Two banned Chhatra League leaders detained for trying to set fire on railway track at BAU campus

Leaders and activists of the BAU unit of Chhatra Dal detained two leaders of the banned Chhatra League and handed them over to police on charges of trying to set fire on a railway track near the Yasin Market area of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU).

The two were detained late on Monday night, around 11:30 pm. They are Jhinuk, finance secretary of the Anand Mohan College unit of the banned Chhatra League, and his associate Nirjon.

At the time, Shaibal, organising secretary of the Anand Mohan College Chhatra League, fled the scene. The two detained men were later handed over to the police station through the university's proctorial body.

Regarding the incident, BAU Assistant Proctor Professor Dr Kazi Farhad Kadir said the two were detained while burning tyres on the railway track adjacent to the university's Yasin Market.

He added that another person fled at the time. The two detained men are known to be leaders of the Anand Mohan College unit of the Chhatra League. They were later handed over to the police.

A M Shoaib, senior joint convener of the BAU unit of Chhatra Dal, said, "At the time of the incident, we were at the First Gate. When our activists detained the two, I, along with the unit convener and member secretary, reached the scene after learning about it."

He said the two were then handed over to the police station through the university's proctorial body.

The attempt to set fire by burning tyres on the railway track adjacent to the university campus spread tension on the campus. Chhatra Dal leaders and activists reached the scene and detained the two men.

Police said the two detained men have been handed over to the police station. Legal action will be taken regarding the incident, sources said.

Efforts are under way to identify and arrest the third person who fled, according to relevant sources.