News Desk : Police have arrested eight people in connection with the clashes between students of Chittagong University (CU) and locals over the harassment of a female student on Sunday.

The arrestees were Imran Hossain alias Emran Hossain, 35, Hasan, 22, Russel alias Black Russell, 30, Md Alamgir, 35, Md Nazrul Islam, 30, Md Zahed, 30, Md Arman, 24, Didarul Alam, 46, all residents of Fatehpur union under Hathazari upazila of Chattogram.

Kazi Mohamamd Tarek Aziz, additional superintendent of police (Hathazari circle), said police arrested them from different parts of the union on Tuesday, September 2.

A case was filed against 98 identified and over 1,000 unidentified people on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Section 144, imposed by the local administration after the clashes, remains in place.

At least 50 people, including Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Kamal Uddin and Proctor Tanvir Mohammad Hayder Arif, were injured in the clashes.

Source: UNB