Dhaka, May 18 -- Students trying to paint July Uprising graffiti at Chattogram's Tiger Pass have had a run-in with police amid a ban on rallies and gatherings imposed after tension over the removal of the artworks.

On Monday around 12:45pm, a group of "students" gathered at Tiger Pass intersection in the port city to draw graffiti.

Police made announcements over loudspeakers asking them to disperse, but they held their ground.

The students then told police they would go in groups of three rather than gather in large numbers to paint the graffiti.

When they moved in with paint and brushes around 2pm, police blocked them.

A scuffle broke out, during which paint from a bucket splashed onto several police officers and students.

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