Staff Reporter :Comilla University has been closed for an indefinite period after the death of a student in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on the campus on Monday.The University Administration took the decision at an emergency meeting chaired by Vice-Chancellor Md Ali Ashraf.The male students were asked to vacate the halls by 11am on Monday while the female students by 2 pm.Khaled Saifullah, a student of Marketing Department and Organising Secretary of Kabi Nazrul Hall unit of BCL, was killed and five others injured at the factional clash on the campuses in the University early morning. The clashes ensued between the followers of University unit BCL President Alif and another BCL leader Ilias Sabuj over lighting candle issue in front of the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the campus.A chase and counter-chase occurred between the two groups and at one stage, both sides exchanged fires that left Khaled, a leader of Sabuj group, bullet-injured.Critically injured, Khaled was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where doctor declared him dead.Factions of Chhatra League are trading blames each other for the incident. BCL President Nazmul Hassan blamed an ousted leader Ilias Hossain for the clash on the campus.On the contrary, Ilias Hossain alleged that activists of Bangabandhu Hall accompanied with outsiders swooped on their party. However, he could not answer what he was doing there in the first place.The University’s proctorial body and police brought the situation under control. Proctor Mohammad Ainul Haque confirmed the shooting incident during the clash and the casualty.Additional Superintendent of Police of Comilla Abdullah Al Mamun echoed similar and said one student was killed during the clash. “Gunshots were fired during the fight.”The police conducted a raid to the residential halls and lethal weapons including a firearm. The tension has been prevailing within Chhatra League on the campus of the university for a few days. It turned clashes yesterday, BCL sources said.
