Students, bus staffs clash in city: 10 hurt

At least 10 people were injured in a clash between the students of Shyamoli Ideal Technical Institute and bus employees at Mohammadpur in the city yesterday.
The angry students ransacked at least 12 vehicles. Police detained three of the students.
Sources said the clash ensued at around 11:30am following a quarrel over the bus fare.
Boarding a Jatrabari-bound bus on route -12, the students offered half the fares, which the bus employees refused and forced them to get down the bus at Mohammadpur Town Hall. It angered the students and started ransacking the buses.
The bus employees and the students chased each other, leaving at least 10 people injured.
Later, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. They also arrested three students.
Mohammad Hafizul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mohammadpur police, told The Daily Star that they are trying to solve the problem.
He said Institute Principal Abdus Sattar and the leaders of bus owners are discussing the matter to reach a solution until 11:30pm police station.