Eight people, including the vice-chancellor and proctor of Sylhet Agricultural University, were injured on Sunday following a physical altercation among teachers on campus. The incident occurred when members of the BNP-leaning teachers’ group ‘Sada Dal’ clashed over internal disputes regarding the formation of a new committee that was due in December last year.

According to campus sources, the current committee’s president, Professor Kazi Mehtajul Islam, and general secretary, Professor Shahana Begum, led several teachers to the VC’s office, accusing him of having a ‘Jamaat tag’ and demanding he leave the campus. When the VC and security personnel resisted, they were allegedly assaulted. Later, the proctor, Professor Jasim Uddin Ahmad, and other teachers arrived, leading to further confrontation and injuries.

Professor Mozammel Haque claimed he was attacked by followers of the VC and proctor while raising concerns about administrative irregularities. VC Professor Alimul Islam accused a specific group of trying to destabilize the university to regain former administrative positions and called for justice over the incident.