4 BAU students injured in attack by outsiders amid campus tensions

At least four students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) were injured in an alleged attack by a group of outsiders this evening (31 August), during a protest in which students had confined Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr A K Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan and nearly 250 teachers for over five hours, demanding the introduction of a single combined degree.

The incident took place near the Zainul Abedin Auditorium, a central location within the university premises. The identities of the injured students could not be confirmed immediately.

Eyewitnesses said the attackers were not students of BAU and entered the campus unlawfully.

Following the attack, the students dispersed, allowing Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr A K Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan and the confined teachers to be released.

The attackers, believed to be outsiders, left the campus shortly after the incident. In response, hundreds of students began gathering on campus to protest the attack.

They are currently preparing to hold a press conference, where they are expected to announce their demands.

Earlier, students from the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the Faculty of Animal Husbandry confined Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr A K Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan and nearly 250 teachers for over five hours, demanding the introduction of a single combined degree.

The students were protesting a decision by the Academic Council to continue offering three separate degrees — BSc in Animal Husbandry, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), and a combined degree — a resolution they said did not meet their expectations.

Rejecting the council's decision, students locked the doors of the auditorium where the meeting had taken place, effectively detaining the VC and faculty members.