The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Khulna

Khulna Government BL University College in city' s Daulatpur thana was closed sine die Monday noon following violence on the campus.

All residential students of four male and one female hostels of the college have also been asked to leave their dormitories by 3pm yesterday.

The teachers' council in a meeting, chaired by Principal Prof. Dr Ahmed Reza, took the decision at about 11:30am as activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Islami Chhatra Shibir engaged in a fierce clash when BCL men went to capture the college dormitories at about 8am yesterday.

Several rooms of Joha Hall and Model Hostel were damaged during the melee.

Activists of both the organizations took out processions and attacked each other with brickbats and sticks leaving a number of students injured.

On information, police rushed to the spot and quelled the situation at about 11am. The injured were admitted to local clinics.