Telecom operators suspended internet services in New Market area after a series of clashes between Dhaka College students and traders occurred Tuesday afternoon.
The mobile internet services in the area were suspended around 3:15pm until further notice after getting directives from the government, said sources in telecom operators.
Over 30 people including journalists and students were injured on Tuesday as students of Dhaka College locked into a series of renewed clashes with traders of New Market at Nilkhet intersection in the city.
The whole area turned into a battleground after a fresh clash erupted between them around 10am as a sequel to a clash Monday midnight.
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Meanwhile, the city commuters have been enduring untold suffering due to severe traffic snarls triggered by the clashes.
Vehicular movement in different parts of the city came to a standstill for hours under the impact of the violence in New Market and adjoining areas on Tuesday.
The gridlock turned acute in the afternoon after office hours with thousands leaving workplaces.
