Around 1,200 people have been sued in three cases filed over a series of clashes between Dhaka College students and traders in the New Market area.
Confirming the matter to The Business Post on Thursday, New Market police station Officer-in-Charge SM Kaiyum said the cases were filed against the students, traders and employees.
Inspector (Investigation) of the police station Yamin Kabir and Sub-Inspector Mehedi Hasan filed two of the cases on charges of violence and carrying out attacks on police, he added.
Meanwhile, another person, Md Mursalin, 26, an employee of a clothing shop, who sustained injuries during the clashes on Tuesday, died at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in the early hours of Thursday.
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The clashes that began around Monday midnight and continued sporadically throughout Tuesday left at least 50 people injured and two dead so far.
On Tuesday, 18-year-old Nahid Hasan, who worked for a courier service, got injured in the clashes and later died at the DMCH.
What happened Monday midnight?
The New Market traders and Dhaka College students have been blaming each other for the violent clash.
Students alleged that a few shopkeepers attacked and stabbed a few of their peers when they visited the New Market area on Monday midnight for shopping.
However, a trader in the area Elias Hossain said, “That night, the shop staff of Capital Fast Food and Welcome Fast Food had engaged in scuffle. Both shops are located inside gate number four.
“Later, the owner of Welcome Fast Food called in some Dhaka College students. A few minutes later, a group of students came to the spot and began beating the Capital Fast Food staff. The fighting quickly spread like wildfire, and soon the whole market became involved.”
New Market Business Owners’ Association President Dewan Aminul Islam Shaheen said, “We have enough footage of the clash captured on CCTV systems. The footage shows several young men coming into the market wearing motorbike helmets and attacking shop staff.
“We will support law enforcing agencies in their investigation into the incident, and help them unearth the reason behind the clash.”
