BCL Infighting: Comilla Medical College closed

Comilla Medical College was closed yesterday for an indefinite period following a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of ruling Awami League.

Exams will, however, be held as per schedule, said Mohsinuzzaman Chowdhury, principal of the medical college.

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The male students were asked to vacate their dormitories by 11:00am and the female students by 4:00pm yesterday, the principal said.

Only students who have exams were allowed to stay in the dorms, he added.

Two groups of students, loyal to two leaders of the BCL unit of the college, had an altercation late Tuesday night which later turned into a fully-fledged clash that left 10 injured.

Police later brought the situation under control.

Sources said the students involved in the clash were trying to establish supremacy in the college.

They said a probe body had been formed to find out the people responsible.