Local residents detained 45 people after members of the banned Chhatra League staged a 24-second flash procession on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Comilla’s Sadar Dakshin upazila on Sunday afternoon. Police later seized three microbuses and two buses used in the procession and confirmed that legal action was underway against those detained. The sudden rally took place near the Matiyara area on the Dhaka-bound lane of the highway.

Eyewitnesses said several vehicles carrying a large number of Chhatra League activists suddenly stopped, and participants briefly marched on the road before being chased by locals. Sources claimed the event was preplanned, initially intended for Nimsar in Burichong upazila but shifted to Matiyara at the last moment. Local residents and political activists intervened, capturing several participants before police arrived.

Comilla Sadar Dakshin Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Rakibul Islam said additional police forces were deployed in the area to maintain order and strengthen surveillance following the incident.