Students from Dhaka College and Dhaka City College clashed in the capital's Science lab area on Thursday.
The incident took place when City College students allegedly beat up and held a Dhaka College student at around 11:30am.
Later, the students of Dhaka College headed towards City College as soon as word of the incident spread. Several altercations were reported in front of Dhaka College, City College, and the Science Lab area.
Students also vandalized a bus and a human hauler, Newmarket police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Aminul Islam said.
Such incidents have occurred between students of the two colleges for a long time. Additional police have been deployed to avoid further clashes.
Professor Mohammad Yusuf, principal of Dhaka College, said: "We have discussed this incident with the law and order forces. Our captured student is now in my office. The next steps are being discussed.”