Detained Maruf Hossain and Billal Hossain are second-year students of political science and Urdu respectively. 'Russel' has been admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital as he was hit on the head by a brick during the mugging attempt. When contacted, BCL leader Shahin declined comment on Maruf, but Fakir Russel said the police and the university administration would take necessary action against Billal. Witnesses said a man came to a group of students who were playing badminton on the campus and sought help when they became victims of mugging. We screamed for help at the time when a few other students came and detained them," Bakar added.

Source: bd News24 January 31, 2018 15:11 UTC