A violent clash erupted between students of two departments at Rajshahi University (RU) during an interdepartmental cricket match, leaving 20 people injured, including a faculty member. All the injured were initially treated at the university medical center, while five critically wounded students were transferred to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Eyewitnesses reported that the conflict began after a semifinal match between the Mathematics and Management departments. The incident escalated when students from the Management department, upset over their loss, confronted Mathematics students, leading to a physical altercation.