Staff Reporter :
Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) was declared closed on Monday for an indefinite period following a tense situation after expulsion of three students for assaulting another student last week.
The authorities of MMCH took the decision in an emergency meeting of the Academic Council in the afternoon.
Principal of the medical college Professor Dr Anwar Hossain told The New Nation yesterday that they closed the MMCH to avert any untoward incident on the campus.
Students of the undergraduate level have been asked to vacate dormitories by Monday evening.
However, the authorities announced that examinations and other academic activities of the Medical College will continue as usual, he said.
Last Wednesday, two groups of students of the Medical College locked into a scuffle over a love affair leaving Shahidul Islam, a fifth year student, injured.
Shahidul is now undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Later, both the groups went on carrying out attacks and counter attacks deteriorating law and order situation on the campus.
On Monday, the administration suspended three students of MMCH for their involvement in a clash on the campus last week.
The suspended students are second year students Anupam Datta, Himel and Niamat Hossain Siam.
After the suspension the campus became situation turned tense.
