Tension is growing in New Market area again after the traders declared to reopen the shops today.
Vehicular movement has been suspended. Members of law enforcing agencies have been deployed to keep the situation in control.
After the declaration of New Market Business Owners' Association, some businessmen in the New Market area were seen trying to reopen shops.
Protesting the decision, the students of Dhaka College took to the streets and vowed to resist the reopening.
They said, the authorities took the decision ignoring the demands of students and any prior discussion with the protesters.
Workers of various shops also took position on roads. Both sides exploded several cocktails during this time.
Earlier in the day, President Dewan Aminul Islam Shaheen of New Market Business Owners' Association urged Dhaka College students to be considerate of the situation.
