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Date of Incident: November 22, 2025

Attack Types: Killings, Violence, Disappearances

Institution(s):Government Titumir College

Region & Country:Southern Asia | Bangladesh

New or Ongoing:New Incident

On November 22, 2025, members of the Chhatra Dal reportedly clashed with members of Islami Chhatra Shibir on the campus of Government Titumir College.

Shibir members had hung a banner for Islami Chhatra Shibir, an Islamic student organization considered the de facto student wing of political party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Around midnight, a confrontation broke out between Shibir and Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the competing Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Several students, mostly Shibir activists, were injured in the clash.

Scholars at Risk is concerned about violent clashes between student groups on campus. 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:
*SAR identified this incident in data made publicly available by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/home/clash-at-titumir-college-over-hanging-of-shibir-banner
https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/4a4732612557