Comilla: Students of Comilla University on Monday blocked Dhaka-Chittagong Highway four about one and a half hours demanding punishment of the miscreants involved in a recent attack on their university bus.

Mahmudur Rahman, sub-inspector of Kotbari police outpost, said the students blocked the highway in Nandanpur Bishwaroad area at about 11:00am which halted the vehicular movement for one and a half hour.

The students also staged a demonstration on the campus and abstained from attending their classes and examinations protesting the incident.

Later, additional superintendent of police Ali Ashraf Bhuiyan rushed to the spot and assured the students of taking action in this connection within 24 hours.

Following the assurance, the students withdrew their blockade.

Earlier on Sunday evening, a group of miscreants attacked a university bus in Jhautola area of the town which left 25 students injured.