10 students hurt in clash with police

According to campus sources, the students were protesting increased admission and semister fees.

The MPI authorities called police, who charged batons to disperse the agitated students, resulting in the clash, students alleged.

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The students also barricaded the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for more than an hour that created a long traffic jam.

The students also ransacked two vehicles of MPI. Police also picked up nine students from the spot but later released them

When contacted, MPI Principal Md Mojahed Ali said an emergency meeting of the authorities was called to discuss the situation. The meeting continued when the report was filed in the afternoon.