A leader and an activist of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Islamic University (IU) unit were detained by students when they attended their final semester exams on the campus in Kushtia on Sunday.

They were identified as IU BCL unit sub-hospitality affairs secretary Majaharul Islam Nayeem and BCL activist Maruf Ahmed. Both are students of the Social Welfare department under the 2019-20 academic sessions of the university.

Witnesses said some students gathered in front of the department and started chanting slogans when Majaharul and Maruf were appearing for their examination without notifying the department.

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The university administration, along with the students of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, escorted them out of the exam hall and handed them over to the police.

SM Sweet, IU unit convener of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, said, "No leniency will be shown towards the accomplices of tyranny and fascism. Those who shelter such accomplices will also not be spared."

Social Welfare department chairperson Assistant Professor Asma Sadia Runa said that the students attempted to sit for the exam without informing the department.

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Being informed, a team from the IU proctorial body rushed to the spot and handed them over to the police, said IU proctor Professor Dr. Shahinuzzaman.

Mehedi Hasan, officer-in-charge of IU Police Station, said a case was filed against them at the police station in connection with the incident.