BCL infighting prompts early vacation at BAU

The authorities of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) asked students to vacate their dormitories by 10:00am yesterday following a clash between activists of district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League and its university unit at Kewatkhali Wapda intersection in the town on Tuesday night.

Locals said a group of activists of district BCL unit torched the motorbike of BAU BCL President Morsheduzzaman Babu and carried out an attack on a house on the campus.

Following the incident, the two groups locked in the clash at the intersection around 10:00pm, leaving 10 activists injured.

Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali Model Police Station Kamrul Islam said locals handed over three activists to police after the incident.

Critically injured five students were admitted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.

Additional police have been deployed on the campus to avid further trouble.

Our Mymensingh correspondent adds: the students vacated the halls yesterday morning, a week before starting of Eid vacation, which was scheduled from July 14-26.

The BAU authorities at an emergency meeting announced closure of all academic activities from yesterday merging with the Eid vacation, said BAU proctor AKM Zakir Hossain.

“The provost council took the decision to avert untoward incidents on the campus,” said the proctor.