Rajshahi University vice-chancellor Prof Golam Sabbir Sattar has said those who set fire on rail line are not the students of the  university but outsiders.

Prof Sattar said this in a press briefing at administrative building of the university around 1:30 on Monday, a day after the incident. 

"We tried to make the agitating students understand to stop the demonstrations and are working to solve the issue," the VC said.

"We also assured the student of fulfilling their demands. The authorities will work to restrict the outsiders on the campus."

Students have been asked to bring university ID card while roaming on the campus, he said. 

Prof Golam Sabbir said they are also working to ensure proper treatment of the students who were injured during the clash. 

He said the university will resume academic and administrative activities on Tuesday.

"Police fired rubber bullet and hurled tear gas shells during the clash between the students and locals. University administration did not ask them to fire."

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A 5-member committee has been formed to investigate the incident, he said adding, the committee was asked to submit the report within the7 working days.

A group of youths set fire to railway tracks on Sunday night following the clash between students and locals, halting rail communication between Rajshahi and Dhaka.

Around 8pm, the students set fire to the rail line near the Faculty of Fine Arts of the university, Rajshahi Railway Station Super Abdul Karim said.

The clash took place in the city's Binodpur area near the university campus on Saturday night, leaving at least 200 students injured.

The students of the university blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway on Sunday  to protest the “attack on them by locals and police on Saturday.”

In addition, the students demonstrated in front of the administrative building of the university and locked the building to protest  the incident.

The protesting students shouted slogans with their six-point demand, calling for justice.

Justice for the attack on RU students by locals and police, stopping the entry of outsiders in the university and ensuring safety of the students, ensuring on-campus accommodation for all students, ensuring proper treatment of the injured students were among the demands.