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Dhaka University authorities have suspended all examinations and classes scheduled for Monday, citing unavoidable circumstances. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, acting director at the university's Public Relations Office has confirmed this. The authorities took the decision hours after the students of DU and seven colleges, including Dhaka College, clashed on the streets till midnight on Sunday.
At around 10pm, students of Dhaka College tried to enter the DU area with a protest march, aiming at surrounding the office of the DU Pro Vice-Chancellor (academic) Professor Mamun Ahmed, through the Liberation and Democracy Arch.
When this news spread, students from several DU dormitories started to come out to resist them. Students from both sides engaged in chase and counter-chase for several hours. They took positions, throwing bricks and stones at each other in the Nilkhet and New Market areas.
To control the situation, the police used 12 rounds of sound grenades and stood between the two sides with water cannons and tear gas. At one stage, two platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh were deployed to reinforce the security.
The incident began on Sunday afternoon when students from the seven colleges went to Prof Mamun Ahmed with a five-point demand. They were not satisfied with his handling of the matter leading to the late night clashes.
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