Live from Dhaka New Market area

At least 50 people, including seven journalists, and 20 policemen were injured as students of Dhaka College and traders locked in clashes again in Dhaka's New Market area this morning. The Daily Star multimedia team is on the spot, covering the incident.
Vehicular movement is suspended from Azimpur to Science Laboratory intersection due to the clashes. All the shops in the area remain closed since morning. Around 1:30pm, police fired teargas shells to disperse the students and traders. Meanwhile, a group of students allegedly set a shop on fire at Nurjahan Market, opposite to Dhaka College, around 1:30pm, witnesses said.