Most of the residential students of Chittagong University refused to leave the halls on Wednesday even after the directive from the administration to vacate halls.
Later, the CU administration extended time till 10 am on Thursday.
According to the decision of the CU syndicate meeting, the university was declared closed indefinitely and the female students were instructed to leave the halls by 6:00 pm on Wednesday (July 17) and the male students by 9:30 pm.
The provosts were also instructed to seal all the rooms after the students left the halls.
After the expiry of the deadline, it was found that only the female students left the Folilatunnesa Mujib Hall. Almost all the students are still staying in the remaining four halls.
The students submitted a written application to the vice-chancellor with a three-point demand, expressing their inability to leave the halls.
The demands are: general students cannot be forced to leave the halls under any circumstances, the university administration will bear the responsibility of ensuring round-the-clock security outside the halls and a house tutor will be present at all times to ensure the safety of the students staying in the halls.
A student staying in the hall said, "The university administration ordered us to leave the halls in a hurry. Students like me, whose home is far away, it is not possible to leave the hall at the moment if they want. We have to stay in the hall now. And our brothers are agitating. It is not possible for us to leave them and go home right now.“
Chittagong University Proctor Ohidul Alam said many students' homes are far away and so it is not possible for them to leave the halls within the stipulated time.
“That's why they appealed. In view of this, we have said that the students will have to vacate all the halls by 10 am on Thursday. If anyone wants to stay without listening to us, then the university administration will not be responsible for the situation.”
