On April 26, 2025, a group of around ten students assaulted four other students at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, in apparent connection to their leadership of recent protests calling for an end to student politics on campus. The four students sustained injuries and were immediately taken to the hospital.

The four students were attacked with sticks while walking to the campus dining hall. One of the assaulted students reported that an attacker referenced the recent protests that the four had helped lead. These demonstrations called for the university to ban politically-affiliated student groups on campus.

Scholars at Risk is concerned about violent attacks by students against other students. Scholars at Risk calls on all parties to exercise restraint and to avoid violence. State authorities have the right and obligation to maintain order, which they must with due regard for the rights of protesters and others, including the rights to free expression, academic freedom, peaceful assembly, and due process.

Sources:
https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/1dqdbq95kp
https://www.jagonews24.com/en/national/news/82230