The Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) authorities have decided to close the institution and instructed students to vacate dormitories amid student protests.
“On Thursday, the university’s academic council met for an emergency meeting with the vice chancellor and made the decision of closure as protesters were blocking the road and torching vehicles,” said CUET Assistant Director (Public Relations) Mohammad Rashedul Islam.
The male students have been directed to vacate the halls of residence by 5pm today, while female students are given until 10:00am tomorrow to depart.
Shanto Saha and Toufique Hossain, both from the Department of Civil Engineering, lost their lives when a bus rear-ended their motorcycle on Monday near Zia Nagar Selina Quader Chowdhury College in Chattogram's Rangunia Upazila.
Another student sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at Chittagong Medical College Hospital.
The students' grief transformed into protest, starting at the CUET gate on Monday.
They set a Shah Amanat Parbahan Group bus on fire and vandalised another.
