The authorities have suspended academic activities, including all examinations, at Chittagong University from May 2 to May 12, following factional clashes of the university unit Bangladesh Chattra League, associate student body of the ruling Awami League.
Campus sources said the university syndicate took this decision at an emergency meeting held in vice-chancellor's room at 12:30pm on Sunday.
Ten BCL activists were injured in factional clashes that took place between April 29 and May 1.
The university disciplinary committee on April 30 expelled seven students in connection with the campus violence, which, however, continued unhindered.
In this situation, Professor Md Alauddin, acting vice-chancellor of the university, on Sunday convened the syndicate meeting, which expelled four more students for two years in connection with the violence.
The expelled students are Ataul Mannan Babul of English, Anisul Hasan of political science, Ariful Islam of philosophy and Mithu of marketing department.
The syndicate also formed two committees comprising seven members each to probe into the reason behind the clashes, with Professor Al-Amin of forestry department and Professor Monir Uddin of chemistry department heading the committees.
The committees were asked to submit their reports within 14 days.
Tofzal Hossain, a CU syndicate member, told New Age, 'We took some measures to stop violence on the campus. The university has been closed as part of the measure.'
Besides, police raided different student hostels of the city to arrest the BCL activists who were involved in the clashes.
The police deployed on the campus also raided the student dormitories on the campus but nobody was arrested.
Meanwhile, the frightened students were seen leaving the campus.
Halim Uddin, student of Bangla department, told New Age, 'Though the university has been closed only for 10 days, I am going home as the situation here isn't safe at all.'
Akter Hossain, CU proctor, said that the campus situation was under control.
They were looking for the culprits and said that they would be punished.
Source: New Age
