Dhaka, March 3 -- Tensions have remained high at Dhaka Polytechnic Institute as Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Islami Chhatra Shibir have held counter-rallies following a night of violence.

The violence, which erupted around 12:30am on Tuesday at the institute's Latif Hostel, left at least nine students injured.

Police and witnesses said a struggle for dominance over the student accommodation between the student wings of the ruling BNP and the opposition party Jamaat-e-Islami fueled the confrontation.

Tejgaon Industrial Zone Police chief Mahmudur Rahman said the two student organisations clashed several times before police brought the situation under control.

No arrests have been made until Tuesday afternoon in connection with the...