RU Correspondent

Rajshahi University Proctor Prof Ashabul Haque was assaulted by students in a match of inter-departmental football tournament yesterday (Thursday).

The incident took place at the main gate of the university stadium.

Proctor was injured while trying to restore order when tension broke out after the university's Chemistry and Law department match.

Earlier, there was an allegation that a Chhatra League leader of Institute of Business Administration of the university assaulted a teacher of the Veterinary and Animal Sciences Department on Sunday.

Later, an probe body was formed in this incident and no visible action has been taken by the authorities yet.

The eyewitness says, The game between Law and Chemistry department ended in a 1-1 draw on early Thursday. Law Department later lost 3-1 in the tiebreaker.

"However, the students of the law department were angry with the various decisions of the referee on the playground. Students of the law department pulled the gates of the stadium."

"At one point proctor appeared there. Later, when the gate was opened, someone pulled the gate and it hit the proctor's head and got him injured," stated witnesses.

Meanwhile, Rajshahi University Teachers Association condemned such incidents by a written statement signed by its president Prof Dulal Chandra Bishwas and general secretary Prof Md. Kudrat i Jahan.

When asked about the overall issue, University Proctor Professor Ashabul Haque said, "Today's incident is like an accident. I am now healthy and in office."

However, when asked about security in sports, he said, "the process of taking measures to prevent such untoward incidents in the university's football game is underway."