Barisal SBMC closes for three weeks
Decision comes after an old dorm became risky due to construction of a new one too close to it
Female students of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College in Barisal start leaving their five-storey dormitory on the campus yesterday as the authorities closed the institution for three weeks. Photo: Arifur Rahman
The authorities of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College (SBMC) in Barisal yesterday closed the institution for three weeks after a five-storey dormitory for female students became risky because of a new dorm being constructed too close to it.
The decision came at an emergency meeting of the academic council after some portions of plaster from a pillar fell down in the old dormitory, creating panic among the students, said Principal Dr Bhaskar Saha.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The construction started three months ago, the college sources said.
The principal said about 700 students out of over 1,100 were female.
The students started leaving the dorm in the afternoon after they had been asked to do so.
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