Dhaka, July 14 -- Police have arrested three people in connection with an attack on three students of Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU). Begumganj Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) LitonDewan confirmed the arrests on Monday afternoon.

According to OC LitonDewan, the arrestees were sent to court after primary interrogation. The detainees have been identified as Tarek, an electrician; Ahad, an employee at a scrap shop; and Shamim, a day labourer working in Dhaka. Police said during primary questioning, the three confessed to the attack. They claimed they assaulted the students because they resembled three people with whom they had a dispute earlier in Cox's Bazar.

OC LitonDewan said, "We have found evidence of mo...