In the anti-discrimination student movement on July 17, Professor Farid Ahmad, who assisted the police attack on the students of Jahangirnagar University (JABI), was arrested at Jagannath University (JABI).

The students arrested him from the room of Deputy Registrar Shahana Akhter under Rafiq Bhawan of Jobi Campus around 11:30 am on Thursday. As there was a murder case against him, the students of Jobi later handed him over to Kotwali police station.

Tawhid Islam, a student of philosophy department of Jagannath University, said, "We can actually recognize him in our university this morning." There is a case against him in Ashulia police station for helping the BLA and the police to attack the students. We hand him over to the police without doing anything.

In this regard, Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Enamul Haque said, the students arrested him in the campus of Jagannath University and handed him over to us. A case has been registered against him in the Ashulia police station in connection with the attack on students in Jahangirnagar University. He is now in our custody. Ashulia police station can also do that if he is arrested. On the other hand, if we get orders from senior officials to arrest him, we will arrest him and hand him over to the court.

It is known that during the anti-discrimination student movement in Jahangirnagar University (JABI), there is an allegation of supporting the terrorist attack of Chhatra League on July 15 and the police attack on July 17. On July 17, when the WhatsApp group conversation of the Bangabandhu Teachers Parishad was leaked, Farid Uddin called the students Razakars. He said, 'Wait a little longer, the defeat of the Razakars is imminent.'

After the fall of Sheikh Hasina, on August 18, Farid Uddin was declared undesirable and the students of his department protested and demanded his resignation.

Earlier, Sajjadul Islam, a student of English department of the university, filed a case against the then vice-chancellor of the university, Nurul Alam, at the Ashulia police station in connection with the attack on the students on the night of July 15. Farid Uddin has been made accused number 7 in the case of aiding and abetting the attack.