Online Report : At least 10 buses were vandalised at Science Laboratory in the capital by the students of two colleges demanding half bus fare.

The students of Dhaka College and Dhaka City College took to the street chanting slogans in front of LABAID Hospital around 12:15pm and blocked the road.

Later, they vandalised the buses throwing brickbats.

Following the incident, the movement of vehicles on Mirpur Road remained suspended for the time being.

Police, however, managed to take the situation under their control.

The student of the City College, later, returned their campus. But the Dhaka College students are on the road.

Dhanmondi Police Station OC Ikram Ali Miah said the college students in Science Lab area have been on demonstration for the half fare on buses for them for the last few days.

As a sequel, they took to the road today and carried out the vandalism, he added.

Mohammad Wahid, driver of a Bikash Paribahanbus, said the students started throwing brickchips while crossing Dhaka College. Then the passengers got down from the bus immediately out of panic.