Published : 12 Nov 2025, 02:46 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 02:43 PM
A college in Mymensingh city has been closed indefinitely to control the situation after a series of attacks over a “love dispute”.
The attack on Shambhuganj GKP College took place throughout Monday, said Kotwali Model Police chief Md Shibirul Islam.
Principal Sultana Parveen said, “I fainted after a series of attacks on the college. I had come to bring the situation under control, but later another group attacked again, which made the incident escalate further.”
Authorities said the college has been closed indefinitely after the incident.
According to police, students, and local BNP members, a second-year student and a first-year student liked the same girl, sparking an argument around 10am.
Witnesses said the second-year student allegedly slapped the first-year student, prompting intervention from the college authorities, who kept the latter in a room and assured to resolve the matter after a meeting.
The first-year student, however, phoned his friends and family, who soon arrived armed with local weapons and attacked.
Local BNP leaders then stepped in to calm the situation, and the college gates were locked to prevent further chaos.
Witnesses said BNP leaders, and students, Mymensingh Metropolitan Jubo Dal Vice-President Azizul Haque arrived at the college with several men.
When the gate was opened, his group entered, triggering another round of attacks that left one student injured before police intervened.
BNP activist Swapan Mia said, “After the first attack, we brought the situation under control. But Azizul and his men entered the campus and attacked again, worsening the situation. Later, police brought it under control.”
He said the college students wanted to form a human chain in protest of the attack. But the students backed down from their programme after being assured by the college authorities.
Azizul denied leading an attack.
“I went to resolve the matter. It was Swapan’s men who attacked the students. I warned him that if the injured student died, I would file a case,” he said.
Principal Sultana said, “I fainted during the repeated attacks. If such incidents continue, the college’s environment will be severely affected.
“We’ll try to resolve the issue with locals within a few days, but if that fails, we’ll take legal action.”
Officer Shibirul said, “One person is undergoing treatment in the hospital due to the attack.”
No complaints were filed with police in this incident. Police said if a complaint is received, legal action will be taken after an investigation.
