students of the university on Dhaka-Aricha Highway, on the outskirts of the capital, here on Saturday afternoon. UNB news reported
Witnesses said hundreds of students gathered on the highway in dairy gate area of the university around 12pm and staged the demonstration blocking the road in protest of the death of their fellows.
The blockade created long tailbacks, causing immense sufferings to the passengers for nearly five hours.
The clash ensued when a police team tried to disperse the protesting students from the road around 5pm.
The students also locked into chase and counter-chase with police as the protesters threw brick chips towards police.
Police fired teargas canisters and rubber bullets to bring the situation under control, leaving 20 students, including a journalist, injured.
The injured students were taken to JU medical centre.
Later, the agitated students vandalised a varsity bus and the main gate of the university protesting the police action.
Meanwhile, additional police were deployed on the campus to avoid any untoward situation.
Earlier on Friday, two JU students were killed when a bus hit a human hauler on Dhaka-Aricha highway at C&B Bus Stand area.
The deceased were Nazmul Hasan Rana, 24, a student of Marketing Department of the university and son of Abdul Kuddus of Pabna district, and Arafat, 24, of Microbiology Department.
