The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Chittagong

The academic activities of Chittagong Medical College (CMC) will resume today amid tight rules and security measures on the campus to avert any untoward incidents.

Meanwhile, residential students have been allowed to enter their respective dormitories from this morning as per earlier decision.

The academic activities of CMC were suspended and students were asked to vacate the hostels following a fierce clash between the activists of Jatiyatabadi Chattra Dal ( JCD) and Islami Chattra Shibir (ICS) centering occupying of two seats of main hostel on Thursday night.

At least 15 supports of both the organizations were injured, huge valuables of students were torched and several hostel facilities were damaged during the clash.

The CMC authority formed 2 separate inquiry committee to probe the incident and asses the extent of damage.

CMC authorities have set some strict rules and measures for maintaining congenial academic atmosphere and to avert any clash further. According to the new rules, no student will be allowed to enter or stay at hostel without showing identity card to the hostel authority and on-duty law enforcers.

Besides respective hostel authorities, members of the on-duty law enforcing agencies were empowered to check student's identity card and other relevant documents while entering the dormitories and other places of the campus, the source added.

The teachers responsible for running the hostel affairs have been asked to present at entry point of the hostel and to ensure that each eligible student could stay at his allocated room.

The authorities have also served a general notice prohibiting gathering of over 3 students inside the campus for the sake of peaceful campus atmosphere. Huge members of the law enforcing agencies have been deployed on the CMC campus and at the dormitory areas.