Rajshahi, April 24 -- At least five people, including the principal, were injured in an attack on a college allegedly by local BNP leaders and activists in Durgapur upazila on Thursday afternoon during the degree examination.

The incident occurred around 2:30pm at Daokandi Govt College, where the 2024 degree second-year examination was underway amid Section 144 in place in and around the examination centre and the police deployment.

According to witnesses and teachers, local BNP leaders and activists swooped on the principal's office defying the restrictions and engaged in an argument over various issues, including alleged corruption that took place in the past.

The situation later escalated into an attack, during which the principal a...