At least a dozen cocktail bombs have been detonated in front of Dhaka College, bringing traffic on either side of the road to a halt.
The explosions came late on Wednesday afternoon as stores began to reopen after a relatively peaceful morning in the New Market area.
At around 4:50 pm (Wednesday), a group of students exploded seven cocktails in front of the main gate of Dhaka College and in front of Chandrima Super Market.
As a result, panic spread among the pedestrians and the traffic movement in the New Market area was halted.
Scared pedestrians fled the area, fearing a resurgence of clashes.
Students alleged that businessmen held a press conference without talking to the students and unilaterally blamed the students. Under this situation, they demanded not to reopen shops amd business establishments.
Gias Uddin, a police inspector on duty in the area, said: “We heard several explosions and a frightened crowd gathered. We are removing them to prevent further violence.”
Traffic has been halted and the situation is being monitored, he said.
