Staff Reporter :The authorities of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) in Gazipur on Monday closed the university for an indefinite period following clashes between two factions of the Bangladesh Chharta League (BCL) over establishing supremacy on the campus, leaving 12 students injured. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting held on DUET campus yesterday (Monday) afternoon, said Duet Director (Students’ welfare) Professor Dr Mohammad Kamruzzaman.”The male students were asked to vacate the dormitories instantly while female students by 8:00am tomorrow (Tuesday),” he added.All academic activities including examinations have been declared suspended to avert any further clashes. But the administrative activities will go on as usual, he added.Students and witnesses said two factions, one led by BCL’s DUET unit President Nasir Uddin and the other by General Secretary Rezaur Rahman Ratul, locked into the clashes over occupying a seat at a residential hall and establishing supremacy on the campus earlier in the afternoon.Supporters of Nasir allegedly drove out Ratul’s follower Ruhul Amin, also a third-year student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), from Qudrat-e-Khuda Hall. Later, supporters of Ratul protested the incident and got into the clashes that left at least 12 wounded.Critically injured, Chanchal Kumar of civil engineering and Masud Rana of EEE were shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital from Gazipur’s Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital. Injured Debojit Chandra Akash, Rakib Hossain Lincoln, Jewel Biswas, Shafiqur Rahman and Solaiman of civil engineering and Giasuddin of EEE have been admitted to the university medical centre while others have been given primary treatment.Additional law enforcers however have been deployed on the campus, the students’ welfare director said.Joydevpur Police Station OC Md Rezaul Hasan said police had taken up positions on the campus with water cannons and riot vehicles to bring the situation under control.
