Police yesterday arrested an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League on charge of assaulting a female student at Rajshahi University following protests by her fellow students.

Tofazzel Hossain Khan, officer-in-charge of Motihar Police Station, confirmed the arrest of Kawsar Ahmed to The Daily Star yesterday evening after maintaining daylong secrecy over the matter.

“Filing of a case under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act against Kawsar is underway”, said the OC.

Police first picked up Kawsar, a fourth year student of marketing department, from room No 228 of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall on the campus around 10:00am.

Minutes later, he was released from the police station to attend examinations. But, he was again detained in the noon and taken to the police station.

Kawsar beat up the girl, a

student of Bengali department at the university, for refusing his love proposal in front of Tapashi Rabeya Hall Thursday evening as she was returning to her dormitory byarickshaw.

Protesting the incident, female students from different dormitories at the university launched a signature campaign Saturday morning.

The victim lodged a complaint with the university authority and the protesting girls submitted a memorandum to the RU vice-chancellor seeking actions against the culprits.

The protestors also threatened to launch a tough movement if the authorities failed to take actions immediately.

On information that the female students were taking preparation at Tapashi Rabeya Hall for a huge protest, RU Proctor Prof Chowdhury Muhammad Zakaria rushed in around 10:00am and assured them of taking actions within an hour.

Talking to The Daily Star, Prof Zakaria said the RU disciplinary committee would meet Sunday morning to decide actions against Kawsar.