Students of two colleges vandalised several buses in Dhaka's Science Lab and Farmgate areas, demanding half bus fare.
The students of Dhaka City College brought out a procession and blocked the road in front of their college on Science Lab Road around 12:15 pm.
They threw brickbats at the buses, shattering windows of at least five buses, Ekram Ali Mia, officer-in-charge of Dhanmondi Police Station, told.
Traffic movement on the road was suspended for several minutes but the situation is now normal, the OC said around 1:15 pm.
Witnesses said the protestors were chanting slogans for taking half bus fare from students. They carried out the vandalism when the buses were passing through the area during their protests.
The protestors were also seen putting stickers on a number of buses that read, "Students will pay half fare on public transport".
Meanwhile, students of Government Science College blocked the busy Farmgate area around 11:30 am and broke the windshield and windows of a bus, according to witnesses.
However, Apurba Hasan, officer-in-charge of Tejgaon Police Station, said he was unaware of any vandalism.
"The students blocked the road for about 15 minutes but police in along the college authorities freed the road later," he said.
