Detectives of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) arrested 14 members of the banned Chhatra League from a secret meeting at a restaurant in the Noyabazar World Road area of Halishahar on Sunday night. The operation took place around 8 p.m. at Taif Restaurant, where the group was allegedly holding a planned meeting to coordinate anti-state activities with leaders based abroad. Among those detained was the chief organizer of the Sheikh Hasina Oikya Parishad.

According to police intelligence, despite the organization’s ban, Chhatra League members have continued their activities under the direction of fugitive leaders. They were reportedly attempting to reorganize the group at the local level. CMP Deputy Police Commissioner (North) Md. Habibur Rahman confirmed the arrests and said legal action is being taken against the detainees.

The Chhatra League was declared a banned organization in 2024 following the flight of the Sheikh Hasina government. Since then, law enforcement agencies have conducted multiple operations across the country targeting its members.