Cumilla, March 1 -- A clash erupted between two groups over the firing of an imam at the mosque of Cumilla Victoria Government College.

During the incident, the college's principal, Professor Mohammad Abul Bashar Bhuiyan, along with several other teachers, was injured.

At the time, all teachers, including the vice-principal and principal, were trapped inside the college's administrative building.

The attack began after 12 pm on Friday (February 28), before the Jummah prayers.

Local youths and teenagers attacked the principal before the prayer began on Friday. During the attack, they struck the principal. When students from the nearby Nazrul Hall gathered, locals attacked them as well. Police arrived on the scene, but initially retreat...