Several students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) have been injured by alleged attacks by police.
The incident was reported on the Sylhet-Sunamganj road around 1:25pm on Thursday.
Meanwhile, students have claimed that the Chhatra League activists also attacked the protesting students in the Madina Market area.
Asadullah Al Galib, coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Students' Movement, said the injured could not go to the hospital. Even private hospitals are not admitting them.
Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) Deputy Commissioner (North) Azbahar Ali Sheikh said that police resisted the students when they started throwing brickbats. Five of their members were injured in the attack. One of them suffered a serious head injury.
Clash in Uttara leaves police box, 2 buses vandalizedThe students of Shahjalal University of Sust blocked the Sylhet-Sunamganj road as they were barred from entering the campus in the morning.
Alll the halls of the university have been evacuated, police and the university administration sources said.
A large number of police, including armored vehicles, have been deployed in the campus area.
Sust Proctor Kamruzzaman Chowdhury said they asked the students to leave the halls.
Police are stationed outside the campus, he said, adding that the protesters have blocked the government road.
Due to the complete shutdown, traffic in the city was low on Thursday. The majority of shops are also closed
