50 Injured After Fresh Clashes Erupt Between Students and Paramilitary Personnel in Dhaka | WATCH

Dhaka: As many as 50 people were injured after fresh clashes erupted between students and paramilitary personnel in Bangladesh's Dhaka on Sunday, August 25, the Daily Star reported.

As per the local Bangladeshi media, the clashes occurred at around 9:20 pm local time at Dhaka University after students gathered at the premises upon hearing that Ansar members, a paramilitary auxiliary force, had detained several students, including a student leader in the newly formed interim government.

Both sides threw bricks and chased each other during the confrontation, while police and army personnel were deployed to control the situation.

This comes as earlier, Ansar members had ended their protest following assurances from Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, the interim government's home affairs adviser.

However, tensions remained high as the students accused the Ansar force of reneging on the agreement.

Student protest coordinator Hasnat Abdullah took to Facebook and blamed former Ansar director general Maj Gen AKM Aminul Haque for the continued blockade of the Secretariat despite resolved demands.

"The autocratic forces are trying to make a comeback through the Ansar force. Even after their demands were met, we were kept locked in the Secretariat," he said. 

The continued blockade sparked violent unrest as over a thousand students and others, many carrying sticks, converged on the Secretariat.

Meanwhile, Maj Gen Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud, director general of Ansar and Village Defence Force, defended his saying those who continued the protest "are not Ansar members. "They are outsidersâ€æ They came with an additional set of clothes and their intention was different."

He further vowed to take "lawful action" against those responsible for the continued protest.