Heated arguments and brawls between the shopkeepers of New Market area and Dhaka College students are nothing new. Over the years, the city dwellers suffered their share when both the parties locked into running battles and violent clashes most of the time over trivial matters.
Dhaka New Market will be reopened from today morning after the authorities accepted the demands of Dhaka College students. The decision was taken in consultation with Bangladesh Science and Industry Research Council (BCSIR), Ministry of Home Affairs and Education, Business Owners Association, Dhaka College authorities on Thursday (21 April). The students demanded
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A day after the capital’s New Market area became the scene of furious battles between shopkeepers and Dhaka College students, law enforcement’s apparent inability to bring a swift end to the violence drew criticism yesterday.