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DU declared closed amid quota protests
Students asked to vacate halls by 6pm
DU declared closed amid quota protests
Dhaka University, July 17 - Dhaka University (DU) has been declared closed for an indefinite period ‘for students’ safety and ensuring peaceful academic environment’ considering the emerging situation.
A media release, signed by Mahmud Alam, director at the Public Relations Office of the university, said the university’s syndicate committee has taken the decision from an emergency meeting with Vice Chancellor Prof Dr SM Maksud Kamal in the chair.
The students have been asked to vacate the dormitories by 6pm on Wednesday and subsequently the students will be allowed to enter the dormitories upon allotment of seats on the basis of the merit when the halls will be opened, it added.
The students and teachers, who were injured during the clashes, will be given necessary treatment assistance, the media release reads.
The university authorities have urged the government to resolve the quota issue in a rational way, it added.
The university authorities paid profound respect to those who died centering the quota reform movement and expressed sympathy to the bereaved families.-UNB