An alleged activist of banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir was caught with anti-state books, leaflets and CDs at Dhaka University's arts building yesterday afternoon.

Students caught Abdul Matin, master's student of the Institute of Education and Research, while he was trying to indoctrinate a psychology teacher in his room.

DU Acting Proctor M Amzad Ali said Matin was suspended from the university and was handed over to Shahbagh police, who later handed him over to the Detective Branch.