University Correspondent :
The authorities of Dhaka University (DU) have asked the resident students to vacate their respective dormitories by Friday evening (6 pm) in view of the coronavirus outbreak.
The authorities took the decision of vacating the residential halls at an emergency syndicate meeting on Thursday morning.
The meeting was held at Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate building with DU Vice-Chancellor Prof M Akhtaruzzman in the chair.
Besides, the university authorities extended the tenure of the suspension of classes and examinations to March 31 from March 28.
They formed a ‘Corona Response Committee’ consisting five members and headed by the Dean of Medicine Faculty and Associate Professor of Radiology and Imaging Department of Dhaka Medical College Dr Shahriar Nabi.
The committee will coordinate the information inside the campus if the coronavirus attacks.
The syndicate asked the officials of DU to limit its works and permitted doing duty staying at home.
