50 injured in Bhola clash

DHAKA: At least 50 people were injured in a clash between students and police in Bhola Government College following a student arrest on Tuesday.

Sources said police held a student over the incident of Monday’s clash between bus-workers and students.

Students staged a demonstration procession protesting the student arrest at noon in Bangla School intersection of the district town and locked into a clash with police as they obstructed their procession charging batons that left 50 people injured.

The law enforcers threw 10 rounds of tear-shells to bring the situation under control.

A number of police and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) forces were deployed to avert the further untoward situation.

BDST: 1905 HRS, JUL 10, 2012

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