DHAKA, Oct 24, 2024 (BSS) - Police arrested 26 students in connection with Wednesday's protest inside the Bangladesh Secretariat as they confessed their link to the recently banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).

A case was filed with Shahbagh Police Station today to this end as they entered the secretariat ignoring the police order, a police press release said.

Police said they arrested 26 in the case while 60 to 70 unnamed individuals were also accused in the case.

Police yesterday picked up 54 students from the secretariat here as they barged into the secretariat demanding cancelation of the results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations.

Police released 28 students and arrested 26 others as they are involved with Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), which was banned on October 23 last through an executive order.

The arrestes are Md Zahirul Islam (20), Md Faisal Hasan (21), Md Raihan Hossain (21), Md Rubel Ahmed (18), Md Riyad Mahmud (21), Md Mejbaul Rahman Millad (18), Md Mehdi Hasan (18), Md Swan (21), Md Imran Hossain Arman (18), Md Mehedi Hasan Antar (19), Md Sagor (18), Md Rohan (18), Md Shahriar Hossain Sowad (18), Md Ahad Molla (22), Md Sohan (18), Md Masnun (18), Md Naeem (18), Md Imam Hasan (18), Md Shakeel (18), Md Salim (18), Md Saqlain Mushtaq (18), Md Hanjalal (22), Md Moshiur Rahman (18), Md Prantik (18), Md Tasim Rahman (18) and Md Robin Mia (18).